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BARCELONA — Barcelona's opera house has hired an "intimacy director" to ensure performers are comfortable taking part in passionate scenes, in a first for Spain and a rarity for continental Europe. The role's creation comes after the #MeToo movement rocked the movie industry but also the opera world with sexual harassment accusations. Intimacy director Ita O'Brien will oversee William Shakespeare's adapted play, 'Antony and Cleopatra', which opens at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house on Oct. 28.

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas even as some member governments signalled reservations about the idea. Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said he backed a call by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a break in the conflict to allow much more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip. EU officials also drafted a statement in support of the proposal for an EU summit later this week, although they cautioned the text could still change in the coming days. The moves reflected increasing alarm about the fate of Palestinian civilians after two weeks of Israel bombarding and blockading Gaza in response to the Oct.

Pearl Global Industries shares have been performing exceptionally well on Dalal Street, rewarding their shareholders massively in a relatively short period of time. In just three months, the stock more than doubled investors' wealth by delivering a return of nearly 121%. Over the last six months, the stock has seen a significant increase in value, climbing from ₹438 apiece to ₹1,404, generating a return of 220%.

ARGUINEGUIN, GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) — Over 1,000 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands in a single day on Saturday after making the dangerous journey from Africa, including on a boat carrying 320 people that rescuers said was the most packed vessel they had ever seen.

Celta de Vigo and Atlético de Madrid, we've got all the essential details you need to catch the action live. From match times in various countries to where you can watch it, this article has you covered. So, get ready for a football showdown that promises to be thrilling. Celta vs Atletico Madrid: Where to Watch Celta vs Atlético de Madrid? When it comes to catching this LaLiga matchup, you have a few options:

FC Barcelona is facing Athletic Club from Bilbao in a crucial La Liga match on Sunday. While Barcelona are at the third position with 21 points from nine matches, Athletic Club has 17 points from nine games.

The Singapore High Court has allowed financial investigation firm Intelligent Sanctuary (iSanctuary) to attach nonfungible tokens (NFTs) containing a legal document to cold wallets associated with a hack, according to United Kingdom-based iSanctuary and local press accounts.

La Liga leaders Real Madrid are set to resume their campaign with an away match in Andalusia against struggling Sevilla. Following their loss to Atlético in the Spanish capital derby in late September, Real Madrid has enjoyed an impressive run, winning all four subsequent matches to regain the top spot in LaLiga. One of the standout performers has been Jude Bellingham, the 20-year-old midfielder who has been scoring at an incredible rate. Since his transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Los Blancos, he has found the back of the net eight times in eight league appearances. Conversely, Sevilla currently sits in 14th place in LaLiga and has recently appointed Diego Alonso as the new head coach, replacing José Luis Mendilibar.

Financial planner Sean Caldwell and son Jacob Caldwell discuss the benefits of saving early in life on 'The Big Money Show.'

Barcelona and the Rolling Stones have joined forces and the club's kit will feature the band's famous tongue and lips logo for next week's Clasico against Real Madrid, the LaLiga club announced on Thursday. Music streaming service Spotify has sponsored Barcelona since the 2021/22 season, and the club have previously had campaigns featuring Drake and Spanish singer Rosalia, but now rock fans can finally get some satisfaction. «FC Barcelona and Spotify have done it again. The jersey that Barca will wear at El Clasico on October 28 will once again become an icon that will attract the attention of the whole world,» the club said. «The Tongue and Lips logo of The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood) will replace the Spotify logo on the legendary FC Barcelona kit.» The Rolling Stones' latest album, Hackney Diamonds, is released on Friday, and the jersey will be available to buy from Oct.

Americans will soon have to apply for a travel authorization to visit Europe — and failing to get one may ruin your next trip.

Kicked off in November 2022, up to 30 banks, working in concert with infrastructure providers Bizum, Iberpay and Redsys, ran a PoC with the aim of undertaking an in-depth analysis of the technical, operational and business implications of the digital euro and its co-existance with existing payment instruments. The tests encompassed various use cases for digital euro payments, including person-to-person transactions and payments in both online and physical commerce.The consortium say the results point the way to a digital euro design that would leverage existing payment rails and value-added services, such as the Spanish instant payment platform Bizum."In particular, Bizum would be prepared to interconnect with other potential European services.

Digital asset exchange Coinbase is set to become a dominant player in the European market following the announcement of Ireland as its crypto hub in the continent.

Germany’s state-owned railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, says it has agreed to sell its European public transport subsidiary, Arriva, to U.S.-based infrastructure investor I Squared Capital

Barcelona says it is on track to reducing its debt without having to resort to new financial levers

The digital asset ecosystem in Europe expands as institutions broaden their services to decentralized finance (DeFi) amid market turmoil.

Barcelona is the place to be! Sips in the Spanish city of Barcelona has topped this year's bar ranking in the World’s 50 Best Bar list which was revealed at a ceremony on Tuesday. For Barcelona, this is the second year in a row that the city has bagged the top spot: Paradiso, also in Barcelona, was adjudged the best bar of 2022. Located in the heart of Barcelona's L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample district, Sips is the brainchild of Simone Caporale and Marc Álvarez. Drawing on the lessons of their already illustrious careers – Caporale was one half of the creative duo that led London's Artesian to The World's Best Bar title a record four times, whilst Álvarez spent almost a decade at Ferran and Albert Adrià's revolutionary elBarri restaurant group. Sips started operations during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview with CNN, Caporale said: «Let’s call it a dream.” With just 33 seats, Sips uses locally sourced ingredients to produce what Álvarez called “high couture cocktails.” The celebrated mixologist welcomed the Barcelona bar scene’s growing reputation, adding: “It’s a very nice spot — architecture, gastronomy, good weather. If we add on top of that nice drinks and good service, I think it’s (somewhere) that needs to be recognized.”

Google 'cheat code' is revolutionizing the way we snag incredible flight deals to holiday hotspots around the globe. This clever hack, previously tucked away as a closely guarded secret, is now stepping into the limelight, offering travelers the keys to discover affordable flights to destinations like Spain, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, France, the USA, and beyond.

LONDON (Reuters) — Absolut Vodka and lemonade drinkers will soon be able to sip their preferred cocktail from a can, after drinks makers Pernod Ricard (EPA:PERP) and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) agreed to a pre-mixed version made from the spirit combined with Sprite.

Crypto, the buzzword in the world of finance. There are currently around 31 million users of these digital assets in Europe, according to estimations from cryptocurrency payment gateway TripleA.

After years of zero interest rates, such an abrupt tightening is bound to break something.