Lorena Ruano
@lorenaruano.bsky.social
Internacionalista. Colmex, Oxford, IUE, CIDE, UC3M, IE, Salamanca. Especializada en Europa y América Latina. Interés por el mundo en general.
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Chile heads to the polls on Sunday, in a fiercely polarized election that mirrors the region's struggles with crime, inflation, and economic stagnation. n.pr/4hYkt4K
Chile's election sets up a stark left–right showdown
Chile heads to the polls on Sunday, in a fiercely polarized election that mirrors the region's struggles with crime, inflation, and economic stagnation.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Chile heads to the polls on Sunday, in a fiercely polarized election that mirrors the region's struggles with crime, inflation, and economic stagnation. n.pr/4hYkt4K
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The European Commission will officially present sanctions against Israel tomorrow, while the Israeli military presses ahead with a ground offensive in Gaza City.
Brussels to propose sanctions against Israel as Gaza war escalates
EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas and Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will provide further details on Wednesday.
ow.ly
September 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The European Commission will officially present sanctions against Israel tomorrow, while the Israeli military presses ahead with a ground offensive in Gaza City.
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The Party of European Socialists has voted to permanently kick out Slovakia’s Smer party, led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, according to two officials with knowledge of the decision.
EU Socialists to kick out party of Slovakia’s Fico
Prime Minister Fico’s Smer party was suspended by European socialist alliance in 2023, and will now be expelled.
ow.ly
September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Party of European Socialists has voted to permanently kick out Slovakia’s Smer party, led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, according to two officials with knowledge of the decision.
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Légende du cinéma américain, réalisateur oscarisé et artiste engagé, Robert Redford est mort ce mardi 16 septembre à l'âge de 89 ans.
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Légende du cinéma américain, réalisateur oscarisé et artiste engagé, Robert Redford est mort ce mardi 16 septembre à l'âge de 89 ans.
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Tiene razón.
Los 30.000€ para alquiler con opción a compra pueden parecer un alivio, pero acaban subvencionando a los caseros y no resuelven la crisis de vivienda. Hay que intervenir el mercado, multiplicar el parque público y frenar la especulación que convierte un derecho en un lujo.
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Tiene razón.
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Pilsen, un barrio de Chicago con muchos habitantes de ascendencia mexicana, se ha vuelto más silencioso desde que el gobierno del presidente Trump anunció una ofensiva contra la migración ilegal en la ciudad.
Un desfile diferente para el Día de la Independencia de México en Chicago
Pilsen, un barrio con muchos habitantes de ascendencia mexicana, se ha vuelto más silencioso desde que el gobierno de Trump anunció una ofensiva contra la migración ilegal.
nyti.ms
September 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Pilsen, un barrio de Chicago con muchos habitantes de ascendencia mexicana, se ha vuelto más silencioso desde que el gobierno del presidente Trump anunció una ofensiva contra la migración ilegal en la ciudad.
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Europe’s far right Patriots party is taking legal action after the European Parliament suspended access to millions of euros in public funds over alleged misspending.
Europe’s far right launches legal battle against EU over withheld funding
Patriots accuse EU of sabotaging its access to public cash — and it’s just scored its first victory.
ow.ly
September 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Europe’s far right Patriots party is taking legal action after the European Parliament suspended access to millions of euros in public funds over alleged misspending.
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The “publish or perish” culture in academia creates its own kind of evolutionary pressure.
A scholar who studies human behavior through a cultural evolutionary lens explains how the relentless drive to publish can shape – and sometimes undermine – the quality of research.
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A scholar who studies human behavior through a cultural evolutionary lens explains how the relentless drive to publish can shape – and sometimes undermine – the quality of research.
buff.ly/SqnFR4g
‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse
Scientists write papers to share their results – and gain prestige and advance their careers. In this competitive field, selection can favor AI-written papers, citation cartels, paper mills and more.
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The “publish or perish” culture in academia creates its own kind of evolutionary pressure.
A scholar who studies human behavior through a cultural evolutionary lens explains how the relentless drive to publish can shape – and sometimes undermine – the quality of research.
buff.ly/SqnFR4g
A scholar who studies human behavior through a cultural evolutionary lens explains how the relentless drive to publish can shape – and sometimes undermine – the quality of research.
buff.ly/SqnFR4g
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The final stage of the Spanish Vuelta was cut short in the wake of the latest pro-Palestinian protest to disrupt the Grand Tour cycling race.
Pro-Palestinian protests cause early end to major Spanish cycling race
The Vuelta halted its final stage and declared Jonas Vingegaard the winner of a race repeatedly disrupted by demonstrations.
wapo.st
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The final stage of the Spanish Vuelta was cut short in the wake of the latest pro-Palestinian protest to disrupt the Grand Tour cycling race.
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Along with colleagues and some former colleagues from CIDE, I've signed this letter in support of Harvard & all other US universities whose academic freedom and whose communities' human rights are currently under attack. #InSolidarity
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Along with colleagues and some former colleagues from CIDE, I've signed this letter in support of Harvard & all other US universities whose academic freedom and whose communities' human rights are currently under attack. #InSolidarity
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Se encuentran crematorios con cientos de víctimas y los medios lo ignoran
March 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Se encuentran crematorios con cientos de víctimas y los medios lo ignoran
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¿Hacia qué partidos se han transferido los votos en las elecciones de Alemania?
Quién votó a cada partido en Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Quién votó a cada partido en Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
February 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
¿Hacia qué partidos se han transferido los votos en las elecciones de Alemania?
Quién votó a cada partido en Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Quién votó a cada partido en Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
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Los jóvenes votan a la izquierda y la franja de edad entre 30 y 40 años, a la extrema derecha
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
February 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Los jóvenes votan a la izquierda y la franja de edad entre 30 y 40 años, a la extrema derecha
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
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Los hombres votan más a la extrema derecha y las mujeres, a la izquierda
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Los hombres votan más a la extrema derecha y las mujeres, a la izquierda
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Quién votó a cada partido en las elecciones de Alemania: diez gráficos del voto por edad, género, geografía o clase social www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
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At a London bus stop. The Brits are telling it like it is.
February 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
At a London bus stop. The Brits are telling it like it is.
Me alegra compartir con ustedes que ya está a la venta en línea The Palgrave Handbook of EU-Latin American Relations, editado por Roberto Domínguez y @jasanahuja.bsky.social. El capítulo acerca de las relaciones #México-#UE estuvo a mi cargo.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Palgrave Handbook of EU-Latin American Relations
This handbook addresses the important relationship between the European Union and Latin American countries in the context of global politics.
link.springer.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Me alegra compartir con ustedes que ya está a la venta en línea The Palgrave Handbook of EU-Latin American Relations, editado por Roberto Domínguez y @jasanahuja.bsky.social. El capítulo acerca de las relaciones #México-#UE estuvo a mi cargo.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Los recortes de Ayuso en la universidad se notan en todos los ámbitos, desde las goteras a menos optativas, libros en las bibliotecas o atención psicológica para los alumnos, o a la falta de dinero para contratar profesores. Los afectados lo cuentan
Los recortes de Ayuso en la universidad: merma en los laboratorios, menos optativas, sin libros, sin congresos y con goteras
Profesores y alumnos de los campus madrileños relatan los efectos de la sangría financiera que tiene a la comunidad académica en pie de guerra
dozz.es
February 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Los recortes de Ayuso en la universidad se notan en todos los ámbitos, desde las goteras a menos optativas, libros en las bibliotecas o atención psicológica para los alumnos, o a la falta de dinero para contratar profesores. Los afectados lo cuentan
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Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
scim.ag
February 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
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French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris in the coming days to discuss the challenges posed by Donald Trump, according to Polish FM Radosław Sikorski.
Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says
It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting.
www.politico.eu
February 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris in the coming days to discuss the challenges posed by Donald Trump, according to Polish FM Radosław Sikorski.
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Immunologist Yasmine Belkaid: ‘Science is in danger’
https://www.ft.com/content/d632bca9-6e2e-4caa-9668-791f5544b44e
https://www.ft.com/content/d632bca9-6e2e-4caa-9668-791f5544b44e
Immunologist Yasmine Belkaid: ‘Science is in danger’
The head of France’s Pasteur Institute on Trump’s attacks on health institutions — and what scientists can do to rebuild public trust
www.ft.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Immunologist Yasmine Belkaid: ‘Science is in danger’
https://www.ft.com/content/d632bca9-6e2e-4caa-9668-791f5544b44e
https://www.ft.com/content/d632bca9-6e2e-4caa-9668-791f5544b44e
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US President Donald Trump could go after “value-added tax” schemes used throughout Europe as he ramps up tariffs threats against the rest of the world.
Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs could target EU’s value-added taxes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a reciprocal tariff executive order Thursday.
www.politico.eu
February 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
US President Donald Trump could go after “value-added tax” schemes used throughout Europe as he ramps up tariffs threats against the rest of the world.
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
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With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.
February 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.
Pobres ucranianos
February 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Pobres ucranianos
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Just in: US inflation unexpectedly increased to 3% in January, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to proceed slowly with interest rate cuts and hitting stocks and government bonds on.ft.com/4jSn8h7
February 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just in: US inflation unexpectedly increased to 3% in January, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to proceed slowly with interest rate cuts and hitting stocks and government bonds on.ft.com/4jSn8h7