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Sabrina F. had labeled what happened in Rotterdam a "worldwide shame," harshly criticizing the West. She had claimed that the Netherlands had denied visas to three Russian gymnasts: Angelina Melnikova, the reigning world champion, Viktoria Listunova, Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo, and Anna Kalmykova, European silver medalist. According to Sabrina F., the three athletes were among the strongest and could have won the World Championships, which she had described as the first qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. She had reported that the official reason for the denial concerned an alleged threat to the international relations of one or more Schengen countries. She also stated that other Russian gymnasts had been admitted to the Netherlands: four were already there, and another five had obtained their visas the day before. For Sabrina F., this indicated a targeted exclusion of the three athletes, who she believed could defeat the United States and the Netherlands. She added that World Gymnastics had re-admitted the Russians and that the rules allowed them to compete. She had finally described the incident as a political decision and an example of "double standards." #Sport #Ginnastica #Politica (translated)

The latest barometer from the CIS, led by Félix Tezanos, shows the PSOE leading the polls with 34% of the votes, surpassing the PP by 11.8 points, while Vox consolidates its position in third place with 17.1%, and the discontent over the division on the left translates into low percentages for formations like Frente Amplio and Podemos. #PSOE #PedroSánchez #elecciones2026 (translated)

Patrick Champagnac wrote that he read in Le Canard enchaîné that Caroline Roux specified, in L’Heure de vérité, that the economist Thomas Porcher, who had questioned Édouard Philippe, was collaborating with Radio Nova, owned by Mathieu Pigasse. He asked why she had not also mentioned, in his opinion, that the Dassault family owned Le Figaro and that the Dassault defense group employed Eugénie Bastié, whom he characterized as a far-right journalist and presented as the next interviewer. He questioned the selective nature of the program. #Presidentielle2017 #Medias #Transparence #Politique (translated)

Impact reported that demonstrations in support of the Palestinians and against the normalization of relations with Israel had taken place in several cities in Morocco. According to its message, participants waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans against the rapprochement between the two countries, one of which contained an insult aimed at Israelis. Impact also indicated that several protesters had been arrested and that organizers denounced an intervention against a mobilization that they described as peaceful. The message reminded that Morocco and Israel had announced the opening of embassies in their respective capitals, citing local media. #Maroc #Palestine #Normalisation (translated)

A small clinical study showed that 24 participants with type 2 diabetes who consumed only a low-fat vegan diet without portion restrictions for 16 weeks achieved significant weight loss and improvement in health indicators without the need to count calories. #cukrovka #veganskástrava #zdraví (translated)

The article by Màrius Fort addresses how users of the Strava app are logging their activities in Collserola, a park closed due to an outbreak of African swine fever, revealing the contradiction between the restrictions on access and the presence of athletes in the area. #Collserola #PestePorcinaAfricana #Strava (translated)

An intern from VASCO stated that the acting president of the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro determined that the decision regarding Maracanã be made collegially in the following hours. The author supported the measure and said that the series of injunctions would not resolve the situation. He also predicted that the parties would reach an agreement and that the game would be played at Maracanã. #Maracanã #TJ_RJ #justiça (translated)

The article explores the history of the nicknames of Italian electoral laws, such as Stabilicum and Porcellum, highlighting how expressions in maccheronic Latin have become a satirical tradition used by politicians and the media to describe otherwise complex and bureaucratic reforms. #Stabilicum #Meloncellum #leggeelettorale (translated)

Bonifacio Castellane recalled that the Consulta took eight years to rule on the Porcellum and 20 months on Renzi's Italicum. He then doubted that a decision would come "by February" and sarcastically commented that not voting in the referendum was the right choice. #Porcellum #Italicum #Referendum (translated)

The Generalitat has confirmed the detection of nine new cases of African swine fever in wild boars in the high-risk area of Barcelona, bringing the total to 409 infections, while access restrictions to the Collserola Natural Park remain in place and measures to control the wild boar population are intensified. #PestePorcina #Collserola #Barcelona (translated)

Gustavo Petro criticized a senator's attitude towards Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo during a police promotion event to which, he said, the minister had been invited. He also stated that the senator had asked Jaramillo to leave the Senate chamber, despite Petro's belief that he should have been awarded the Cruz de Boyacá, a distinction he claimed to have granted him. Petro attributed improvements in citizens' perceptions of the Police to his government and said that 17,000 patrol officers had been promoted to subinspectors, that their salaries had been increased, and that officers linked to alias Pitufo had been removed from the institution. He added that Jaramillo had pushed for improvements in healthcare for police officers and their families and contributed to building the hospital in southern Bogotá. He claimed that Abelardo had returned the Police's medications to the Char clan. The president maintained that during his government, thefts and domestic violence had decreased and linked this reduction to lower poverty and hunger rates and an increase in the minimum vital wage. He also stated that improvement in economic conditions strengthened families. Petro asked when police and farmers had been seen uprooting coca crops on thousands of hectares planted during Iván Duque's government. He said that trust between the two groups was key to taking Colombia out of drug trafficking. Finally, he accused Abelardo of handing 16 key positions in different branches of the Government to people from his own office to facilitate the massive return of goods seized through asset forfeiture. Petro argued that this situation suggested the construction of a "mafia state" capable of unleashing another Colombian holocaust. #PolíticaColombiana #DerechosHumanos #Progreso (translated)

The article analyzes the difficulties faced by the left in Spain to reach agreements, despite sharing a high percentage of their political program, and reflects on the reasons that complicate this unity at a crucial moment. #IzquierdaUnida #FrenteAmplio #PolíticaEspañola (translated)