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Spain

Finance

In 2025, Spain received a record 37.9 million tourists in Andalusia alone. Tourism moves 17% of the Spanish economy. But in the Balearic Islands, 35% of the population is at risk of poverty and exclusion while the sector generates 45% of the regional GDP. The paradox of mass tourism: aggregate wealth, distributed poverty.

Finance

Gold closed 2025 with an annual rise of 60%, its best year since 1979. In 2026 it reached all-time highs above $4,650. Some analysts project $6,300 by the end of the year. Which explains an unprecedented rally in the world's oldest metal.

Spain

Finance

When Spain denied the United States the use of its military bases to attack Iran, Trump responded with threats to cut off all trade with Spain. The Pentagon leaked that it is studying "suspending" Spain from NATO. Never in the history of the Alliance has any member been expelled. The bilateral tension with Washington is the greatest since the arrival of democracy.

Health

The same technology that created COVID-19 vaccines is producing personalized cancer treatments. Moderna and Merck just published five-year results showing a 49% reduction in the risk of relapse. Oncology will never be the same.

Controversy

Health

More than 4,000 Americans have filed lawsuits against the maker of Ozempic alleging they were never given adequate warnings about serious side effects. Cases include vision loss, kidney damage and deaths. And there are lesser-known side effects that scientists are just beginning to study.

Health

Artificial intelligence has moved from academic promises to real clinical practice. In Spain, an electronic prescription system with AI has prevented more than 15,000 dangerous drug interactions since its activation. But experts warn of a critical distinction that the patient should be aware of.

Gaming

Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two CEO, reconfirms November 19, 2026 for Grand Theft Auto VI. 18 months of delay, rumoured 80-euro prices and maximum market pressure.

Controversy

Gaming

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa formally apologised in May for the Switch 2 price hike in Japan: from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980. Similar hikes are coming to Europe and the US.

Gaming

While the world waits for GTA 6, May 2026 has delivered solid launches: Subnautica 2 in Early Access with 4-player co-op, Forza Horizon 6 with the biggest open world in the franchise, and Directive 8020.