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Time change winter summer. Photo: Pixabay.

LIFESTYLE

Spain prepares to switch to 2022 summer time on Sunday

The Nomad Today 3/24/22

In Spain, daylight saving time is adopted every year on the last Sunday of March

A Netflix user with the TV remote. Photo: Pixabay.

ENTERTAINMENT

Netflix to raise price of accounts shared by non-cohabiting people

The Nomad Today 3/17/22

New subscription plans with additional fees for people who do not live at the same address will be tested first in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru

The Kalush Orchestra performing their song 'Stefania,' which will represent Ukraine in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Image: Screenshot from YouTube video.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Bookmakers see Ukraine as Eurovision Song Contest favourites

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/15/22

Sweden's Cornelia Jakobs, who will compete with the song 'Hold Me Closer,' was in third place with odds of 8-1

ANIMAL PROTECTION

Spanish residents will have to take a training course to own a dog

The Nomad Today 2/18/22

The government approves the preliminary draft of the new Animal Protection Law, which will punish animal abuse with penalties of up to 24 months in prison

16 February 2022, Berlin: Spanish director and screenwriter Carla Simon receives the Golden Bear for Best Film award for the film "Alcarras" during the awards ceremony of the 72nd Berlinale Film Festival. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

SPANISH CINEMA

'Alcarras' by Carla Simon wins Golden Bear at Berlinale film festival

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/17/22

The film tells the story of the everyday struggles of a group of peach farmers in Spain and how they are pushed to the brink of their existence

HEALTH

Experts warn: Incidence of STDs among Spanish teenagers doubled

The Nomad Today 2/15/22

More than 50% of adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 regularly watch porn on the internet, which familiarizes them with risky sexual behavior

12 February 2022, Spain, Valencia: Spanish actor Javier Bardem poses with his Goya for Best Leading Performance for his role in "The Good Boss" during the 36th Goya Awards Gala, at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Photo: Jorge Gil/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

CINEMA

The Good Boss, the winner of the 2022 Goya Film Awards

The Nomad Today 2/13/22

Bardem especially thanked his wife Penelope Cruz for the award: "She is the woman I love, respect, admire and celebrate every day"

08 February 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish pensioner Carlos San Juan arrives at the Ministry of Economy in Madrid to hand over the signatures he has collected. San Juan has collected more than 600,000 signatures for his campaign "I'm old, but I'm not an idiot" as a protest against online banking. Photo: Alberto Ortega/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

DIGITAL DIVIDE

Spanish pensioner claims first victory in anti-online banking crusade

The Nomad Today 2/9/22

Banco Santander, Spain's largest lender in terms of global total assets, announced on Wednesday that it would extend its teller opening hours for all customers by three hours

08 February 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish actor Javier Bardem speaks during a press conference at the Hotel Urso after being nominated for the Best Actor award of the 94th Oscars Academy Awards, for his movie "Being the Ricardos". The 94th Academy Awards is scheduled to take place in Hollywood on March 27. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

ACADEMY AWARDS

Here are the 2022 Oscar nominations

The Nomad Today 2/9/22

Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos) and Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers, by Pedro Almodovar) have been nominated in the categories of Best Actor and Best Actress

SOCIAL MEDIA

TikTok updates community guidelines due to dangers, eating disorders

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/8/22

As part of the update, TikTok said its rules will now more clearly note the risk of certain dangerous acts and challenges, such as suicide hoax content

DIGITAL DIVIDE

Spanish pensioner gathers 600,000 signatures opposing online banking

The Nomad Today 2/8/22

Carlos San Juan, 78, gave his petition the title, "I'm old, but I'm not an idiot" in a show of protest

SCIENCE

Paralysed men stand, walk and swim again thanks to new implant

The Nomad Today 2/7/22

Implants controlled by artificial intelligence stimulated the area of the spinal cord that activates the torso and leg muscles, allowing three patients with complete paralysis to walk again

Bread with sobrassada. Photo: Juan Antonio Capó Alonso/Flickr.

FOOD

Traditional Mallorcan food: 10 delicacies you must taste

Pablo Morilla 1/23/22

Here you have our 10 gastronomic proposals to enjoy authentic Majorcan food

FILED - British singer Adele is in this undated photo released by Columbia Records. In a well-received interview with US presenter Winfrey, superstar Adele once again commented on her divorce and weight loss. Adele's new album "30" is scheduled for release on November 19, 2021. (to dpa: "Adele on divorce: "It's embarrassing that it happened so quickly") Photo: Simon Emmett/Columbia Records/PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

'EASY ON ME' SINGER

Adele postpones Las Vegas residency due to delivery delays and Covid

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

The "Easy On Me" singer said team members had been awake for "over 30 hours" trying to figure out how to put on the show but they had now "run out of time"

FILED - Gaspard Ulliel, French actor, attends a press conference at the Berlinale in this file shot from February 17, 2018. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

CINEMA

French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies after skiing accident

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/22

He received international attention as the young Hannibal Lecter in 'Hannibal Rising' by Peter Webber in 2007

IN LEON

World's oldest man dies in Spain aged 112

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/19/22

Three of his eight children have passed away before him

A general view of the interior of Barcelona airport. Photo: Pixabay.

CATALONIA

Spanish star architect Ricardo Bofill dead at 82

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/14/22

A Catalan, Bofill was an opponent of the rationalist and uniform architectural style

07 January 2022, US, Baltimore: Members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett that will be performed in Baltimore. The surgery at the University of Maryland marks the first time a gene-edited pig has been used as an organ donor. Patient Bennett has lived for three days with a pig heart beating inside his chest after an eight-hour procedure. Photo: University Of Maryland School/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

MEDICINE

US surgeons transplant pig's heart into adult human for first time

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/11/22

"It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice," the patient was quoted as saying a day before the surgery was performed