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2021-12-14T08:10:34.759Z

Tornado is the keyword of today's international newsstand. Like a tornado, Omicron sweeps the UK, will be the dominant variant in days, and pushes millions of Britons into queues for the vaccine booster. A tornado is at the gates of Ukraine: the defense minister of Kiev believes a Russian invasion at the end of January is likely. And then, tornadoes in the United States and climate change: an association worth trying, writes the Wall Street Journal skeptically. But a new normal captures the front pages… Diario de Navarra the Ebro drowns the Ribera In the photo a rescue in Tudela. Unexpected flood, the force of the Ebro waters floods the city center. Navarre will ask for a state of emergency, 74 municipalities with heavy damage. Heraldo de Aragon Fighting against water.Three men from the rescue teams in the Zaragoza countryside. The flood could inundate 12 thousand hectares, the peak touches today Zaragoza, which is preparing for the rising of the waters. The cry of ranchers and farmers: an entire crop will be lost. La Rioja One hundred hectares of crops drowned by the Ebro will be declared a disaster area. The estimated damage already now exceeds that of the flood of 2015 NYPost The search for missing persons in areas affected by tornadoes. 'None of us had ever seen something like this' USA Today' Hoping for miracles': rescuers' efforts continue The death toll worsens, dozens remain missing in the 5 states hit by tornadoes.WSJ Rescue searches continue after deadly weekend tornadoes The deadly tornadoes that swept through six states in as many hours on Friday evening were generated by unusually hot and humid weather at a time of year when tornadoes are rare. said federal weather scientists. According to initial reports, a tornado sequence traveled 250 miles, breaking the 1925 record. In all, the National Weather Service received reports of 37 tornadoes in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee on Friday. "The most extreme aspect was the warm temperatures, which had the effect of allowing the air to hold more moisture," said Bill Bunting, National Oceanic Administration's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. "If it had been colder, it probably would have rained or snowed softly. "Federal weather scientists are reluctant to blame climate change for the unseasonal heat that overloads these storms." It is plausible, but we don't have all the links in the chain to establish the connection, "said Harold Brooks, senior researcher at NOAA Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma. The number of tornadoes has not changed appreciably since recording of phenomena began in 1954. But the annual pattern of activity of the tornadoes have changed dramatically in recent years, with tornado clusters now more common, according to Dr. Brooks and his colleagues. Washington Post In daylight, a nightmare Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene Robinson writes:A tornado at the end of the year is not unprecedented. But what devastated Kentucky and neighboring states on Friday are the most powerful and deadly December storms on record. They were powered by unusually warm air: temperatures in the area were more than 20 degrees above normal, creating weather conditions more like April than in the weeks before Christmas. Climate change may or may not have played a role, but there is a lot of circumstantial evidence to suggest it did. In fact, climate scientists have been warning us for years that extreme weather events will become more frequent as the planet warms. This year's list is a long and tragic "We told you so".Die Presse The West Front Against Putin A war of words - or something more? The massive deployment of Russian soldiers on the border with Ukraine has united Western allies, namely the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, which have often quarreled in the recent past: the Russian threat is real. "Russia should have no doubts that a further military aggression against Ukraine would entail serious consequences and heavy costs," threatened the foreign ministers of the G7 states of the USA, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. Josep joined Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. "We are in deterrent mode," Borrell said yesterday before the meeting of the foreign ministers of theEU in Brussels. "We are examining with the United States and the United Kingdom what sanctions there might be, when and how, in a coordinated way." Russia does not press only with troops, it also uses gas weapons and cyber attacks in an unscrupulous way. Tagesspiegel Pediatricians warn: perhaps too little vaccine Once administered to the little ones, the experts reassure the parents: no significant side effects. Another 473 dead covid in Germany, but in Konig Wusterhausen last night 800 people demonstrated against the anti-pandemic restrictions. El Correo vasco The virus records the highest infection rate of the entire pandemic 10 days after Christmas Incidence 937, never seen before: concern over the pressure on hospitals increases. Last Thursday the worst day: over 2100 new infected,21-month record of the health crisis. Obligation to have a green pass to access the restaurant. The Independent The United Kingdom runs to fight Omicron Contagions estimated at 200 thousand a day, the national health service raises the level of alert. Queues of up to six hours for the booster dose. DIY covid test booking sites are suspended due to excess demand. Health Minister Javid asks Amazon for help to work alongside Royal Mail. The Guardian The National Health Service in Crisis With Omicron Cases Soaring Hospitals in England have been told to discharge as many patients as possible as Omicron's estimated daily cases have hit 200,000 and the variant has its first life in the UK. In the midst of a rush for vaccine tests and boosters,doctors have called for further restrictions to stem the increase in cases, and Downing Street has not ruled out new measures. In a letter to hospitals, NHS England leaders wrote that patients who can be admitted to nursing homes, hospices, their own homes or hotels before Christmas be discharged or transferred to free their beds. The hotels have already been transformed into temporary care facilities with staff from Spain and Greece to relieve the growing pressure on the NHS. Hospitals and primary care physicians have also been told to scale back normal services and limit care to those in need of urgent care so that staff can be released to provide boosters. The Independent UK's race for the recall Five hours in the queue,here is the response of citizens to the invitation to be vaccinated with the third dose before the end of the year. The NHS booking site goes haywire, hospitals are trying to get to one million vaccinated a day. Omicron cases now 200 thousand, soon will be one million a day. The Times NHS executives: we will not be able to hit the goal of one million vaccinated a day. Volunteers are recruited for vaccination centers, which on holiday days may remain open 24 hours a day to administer booster doses. Daily Telegraph NHS overwhelmed by millions of vaccine booster requests Yesterday almost 400 thousand third doses Sherelle Jacobs: we can't go on like this, the country is fed up with restrictions, limits, bans,an endless creeping lockdown Tory leaders seek to quell conservative MPs' rebellion against the green pass. FT Business world accuses Boris Johnson of covertly introducing lockdown Prime minister is under pressure to adopt new package of measures to support restaurants, hotels, retail and travel as England gradually closes back to defend itself from Omicron rapidly spreading across the country. Sajid Javid, secretary of health, said the variant now accounts for more than 20% of cases in England and will be dominant in London as early as tomorrow. Yesterday people were asked to start working from home where possible, and the city centers were much quieter than usual.Traffic at London Underground stations had decreased by 30%. Tony Danker, head of the confederacy, said the business is feeling the impact. "The sectors most affected need to be monitored closely, as further targeted support may be needed," he added. Johnson spoke of a "wave" of infections and an "emergency" and Danker said he feared that some in the government were using language with undesirable consequences for the economy, instilling a "closed mindset". Tim Martin, the head of JD Wetherspoon, warned: "the country appears to be heading towards an undeclared closure," admitting concern over the profit trend of its pubs. The Treasury said: "Our £ 400 billion support package will continue to help businesses until spring. "But the turmoil is spreading among the ranks of the Tories: a dozen have asked for no confidence in Boris Johnson, they don't want Plan B or any hypothesis Green pass. Seventy conservative parliamentarians opposing Christmas restrictions Liberation Exclusive investigation: the money lost by the tax authorities Here's how wealthy French families and industrialists have sheltered 4 billion euros from the tax office in 10 years, in Canada, thanks to an ingenious system of companies. What do the Seydoux brothers, godfathers of French cinema, one of the founders of the Carrefour hypermarkets, a former mayor of Vittel have in common? They have, like a hundred other millionaires made in France, transferred , ten years ago,their fortune in Quebec: nearly 4 billion euros. Far from the exoticism of the usual tax havens, in the heart of Canada, a member of the small club of the great democracies at the forefront of the fight against dirty money. "Liberation" lifts the veil on an opaque and sophisticated system, which justice is trying to dismantle, despite the strange passivity of the Canadian regulators. When Liberation repeatedly contacted some of these prestigious families for a reaction about their trusts created in Canada, the response was polite silence. Noblesse oblige, on our list: Aymar de Talhouët de Boisorhand would be the beneficiary of the Ulysses trust, along with a brother and his mother. This heir to an ancient blue blood family, the Talhouëts of Boisorhand, which includes officers,MPs and a minister, he is not the usual penniless aristocrat. On the contrary. Until recently it appeared in the capital of family companies domiciled at the Rothschild bank. Above all, the Ulisse trust was valued at around 130 million euros in 2018. Enough to leave without regret the Breton lands of the Talhouët family. From the editorial office Express metropolitano (México) Mexico mourns the loss of Vicente Fernández, the king of “rancheras” music. He was 81 years old The famous “rancheras” music singer Vicente Fernández passed away this weekend, family members announced in a statement on social media. “We are sorry to inform you of his death on Sunday 12 December at 6:15 am.It was an honor and a great pride to share a great musical career with everyone and to give everything for his audience. Thank you for continuing to applaud, thank you for continuing to sing ”. Doctors, who treated him on Saturday in a private hospital in Guadalajara, stated that the artist was hospitalized in a "critical state" of health and with a very reserved prognosis. The singer was hospitalized from the previous week, after a relapse from the accident he had in his room last August. With his death ends the era of the great interpreters of Mexican regional music, a period that began with Tito Guízar in the 1930s, Pedro Infante in the following decade, and continued with Jorge Negrete, Javier Solís and José Alfredo Jiménez. Fernández was theheir to this saga and one of the most recognized voices in Latin America. "I think that the Virgin of Guadalupe took it on the day of its anniversary and that there will never be another voice like hers," said witnesses who brought a bouquet of flowers in front of the hospital. In Mexico they knew him by the nickname of "Chente" or simply "El Charro de Huentitán", which had a peculiar style for singing the songs "rancheras", the most popular music of Mexico. "He had a powerful voice that combined with another very velvety one" - says Mundo Pável Granados, director of the National Sound Archives - There was something different that Vicente Fernández had put in the “rancheras” music. His repertoire is very broad,from original songs of the genre to others like the bolero. "Fernandez's musical concerts lasted more than three hours, and perhaps that is why he became one of the singers that Mexicans are very proud of. Vicente Fernández was born on February 17 1940 in Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. He began his career at the age of 14 after winning a talent contest and dedicated himself to singing in restaurants and events with friends and family. His financial situation was not good and moved to Mexico City in search of new opportunities. In 1963 her mother died of cancer, months later, she married the love of her life, María del Refugio Cuquita Abarca, who was her neighbor in Guadalajara. .ru Russian and Egyptian sailors have gained valuable experience of joint actions during exercises in the Mediterranean Sea The Russian-Egyptian naval exercise "Friendship Bridge - 2021" has been running since 2015. In 2020 it took place in the Black Sea with the entry of participating ships into the port of Novorossiysk. The land and sea phases of the joint actions were then practiced in the Russian mountain and sea ranges. The purpose of the current exercise is to strengthen and develop military cooperation between the Egyptian Navy and the Russian Navy in the interest of security and stability at sea, as well as the exchange of experience between Russian and Egyptian sailors to repel various threats in the areas. of intensive navigation. In December of this year,a detachment of ships from the Black Sea fleet arrived at the Egyptian port of Alexandria to participate in the joint Russian-Egyptian naval exercise "Friendship Bridge - 2021". The Russian elegation led by the commander of the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov, arrived in Alexandria early to coordinate and organize all phases of the exercises. According to the two-day coastal phase plan, participants conducted communication training between the ships involved and took part in the pre-navigation conference with captains and the officer corps of crews represented. The active maritime phase of elaboration of joint tasks took place from 5 to 9 December in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea,in the waters of the Bay of Alexandria. The ships of Russia and Egypt operated under the leadership of the Joint Staff under a single planning of the tasks carried out to counter attacks on naval targets, screening of suspicious ships, organization of air defense and refueling at sea from a helicopter and a traverse method. In the course of practical exercises for the overall protection and defense of ships during the passage by sea, the crews performed joint artillery fire on surface and air targets, as well as targets that simulated floating mines. In the process of practical exercise of the joint actions, all the foreseen tasks have been completed.unique scheduling of tasks performed to counter attacks on naval targets, screening of suspicious ships, organization of air defense and refueling at sea from a helicopter and a transverse method. In the course of practical exercises for the overall protection and defense of ships during the passage by sea, the crews performed joint artillery fire on surface and air targets, as well as targets that simulated floating mines. In the process of practical exercise of the joint actions, all the foreseen tasks have been completed.unique scheduling of tasks performed to counter attacks on naval targets, screening of suspicious ships, organization of air defense and refueling at sea from a helicopter and a transverse method. In the course of practical exercises for the overall protection and defense of ships during the passage by sea, the crews performed joint artillery fire on surface and air targets, as well as targets that simulated floating mines. In the process of practical exercise of the joint actions, all the foreseen tasks have been completed.In the course of practical exercises for the overall protection and defense of ships during the passage by sea, the crews performed joint artillery fire on surface and air targets, as well as targets that simulated floating mines. In the process of practical exercise of the joint actions, all the foreseen tasks have been completed.In the course of practical exercises for the overall protection and defense of ships during the passage by sea, the crews performed joint artillery fire on surface and air targets, as well as targets that simulated floating mines. In the process of practical exercise of the joint actions, all the foreseen tasks have been completed.