World's Second Richest Man Advises a Shorter Workweek

Telecom billionaire Carlos Slim thinks we should have a shorter workweek, and he's started with his own major company. He advises a standard three-day workweek with 11-hour workdays and a retirement age of “70 or 75.” He’s not the only renowned businessman and strategist to advocate the calming of our unnecessarily frenetic pace. Slim made the announcement at a recent business conference in Paraguay covered by the Financial Times. “With three workdays a week, we would have more time to relax; for quality of life,” Slim told news agency Paraguay.com. “Having four days [off] would be very important to generate new entertainment activities and other ways of being occupied.” The billionaire chairman recently instituted an optional four-day workweek at Telmex, his company of over 50,000 employees....

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Barcelona Slaps Fine On Airbnb And Considers Taking Action To Ban Access To The Site

Barcelona’s Generalitat has fined the holiday rental site Airbnb €30,000€ after detecting that the site displayed advertising for more than 11,000 ‘irregular’ properties that are not registered with the government as official tourist accommodation. Launched in 2008, the site Airbnb is one of the most popular travel sites for holiday accommodation and short stays with listings in over 34,000 cities in 190 countries around the globe. The website also offers rooms in private homes, which is illegal under Catalan legislation. According to various sources, the government of Cataluñya is also considering blocking access to the site, should Airbnb not remove the ‘illegal’ property listings from their site. Airbnb has warned that the fine imposed by the government will only slow down Barcelona’s tourism,...

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Eva Longoria attended the Global Gift Gala in Marbella on Saturday, with the actress looking as chic as ever in a royal blue romper.

+7 Not joining in? Judging by the brunette beauty's outfit she wasn't planning on playing much golf+7One busy lady! Among many other projects Eva is working on TV show Devious Maids, which directs and producesEva Longoria attended the Global Gift Gala in Marbella on Saturday, with the actress looking as chic as ever in a royal blue romper.The jumpsuit hugged the petite starlet in all the right places while Eva dressed it up with elegant white stilettos, dramatic make-up and a sleek quiff in her hair. +7Gorgeous girls! Actress Eva Longoria cuddles up to Spanish presenter Isabel Gemio at the Global Gift Gala in Marbella on SaturdayShe...

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Lionel Messi may have just been named the most valuable player at the World Cup in Brazil but that is unlikely to soften the blow of having to pay Spain's largest tax bill

Lionel Messi may have just been named the most valuable player at the World Cup in Brazil but that is unlikely to soften the blow of having to pay Spain's largest tax bill — a whopping €53 million ($71 million)On top of that €53 million, the FC Barcelona star could also have to pay an extra €3 million on undeclared advertising and sponsorship earnings for the years 2007 to 2009. The huge sum paid by Lionel Messi this year covers taxes on his salary, as well as on his assets and advertising deals. It also includes €22.4 million in outstanding tax for 2010, 2011 and 2012.  Over the past seven years, the Argentina captain has paid...

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Spanish navy ship tried to divert two vessels heading to the port of Gibraltar by wrongly claiming they were in Spanish waters

Map in Spanish of Gibraltar (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Spanish navy ship tried to divert two vessels heading to the port of Gibraltar by wrongly claiming they were in Spanish waters, Europe Minister David Lidington said. It is the fifth time since 2011 that Ambassador Federico Trillo has been hauled in over the long-running dispute over the tiny British peninsula off the southern coast of Spain. Prime Minister David Cameron also raised the incident with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy on the sidelines of a European leaders' summit in Brussels on Wednesday. "I am extremely concerned by the actions...

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Barcelona To Tackle Dog Walkers: Get a License Or Receive a Fine

The Catalan capital is set to unleash a new law that will force dog owners to get a license or face fines up to €600. From October, dog owners will be required to obtain a “civic license” before letting their pets walk around without a leash within one of Barcelona’s 103 designated dog parks. An “animal abuse” register will also come into effect with a prohibition of leaving animals tied up for more than two hours or leaving animals locked in a car for more than 20 minut...

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