It’s October 2017 and I’m sitting at the National Theatre, notebook open and pen poised, waiting for the third preview of my play Beginning to begin. The first previews had flown and I felt relaxed, enjoying the preshow music and its house…
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BBVA appoints Franco Cinquegrana as country manager in Uruguay
Franco Cinquegrana joined BBVA more than 15 years ago and has since held a series of senior roles. He has served as director of innovation and business models and of business development, and most recently led Client Solutions in Uruguay. In that role, he helped drive the bank’s digital transformation and growth.
“We thank Alberto for his outstanding contribution to BBVA’s growth and consolidation in Uruguay and wish Franco Cinquegrana every success in his new role,” said Jorge Sáenz-Azcúnaga, BBVA’s Global Head of Country Monitoring.
BBVA in Uruguay is the country’s third-largest private-sector bank by investment and resources. It operates 31 branches, employs more than 500 people and serves more than 300,000 customers. In 2024, the unit contributed €76 million to the BBVA Group’s attributable profit.
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Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
In 1874, renowned chemist Sir William Crookes sat in a darkened room, eyes fixed on a curtain over an alcove. The curtain twitched, and out came a glowing ghost of a young woman, dressed in a white shroud. He was entranced.
But the ghost…
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Highlights of the SIOP Congress 2025 by Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
The 57th Annual Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) was held from October 20-23, 2025, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor of Medical and Pediatric…
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How A Trick From Radio Astronomy Could Help Astronomers Find Earth-like Planets
The wavelengths of radio light are so large that you can’t capture a high-resolution image with a single dish. To capture an image as sharp as, say, the Hubble telescope, you’d need a radio dish tens of kilometers across. So radio…
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Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension | Jimmy Kimmel
Disney’s short-lived suspension of Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration may have had a permanent impact on the company’s subscription numbers.
According to data released by Antenna, an analytics firm that tracks…
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The British Museum hosts its first-ever ball, attended by Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell.
The British Museum held its inaugural ball on October 18th, marking the launch of a new annual event spotlighting London’s status as a global cultural capital. Co-chaired by arts patron and businesswoman Isha Ambani and the museum’s director,…
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