Euronews today | News from Friday August 18, 2023

The keys to the day in 20 minutes with Enrique Barrueco.

ANDIn our informative summary, we closely follow the devastating fires in Spain and Canada. They will also see the role of arms and its trade in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its defense, the elections in Ecuador and the aftermath of the Argentinian election primaries.

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All this before a weekend where the Spain-England match of the Women’s World Cup will bring together the public. But there’s a lot more you can see right now if you join us in this 20-minute Keys of the Day review.

Those who celebrate wars the most are the arms sellers. They have had a season of great commercial successes which also cover complementary materials, from uniforms to electronic components and all in maximum growth. NATO pressures its member states to spend at least 2% of their GDP on arms and when patent or end-use conflicts arise, deals are made. The jackpot goes to whoever manages to sell weapons to both sides at the same time. It’s nothing personal, just business, yes, dead bodies involved.

The Spanish women’s football team will face England in the final on Sunday. In the previous squad, out of eleven players, eight belonged to Barça, which certifies the success of a constant sporting policy.

National team coach Jorge Vilda He has the rejection and distance of a good part of his players. And with everything, or despite everything, in this cocktail emerges a powerful team which, after beating the United States team, tied with Sweden and ten victories in the twelve preparation matches it has played, faces to the big final challenge.

OUR No comment today that brings us to Jaranwala, Pakistani Punjab. A palpable example of the difficulty with which some faithful digest the meaning of their religion and the destructive power of the coexistence of Islamist fanaticism which has now taken over Christian churches in Pakistan.

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