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La compañía, que ha negado el cobro de mordidas, ya ha apartado a tres trabajadores por estar investigados en esta causa El juez del Supremo imputa a un exdirectivo de Acciona y dos de sus subordinados por el caso Cerdán La compañía Acciona ha informado de que suspende cautelarmente en sus funciones a sus dos empleados citados como investigados en el caso Cerdán, Tomás Olarte Sanz y Manuel José García Alconchel, “sin prejuzgar por ello ninguna responsabilidad”. Se trata del tercer trabajador de la empresa imputado en este asunto. El primero fue Justo Pelegrini, director de Construcción para España hasta el pasado junio, cuando fue despedido al trascender la vinculación de la empresa con las presuntas mordidas del exministro José Luis Ábalos y Koldo García gestionadas por el ex secretario de Organización del PSOE, Santos Cerdán. En las mismas fechas, Acciona anunció que ponía fin todos los contratos y los acuerdos de asociación vigentes con Servinabar 2000 S.L. Olarte y García son directores de Zona norte y sur, respectivamente. Tanto ellos como Pelegrini declararán el próximo 3 de diciembre, según el informe de la Unidad Central Operativa (UCO) de la Guardia Civil, por “la aparentemente indebida adjudicación de determinadas obras públicas, en los que pudieran haber tenido participación” estas tres personas. En el comunicado emitido hoy, Acciona Construcción alega que “los contratos y pedidos asociados a estos proyectos cumplen con los estándares exigibles que incluyen compromisos de cumplimiento normativo obligatorios para las partes y que prohíben conductas contrarias a la ley o a la ética empresarial”. La empresa añade que “todos los pagos realizados al amparo de esos contratos se encuentran soportados por facturas debidamente revisadas [...], sin que de ninguna manera puedan ser considerados pagos de facilitación por adjudicación de obra pública”. La firma también señala que, de entre las más de 30.000 empresas colaboradoras y/o proveedoras del grupo, mantuvo relaciones comerciales entre los años 2015 a 2025 con la empresa Servinabar 2000 en diversos proyectos de construcción y obra civil ejecutados en España, directamente y/o en UTEs. La facturación agregada de esos proyectos durante esos diez años ascendió a 5,7 millones.

«Це рішення значно розширить можливості надання якісної психологічної допомоги, зменшуючи навантаження на військових психологів»

In 2023, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts opened a permanent Judaica gallery, the country’s second at a general — read: non-Jewish — institution. A year later, Houston’s MFA followed suit. And, just last week, the Toledo Museum of Art, in Ohio, continued this Judaica revival of sorts by acquiring a 12th century Afghan kiddush cup... The post The world’s oldest medieval Judaica relic is now its most valuable, too appeared first on The Forward.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. After a printing error forced an unprecedented number of voters in Chester County’s Nov. 4 municipal election to cast provisional ballots, the county Board of Elections ultimately accepted the vast majority of those ballots. The county had left unaffiliated and third-party voters out of the printed pollbooks that are used to check voters in at voting locations. For hours on Election Day, these voters either had to wait for supplemental pollbooks to be delivered or use a provisional ballot — a last-resort voting option used when there is some question about the voter’s eligibility. In total, the county received about 12,600 provisional ballots — or roughly 6.4% of the total ballots cast in the county — more than in any other election in recent history. Roughly 11,200 of those ballots were counted without issue after the county confirmed the voters’ eligibility. However, during the review process last week, the Republican Committee of Chester County challenged more than 1,100 provisional ballots on various deficiencies, including missing signatures from voters or poll workers, or missing secrecy envelopes, which are required for Pennsylvania’s mail and provisional ballots. Roughly 300 other provisional ballots were rejected for other reasons, such as the voter not being registered in Chester County to vote. Ultimately, at a hearing that lasted more than five hours Monday, the party dropped most of its objections, though it still challenged provisional ballots that were not placed in a secrecy envelope and ballots where the affidavit portion of the outer envelope, which contains a place for a voter to sign and write their information, was unsigned by the voter. The county commissioners, who also constitute the Board of Elections, voted 2-1 to accept the ballots where the voter had not signed in the right place on the outer envelope or that were not placed in a secrecy envelope. They unanimously rejected the three ballots that were not in an outer envelope, arguing that, without that envelope, they could not confirm the voters’ eligibility. Many voters and poll workers also testified at the hearing Monday, describing hectic and confusing scenes from Election Day. One judge of elections — the chief official at a polling place — described feeling guilty when she realized that, in the confusion of the day, she had neglected to give 18 voters a secrecy envelope with their provisional ballot. “I made an error,” Edith Jones, the judge, said while holding back tears. (That error did not, however, lead to any voters being disenfranchised.) The hearing did not help clear up how unaffiliated and third-party voters were left out of the poll books in the first place. The local GOP’s attorney, Dolores Troiani, tried to ask the county election director if anyone had reviewed the poll books before Election Day, but a lawyer for the county interjected before the election director could answer, saying it was not relevant to the purpose of the hearing. The county said it had selected West Chester-based law firm Fleck Eckert Klein McGarry LLC to investigate the failure. An update is expected at the Nov. 21 Board of Elections meeting. Carter Walker is a reporter for Votebeat in partnership with Spotlight PA. Contact Carter at cwalker@votebeat.org.

Oregon Public Broadcasting first published this article. The memorial booklets for the late Rep. Hòa Nguyễn sat in a basket beside a bouquet of flowers, adorning a table near the chamber floor of the Oregon House of Representatives. A section titled “In Her Words” begins with a quote from author William Barclay: “There are two […]

The City Council recently designated Slow Fashion Day, making San Diego the first major U.S. city to recognize this movement.

Полска се сомнева дека руските разузнавачки служби стојат зад експлозијата на железничката пруга во земјата што се користи за транспорт на воени материјали и помош за Украина, што премиерот Доналд Туск претходно го нарече и „невиден чин на саботажа“. Во првите коментари со кои полски претставник сугерира дека Москва стои зад нападот што се случи за време на викендот, портпаролот на министерот за специјални служби на Полска, Јацек Добжински, денеска (18 ноември) изјави дека експлозијата е...

د اسراییل لپاره د امریکا سفیر مایک هکبي وایي چې ډونالډ ټرمپ په منځني ختیځ کې ډیپلوماسي بدله کړې او اوس مهال د سیمې نورو هیوادونو ته د ابراهیمي تړونونو د غځولو لپاره خبرې روانې دي.

La Comisión Organizadora reclama al Gobierno provincial la autorización urgente de los establecimientos para talleres y alojamiento, a días del comienzo del Encuentro Plurinacional. Por Nueva Mirada Corrientes. La Comisión Organizadora del 38° Encuentro Plurinacional de Mujeres Lesbianxs, Travestis, Trans, Bisexuales, Intersexuales y No Binaries le exige la confirmación del uso de escuelas para talleres […]

不做“附庸”、坚持“欧洲优先”、打造“自主的数字道路”，周二，法国总统马克龙与德国总理默茨在数字峰会闭幕式上共同呼吁实现欧洲的“数字主权”，并弥补相较美国和中国的科技落后，特别是在人工智能领域。两位领导人的目标是以法德协作为引擎，推动欧洲实现科技独立。

不做“附庸”、堅持“歐洲優先”、打造“自主的數字道路”，周二，法國總統馬克龍與德國總理默茨在數字峰會閉幕式上共同呼籲實現歐洲的“數字主權”，並彌補相較美國和中國的科技落後，特別是在人工智能領域。兩位領導人的目標是以法德協作為引擎，推動歐洲實現科技獨立。

Professora de Oceanografia Física e Clima da UFSC esteve na COP 30 para apresentar análises de recentes desastres ambientais causados por calor e acidificação do oceano no Atlântico Sul

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Paschal Donohoe deja la presidencia del Eurogrupo tras cinco años al frente y su cargo de ministro de Finanzas de Irlanda para incorporarse al Banco Mundial. Su salida abre una carrera por la sucesión y cuestiona la capacidad de la UE para avanzar en unión bancaria y mercados de capitales.

BELÉM, Brazil—The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change asked the host government to address complaints about stifling indoor conditions, leaky roofs and non-working restrooms at COP30. It also raised concerns about security at the climate talks after demonstrators entered the negotiation area without the required credentials. “The Secretariat has received multiple reports of extremely […]

Two New Jersey Democrats joined their Congressional colleagues in pressing ICE for answers on its treatment of detained pregnant women.

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém is entering a decisive week with the direct participation of ministers from various countries to try to reach the required consensus on the agreements guiding climate action in the coming years. On Sunday evening (Nov. 16), a summary of the COP presidency’s consultations on four agenda items was published, including the call for expanded climate targets, nationally determined contributions (NDCs), and public financing from developed to developing countries. These are items that have not yet been approved for inclusion in the action agenda. Notícias relacionadas: Research reveals 82% of Brazilians concerned about climate change. COP30: Financing, transition, adaptation at the heart of negotiations. COP30 sets up task force to bring decisions forward. Another crucial issue on the agenda has yet to reach consensus on a proposal – the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), one of the main expected outcomes of COP30, which remains uncertain. According to experts interviewed by Agência Brasil, the document accurately reflects the state of technical negotiations. A section of the text is dedicated to highlighting the role of multilateralism and refers to the Paris Agreement and the need to create a new transition cycle that moves from transition to implementation. “The document provides options for moving forward, which would be what we are calling a ‘mutirão decision,’ a decision that emerges from this collective work,” notes Liuca Yonaha, vice-president of the Talanoa Institute. However, the absence of references to paths that lead to concrete action by countries raises a red flag. “One negative point of the document, which is also not being reflected in the negotiating room, is that it does not mention anything about roadmaps for both ending deforestation and transitioning away from fossil fuels. President Lula brought this up at the opening of the COP, talking about having a roadmap for the transition, and [Environment] Minister Marina Silva mentioned it at events,” said Fernanda Bortolotto, climate policy specialist at The Nature Conservancy Brasil. “We already have the support of more than 60 countries for this, but it is only being discussed at events, and we need it to be discussed in the negotiating rooms so that it can be included in the decision text, otherwise we will end up with a COP without it. There is no point in having all this clamor at events if it is not there in the text,” she argued. The high-level political segment of COP30, which began on Monday (17), is expected to provide the necessary momentum for talks to move forward. Traditionally, the first week of the conference is dedicated to the preparation of drafts in the subsidiary bodies, which are the technical staff. In the second week, the heads of delegations – usually top ministers from the countries that are part of the climate convention, who have greater political leeway to negotiate the texts – take center stage. “For this second week of negotiations, we need more pressure [for officials] to agree on clear steps that will initiate the processes for the roadmaps to end deforestation and fossil fuels,” Anna Cárcamo, climate policy expert at Greenpeace Brazil, noted. At the high-level plenary session held on Monday morning in Belém, Brazil’s vice-President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services Geraldo Alckmin reinforced the Brazilian government’s goal of implementing action plans with significant advances in energy transition and the eradication of illegal deforestation. In his view, this is the main legacy COP30 should leave behind. Climate adaptation Climate adaptation, in turn, remains in suspense. The draft was finalized last week by technical experts, a base text for the adoption of 100 indicators, but there is still resistance from the African Group, which represents 54 countries on the continent, with support from Arab countries, which have advocated extending the technical work for another two years and postponing the final decision until 2027. “With great effort, we managed to finalize a draft that will be discussed at the ministerial level this week to see if we can have the GGA indicators adopted by the end of this COP,” Bortolotto stated. In the current COP debate, the parties are trying to reach a consensus on global adaptation indicators – a starting point for monitoring whether countries are making progress in adaptation and resilience actions. In this field, the conference is also discussing national adaptation plans (NAPs) as well as the Adaptation Fund (AF). In both, there was also a procedural conclusion with a draft text to be reviewed this week. On just transition, which calls for the creation of a work program under COP to look into the issue, the draft is also up for review and there is still no agreement.

O Ministério da Saúde anunciou nesta terça-feira (18), em Brasília, uma rede nacional de hospitais e serviços de saúde inteligentes e de medicina de alta precisão dentro do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). A proposta é reunir tecnologia avançada, alta especialização e cooperação internacional para modernizar o atendimento. A iniciativa prevê a implantação de 14 unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs) automatizadas que funcionarão de forma interligada nas cinco regiões, além da construção do Instituto Tecnológico de Emergência do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), o primeiro hospital inteligente do país. Notícias relacionadas: Ministério da Saúde envia Força Nacional do SUS ao Paraná após tornado. Inca ganha primeiro centro de treinamento em cirurgia robótica do SUS. Brasil recebe doação de US$ 300 milhões para plano de saúde climática. Em nota, o Ministério da Saúde informou que outras oito unidades hospitalares serão modernizadas “com envolvimento de universidades e secretarias de saúde”. “Não tenho dúvida de que, hoje, nós estamos entrando em uma nova era de inovação para o SUS e para a saúde do país”, disse o ministro da Saúde, Alexandre Padilha. “Não estamos falando só de construção de hospitais, de modernização de UTIs e de hospitais que já existem. Estamos falando de um movimento de incorporação tecnológica, de parcerias de transferência tecnológica”, completou, durante entrevista. Acompanhe a cobertura completa da EBC na COP30  Entenda A rede integra o programa Agora Tem Especialistas, voltado para a expansão do atendimento especializado na rede pública. Dados oficiais indicam que o uso de tecnologias como inteligência artificial e big data pode reduzir em até cinco vezes o tempo de espera por atendimento de emergência, além de tornar o diagnóstico e a assistência especializada mais rápidos e precisos. As 14 UTIs inteligentes vão funcionar de forma interligada em hospitais selecionados pelo Ministério da Saúde junto a gestores de 13 estados nas cidades de Manaus, Dourados (MS), Belém, Teresina, Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre e Brasília.  “Serão serviços totalmente digitais, com monitoramento contínuo, integração entre equipamentos e sistemas de informação. A tecnologia auxiliará na previsão de agravos, apoiará decisões clínicas, otimizará avaliações e permitirá a troca de conhecimento entre especialistas em diferentes regiões. Também estarão conectadas a uma central de pesquisa e inovação”, finalizou o ministério.

Enti Shtetëror për Revizion ka konstatuar punë të kundërligjshme dhe shfrytëzim të mjeteve në mënyrë joligjore në Spitalin e Përgjithshëm të Prilepit, transmeton Portalb.mk. “Me revizionin për vitin 2024, u konfirmua që Spitali i Përgjithshëm në Prilep ka shfrytëzuar paratë pa respektuar regullativën ligjore, veçanërisht në pjesën e zbatimit të prokurimeve publike”, deklaruan nga Revizioni. […]

WASHINGTON — More than 60 members of the congressional Democratic Women’s Caucus Tuesday sent a letter to the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raising “extreme concerns” about the treatment of pregnant immigrants in detention.  “The health and safety of pregnant women should not be threatened as a result of the administration choosing not […]