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After having few minutes in the Spanish Super Cup, the midfielder wants to make a difference again in the Copa del Rey Xavi Hernández had several doubts when considering the two games that the Blaugranas played in the Spanish Super Cup. The substitution of Pedri against Osasuna, who received the medical discharge before the match, left a free place in a midfield where both Frenkie De Jong and Gündogan were guaranteed to be present. Fermín Lopez, after his great performance against UD Barbastro, was the favorite to replace him as interior. However, Sergi Roberto ended up playing. The campillero, who had just scored a goal at the Municipal de los Deportes de Barbastro and was one of the best players in that round of 32 match of the Copa del Rey (2-3), expected a participation that was practically nil. Against the Navarrese team he did not even have minutes and in the final against Real Madrid he entered with the result seen as a sentence. The midfielder's frustration, both due to the defeat and the impossibility of helping the team to turn the situation around, was reflected in each of the actions in which he intervened. The Andalusian had the occasional scuffle with certain players from the white team. A competition to shine again After the storm, calm always comes and Fermín López will have the opportunity against Unionistas de Salamanca to show that, at least, he deserved more minutes in the Spanish Super Cup. Pedri's return makes his presence in the starting eleven more complicated. Now, this Copa del Rey could be his escape route to continue adding minutes, because the player from Egarense is forced to make rotations given the great load of minutes that certain players accumulate. Sergi Roberto has already had the opportunity to take on a more important role as a result of this last competition, but now it is Fermín's turn to present himself again as an alternative that, surprisingly, had not been taken into account in recent years. matches. FC Barcelona | Fermín busca su vía de escape (sport.es)

Kupiansk is one of the major Russian objectives in northeastern Ukraine as it is an important railway communication hub. The Ukrainian authorities announced today that they will force out of their homes more than 3,000 people who until now lived in two municipalities near the front in the Kupiansk district, in the Kharkov province of northeastern Ukraine. "Taking into account the security situation, we decree the mandatory evacuation of the po[CENSORED]tion of the municipalities of Kindrashivska and Kurilivska, in the Kupiansk district," the head of the Kharkov military administration, Oleg Siniegubov, wrote on his Telegram account. Among the 3,043 evacuees, the Ukrainian official explained, there are 279 minors. "All evacuees will be offered accommodation and support from international humanitarian organizations," said Siniegubov, who called on residents in areas near the front to take their "responsibility" to protect their lives and those of their children. Zelensky launches harsh attacks against Putin in Davos Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday launched harsh criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the World Economic Forum in Davos, urging world leaders not to tire, enforce sanctions, help rebuild their country and push forward the peace process. Zelensky is trying to focus the world's attention on his country's long and stalled defense against the Russian invasion, at the same time that Israel's war against the Palestinian group Hamas, which this week passed the 100-day mark, has diverted much of the attention and has sparked fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. He tried to portray Ukraine as a bulwark in the fight to defend world democracies. "Whoever believes that this is only a problem for us, that it is only a problem for Ukrainians, is totally wrong," Zelensky said in his speech at the ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Share on Twitter 20:54 Biden and Congressional leaders will meet tomorrow to negotiate on Ukraine and Israel The President of the United States, Joe Biden, plans to receive congressional leaders at the White House tomorrow, Wednesday, to discuss the approval of funds for Ukraine and Israel. In a press conference, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre announced the meeting this Tuesday, which will be attended by the leaders of both chambers of Congress and the legislative committees. The Democratic Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, as well as the Republican Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, are expected to attend, as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Mike Johnson, and the Minority Leader of the House, Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. Share on Twitter 19:45 Brussels is going to take stock of the weapons delivered so far by the EU to Ukraine The European External Action Service (EEAS) is going to take stock of the general military support of the European Union and its member states to Ukraine since Russia's aggression began at the end of February 2022, a representative informed EFE this Tuesday. spokesperson for European diplomacy led by Josep Borrell. "We intend to take stock of the overall military support of the EU and its Member States to Ukraine to better inform our discussions on further support to Ukraine" under the European Peace Facility (EFF), a spokesman for the EU said. SEEA. This "balance" will be made to put it on the table in the debates of the next informal Defense Council on January 30 and 31 and the extraordinary European Council on February 1, he added. 18:58 Albares emphasizes that European integration and the reconstruction of Ukraine must go hand in hand The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, stated today that the processes of European integration and the reconstruction of Ukraine must advance in parallel to be successful. "Integration and reconstruction must be two parallel things if we want them to be successful for us, for the European Union (EU) and for Spain," Albares said at the Ukrainian Horizons debate session of the World Economic Forum. "The challenge is enormous," both for Ukraine and for the EU, added the head of Spanish diplomacy in reference to "the amount of money" that will be required to reconstruct the country invaded by Russia. Share on Twitter 18:14 Putin says the Ukrainian state will suffer an "irreparable blow" if the conflict continues Russian President Vladimir Putin assured on Tuesday that his troops have "the initiative" in the conflict with Ukraine and that if it were to continue, "the statehood" of the former Soviet republic could suffer "an irreparable blow." "Not only did the [Ukrainian] counteroffensive fail, but the initiative is entirely in the hands of the Russian Armed Forces. If that continues, Ukraine's statehood could suffer an irreparable blow, a serious blow," Putin said at a meeting broadcast on television. The front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine have barely moved in more than a year in this conflict that began almost two years ago, in February 2022. In his speech, Putin described the recent attacks against civilians as "barbaric." Russians. Share on Twitter 16:58 Ukraine asks to strengthen controls after finding Western components in Russian weapons Crania urges its foreign partners to intensify control of the sanctions regime, as multiple foreign-made components continue to be found in newly produced Russian military equipment and a study reveals that Russia has almost managed to bring its imports back to the pre-sanctions level , with half coming from Western companies. Some 2,800 foreign-made components have been found in the wreckage of Russian missiles, drones and other weapons used in Ukraine, according to the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption database. The most recent additions, last week, came from Kh-59 missiles of the type that Russian fighters regularly use against Ukrainian cities, according to the Agency, since despite attempts to restrict their domestic production, Moscow remains capable of launching massive drone and missile attacks. Share on Twitter 15:54 Zelensky: Putin is a "predator" who will not settle for a "frozen" conflict Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Tuesday from the Davos Forum that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a "predator" who will continue with the invasion of his country, and again asked his partners for more air resources. Zelensky participates in the great annual meeting of the political and financial world in the Swiss Alps, where this Tuesday he received words of support from representatives of both the European Union and the United States. "After 2014," the year in which the conflict in eastern Ukraine began with pro-Russian separatists and Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula, "there were attempts to freeze the war in Donbas," in the east of the country, he said. Zelensky referring to the Minsk negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. Share on Twitter 14:45 Stoltenberg says the more Putin is successful in Ukraine, the more likely Beijing will use its force NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted this Tuesday the concern that the more successful Russian President Vladimir Putin achieves in the war of aggression launched against Ukraine, the more likely it is that China will also decide to use strength to achieve goals. Stoltenberg made this assessment during a debate on security organized at the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland). "I have visited Japan and South Korea, close NATO partners, who are concerned about what is happening in Ukraine, because they know that the more successful Putin is in Ukraine, the more likely it is that Beijing will use force," said the Norwegian politician. . In that context, he defended that the Atlantic Alliance have "a global approach" even though it is a regional organization, since "the world is interconnected." Share on Twitter 13:51 Russia shot down 69 drones in occupied Ukraine Russian forces shot down 69 drones in the last 24 hours in the Ukrainian territories occupied by Moscow, as reported today by the Russian Ministry of Defense in its daily report. The unmanned devices were intercepted in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia (south), as well as Donetsk and Lugansk (east), the official note states. Furthermore, in a single day, Russian forces repelled fifteen enemy attacks in different sectors of the front in Ukraine. Six attacks were repulsed in Kupiansk, in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia is preparing a new offensive, according to Ukrainian and Western analysts. Share on Twitter 13:19 Zelensky invites large companies to invest in the Ukrainian economy in Davos The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, highlighted today in a meeting with managers of large companies that the Ukrainian economy grew by more than 5% last year, and encouraged them to invest in the country and thus contribute to it overcoming the effects of the Russian invasion. "It is important to be in Ukraine, increase investments and support our economy," Zelensky said at the meeting, attended by the president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and several leaders of the Ukrainian president's administration. Zelensky addressed senior officials at the J.P. investment bank. Morgan and other large international investors to convey that "attracting private capital to rebuild Ukraine is important to us." Share on Twitter 13:03 EU admits it must improve ammunition delivery to Ukraine The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Hadja Lahbib, whose country presides over the European Union this semester, assured this Tuesday that they must improve the delivery of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, but stressed that the EU will continue to support Kiev in its defense of the invasion. Russian "as long as necessary." "I hear some members expressing concern saying that we have to do more and faster and, indeed, they are absolutely right. We have to do better. It is a work in progress. We take it very seriously. We are making a lot of efforts to according to our capabilities, which, in fact, must be urgently improved," said Lahbib during an appearance at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Lahbib, speaking in a debate on the military support the EU is giving to Ukraine, said that from his position he would "do everything possible to push forward this wartime approach" and work with member states to increase production and delivery. of weapons and ammunition. Share on Twitter 12:48 Blinken promises Zelensky that the US will maintain its support for Ukraine US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged his country's continued support for Ukraine on Tuesday during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite a dispute in the US Congress over funding for the European country. "We are determined to maintain our support for Ukraine and we work very closely with Congress to ensure this. I know that our European colleagues will do the same," Blinken assured Zelensky when meeting during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Share on Twitter 12:24 The UN warns of an "alarming" increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine since December The UN Mission in Ukraine reported a sharp increase in the number of Ukrainian civilians killed in recent weeks due to the intensification of the Russian offensive, which represents an "alarming" reversal of the downward trend observed at the beginning of 2023. . The international organization reported a 26% increase in verified civilian casualties in December compared to November, although it regretted that the actual percentage is "probably" higher, as reports of 86 alleged deaths are still being verified. "Over the course of just 10 days, between December 29, 2023 and January 8, hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured in missile and drone attacks across the country," the agency said in a statement. UN mission. 12:01 Ukraine needs 'predictable financing' to beat Russia Ukraine needs predictable financing this year and beyond to successfully confront the Russian invasion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. "Ukraine can win this war. But we must continue to strengthen its defense. Ukrainians need predictable financing throughout 2024 and beyond," the leader told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Share on Twitter 11:24 Lavrov thanks North Korea for its support of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today thanked his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son-hui, for Pyongyang's support for the Russian military campaign in Ukraine. "Without a doubt, we have always supported North Korea at the UN and highly appreciate their same stance in support of the position of the Russian Federation, including on issues related to the special military operation we are carrying out in Ukraine," Lavrov said. at the beginning of the meeting in the Russian capital. Share on Twitter 11:00 Ukraine orders the evacuation of civilians from twenty towns in the northeast This Tuesday, Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 26 towns in the Kharkiv region, in the northeast of the country, due to repeated attacks by the Russian army in the area. "In view of the situation, we are carrying out a mandatory evacuation of the po[CENSORED]tion of the communities of Kindrachivska and Kourylivska in the Kupiansk district," regional governor Oleg Synegoubov said on social media, listing the names of the 26 affected localities. where 3,043 people live. there, including 279 children. Share on Twitter 10:4O Zelensky asks Stoltenberg in Davos for more air defenses for Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today began his activity at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, with a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, to whom he asked that more air defense systems be sent to Ukraine. to counter Russian air attacks. "We have discussed the situation on the front," Zelensky wrote about the meeting, in which he also conveyed to Stoltenberg "the need to further strengthen the Ukrainian air defense" after the latest massive Russian air attacks against regions throughout Ukraine. as well as other urgent needs from kyiv in military matters. The Ukrainian president and the head of the Atlantic Alliance also spoke of the security agreement signed by kyiv and London last week, by which the United Kingdom undertakes to quickly send military aid to Ukraine if there is again Russian aggression against the country after the current war ends. 10:19 New day of massive Russian losses on the front: more than a thousand men and 24 tanks Ukraine considers that the Russian Army continues to lose personnel and military equipment massively in its attempts to gain more territory in the east and south of Ukrainian territory, where it again suffered this Monday more than a thousand casualties and the destruction of 24 battle tanks. , according to today's balance sheet of the General Staff. Russia has also lost during the last 24 hours 36 armored vehicles and 30 artillery systems, as well as a reconnaissance aircraft capable of detecting targets at a distance of 600 kilometers and a bomber that operated as an air control post for Russian aviation. According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat, it is "probably the first time" that Russia has lost an A-50 reconnaissance plane like the one the Ukrainian Army shot down this Monday over the Sea of Azov, an inland sea located to the southeast of Ukraine whose coasts are completely controlled by Russia. Share on Twitter 9:31 Brussels urges to agree on 50 billion in aid to Ukraine but remembers that "it is not just a European task" The European Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, urged this Tuesday to agree on aid of 50 billion for Ukraine, although he also launched a call to international partners such as the United States by reminding that "it is not just a European task." "We strongly ask that an agreement be reached in the next two weeks and, of course, also the support of all international partners," said the commissioner upon his arrival at the meeting of EU Economy and Finance Ministers, the Ecofin. Gentiloni has stressed that agreeing on aid is "absolutely crucial from the European point of view", aware that there are two weeks left until the next meeting of EU heads of state and government - which will be held in Brussels on 1 February-- although he warned that "it is not just a European task." Share on Twitter 8:50 Moldova cannot cope with the increase in citizenship applications from Russians Authorities in former Soviet Moldova said on Monday they were struggling to cope with a sharp rise in applications to grant citizenship to citizens of wartime Russia. "In view of the increase in applications for Moldovan citizenship, the agency asks the government to extend the deadline for examining applications to six months," instead of the current deadline of 20 days, said a government agency that, among other things, deals with citizenship and passports. "The geopolitical situation in the region created by Russia's war against Ukraine has generated an increase in the number of people seeking to acquire Moldovan citizenship." Share on Twitter 8:00 Air defenses shoot down twelve Ukrainian drones in two Russian regions Russian air defense systems shot down twelve Ukrainian fixed-wing drones this morning over the Voronezh and Belgorod regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. Eight devices were intercepted in the Voronezh region, located more than 300 kilometers from the eastern border of Ukraine, while another four were shot down in the Belgorod region, adjacent to Ukrainian territory, Defense said in a statement published on Telegram. Share on Twitter 7:35 Polish and French foreign ministers commit in Warsaw to maintaining aid to kyiv The French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, assured this Monday during his official visit to Warsaw that Paris is committed to "maintaining support" for Ukraine in its war against Russia, in line with what was defended by his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski. Séjourné, who is in Poland after visiting the Ukrainian capital and Berlin, exemplified the military aid that his country can provide to Ukraine with the Ukrainian soldier training program and mentioned the opening of negotiations with Kiev for its future accession to the Union European Union as one of the "tools of diplomatic support" to Ukraine. According to the French minister, "it is of strategic interest for Europe" to admit Ukraine into the European club. Share on Twitter 7:00 Ukrainian Foreign Minister wanted to "hit" Lavrov Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview made public on Monday that there were moments when he felt the need to "punch his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the face" in talks during the initial phase. of the invasion of Moscow. Kuleba's brief comments were part of an hour-long informal interview with a Ukrainian video blogger that focused on topics ranging from cooking to hobbies to Ukrainian football.When asked, as part of a series of rapid-fire questions, about his most difficult set of negotiations, Kuleba said: "The most difficult conversations are the ones where you feel like you just want to go and punch your opponent in the nose," but you can't really do that. Guerra Ucrania - Rusia, última hora | Ucrania ordena la evacuación de más de 3.000 personas de localidades de Jarkov cercanas al frente | Internacional (elmundo.es)

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The Brit has not scored in four games, but remains fundamental in Madrid's game and participated in two goals in the Clásico. He has not scored since December 17 against Villarreal. Four games without seeing a goal. But there's no need for him to do it. Jude Bellingham has been playing a more silent role in the Real Madrid team in recent games, but that does not make him any less threatening for rivals. The crudest statistic, which is the goal, shows that the Briton is going through a small slump. A misleading conclusion. The Super Cup final shows a Bellingham without the effectiveness of other moments of the season, but just as influential in the game of Ancelotti's team. The presence of Mendy and Tchouameni in the eleven, the two life insurances for Ancelotti, returned him to a more focused, advanced position with a little more freedom. And the game became unbalanced in Jude's boots. From them came the 1-0. He attracted Christensen to break the Barça defense, made a change of foot worthy of the best Zidane and threaded a pass where there was no room for the most lethal Vinicius to finish. The Englishman was, in fact, the second Madrid player who attempted the most shots in the Riyadh Classic, with four shots, compared to the six attempts that Vinicius needed for his hat-trick. In a match in which Barça took control of the ball (it was, by far, the match with the least possession for Madrid this season, with 42.7%), Jude was seen. With 62 interventions, he was the most active player in the white attack and delivered 41 passes (with a success rate of 93.2%), of which 13 were in the most dangerous zone, the last third of the rival field. Only Tchouameni and Mendy directed more balls into that hot zone. Furthermore, according to Opta data, he dared to take two dribbles and was used in defense with four recoveries. Leaving aside the omnipresent Vinicius, who touched the ball 15 times in the Barça area, Bellingham was the one who stepped the most in the vicinity of Iñaki Peña's goal, with six plays. And the culmination that he gave to the Classic escapes statistics. In the final 4-1, his presence led to Koundé's error, who stopped halfway when it came to intercepting Vinicius' assist to the British player and left the ball dead for Rodrygo to finish the job. Bellingham: menos gol y mismo brillo - AS.com

It was the good news of 2017. Headlines around the world announced the discovery of Sierra Leone's "peace diamond." In an African nation where diamonds have been synonymous with bloodshed and misery, the wealth of this stone would be used to enrich the lives of the local po[CENSORED]tion. But behind the media frenzy were the excavators, the men whose exhausting work had made the discovery of the precious stone possible. Komba Johnbull and Andrew Saffea were the youngest of the group of five, barely in their teens. When they saw that big, shiny stone on the ground, they believed that all their dreams had come true. But six years later, his miraculous discovery is marred by disappointment. survival plan Saffea had been a star student, but he was forced to drop out of school due to poverty. And Johnbull's family had been devastated by the civil war of 1991-2002. Together they joined a group of five diggers sponsored by a local pastor. They would not be paid, but they would get basic equipment and food for themselves and their families. If a diamond were ever discovered, the sponsor would get most of it. The couple agreed to a grueling work schedule: getting up at dawn to work on a palm nut farm before breakfast, then going to the mine to dig for the rest of the day. The hope was to save enough money to go back to school but the reality of the job was devastating. "I told Johnbull that my dream had been shattered," says Saffea. Johnbull remembers how they braved the heavy downpours and harsh summer heat. "We gave each other encouraging words, we made jokes and we had a Bluetooth device and we even played music." Furthermore, they dreamed of what they would do if they suddenly became rich. Johnbull wanted a two-story house and a Toyota FJ Cruiser, while Saffea wanted to finish his education. massive diamond The day they finally got lucky started like any other, with a breakfast of boiled bananas and a prayer, before heading to the mine. Diggers only spend a small amount of time actively searching for diamonds. That Friday, March 13, 2017, their plan was to work on mining preparations: begin removing earth, extracting gravel, and dealing with flooding from the start of the rainy season. It was then that Johnbull's eyes caught a gleam. "I saw a stone under the running water that was being dragged. It was pure instinct because I had never seen a diamond before. "I stared at the rock for over a minute. Then I said to my uncle, 'Man, that rock glows, what kind of rock is it?'" Johnbull reached down and pulled her out of the water. "It was very cold. As soon as I took it out, they took it away from me and said, 'This is a diamond!'" It was 709 carats, making it the fourteenth largest recorded in the world. The diggers alerted its sponsor, Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who made history by taking it to the government, instead of selling it on the black market. It was sold at auction for US6.5 million. Hundreds of thousands of Sierra Leoneans work as diggers in informal mines such as Johnbull and Saffea. If they are lucky, they may find a small diamond fragment, but it is the dream of finding a whole diamond like this that keeps so many people in the difficult task. It was agreed that each of the diggers would receive a share and that part of the profits would go to the government for local development. The diggers received an initial payment of only US$80,000 each. It was more money than Saffea and Johnbull had ever expected when they first partnered, but they were disappointed to receive such a small share. "When I received my share of the money, I kept it for a whole week without touching it. Finally I traveled to Freetown to buy a house," says Johnbull. Saffea wanted to go to Canada to continue his education and Johnbull wanted to go with him. They paid an agent US$15,000 for travel, accommodation and university fees. They were taken to Ghana, where they spent six months and spent much of their money. The plan failed as his visa application was rejected. Johnbull returned to Sierra Leone, having lost much of his money, while Saffea undertook another journey. He went to a third country, whose name we do not mention for his safety, where he was told that he could work as a driver during the day and study at night. But when Saffea arrived at his destination, the reality was very different. "I take care of horses in a stable, where I also sleep and eat. Other workers were given accommodation, while I was left sleeping in the stable." It is not the life of someone who becomes rich with diamonds and, without a residence, finds himself in a vulnerable situation. Aside from the property he bought in Sierra Leone, he ran out of diamond money. He now he says that he just wants to come home. No recognition What hurts Saffea and Johnbull the most is the feeling that they never got proper recognition for their discovery. Media reports about the diamond focused on the pastor who sponsored them. The real diggers were barely mentioned. Saffea felt marginalized and excluded. Johnbull, for his part, wishes he had used his money differently. "When he had money he was too young. "At that time he was just showing off and buying clothes and all that. You know how it is with young people. "Looking back, I don't feel good about it. "If I hadn't had the ambition to travel abroad in the hope of making more money there, I would have done a lot here with the wasted money." Reality may not be as they dreamed, but Johnbull now makes a living making aluminum window frames in Freetown, and Saffea plans to join him if his overseas ambitions don't work out. "My parents were homeless when I was born," says Johnbull. "My children are growing up in their father's house in Freetown. That is very important. My children will not suffer like I do." La desilusión de los dos adolescentes que descubrieron uno de los diamantes más grandes del mundo - BBC News Mundo

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On many occasions, happiness has been defined as being surrounded by plans, adventures, trips or adrenaline. Meet our friends, go shopping or accompany them to a concert. We spend our lives looking for moments to be happy, without thinking that without all that we can also be happy. We are constantly saying yes to plans for fear of missing out. Like that day when we didn't go to school and they did the best activity of the week. We avoid isolating ourselves, because we don't want to miss the good things that happen. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is the term that gives its name to this behavior, a pathology that is understood as the fear of being absent or the anxiety generated by the fear of missing a social event or any other positive experience. A dependency that, although it seems to be close to happiness, is often far from it. We have all gone through that feeling of stress, overwhelm or fear of missing out on a plan that had been proposed to us. We don't arrive on time, we have things to do or we simply don't feel like it. Saying 'no' to all these plans ends up becoming complicated because of all the things that go through our heads, "they won't want to count on me next time", "I'm boring" or "I'm sure something great will happen about what they're going to do." to talk for days" The truth is that this FOMO has a certain relationship with social networks, since we are constantly looking for what to teach our followers. Saying 'no' also means not being able to upload those selfies at parties or trips that, if we went, we could upload. We look for all those experiences, moments and realities that all our followers find fantastic, while we are not enjoying them at all. We just want to feel included. To try to combat that feeling, JOMO (Joy of missing out) or better known as the pleasure of missing things was born. A simple habit that your body and mind will appreciate. The time to say no Even if we think not, happiness also lies in spending time with ourselves. In drinking hot coffee, watching our favorite series or not going to that plan that we don't feel like doing at all. JOMO vindicates the connection with what we really want, saying 'yes' to those plans that we really want, leaving the house the day we feel like it, but also sheltering under the sheets on the days we don't. It is essential to prioritize self-care, to escape from the feelings of anxiety that being in places where we do not want to be causes us, but also to escape from the thought that, for saying no, we are bad people. We should focus on activities that strengthen us as a person, as well as spending time with people we truly appreciate. Value the present as we want, accompanied by those we choose. However, today it is more difficult than ever to appreciate the now due to the trend that is added to FOMO and social networks: seeing life through the mobile camera. To be happy, a crucial step in the technological age is to stop wanting to prove that our life is perfect all the time and not pay attention to why the lives of others—according to their social networks—are. The habits related to JOMO to be a little happier are: Learn to say no to plans that we really DON'T feel like. Strengthen contact with our loved ones, but away from the networks. Spend less time on social networks, especially when we are spending quality time. Find what makes us really happy, and not feel guilty about it: staying at home, not going out to party or not going to that trendy restaurant. Stop comparing everything we do with what others do. El sencillo hábito que te enseña a ser más feliz y que tu mente agradecerá (elespanol.com)

Clothes, food, computers and many of the products that consumers usually buy in stores are taking longer days to reach their destination amid the security crisis in the Red Sea. Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on merchant ships heading to the Suez Canal through the Red Sea have forced shipping companies to take a much longer and more expensive alternative shipping route through southern Africa, causing delays. in deliveries. Since mid-December the attacks, whose objective according to the rebel group is to punish Israel for the war in Gaza, have intensified. On Tuesday, the US and UK militaries announced they repelled "the largest attack" to date by Houthi rebels after shooting down 18 drones, two cruise missiles and one ballistic missile. And this Wednesday, the UN Security Council approved a resolution demanding an immediate end to attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea, which includes a mention of the right of UN member countries to defend those ships. of the attacks. The Yemeni militia argues that they are attacking ships traveling to Israel, using drones and rockets, although it is not clear if all the ships attacked are heading to Israeli territory. S&P Global Market Intelligence has documented more than 20 confirmed incidents since November 19 against commercial vessels. Shipping companies including Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have taken alternative routes to transport their containers, amid the biggest maritime emergency of its kind since a ship stuck in the Suez Canal paralyzed much of trade. world in 2021. Companies such as Ikea, Walmart or Amazon have experienced delays in the arrival of some products, Reuters reported, while the rise in the cost of freight transportation is one of the main effects of the crisis. Increase in the cost of maritime transportation “In recent days we have seen dramatic increases in the costs of shipping containers on several critical trade routes,” Willy Shih, professor at Harvard Business School, tells BBC Mundo. The price of moving a container from East Asia to Northern Europe has increased 199% in recent weeks, according to data from Freightos, an international freight and market analysis company. Although the Shanghai-Rotterdam sea route has been one of the most affected, the routes that link Shanghai with Genoa, Los Angeles and New York have also suffered the consequences of the crisis in the Red Sea. The Red Sea is one of the most important routes in the world for the transport of consumer goods, oil and liquefied natural gas. The issue is even more challenging for maritime transport. “We have two crises simultaneously” that are affecting shipping routes, Shih points out. One is the Red Sea crisis and the other is the lack of water in the Panama Canal. In that context, any major disruption can upset the delicate balance of shipping. How significant will the economic impact of red sea route diversion be? Simon Heaney, senior manager in the Container Research area of the Drewry company, tells BBC Mundo that “the economic consequences of the attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea depend on their duration.” These types of situations “can significantly affect global supply chains and take weeks or months to recover,” argues Heaney, just when a time of high commercial flow comes in the coming weeks with the arrival of the Chinese New Year on February 10. And it is likely, says the expert, that there will be a certain level of congestion in ports due to delays in the flow of vessels. Something positive in the midst of everything that is happening is that, so far, the impact on the energy sector “has not materialized,” says the expert and argues that “there are reasons to believe that maritime transport has more than enough capacity.” to face the challenge. And despite the difficulties, analysts such as Peter Sand, from the freight rate data company Xeneta, maintain that “shipping companies are in a much better position to deal with a crisis” than when the enormous ship Ever Given blocked the Canal. Suez in 2021. What is seen on the horizon Jack Kennedy, associate director and head of global country risk intelligence and analysis for the Middle East and North Africa at S&P Global Market Intelligence, argues that “Houthi attacks are likely to continue targeting international vessels regardless of their connection.” public with Israel.” Despite the Houthis' claims that the attacks on shipping are due exclusively to Israel's combat operations in Gaza, Kennedy tells BBC Mundo, the Houthis "are also using their attack capabilities to exert greater geopolitical influence in the region and to portray itself as an actor of global importance.” If so, the effects of the crisis in the Red Sea could continue to further increase costs, transport times and delays in the delivery of products. Even small delays have the ability to cause a domino effect in a product's manufacturing chains. This is explained because global supply chains work in coordination, making each element arrive just in time to join the production line. Any delay affects the rest of the links in the manufacturing process of a product. Although the problem may seem limited to shipping companies, analysts warn that consumers around the world could see some price increases on products in the future. It all depends on the evolution of events in the coming days and weeks. Ataques en el mar Rojo: los efectos que la crisis marítima está teniendo en el comercio global - BBC News Mundo