English version of EL PAÍS to read online: breaking news, opinion and editorial, reviews, features, science, business, culture, sports, travel, education &amp; more with EL PAÍS. en https://english.elpais.com Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:21:35 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/lula-trump-has-no-right-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-threaten-a-country.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:59:05 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/lula-trump-has-no-right-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-threaten-a-country.html Jan Martínez Ahrens ,Naiara Galarraga Gortázar In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders América Lula da Silva Flávio Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro Donald Trump Venezuela Ucrania Cuba Pedro Sánchez EPV Lula: ‘Trump has no right to wake up in the morning and threaten a country’ Brazilian president Lula, during the interview, on monday in Brasilia. Brazilian president Lula, during the interview, on monday in Brasilia. <p>Brasília awoke to a gray morning. A subdued atmosphere hangs over the Three Powers Square, the heart of Brazil’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches. But it quickly dissipates upon entering the bustling Planalto Palace, where President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receives EL PAÍS on the third floor.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/lula-trump-has-no-right-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-threaten-a-country.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HT6WELARD5FLPOXME6XRLQJWEA.jpeg?auth=1fdc5383f32c824e5d00c9b6f1752aae4f4b92e796c01cc6892fb25d553a04fc" width="1571" height="1513" alt="Lula’s membership card — he was a lathe operator at the time — for the Workers’ Party, on display at the Planalto Palace."></img> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-15/the-easing-of-us-bank-sanctions-against-venezuela-gives-delcy-rodriguez-a-lifeline-amid-social-unrest.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:48:32 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-15/the-easing-of-us-bank-sanctions-against-venezuela-gives-delcy-rodriguez-a-lifeline-amid-social-unrest.html María Martín The measure will facilitate dollar transactions, but experts believe the obstacles won’t disappear entirely because the government itself remains under sanctions The measure will facilitate dollar transactions, but experts believe the obstacles won’t disappear entirely because the government itself remains under sanctions Delcy Rodríguez Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Donald Trump Caracas Palacio de Miraflores US bank sanctions against Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez at meeting with US delegates at the Miraflores Palace this Tuesday. Delcy Rodríguez at meeting with US delegates at the Miraflores Palace this Tuesday. <p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threw a valuable lifeline to Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president. Bradley T. Smith, director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), signed two licenses that significantly ease the sanctions imposed on the Venezuelan financial system, providing a boost to the Caracas government’s efforts to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-12/jorge-rodriguez-the-most-important-thing-in-venezuela-right-now-is-the-economy.html#?rel=mas" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-12/jorge-rodriguez-the-most-important-thing-in-venezuela-right-now-is-the-economy.html#?rel=mas">revive the country’s ailing economy</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-15/the-easing-of-us-bank-sanctions-against-venezuela-gives-delcy-rodriguez-a-lifeline-amid-social-unrest.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-15/donald-trumps-double-blockade-of-hormuz-a-high-stakes-gamble-with-many-limitations.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:34:44 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-15/donald-trumps-double-blockade-of-hormuz-a-high-stakes-gamble-with-many-limitations.html Ignacio Fariza ,Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno The United States is tightening the negotiating rope, weakening Iran’s position and increasing Chinese pressure on the regime. But putting this into practice will not be easy The United States is tightening the negotiating rope, weakening Iran’s position and increasing Chinese pressure on the regime. But putting this into practice will not be easy Irán Donald Trump Washington D.C. China Israel Xi Jinping Vahid Salemi (AP) Donald Trump’s double blockade of Hormuz A man drives past a billbaord that reads: "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed," in Tehran, April 13. A man drives past a billbaord that reads: "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed," in Tehran, April 13. <p>Does it make sense to block a strait that has already been blocked for six weeks? That seemingly contradictory question takes on a very different hue in the ever-complicated mind of U.S. President Donald Trump, who on Monday carried out the threat he had voiced just hours earlier. A new gambit that has baffled analysts and investors. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/irans-strait-of-hormuz-toll-modern-piracy-contrary-to-international-law.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/irans-strait-of-hormuz-toll-modern-piracy-contrary-to-international-law.html">The Strait of Hormuz</a> would have — indeed, according to the Pentagon, already has — a double lock: that of Tehran, aware that it is its greatest defence against U.S. and Israeli aggression; and that of Washington, for now a strategy as vague as it is potentially destabilising. A bold move that is difficult to put into practice.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-15/donald-trumps-double-blockade-of-hormuz-a-high-stakes-gamble-with-many-limitations.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/the-trump-administration-is-trying-to-force-reddit-to-reveal-the-identity-of-an-online-ice-critic.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:03:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/the-trump-administration-is-trying-to-force-reddit-to-reveal-the-identity-of-an-online-ice-critic.html Patricia Caro The defense lawyer denounces the violation of her client’s freedom of speech, and warns anyone else who expresses criticism of the government could become a target The defense lawyer denounces the violation of her client’s freedom of speech, and warns anyone else who expresses criticism of the government could become a target ICE Reddit Donald Trump Minneapolis Mateusz Slodkowski (LightRocket vía Getty Images) Reddit identity of an online ICE critic Requests to digital platforms for identification purposes are not uncommon. Requests to digital platforms for identification purposes are not uncommon. <p>The Trump administration has been characterized by its persecution and punishment of those who do not support <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-05/the-victims-left-in-kristi-noems-wake-the-damage-is-done-to-me-to-the-americans-who-have-been-murdered-to-the-migrants.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-05/the-victims-left-in-kristi-noems-wake-the-damage-is-done-to-me-to-the-americans-who-have-been-murdered-to-the-migrants.html">its anti-immigration campaign</a>. In this context, the government is demanding that the social media platform Reddit provide the data of one of its users who posted messages critical of the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/the-trump-administration-is-trying-to-force-reddit-to-reveal-the-identity-of-an-online-ice-critic.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/artemis-3-and-beyond-to-set-foot-on-the-moon-nasa-needs-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-but-their-spacecraft-arent-ready.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:08 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/artemis-3-and-beyond-to-set-foot-on-the-moon-nasa-needs-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-but-their-spacecraft-arent-ready.html Francisco Doménech The US space agency is already assembling an SLS rocket and an Orion capsule to launch the next mission in 2027. The lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin are prototypes that are years behind schedule The US space agency is already assembling an SLS rocket and an Orion capsule to launch the next mission in 2027. The lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin are prototypes that are years behind schedule NASA Elon Musk Jeff Bezos Space X Blue Origin China Blue Origin Artemis 3 and beyond Artist’s impression of the Blue Moon Mark 2, the lunar lander being developed by Blue Origin, originally intended for the Artemis 5 mission, which NASA has just brought forward from 2030 to 2028. Artist’s impression of the Blue Moon Mark 2, the lunar lander being developed by Blue Origin, originally intended for the Artemis 5 mission, which NASA has just brought forward from 2030 to 2028. <p>Following the complete success of the Artemis 2 lunar test flight, NASA has been quick to declare that it was just a first step toward a lunar landing far more ambitious than that of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-24/british-filmmaker-and-author-stephen-walker-if-hitler-had-won-the-war-von-braun-would-have-taken-the-nazis-to-the-moon.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-24/british-filmmaker-and-author-stephen-walker-if-hitler-had-won-the-war-von-braun-would-have-taken-the-nazis-to-the-moon.html">Apollo 11 in 1969</a>: “This time we’re coming back to stay,” was the motto at mission control in Houston, as soon as the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-01/four-astronauts-make-history-these-are-the-protagonists-of-humanitys-return-to-the-moon.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-01/four-astronauts-make-history-these-are-the-protagonists-of-humanitys-return-to-the-moon.html">four astronauts</a>, who broke records and changed the tough-guy image of space cowboys, splashed down safely. This Monday, Jared Isaacman, the head of the U.S. space agency, announced that preparations for the 2027 launch of the Artemis 3 mission have already begun at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/artemis-3-and-beyond-to-set-foot-on-the-moon-nasa-needs-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-but-their-spacecraft-arent-ready.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-15/spains-mass-legalization-of-migrants-puts-government-services-to-the-test.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:03:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-15/spains-mass-legalization-of-migrants-puts-government-services-to-the-test.html Carmen Morán Breña Lawyers and rights advocates praise the move but complain about a lack of specific information regarding eligibility criteria, as they race to prepare for a caseload that could reach 750,000 applications Lawyers and rights advocates praise the move but complain about a lack of specific information regarding eligibility criteria, as they race to prepare for a caseload that could reach 750,000 applications Madrid Pedro Sánchez PSOE Elma Saiz Víctor Sainz (EL PAÍS) Migrantes Migrants in line to request a certificate in Madrid. Migrants in line to request a certificate in Madrid. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/J7FQ6WYMPREX3OHTAVXOBWB4CY.jpg?auth=e65965777b00d642426f648cb2140eb3bd27a02b4b245bbd2919ade72803040a" width="4741" height="3161" alt="Migrants in line to request a certificate in Madrid."></img><p>In Spain, private lawyers and organizations that work with migrants are concerned about the lack of specific information regarding the documents that foreigners residing illegally in the country will need in order to apply for the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-14/spain-approves-granting-legal-status-to-around-500000-undocumented-migrants.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-14/spain-approves-granting-legal-status-to-around-500000-undocumented-migrants.html">regularization program announced by the government</a>. Migrant advocates are also warning about a lack of information regarding the government offices where these documents should be submitted, and the collaborating organizations available in each province. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-04-15/spains-mass-legalization-of-migrants-puts-government-services-to-the-test.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UEWTMPQG3VGANIVYRRZNWXU2RI.jpg?auth=d005cf6b77b44935bca491afebaab455346893d4be49d17cf3cb3c5958600b34" width="6161" height="3466" alt="Lines outside the Moroccan consulate in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QIZZL3XUQBHX5CJ4C2S6BM6P3I.jpg?auth=74a46c1d87591d49f6db1295a1b9090303d1c80c2f8ba0e535b55c4f1c96f813" width="5000" height="3186" alt="Lines of migrants outside the Colombian consulate in Barcelona."></img> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/tax-day-2026-what-to-do-if-you-dont-file-your-return-on-time-and-how-to-avoid-last-minute-penalties.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:05:24 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/tax-day-2026-what-to-do-if-you-dont-file-your-return-on-time-and-how-to-avoid-last-minute-penalties.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez The deadline for filing taxes in the United States is April 15, with millions of taxpayers still needing to submit their returns or sort out their tax issues The deadline for filing taxes in the United States is April 15, with millions of taxpayers still needing to submit their returns or sort out their tax issues América IRS Thanasis (Getty Images) US Currency with calculator and Tax Form U.S. dollars in a file image. U.S. dollars in a file image. <p>With the April 15 deadline — known as Tax Day — upon us, millions of taxpayers in the United States are reaching the end of the tax year without having filed their returns yet. Although more than 88 million forms had already been submitted weeks earlier, a large number of people continue to file at the last minute, running the risk of making mistakes or facing penalties.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/tax-day-2026-what-to-do-if-you-dont-file-your-return-on-time-and-how-to-avoid-last-minute-penalties.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/trumps-border-wall-on-the-rio-grande-threatens-the-water-supply-of-millions-its-not-a-question-of-if-but-when.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:46:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/trumps-border-wall-on-the-rio-grande-threatens-the-water-supply-of-millions-its-not-a-question-of-if-but-when.html Jesús Jank Curbelo Dozens of Texans are fighting against the ‘Operation River Wall’ project, while scientists warn of its potential social and environmental damage Dozens of Texans are fighting against the ‘Operation River Wall’ project, while scientists warn of its potential social and environmental damage Donald Trump Rio Grande México Texas Claudia Sheinbaum Brenda Bazan (Bloomberg) Trump’s border wall on the Rio Grande View of the border wall on the Rio Grande, Texas, in November 2025. View of the border wall on the Rio Grande, Texas, in November 2025. <p>“I’m sorry, I’m dealing with the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-03/blasting-begins-for-border-wall-on-cherished-new-mexico-mountain.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-03/blasting-begins-for-border-wall-on-cherished-new-mexico-mountain.html">border wall surveyors</a> and can’t get back to you until later. I have to make sure they don’t trespass on my property.” That was Elsa Hull’s response early Sunday morning to EL PAÍS’ interview request. Hull owns three acres of land in San Ygnacio, Zapata County, in South Texas. She has lived in the area, near the Rio Grande, or Rio Bravo as it’s known in Latin America, for more than 25 years. There she raised her family and built a bird sanctuary. However, the Trump Administration intends to build a steel wall “along the riverbank next to my property, with the surveillance zone extending into my front yard and possibly even my house.” Dozens of people in Texas are fighting this situation caused by the Operation River Wall project, which also plans to install around 500 miles of floating buoys in the riverbed.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-15/trumps-border-wall-on-the-rio-grande-threatens-the-water-supply-of-millions-its-not-a-question-of-if-but-when.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/mexicos-sheinbaum-shifts-away-from-the-inherited-confrontation-with-spain-over-colonial-era-abuses.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:26:42 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/mexicos-sheinbaum-shifts-away-from-the-inherited-confrontation-with-spain-over-colonial-era-abuses.html Elena San José The Mexican president is downplaying the demand for an apology from the Spanish monarchy, and instead focusing on promoting indigenous culture in a global context that requires prioritizing ties with other progressive governments The Mexican president is downplaying the demand for an apology from the Spanish monarchy, and instead focusing on promoting indigenous culture in a global context that requires prioritizing ties with other progressive governments México Claudia Sheinbaum Madrid Andrés Manuel López Obrador Felipe VI Mario Jasso (Cuartoscuro) Sheinbaum Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City, on September 7, 2023. Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City, on September 7, 2023. <p>Some of the legacies of former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador are weighing heavily on her successor, and Claudia Sheinbaum has begun to shed some of them. The strained relationship with Spain, with whom Mexico shares strong historical and present-day ties, was one of them. Sheinbaum has gradually shifted toward a conciliatory stance, at the same pace that the European country has abandoned its stubborn refusal to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/symbolic-gesture-by-the-king-of-spain-accelerates-a-thaw-in-relations-with-mexico.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-18/symbolic-gesture-by-the-king-of-spain-accelerates-a-thaw-in-relations-with-mexico.html">acknowledge any atrocities</a> during the Conquest of the Americas, at the origin of the bilateral tension. The two countries are now experiencing their closest moment in seven years. Sheinbaum has acknowledged the steps taken by Spanish authorities and she has reciprocated: at least for now, the calls for the Spanish monarchy to assume any responsibility for that historical period have ceased. The strategy now is more educational. “It is important that we continue sending many exhibitions, that Mexican anthropologists go to Spain to explain what the great civilizations were like, and that people hear about the arrival of the Spanish,” she said on Monday. Culture restored broken ties, and culture will be the way to deepen understanding.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/mexicos-sheinbaum-shifts-away-from-the-inherited-confrontation-with-spain-over-colonial-era-abuses.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/amud-7-the-neanderthal-baby-who-shows-they-developed-faster-than-modern-humans.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:52:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/amud-7-the-neanderthal-baby-who-shows-they-developed-faster-than-modern-humans.html Miguel Ángel Criado The bones of the infant indicate that the two species had different growth rates in their early years of life The bones of the infant indicate that the two species had different growth rates in their early years of life Homo sapiens Atapuerca Cortesía del profesor Yoel Rak Amud 7 neandertales Amud 7 was unearthed in a cave near the Sea of Galilee in the 1960s. Now all its secrets are being revealed. Amud 7 was unearthed in a cave near the Sea of Galilee in the 1960s. Now all its secrets are being revealed. <p>Neanderthals and <i>Homo sapiens </i>were more than just sister species. Differing by only a few dozen genes, they had sex and produced offspring repeatedly — a fact that, for some researchers, even calls into question how distinct they truly were. Yet a detailed analysis of the remains of a Neanderthal baby shows that from a very young age, they were already different, at least in their bones. The study, published in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.054" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.054"><i>Current Biology</i></a>, also suggests that <i>Homo neanderthalensis</i> children developed at a faster rate than <i>Homo sapiens</i>. The harsher environmental conditions they faced may explain this crucial difference.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/amud-7-the-neanderthal-baby-who-shows-they-developed-faster-than-modern-humans.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/the-pet-shop-boys-40-years-of-hits-activism-and-risky-decisions.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:07:02 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/the-pet-shop-boys-40-years-of-hits-activism-and-risky-decisions.html Joaquín García Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have been performing for four decades but show no signs of slowing down. Amid the relentless, arena‑sized touring, they still found the time to release a new album — the 15th of their career Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have been performing for four decades but show no signs of slowing down. Amid the relentless, arena‑sized touring, they still found the time to release a new album — the 15th of their career Pet Shop Boys Pop Hedi Slimane Dior JW Anderson Issey Miyake Catherine McGann (Getty Images) Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys — that is, Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant — pose in New York in April 1991. By then, they were already one of the biggest duos in pop. They still are. The Pet Shop Boys — that is, Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant — pose in New York in April 1991. By then, they were already one of the biggest duos in pop. They still are. <p>In 1986, the first album by a British duo called Pet Shop Boys was released. The title, <i>Please</i>, was an inside joke: the two musicians liked the idea that, in order to buy it, fans would have to say the album’s name and sound extremely polite while doing so. “Do you have the new Pet Shop Boys album, <i>Please</i>?” Very English. Very ironic. Forty years later, record shops have practically vanished, but the duo is still going strong — more active than ever and now the most successful duo in British history, and among the most successful in the world. And they’ve never lost that dry sense of humour.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/the-pet-shop-boys-40-years-of-hits-activism-and-risky-decisions.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/how-grace-gummer-meryl-streeps-daughter-is-carving-out-her-own-niche-her-mothers-gift-is-now-also-hers.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:33:48 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/how-grace-gummer-meryl-streeps-daughter-is-carving-out-her-own-niche-her-mothers-gift-is-now-also-hers.html Carlos Megía In an era of nepotism, the actress has built her own career, most recently dazzling audiences with her portrayal of Caroline Kennedy. Approaching her 40th birthday, critics are already touting her as an Emmy favorite In an era of nepotism, the actress has built her own career, most recently dazzling audiences with her portrayal of Caroline Kennedy. Approaching her 40th birthday, critics are already touting her as an Emmy favorite Meryl Streep Hollywood Caroline Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 2026, FX / Disney+ (EL PAÍS) Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep’s daughter Grace Gummer in 'Love story', where she plays Caroline Kennedy. Grace Gummer in 'Love story', where she plays Caroline Kennedy. <p>“How have you managed to be so normal?” This is the question that, according to her, Grace Gummer is asked most often. “And I don’t really know what it means or how to answer, except that I was raised well… I was raised by good people who did the best they could.” In an industry <a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-05-16/firefighters-chefs-and-psychiatrists-the-nepo-babies-who-refused-to-be-famous.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/people/2025-05-16/firefighters-chefs-and-psychiatrists-the-nepo-babies-who-refused-to-be-famous.html">where “nepo babies”</a> have unabashedly embraced the privileged position their pedigree affords them, Gummer—who will turn 40 in just a few weeks—stands out as a discreet exception to the rule. After 15 years of a solid career, with films like <i>Frances Ha </i>and television series like <i>The Newsroom</i>, and <i>American Horror Story</i>, there are still people who are surprised to find out that this reserved, talented actress is the daughter of Meryl Streep and is married to one of the most influential musicians on the current scene.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/how-grace-gummer-meryl-streeps-daughter-is-carving-out-her-own-niche-her-mothers-gift-is-now-also-hers.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/chess-mates-the-documentary-about-the-world-champion-who-defamed-a-rival-and-wont-apologize.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:06:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/chess-mates-the-documentary-about-the-world-champion-who-defamed-a-rival-and-wont-apologize.html Leontxo García In the Netflix film, Magnus Carlsen does not say sorry for accusing Hans Niemann of cheating without any evidence In the Netflix film, Magnus Carlsen does not say sorry for accusing Hans Niemann of cheating without any evidence Netflix Magnus Carlsen Hans Niemann Ciutadella Elon Musk Trailer for 'Untold: Chess Mates' Magnus Carlsen in a scene from 'Untold: Chess Mates.' Magnus Carlsen in a scene from 'Untold: Chess Mates.' <p>Hans Niemann, a 22-year-old American, has enormous talent for chess; but his volatile and arrogant temperament rubs almost everyone up the wrong way. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2024-02-16/the-carlsen-led-chess-revolution-will-have-its-own-circuit-on-four-continents.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2024-02-16/the-carlsen-led-chess-revolution-will-have-its-own-circuit-on-four-continents.html">Magnus Carlsen</a>, a 35-year-old Norwegian, is one of the best chess players in history; generally even-tempered, but sometimes he explodes and borders on arrogance himself. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-05/niemann-case-chesscom-publishes-report-accusing-us-grandmaster-of-cheating-in-over-100-online-games.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-05/niemann-case-chesscom-publishes-report-accusing-us-grandmaster-of-cheating-in-over-100-online-games.html">Niemann beat Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup</a> in St. Louis in September 2022. The Scandinavian accused his rival of cheating, without any proof, and <a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2022-10-21/chess-teen-sensation-niemann-sues-for-100-million-after-being-accused-of-cheating.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2022-10-21/chess-teen-sensation-niemann-sues-for-100-million-after-being-accused-of-cheating.html">Niemann sued him for $100 million</a>; they reached an out-of-court settlement. The documentary <i>Untold: Chess Mates</i> recounts the huge scandal — even Elon Musk got involved — without a single word of apology from Carlsen.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/chess-mates-the-documentary-about-the-world-champion-who-defamed-a-rival-and-wont-apologize.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/CFSRAIPFK5CZPIERZQG5UVYGRU.jpg?auth=0a3f34003f2717d54accdf0006d394e76d7fa8cb0930491acb8bd752e0038fe5" width="3840" height="1600" alt="Hans Niemann in a still from 'Chess Mates.'"></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/K3VMZQF4PVCULCI5BKOR7BX2AU.jpg?auth=14f3e6f47949cc5e6957f507d980a7580510be14778b65696d11ee67cb1f5050" width="3840" height="1600" alt="Magnus Carlsen (center), in a still from 'Chess Mates.'"></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/5VATHCLFHZBYVGCHROEID3BW2E.jpg?auth=b6c07faf87e681d23f34d01ca108f4d5ff2f645ebe3f62ac9c252fe7bbe26dc8" width="1968" height="2160" alt="Hans Niemann, in a portrait featured in 'Chess Mates.'"></img> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/how-arwen-became-queen-of-the-naked-mole-rats-the-peaceful-succession-of-the-animal-kingdoms-most-extraordinary-species.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:01:08 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/how-arwen-became-queen-of-the-naked-mole-rats-the-peaceful-succession-of-the-animal-kingdoms-most-extraordinary-species.html Patricia Fernández de Lis A six-year study reveals that the rodent, which does not develop cancer or feel pain, also has a more sophisticated system of governance than previously thought A six-year study reveals that the rodent, which does not develop cancer or feel pain, also has a more sophisticated system of governance than previously thought Science Fauna GlobalP (Getty Images/iStockphoto) rata A naked mole-rat. A naked mole-rat. <p>It is, perhaps, the most extraordinary animal on the face of the Earth. Not only because of its strange and striking appearance<i>:</i> it is wrinkled, pink, almost hairless, with disproportionate teeth protruding from its snout and tiny, almost useless eyes. But it is extraordinary, above all, because of what it hides beneath that wrinkled skin. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-15/how-arwen-became-queen-of-the-naked-mole-rats-the-peaceful-succession-of-the-animal-kingdoms-most-extraordinary-species.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/how-could-it-have-happened-the-fundamental-question-about-nazism-that-continues-to-haunt-germany.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:37:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/how-could-it-have-happened-the-fundamental-question-about-nazism-that-continues-to-haunt-germany.html Marc Bassets Veteran historians such as Winkler, Aly, and Longerich address in their new books ‘the question of all questions, about the avoidability of the National Socialist dictatorship’ Veteran historians such as Winkler, Aly, and Longerich address in their new books ‘the question of all questions, about the avoidability of the National Socialist dictatorship’ Berlin Adolf Hitler Heinrich Himmler Joseph Goebbels Albert Speer Thomas Mann Bertolt Brecht brandstaetter images (Getty Images) Germany Jewish civilians during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in German-occupied Poland from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Jewish civilians during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in German-occupied Poland from April 19 to May 16, 1943. <p>How could it have happened? That is the question. German historians, like Captain Ahab with the white whale, continue to obsessively pursue it. More than <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-23/the-world-is-experiencing-a-new-era-of-impunity-80-years-after-the-nuremberg-trials.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-23/the-world-is-experiencing-a-new-era-of-impunity-80-years-after-the-nuremberg-trials.html">80 years after the end of Nazism</a>, they still haven’t found a definitive or complete answer.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-15/how-could-it-have-happened-the-fundamental-question-about-nazism-that-continues-to-haunt-germany.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-04-15/only-13-of-emails-are-written-by-people-and-more-than-half-end-up-in-the-spam-folder-this-isnt-a-technical-detail-its-a-structural-change.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:44:48 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-04-15/only-13-of-emails-are-written-by-people-and-more-than-half-end-up-in-the-spam-folder-this-isnt-a-technical-detail-its-a-structural-change.html Manu González Pascual An analysis of one billion emails reveals that they are a tool completely dominated by automated systems An analysis of one billion emails reveals that they are a tool completely dominated by automated systems Internet NurPhoto (NurPhoto via Getty Images) Emails written by people A phone's email app shows 855 unread emails. A phone's email app shows 855 unread emails. <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) could be the final nail in the coffin for email, a form of communication that is increasingly less used, especially among young people, who see it as a relic of the past. Many users receive a daily deluge of emails that don’t interest them in the slightest. An <a href="https://www.hostinger.com/blog/email-data-analysis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="https://www.hostinger.com/blog/email-data-analysis">analysis by Hostinger</a>, one of the world’s leading web hosting and domain providers, reveals one of the reasons for the irrelevance of most of the electronic communications we receive: 87% of global email traffic is generated by automated systems, meaning it’s not written by people. Another striking finding from their report is that only 44% of emails passed the recipients’ security checks (anti-spam and antivirus) and made it to their inbox.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-04-15/only-13-of-emails-are-written-by-people-and-more-than-half-end-up-in-the-spam-folder-this-isnt-a-technical-detail-its-a-structural-change.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-14/berberine-benefits-and-myths-of-the-so-called-natural-ozempic.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:28:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-14/berberine-benefits-and-myths-of-the-so-called-natural-ozempic.html Pablo Linde Supplements based on this alkaloid have shown some benefits, but they are not comparable to GLP-1-based drugs Supplements based on this alkaloid have shown some benefits, but they are not comparable to GLP-1-based drugs Ozempic Diabetes Gaston Ernesto Gonzalez Avila (Getty Images) Berberina Berberine capsules. Berberine capsules. <p>What if there were a “natural Ozempic”? A substance with all the proven benefits of GLP-1-based drugs, but without their contraindications. It would be a panacea — one that some brands and social media influencers are trying to attribute to a supplement called berberine. They’re capitalizing on the fact that this supplement has shown some metabolic benefits, but it’s not Ozempic, it doesn’t work like Ozempic, and it doesn’t serve the same purpose.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-14/berberine-benefits-and-myths-of-the-so-called-natural-ozempic.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-04-12/elizabeth-kolbert-journalist-its-possible-ai-will-allow-us-to-communicate-with-whales-and-the-first-thing-i-would-like-to-say-is-that-im-sorry.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-04-12/elizabeth-kolbert-journalist-its-possible-ai-will-allow-us-to-communicate-with-whales-and-the-first-thing-i-would-like-to-say-is-that-im-sorry.html Clemente Álvarez Andrés The 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winner describes US course reversal on climate change as ‘tragic’ The 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winner describes US course reversal on climate change as ‘tragic’ The New Yorker Donald Trump Editorial Debate (John Kleiner) Elizabeth Kolbert, in a photo provided by her publisher. Elizabeth Kolbert, in a photo provided by her publisher. <p>How artificial intelligence is being used to learn how to talk to whales, and why New Zealand — a country with 4,000 environmental groups — is full of nature lovers dedicated to exterminating animals are two of the impactful stories in the latest book by U.S. journalist Elizabeth Kolbert (New York, 64 years old), <i>Life on a Little-Known Planet </i>(Crown, 2025). The winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for her book <i>The Sixth Extinction</i> shows, via the compilation of her pieces originally published by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-07-07/david-remnick-editor-of-the-new-yorker-is-the-gigantic-tidal-wave-of-crap-we-see-online-the-alternative-to-traditional-media-i-dont-think-so.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-07-07/david-remnick-editor-of-the-new-yorker-is-the-gigantic-tidal-wave-of-crap-we-see-online-the-alternative-to-traditional-media-i-dont-think-so.html"><i>The New Yorker</i></a>, the extreme complexity and paradox of everything to do with life on Earth. “You can kill animals and love animals, I think that’s entirely possible,” the writer says, via video call.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-04-12/elizabeth-kolbert-journalist-its-possible-ai-will-allow-us-to-communicate-with-whales-and-the-first-thing-i-would-like-to-say-is-that-im-sorry.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-13/from-the-oslo-to-the-berlin-patient-lessons-learned-from-10-people-cured-of-hiv.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:10:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-13/from-the-oslo-to-the-berlin-patient-lessons-learned-from-10-people-cured-of-hiv.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns A study confirms a new case of long‑term remission following a stem cell transplant from a donor with a unique genetic mutation A study confirms a new case of long‑term remission following a stem cell transplant from a donor with a unique genetic mutation Cáncer Nature IRSICAIXA (EL PAÍS) irsicaixa Javier Martínez-Picado and María Salgado, researchers at IrsiCaixa and co-authors of the publication that describes a new case of HIV remission after a stem cell transplant. Javier Martínez-Picado and María Salgado, researchers at IrsiCaixa and co-authors of the publication that describes a new case of HIV remission after a stem cell transplant. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/45RFALJMMFEBJLOVTFEKIYOCPQ.jpg?auth=99c2b271de5c91a52c212c9d9fee72af479b7d05f2f5ac25c4bc1955f71c13c4" width="1895" height="1421" alt="Javier Martínez-Picado and María Salgado, researchers at IrsiCaixa and co-authors of the publication that describes a new case of HIV remission after a stem cell transplant."></img><p>Timothy Brown will forever hold a prominent place in the history of medicine. Better known as the Berlin patient, this man marked an unprecedented milestone in 2009 by becoming the first person with HIV to be free of the virus after receiving a very particular stem cell transplant. Doctors, cautious at the time, spoke of remission. But, for all intents and purposes, he was cured. There was no trace of the virus in his body, and there never was again: Brown died in 2020, but from a relapse of the cancer he had suffered from. His emblematic case demonstrated that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-02-08/the-long-and-winding-road-toward-an-hiv-vaccine.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-02-08/the-long-and-winding-road-toward-an-hiv-vaccine.html">eradicating the AIDS virus</a> was possible and paved the way for a therapeutic strategy that, although difficult to scale to the entire HIV-positive population, now includes 10 cases in remission: 10 people considered cured.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-13/from-the-oslo-to-the-berlin-patient-lessons-learned-from-10-people-cured-of-hiv.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-13/theres-a-banker-in-europe-who-wants-to-do-it-all.html Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:45:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-13/theres-a-banker-in-europe-who-wants-to-do-it-all.html Amanda Mars ,Daniel Toledo Monsonís UniCredit’s takeover bid for Commerzbank encapsulates the major dilemmas of the European project: from the quest for megabanks to the persistence of soverignty concerns UniCredit’s takeover bid for Commerzbank encapsulates the major dilemmas of the European project: from the quest for megabanks to the persistence of soverignty concerns Andrea Orcel Commerzbank BBVA Santander Investment Remo Casilli (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel is seen in Rome Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel, pictured last May in Rome. Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel, pictured last May in Rome. <p>There’s a banker who’s taking the world by storm, dreaming of pan-European giants, throwing down the gauntlet to governments, and wanting to defy the unspoken rule that hostile takeovers are doomed from the start. His name is Andrea Orcel, he is the CEO of the Italian bank UniCredit, and on March 16 — with economic uncertainty running high due to the escalating Iran war — he launched an unsolicited €35 billion ($40 billion) takeover bid for Germany’s Commerzbank, a target he has had squarely in his sights for at least a year and a half. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-13/theres-a-banker-in-europe-who-wants-to-do-it-all.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-12/canoeing-in-antarctica-or-watching-an-nba-game-with-rihanna-how-the-ultra-rich-differ-from-millionaires.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-12/canoeing-in-antarctica-or-watching-an-nba-game-with-rihanna-how-the-ultra-rich-differ-from-millionaires.html Daniel Soufi The wealthiest people on the planet prioritize unique experiences over the purchase of luxury goods The wealthiest people on the planet prioritize unique experiences over the purchase of luxury goods Rihanna Knight Frank Mckinsey Idealista.com Influencers National Geographic Nick Dale (Design Pics Editorial / Universal Images Group / Getty Images) (EL PAÍS) A man canoeing in Antarctica. A man canoeing in Antarctica. <p>A few months ago, Gonzalo Gimeno, CEO of a bespoke travel agency called Elefant Travel, received a call from a well-known businessman. We don’t know his name, but we do know the details of the request: <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-02-09/traveling-the-world-a-luxury-that-has-surprisingly-little-to-do-with-money.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-02-09/traveling-the-world-a-luxury-that-has-surprisingly-little-to-do-with-money.html">to plan a route to travel around the world</a> in five years, traveling one month a year. All the stops had to be based on the curriculum his children were studying at school. After even contacting an educator, Gimeno fulfilled the request. The budget was $1.2 million per month, not including flights, since the client had his own plane. “In the end, something surreal happened,” the travel agent recounts. “The businessman is afraid of flying. So they never went.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-12/canoeing-in-antarctica-or-watching-an-nba-game-with-rihanna-how-the-ultra-rich-differ-from-millionaires.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/chevron-consolidates-its-position-as-venezuelas-largest-private-oil-producer.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:30:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/chevron-consolidates-its-position-as-venezuelas-largest-private-oil-producer.html Patricia Clarembaux The signing of two agreements with the Chavista regime allows the oil company to expand its operations in the Orinoco Belt, which holds more than 80% of the country’s reserves The signing of two agreements with the Chavista regime allows the oil company to expand its operations in the Orinoco Belt, which holds more than 80% of the country’s reserves Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez Pdvsa María Corina Machado Chevron Donald Trump Jae C. Hong (AP) APTOPIX US Energy Crisis Chevron gas station in Los Angeles. Chevron gas station in Los Angeles. <p>With its leadership still unrivaled, oil giant Chevron on Monday signed two key agreements with the Venezuelan government led by Delcy Rodríguez that will allow it to restructure its assets in Venezuela and focus on expanding its extra‑heavy crude operations in a strategic area of the Orinoco Oil Belt.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/chevron-consolidates-its-position-as-venezuelas-largest-private-oil-producer.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-13/frida-kahlos-work-in-the-hands-of-a-spanish-bank-the-controversy-shaking-mexicos-art-world.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:35:34 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-13/frida-kahlos-work-in-the-hands-of-a-spanish-bank-the-controversy-shaking-mexicos-art-world.html Elena San José Unanswered questions surrounding the Gelman collection have fueled growing concern, driving calls for stronger protection of the country’s cultural heritage Unanswered questions surrounding the Gelman collection have fueled growing concern, driving calls for stronger protection of the country’s cultural heritage México Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera Santander Investment Claudia Sheinbaum Museo de Arte Moderno de México MEXICO-COLECCION GELMAN View of the exhibition 'Modern Stories. Emblematic Works from the Gelman Santander Collection', currently at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City. View of the exhibition 'Modern Stories. Emblematic Works from the Gelman Santander Collection', currently at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City. <p>The tragedy can be summed up in a few figures: there are 150 Frida Kahlo paintings in the world, and only four of them are part of Mexico’s public heritage. There are seven in total within the country, if privately owned works are included. That imbalance — in a body of work that is already tiny — partly explains the outrage of Mexico’s art community, which is observing with a mixture of astonishment, doubt, and anger as the elusive Gelman collection — which includes at least 18 Kahlo works — is slated to be moved to Spain.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-13/frida-kahlos-work-in-the-hands-of-a-spanish-bank-the-controversy-shaking-mexicos-art-world.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/angel-ortiz-the-restless-mariachi-who-innovates-in-the-genre-with-anime-and-video-games.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/angel-ortiz-the-restless-mariachi-who-innovates-in-the-genre-with-anime-and-video-games.html Rodrigo Soriano The musician from the State of Mexico is experimenting on social media by adapting TV series themes to traditional Mexican music. He now juggles his work in three bands with a combined following of tens of thousands The musician from the State of Mexico is experimenting on social media by adapting TV series themes to traditional Mexican music. He now juggles his work in three bands with a combined following of tens of thousands México TikTok Facebook Instagram Adele Mariachi CEDIDA (EL PAÍS) Ángel Ortiz, in a provided image. Ángel Ortiz, in a provided image. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/22JWVX7OHVH2HPJH77W6ISU5VE.JPG?auth=bd1a8626ef9e1ff9ec815fdd79f40f88189e2675bf553affa0004949b561e8db" width="3072" height="2048" alt="Ángel Ortiz, in a provided image."></img><p>Ángel Ortiz remembers sitting down at his computer to record when he was about 15 years old. “With the little I knew, I made recordings. I intended to share them […] I’m talking about 20 years ago; social media wasn’t so common in Mexico,” he says on the other side of the screen. Those early attempts led him to share banda and English-language versions of songs on his social media, a drive that has led him to expand the — sometimes immovable — boundaries of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-13/a-new-chapter-in-the-latin-boom-mexican-music-takes-over-from-reggaeton.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-13/a-new-chapter-in-the-latin-boom-mexican-music-takes-over-from-reggaeton.html">mariachi genre</a>. Memories of the arcade machines he played as a child inspired him to adapt the sounds of video games and anime to mariachi, an experiment that has been very well received online years later. Ortiz (State of Mexico, 35 years old) already has more than 300,000 followers on TikTok, 100,000 on Facebook, and 50,000 on Instagram.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/angel-ortiz-the-restless-mariachi-who-innovates-in-the-genre-with-anime-and-video-games.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/concha-cardenoso-hamnet-translator-it-took-me-many-years-to-find-out-what-its-like-to-make-money-from-a-bestseller.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/concha-cardenoso-hamnet-translator-it-took-me-many-years-to-find-out-what-its-like-to-make-money-from-a-bestseller.html Belén Remacha The woman behind the Spanish-language adaptations of Maggie O’Farrell is currently working on the Irish author’s next book The woman behind the Spanish-language adaptations of Maggie O’Farrell is currently working on the Irish author’s next book Hamlet William Shakespeare Chloé Zhao Dublín George Steiner Miguel de Cervantes GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS) Concha Cardeñoso Concha Cardeñoso, translator into Spanish of the books by Irish writer Maggie O'Farrell, in her apartment in Barcelona. Concha Cardeñoso, translator into Spanish of the books by Irish writer Maggie O'Farrell, in her apartment in Barcelona. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FXGEVZYTBRBZHOG4JGYMZPMULU.jpg?auth=843f304f7ba5232f8402dc51ac0fadfd03d37f91494bb6e59f29a1447ae5983f" width="4500" height="3001" alt="Concha Cardeñoso, translator into Spanish of the books by Irish writer Maggie O'Farrell, in her apartment in Barcelona."></img><p>It’s been more than five years since Concha Cardeñoso Sáenz de Miera, 69, first read the original version of <i>Hamnet</i> by Irish author Maggie O’Farrell. At the time, she wasn’t able to say if it would be a hit or not. Nor was she able to stop the tears that streamed down her face when she got to the ending of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-11-18/is-there-a-european-literature.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-11-18/is-there-a-european-literature.html">the historical fiction</a> based on the life of Agnes Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife, which Cardeñoso found “so well-rounded and balanced.” She understands the unpredictability of the literary market. Cardeñoso, a native of Spain, is a translator, primarily of English texts into Spanish, and she has racked up some 300 books over a 30-year career. She has handled remarkable, moving works with prior acclaim in the English-speaking world. She has also seen how many them subsequently went unnoticed. But we already know this was not the case with <i>Hamnet</i>; it has become her biggest seller, with 225,000 copies sold in Spain and Latin America, according to numbers provided by its publisher, Libros del Asteroide. Her second-biggest hit might be <i>El retrato de la casada</i>, the Spanish translation of <i>The Marriage Portrait, </i>from the same author and publishing house, which saw some 100,000 sales.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/concha-cardenoso-hamnet-translator-it-took-me-many-years-to-find-out-what-its-like-to-make-money-from-a-bestseller.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JWPKOJZ6ZRAIVGJYEZAE4JBFQA.jpg?auth=d659b5fdcc74e381d1b6c50063e11fbfd8fb0341ff8a400805d1f484e7aeaf68" width="4500" height="3001" alt="Concha Cardeñoso, translator."></img> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-13/marcel-duchamp-the-creator-who-made-art-without-his-hands.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:39:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-13/marcel-duchamp-the-creator-who-made-art-without-his-hands.html María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo Cobo New York’s MoMA is offering the largest retrospective of the French-American artist in the US since 1973, with 300 works ranging from Impressionism to Post-Industrial Art New York’s MoMA is offering the largest retrospective of the French-American artist in the US since 1973, with 300 works ranging from Impressionism to Post-Industrial Art MoMA Marcel Duchamp Pablo Picasso Paul Cézanne Claude Monet Henri Matisse París Angel Colmenares (EFE) Marcel Duchamp A visitor photographs Duchamp's 1919 reproduction of the Mona Lisa with a mustache and goatee A visitor photographs Duchamp's 1919 reproduction of the Mona Lisa with a mustache and goatee <p>A century before a banana duct-taped to a wall blew up the very definition of art, Marcel Duchamp’s <i>Fountain</i>, an upside-down, prefabricated porcelain urinal mounted on a pedestal and signed with a pseudonym in 1917, was already making history as a seminal work of the avant-garde and, by extension, as an example of the renewal, or reinvention, of art. Duchamp went down in history for this creation, and for painting a mustache and goatee on <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-10-11/the-mystery-of-the-mona-lisa-is-not-in-her-smile-but-in-the-ingredients-da-vinci-used-to-paint-her.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-10-11/the-mystery-of-the-mona-lisa-is-not-in-her-smile-but-in-the-ingredients-da-vinci-used-to-paint-her.html">an image of the Mona Lisa</a>, but over more than six decades of his career, he explored every style and rode the wave of those that followed, from Impressionism to Dadaism and Calder-like installations. His work is a perfect chronology of 20th-century art, but so too is the lively biography of its creator.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-13/marcel-duchamp-the-creator-who-made-art-without-his-hands.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-14/noah-jupes-life-in-verse-george-clooneys-protege-the-hamlet-of-hamnet-and-the-new-romeo-of-the-west-end.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:39:42 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-14/noah-jupes-life-in-verse-george-clooneys-protege-the-hamlet-of-hamnet-and-the-new-romeo-of-the-west-end.html Nerea Basterra The British actor, who has been playing the ‘son of’ in numerous productions since childhood, returned after the pandemic ready to work with his brother on Chloé Zhao’s film. He is currently performing another Shakespearean role on stage, alongside Sadie Sink The British actor, who has been playing the ‘son of’ in numerous productions since childhood, returned after the pandemic ready to work with his brother on Chloé Zhao’s film. He is currently performing another Shakespearean role on stage, alongside Sadie Sink Chloé Zhao Jessie Buckley William Shakespeare Zendaya Tom Holland Paul Mescal Roald Dahl John Le Carre George Clooney Scott Garfitt (BAFTA via Getty Images) Noah Jupe Noah Jupe at the 2026 Bafta Awards on February 22. Noah Jupe at the 2026 Bafta Awards on February 22. <p>Noah Jupe’s (London, 21 years old) performance in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/concha-cardenoso-hamnet-translator-it-took-me-many-years-to-find-out-what-its-like-to-make-money-from-a-bestseller.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-11/concha-cardenoso-hamnet-translator-it-took-me-many-years-to-find-out-what-its-like-to-make-money-from-a-bestseller.html"><i>Hamnet</i></a>, Chloé Zhao’s film based on Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel, may be his shortest role to date, but it’s also the one that has changed everything for the actor. Although the film’s acclaim went to Irish actress <a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-03-09/jessie-buckley-hollywoods-new-breakout-star-from-near-obscurity-to-oscar-frontrunner.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-03-09/jessie-buckley-hollywoods-new-breakout-star-from-near-obscurity-to-oscar-frontrunner.html">Jessie Buckley</a> — who won the Bafta, the Golden Globe, and the Oscar — Jupe, at 19 (his age during filming), didn’t miss the opportunity to unleash his full dramatic potential by playing Prince Hamlet at the end of the film. He’s shown the same enthusiasm for Elizabethan drama on the stage of the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End since March 16, where he’s reciting Shakespeare’s verses in <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>, alongside actress Sadie Sink (<i>Stranger Things</i>) and under the direction of Robert Icke.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-04-14/noah-jupes-life-in-verse-george-clooneys-protege-the-hamlet-of-hamnet-and-the-new-romeo-of-the-west-end.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/marmalade-the-price-to-pay-for-the-brexit-mistake.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:06:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/marmalade-the-price-to-pay-for-the-brexit-mistake.html Rafa De Miguel Regulatory alignment with the EU means a name change for the legendary compote made with Seville oranges Regulatory alignment with the EU means a name change for the legendary compote made with Seville oranges Europe Boris Johnson Keir Starmer BBC Sevilla James Bond Andrew Davies / Alamy Stock Photo (Alamy Stock Photo) Oxford ​​Marmalade, made with Seville oranges. Oxford ​​Marmalade, made with Seville oranges. <p>There are hoaxes or half-truths that can change the course of a country’s history, and others that are simply met with indifference, because it’s not a time for revolutions. When <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-21/boris-johnson-says-partygate-untruths-were-an-honest-mistake.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-21/boris-johnson-says-partygate-untruths-were-an-honest-mistake.html">Boris Johnson</a> was a correspondent in Brussels for<i> The Daily Telegraph</i>, his story about the supposed — and false — effort of EU bureaucrats to ban prawn cocktail-flavored crisps, so popular among the British, became another wave in the Brexit storm. Another affront that had to be avoided.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/marmalade-the-price-to-pay-for-the-brexit-mistake.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-11/modern-cults-are-replacing-leaders-with-life-coaches-they-mimic-the-capitalist-logic-of-influencers.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-11/modern-cults-are-replacing-leaders-with-life-coaches-they-mimic-the-capitalist-logic-of-influencers.html Enrique Alpañés Predatory groups have experienced exponential growth thanks to social media. Experts warn that it is now easier and cheaper than ever to reach a wider audience Predatory groups have experienced exponential growth thanks to social media. Experts warn that it is now easier and cheaper than ever to reach a wider audience Internet Influencers Facebook Instagram Youtube WhatsApp Víctor Sanjuan (EL PAÍS) Llados A young woman watches a YouTube channel on her cellphone. A young woman watches a YouTube channel on her cellphone. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7OBTKDARWJF45LPF5BE7DHREBI.jpg?auth=7bda596a488ab3a4dfdbba9658f0eb755c014717339759dcd152d95c41bab981" width="3594" height="2396" alt="A young woman watches a YouTube channel on her cellphone."></img><p>It all starts in front of a screen, in the most innocent way possible. Accepting a friend request on Facebook. Following an influencer. Signing up for a study skills course about investing in cryptocurrencies. Entering a Roblox minigame. These are all gateways into a labyrinth of psychological manipulation that, in just a matter of months, can end with the innocent internet user trapped in a cult-like community, isolated and ruined. This mental and physical kidnapping occurs — and this is the worst part — voluntarily. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-11/modern-cults-are-replacing-leaders-with-life-coaches-they-mimic-the-capitalist-logic-of-influencers.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-04-11/hot-guys-clean-their-homes-at-least-on-tiktok.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-04-11/hot-guys-clean-their-homes-at-least-on-tiktok.html Álex Serrano A man vacuuming shouldn’t be news in 2026, but when he’s got a gym-honed physique, the algorithm goes wild. Welcome to the new TikTok craze: CleanTok A man vacuuming shouldn’t be news in 2026, but when he’s got a gym-honed physique, the algorithm goes wild. Welcome to the new TikTok craze: CleanTok TikTok Instagram Internet Marie Kondo EPS 2584 INTRO PULSO PUSLSOS Screenshot from Drew Hallgrimson's TikTok account. Screenshot from Drew Hallgrimson's TikTok account. <p>Drew Hallgrimson appears on TikTok cleaning his Vancouver apartment, with 360,800 followers watching his every move. In one of his most popular videos, he cleans until the floor is “clean enough to eat off,” and then proceeds to literally eat off the floor. He has amassed <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.hallgrimson" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.hallgrimson">441,000 followers on Instagram</a>. Comments range from admiration (“Where can I find a man like that?”) to genuine astonishment at the novelty of the spectacle.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-04-11/hot-guys-clean-their-homes-at-least-on-tiktok.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-07/the-art-of-mastering-jealousy-according-to-maggie-gyllenhaal-or-how-to-direct-your-husband-in-sex-scenes.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:41:54 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-07/the-art-of-mastering-jealousy-according-to-maggie-gyllenhaal-or-how-to-direct-your-husband-in-sex-scenes.html Marita Alonso Her 2021 film ‘The Lost Daughter’ features several intimate scenes with her real‑life partner, Peter Sarsgaard — a dynamic she admits was emotionally complex to navigate Her 2021 film ‘The Lost Daughter’ features several intimate scenes with her real‑life partner, Peter Sarsgaard — a dynamic she admits was emotionally complex to navigate Maggie Gyllenhaal Hollywood George Clooney Stephane Cardinale - Corbis (Corbis via Getty Images) Closing Ceremony Red Carpet - The 80th Venice International Film Festival Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband Peter Sarsgaard at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband Peter Sarsgaard at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. <p>Maggie Gyllenhaal recently <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000010749479/maggie-gyllenhaal-on-directing-her-husband-in-sex-scenes.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000010749479/maggie-gyllenhaal-on-directing-her-husband-in-sex-scenes.html">talked to <i>The New York Times</i></a> about how challenging it was for her to direct her husband, Peter Sarsgaard, in the sex scenes of the 2021 film <i>The Lost Daughter</i>. She confessed that she almost didn’t give him the role because she thought dealing with jealousy in her directorial debut would be too hard to deal with. Although she considered other actors, she was ultimately convinced that the part was right for her husband.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-07/the-art-of-mastering-jealousy-according-to-maggie-gyllenhaal-or-how-to-direct-your-husband-in-sex-scenes.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-04-08/the-obamas-diversify-their-multi-million-dollar-media-portfolio-netflix-celebrity-podcasts-and-now-broadway.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:34:30 GMT https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-04-08/the-obamas-diversify-their-multi-million-dollar-media-portfolio-netflix-celebrity-podcasts-and-now-broadway.html María Porcel Estepa Barack and Michelle Obama are producing ‘Proof’ in New York, but they have behind them a powerful machine that has won Oscars and continues to generate enormous amounts of interest (and money) Barack and Michelle Obama are producing ‘Proof’ in New York, but they have behind them a powerful machine that has won Oscars and continues to generate enormous amounts of interest (and money) Barack Obama Michelle Obama Don Cheadle John Madden Anthony Hopkins Gwyneth Paltrow Stevie Wonder Netflix Spotify Jean Catuffe (GC Images/Getty) Barack and Michelle Obama at the US Open in 2023. Barack and Michelle Obama at the US Open in 2023. <p>When you’re in the highest echelons of power, stepping back has its difficulties. Saying goodbye to full access and the best connections requires a certain adjustment. But there are people who know perfectly well how to use what they accumulated in positions of authority, among them the Obamas. Almost 10 years after leaving the White House following two successful and highly publicized terms, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-09/michelle-obama-breaks-silence-on-divorce-rumors-they-had-to-assume-that-my-husband-and-i-are-divorcing-this-couldnt-be-a-grown-woman-just-making-a-set-of-decisions-herself.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-09/michelle-obama-breaks-silence-on-divorce-rumors-they-had-to-assume-that-my-husband-and-i-are-divorcing-this-couldnt-be-a-grown-woman-just-making-a-set-of-decisions-herself.html">Barack and Michelle Obama</a> (64 and 61 years old, respectively) have managed to maintain their popularity and even increase it, while also becoming owners of a powerful media empire that turns everything it touches to gold: deals with video and audio platforms like Netflix, books, podcasts, and now, even theater. Because the Obamas have arrived on Broadway.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-04-08/the-obamas-diversify-their-multi-million-dollar-media-portfolio-netflix-celebrity-podcasts-and-now-broadway.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-04-13/charlies-angels-50-years-on-the-faces-of-female-empowerment-under-attack.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:15:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-04-13/charlies-angels-50-years-on-the-faces-of-female-empowerment-under-attack.html Rafa Rodríguez The event that reunited Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd in Los Angeles has led to a digital judgment, with stark criticism of the actresses’ current appearance The event that reunited Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd in Los Angeles has led to a digital judgment, with stark criticism of the actresses’ current appearance Hollywood Kristen Stewart Meryl Streep Cindy Sherman Julian Hamilton (WireImage) Charlie’s Angels 50 years later From left to right: Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd at the 50th anniversary celebration of Charlie’s Angelsduring the PaleyFest in Hollywood on April 6, 2026. From left to right: Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd at the 50th anniversary celebration of Charlie’s Angelsduring the PaleyFest in Hollywood on April 6, 2026. <p>There was a time when women’s liberation was measured in inches on the small screen; a bra-less sisterhood and extra-strong hairspray. In March 1976, when Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg, producers with a Midas touch, gave wings to their angels in a pilot of almost an hour and a half, it wasn’t just the birth of a TV series, but also a monumental phenomenon with its own chapter in pop history: the unforgettable tune, the fabulous logo, the inspiring aesthetics, the archetypal beauty, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/women-leaders-of-latin-america/2025-01-06/veronique-thouvenot-scientist-womens-empowerment-depends-on-having-good-health.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/women-leaders-of-latin-america/2025-01-06/veronique-thouvenot-scientist-womens-empowerment-depends-on-having-good-health.html">feminist arguments</a> and a mythology that would end up in what we now call the extended universe. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-04-13/charlies-angels-50-years-on-the-faces-of-female-empowerment-under-attack.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-12/amanda-ungaro-from-sharing-soirees-with-the-trumps-to-being-deported-by-ice.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-12/amanda-ungaro-from-sharing-soirees-with-the-trumps-to-being-deported-by-ice.html Naiara Galarraga Gortázar The former Brazilian model and ex-ambassador to the United Nations speaks in an interview about her expulsion from the United States, which she attributes to maneuvers by her former partner, and about a flight on Epstein’s plane The former Brazilian model and ex-ambassador to the United Nations speaks in an interview about her expulsion from the United States, which she attributes to maneuvers by her former partner, and about a flight on Epstein’s plane América Brasil Jeffrey Epstein ICE Donald Trump Melania Trump Leonardo Carrato (EL PAÍS) Amanda Ungaro Amanda Ungaro in Rio de Janeiro on April 7. Amanda Ungaro in Rio de Janeiro on April 7. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7PWWPT556JBF3LJUZKHHALJL3U.jpg?auth=125c3efec5b69bdb3f605984ce7b948064022208ed892eeee9b3821583989a4e" width="4000" height="2667" alt="Amanda Ungaro in Rio de Janeiro on April 7."></img><p>After spending nearly half her life in the United States, 41-year-old Brazilian Amanda Ungaro was deported from the country last October. She endured three hellish months in a detention center until she was expelled, like <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-09/arrests-of-migrants-in-public-spaces-increase-by-over-1100-during-trumps-second-term.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-09/arrests-of-migrants-in-public-spaces-increase-by-over-1100-during-trumps-second-term.html">more than 600,000 immigrants</a> since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 and set out to carry out “the largest deportation in history.” </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-12/amanda-ungaro-from-sharing-soirees-with-the-trumps-to-being-deported-by-ice.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/branded/2026-04-11/european-money-pours-into-palantir-over-100-asset-managers-and-banks-boost-their-investments-in-the-controversial-tech-company.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/branded/2026-04-11/european-money-pours-into-palantir-over-100-asset-managers-and-banks-boost-their-investments-in-the-controversial-tech-company.html Daniele Grasso Investors across the continent have already put more than $27 billion into this leader in military-grade AI that has been accused of numerous human rights violations Investors across the continent have already put more than $27 billion into this leader in military-grade AI that has been accused of numerous human rights violations Palantir Anthropic Claude (Anthropic) Donald Trump Peter Thiel ARND WIEGMANN (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: Logo of Palantir Technologies is seen in Davos Palantir logo in Davos, Switzerland. Palantir logo in Davos, Switzerland. <p>Over the past year, major European banks and asset managers have dramatically increased their investments in Palantir, the controversial U.S. technology company. This is despite the firm’s links to serious human rights violations. The company provides services to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) and to the Israeli army in the Palestinian territories. In 2020, <a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Amnest-International-Palantir-Briefing-Report-092520_Final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Amnest-International-Palantir-Briefing-Report-092520_Final.pdf">Amnesty International denounced</a> the company for failing to comply with international standards, while the consulting firm MSCI gave it a score of two out of 10 for “civil liberties” and “human rights” in a recent benchmark report for institutional investors worldwide. P<a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-04-27/tech-oligarchs-impose-their-prophetic-visions.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2025-04-27/tech-oligarchs-impose-their-prophetic-visions.html">alantir’s founder and chairman, Peter Thiel</a>, openly advocates anti-democratic and anti-EU positions.<b> </b></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/branded/2026-04-11/european-money-pours-into-palantir-over-100-asset-managers-and-banks-boost-their-investments-in-the-controversial-tech-company.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-11/in-spain-forensic-experts-find-no-trace-of-alleged-baby-theft.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-11/in-spain-forensic-experts-find-no-trace-of-alleged-baby-theft.html Manuel Ansede A new study by geneticists who examined the graves of ‘stolen’ newborns dispels the notion of organized trafficking rings between 1950 and 1990. Instead, they point at Francoist centers for single mothers who pressured them into giving babies up for adoption A new study by geneticists who examined the graves of ‘stolen’ newborns dispels the notion of organized trafficking rings between 1950 and 1990. Instead, they point at Francoist centers for single mothers who pressured them into giving babies up for adoption Francisco Franco Madrid Antena 3 Alfonso Cabeza Valle de Cuelgamuros Pepe Olivares (EL PAÍS) bebés robados An exhumation at Alicante cemetery for an investigation into alleged stolen babies, in January 2012. An exhumation at Alicante cemetery for an investigation into alleged stolen babies, in January 2012. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PGIKFLSP55H3DCG6NXMNDLAR3Y.jpg?auth=65a587633a66d72aa8ed7dbd303a6ece84f424d004d0f9d8dbd92cabcc2687ba" width="2850" height="2103" alt="An exhumation at Alicante cemetery for an investigation into alleged stolen babies, in January 2012."></img><p>A team of forensic geneticists who examined the graves of newborns allegedly stolen in Spain during the Franco regime has <a href="https://www.fsigenetics.com/article/S1872-4973(26)00012-8/abstract" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.fsigenetics.com/article/S1872-4973(26)00012-8/abstract">published its findings</a> for the first time in a scientific journal. The five researchers, from the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF), underscored that their data challenges “the widespread narrative of systematic theft” in hospitals and rejects “the conjecture, by now a hoax, about 300,000 cases of stolen babies in Spain.” </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-11/in-spain-forensic-experts-find-no-trace-of-alleged-baby-theft.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QBKDXN2JCNABVLDYDJADXNE5BY.jpg?auth=1930d8e29914b1dc505ec823857f4648b2e6d514a2efbfbe16bb82c775d751ef" width="3960" height="2640" alt="Geneticist Antonio Alonso, former director of the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences, in Madrid, on February 2."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RJYTEQTF6ZEXTOQNI6DHMSMVYQ.jpg?auth=eda62540df7391d18efcbaa12cc5dff40a17f12a2f971fd18a121fe7bb691e8e" width="4170" height="2760" alt="Lawyer Enrique Vila (right), with Antonio Barroso, co-founder of the National Association of Victims of Irregular Adoptions, in January 2011."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TPDRYIFV2FGHVFMZB5KD2NQCQ4.jpg?auth=d16a664dfa1634fe6ea9cca2fa653348c392f0b297b55701fe79fd0d24ef5bb9" width="3267" height="2178" alt="An exhumation at Alicante cemetery for an investigation into alleged stolen babies, in January 2012."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GOWFAE2CSVEO7JKX3WXRCHFYME.jpg?auth=3f1d28b947dbdd96191e6078a07cc800745aea9e235e5f06c4bf639935551ded" width="4500" height="2812" alt="Geneticist Manuel Crespillo, at the headquarters of the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences in Barcelona, ​​on February 2."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/xi-jinping-places-spain-on-the-right-side-of-history-and-urges-working-together-against-the-law-of-the-jungle.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:27:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/xi-jinping-places-spain-on-the-right-side-of-history-and-urges-working-together-against-the-law-of-the-jungle.html Inmaculada Carretero Castaño The Chinese and Spanish leaders made a show of unity in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they met Tuesday to reinforce economic and diplomatic ties at a time of heightened tension with the US The Chinese and Spanish leaders made a show of unity in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they met Tuesday to reinforce economic and diplomatic ties at a time of heightened tension with the US China Xi Jinping Pedro Sánchez Madrid Donald Trump Haruna Furuhashi / POOL (EFE) Xi Jinping Spain Xi and Sánchez, along with their teams, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing this Tuesday. Xi and Sánchez, along with their teams, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing this Tuesday. <p>In Beijing, at the Great Hall of the People — the venue reserved for major political events in the Chinese capital — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday heard the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, praise Spain’s role in today’s turbulent international order and suggest that both countries should work together <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-united-states-needs-europe-and-nato-despite-trumps-onslaught.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-united-states-needs-europe-and-nato-despite-trumps-onslaught.html">to help safeguard multilateralism</a>. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/xi-jinping-places-spain-on-the-right-side-of-history-and-urges-working-together-against-the-law-of-the-jungle.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2021-11-15/el-pais-offers-free-spanish-lessons-with-gymglish.html Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:10:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2021-11-15/el-pais-offers-free-spanish-lessons-with-gymglish.html EL PAÍS Readers who sign up will receive a 15-day free trial of the online classes, which are adapted to a student’s specific needs Readers who sign up will receive a 15-day free trial of the online classes, which are adapted to a student’s specific needs David Molina Grande (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Learning Spanish Readers who sign up before the end of the year will receive a 21-day free trial. Readers who sign up before the end of the year will receive a 21-day free trial. <p>EL PAÍS has partnered with language-learning company Gymglish to offer online personalized lessons in Spanish. Readers who sign up before the end of the year will <a href="https://idiomas.elpais.com/en/hotel-borbollon?rfextension=destacadoeningles" target="_blank">receive a</a> <a href="https://idiomas.elpais.com/en/hotel-borbollon?rfextension=destacadoeningles" target="_blank">15-day free trial</a>, with no further commitment required.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2021-11-15/el-pais-offers-free-spanish-lessons-with-gymglish.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html Abel Fernández The most prominent figures in the Florida city’s Cuban diaspora are preparing to shape a new reality on the island. But experts note that US State Secretary Marco Rubio seems to be ‘preparing the Cuban-American community for disappointment’ about the scope of change The most prominent figures in the Florida city’s Cuban diaspora are preparing to shape a new reality on the island. But experts note that US State Secretary Marco Rubio seems to be ‘preparing the Cuban-American community for disappointment’ about the scope of change Cuba Miami Miguel Díaz-Canel Nicolás Maduro Donald Trump Inter Miami CF Marco Rubio Rebecca Blackwell (AP) Florida Cuban Opposition Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, Rosa María Payá and José Daniel Ferrer with the "Liberation Agreement" in Miami on March 2. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, Rosa María Payá and José Daniel Ferrer with the "Liberation Agreement" in Miami on March 2. <p>Expectation has been building in recent weeks in Miami. The capture earlier this year in Venezuela of Nicolás Maduro – Havana’s erstwhile main ally – and Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that the Cuban regime <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-06/public-pressure-secret-contacts-trumps-two-pronged-strategy-on-cuba.html">is going to fall soon</a>, have reinforced exiled Cubans’ longing for their country’s freedom. Along with that hope, a well-worn question has resurfaced: who could lead a post-Castro Cuba?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/a-potential-transition-in-cuba-stirs-up-leadership-disputes-among-miamis-exiles.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WWD474SQ6BH6HGNYNKGDGPH7ZE.JPG?auth=18fda89315ba6451c09152f4a543ed018919daa392df20c8df67e34bcf60f462" width="4273" height="2849" alt="José Daniel Ferrer at a press conference at the Cuban-American National Foundation, in Miami, on October 13, 2025."></img> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-14/minnesota-is-investigating-ice-agents-for-the-possible-kidnapping-of-a-us-citizen-during-a-raid.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:38:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-14/minnesota-is-investigating-ice-agents-for-the-possible-kidnapping-of-a-us-citizen-during-a-raid.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez ChongLy Thao was arrested and dragged out of his home in his underwear in the middle of winter during the large-scale immigration raid launched by the White House in Minneapolis and St. Paul ChongLy Thao was arrested and dragged out of his home in his underwear in the middle of winter during the large-scale immigration raid launched by the White House in Minneapolis and St. Paul América ICE Donald Trump Markwayne Mullin Minnesota Leah Millis (REUTERS) Immigration raid at a home in St. Paul ChongLy “Scott” Thao was arrested by federal agents in Minnesota on January 18. ChongLy “Scott” Thao was arrested by federal agents in Minnesota on January 18. <p>An image of a man in his underwear, wrapped in a blanket as he was being arrested by federal agents, went viral during the massive immigration raid launched by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-30/minnesota-a-turning-point-to-stop-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-30/minnesota-a-turning-point-to-stop-trump.html">the White House in Minnesota</a> earlier this year, sparking outrage across the country. Now, the arrest of that man, a U.S. citizen, has triggered a criminal investigation into possible kidnapping, unlawful entry, and unlawful detention, and has opened a new front of conflict between local authorities and the federal government.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-14/minnesota-is-investigating-ice-agents-for-the-possible-kidnapping-of-a-us-citizen-during-a-raid.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-13/colombia-authorizes-the-use-of-euthanasia-to-stop-the-spread-of-pablo-escobars-hippos.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:53:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-13/colombia-authorizes-the-use-of-euthanasia-to-stop-the-spread-of-pablo-escobars-hippos.html Lucas Reynoso The Ministry of Environment explains that no country agreed to take in the invasive species, which arrived in 1981 at the hands of the drug lord The Ministry of Environment explains that no country agreed to take in the invasive species, which arrived in 1981 at the hands of the drug lord Colombia Pablo Escobar Gustavo Petro Fernando Vergara (AP) Hipopótamos Pablo Escobar Hippos in Colombia, in February 2021. Hippos in Colombia, in February 2021. <p>No country has been willing to take in Colombia’s hippos, descendants of the four animals that drug trafficker Pablo Escobar illegally brought from Africa in 1981. “The administrative silence tells us there is no interest in receiving them,” Environment Minister Irene Vélez acknowledged on Monday at a press conference. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-13/colombia-authorizes-the-use-of-euthanasia-to-stop-the-spread-of-pablo-escobars-hippos.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/ghana-is-pursuing-a-un-resolution-that-considers-african-slavery-the-most-serious-crime-against-humanity.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:15:42 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/ghana-is-pursuing-a-un-resolution-that-considers-african-slavery-the-most-serious-crime-against-humanity.html Ana Puentes The text, which has the support of much of the Global South, including the 55 countries of the African Union and the Caribbean Community, represents a ‘legal claim’ and ‘accountability’ for the abuses committed by colonizers, according to the Ghanaian government The text, which has the support of much of the Global South, including the 55 countries of the African Union and the Caribbean Community, represents a ‘legal claim’ and ‘accountability’ for the abuses committed by colonizers, according to the Ghanaian government Ghana UN África Europe Celac Washington D.C. Planeta Futuro Fotosearch (Getty Images) Enslaved people in Cumberland Landing, Virginia, circa 1850. Enslaved people in Cumberland Landing, Virginia, circa 1850. <p>Ghana is promoting a resolution at the United Nations, with the support of the 55 member states of the African Union (AU), to declare “the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-12-23/bank-of-brazil-apologizes-for-its-complicity-in-the-slave-trade.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-12-23/bank-of-brazil-apologizes-for-its-complicity-in-the-slave-trade.html">trafficking of enslaved Africans</a> and racialized slavery of Africans” as the “most serious crime against humanity.” This action, which has been described as an “unprecedented” initiative by legal experts and reparations specialists, comes at a time of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-01-28/museums-in-europe-and-the-united-states-confront-their-colonial-past.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-01-28/museums-in-europe-and-the-united-states-confront-their-colonial-past.html">re-examination of the colonial past</a> and abuses committed by the West in various parts of the Global South. In Africa, at least 12.5 million people were victims of trafficking and slavery over a period of 300 years.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/ghana-is-pursuing-a-un-resolution-that-considers-african-slavery-the-most-serious-crime-against-humanity.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/alejandro-de-la-fuente-cubas-problem-is-not-ideological-it-is-an-unforgivable-incompetence.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/alejandro-de-la-fuente-cubas-problem-is-not-ideological-it-is-an-unforgivable-incompetence.html Boris Muñoz The professor and director of Harvard’s Cuba Program, who is dedicated to unraveling the history of slavery and racism on the island, believes that ‘repression became part of Castroism’s DNA’ The professor and director of Harvard’s Cuba Program, who is dedicated to unraveling the history of slavery and racism on the island, believes that ‘repression became part of Castroism’s DNA’ Cuba Donald Trump Fidel Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel Barack Obama Bruno Muñoz-Oropeza (EL PAÍS) ESTADOS UNIDOS-ALEJANDRO DE LA FUENTE Historian Alejandro de la Fuente, at his home in the United States, on March 23. Historian Alejandro de la Fuente, at his home in the United States, on March 23. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YZE7R2BLBVAG3JIW5GC755P24M.JPG?auth=0d29205a708c66ab01233b93f626fdf78524ee5699b03fcdc501ff064525c8f5" width="6720" height="4480" alt="Historian Alejandro de la Fuente, at his home in the United States, on March 23."></img><p>Constant blackouts, transportation grinding to a halt for lack of fuel, shortages of food and medicine, mass exodus, the loss of its strongest ally, and direct threats from its historic adversary. This is Cuba in the 67th year of the Revolution. From the outside, it may look as if the government in Havana could fall at any moment, but the regime built by Fidel Castro has weathered many crises. Its demise has been predicted countless times, yet that ending has never arrived.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/alejandro-de-la-fuente-cubas-problem-is-not-ideological-it-is-an-unforgivable-incompetence.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NNRBHR6IDFECLGHHI23NIW4G4E.jpg?auth=b5ae29fa71b457c65a0e7ee4f25548c81633dfaf52fad07d78ce4ee59f750738" width="3000" height="2001" alt="Barack Obama and Raúl Castro in Havana, in March 2016."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DTUMDVPQFZGNZNXH2D77XFY6AU.JPG?auth=67a96868ace9fd47e90dbf19430234815d1ff98e394c22506125367bdc1a1de4" width="5815" height="3877" alt="Fruit and vegetable vendor in Old Havana, Cuba, on March 23."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IKCSYPFGTNEC3CC5CW6DJEED2Q.jpg?auth=111993849489a6bd5f117429891eed765153c733fa2f7cc571f3a4ff231fc5d4" width="5359" height="3639" alt="A woman walks through the streets of Havana, Cuba, on March 17."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/an-assault-rifle-a-15-year-old-and-a-trophy-video-the-tragedy-that-shattered-michoacan.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:10:33 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/an-assault-rifle-a-15-year-old-and-a-trophy-video-the-tragedy-that-shattered-michoacan.html Juan Carlos Espinosa Osmer H killed two of his high school teachers with 14 shots from an AR-15 in an attack he had foreshadowed on social media Osmer H killed two of his high school teachers with 14 shots from an AR-15 in an attack he had foreshadowed on social media Michoacán México Instagram Charles Manson @vodka.om Osmer H, a 15-year-old who opened fire at a high school in Michoacán. Osmer H, a 15-year-old who opened fire at a high school in Michoacán. <p>The terror seemed endless. But the clock only registered 10 minutes. Between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, everything changed at the Antón Makarenko high school in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-31/death-threats-and-terror-the-price-of-denouncing-extortion-for-michoacan-farmers.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-31/death-threats-and-terror-the-price-of-denouncing-extortion-for-michoacan-farmers.html">Michoacán</a>. In those 10 minutes, the lives of teachers María del Rosario and Tatiana were taken by the roar of 14 gunshots. In that brief moment, Osmer H, just 15 years old, fulfilled the threat he had made hours earlier in a video on social media, with a rifle in his hand and images linked to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-12/trapped-by-the-incel-algorithm-in-mexico-i-thought-i-would-always-live-miserably.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-12/trapped-by-the-incel-algorithm-in-mexico-i-thought-i-would-always-live-miserably.html">extremist and misogynistic incel movement</a>: “Today is the day.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/an-assault-rifle-a-15-year-old-and-a-trophy-video-the-tragedy-that-shattered-michoacan.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/milei-pushes-through-a-labor-reform-that-argentina-resisted-under-previous-rightwing-governments.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:45:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/milei-pushes-through-a-labor-reform-that-argentina-resisted-under-previous-rightwing-governments.html Mar Centenera The ultra‑right government is preparing to celebrate the approval of a law that allows 12‑hour workdays, makes dismissals cheaper, and strips power from unions The ultra‑right government is preparing to celebrate the approval of a law that allows 12‑hour workdays, makes dismissals cheaper, and strips power from unions Javier Milei Argentina Donald Trump Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri Carlos Menem Fernando de la Rúa Uber Alessia Maccioni (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: Argentine lawmakers debate labor reforms amid protests, in Buenos Aires Protest against labor reform, outside the Argentine Congress, in Buenos Aires, on February 19. Protest against labor reform, outside the Argentine Congress, in Buenos Aires, on February 19. <p>Argentine President <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-16/the-libra-case-the-crypto-scandal-milei-has-yet-to-answer-for.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-16/the-libra-case-the-crypto-scandal-milei-has-yet-to-answer-for.html">Javier Milei</a> promised to dismantle the pillars of the Argentina he inherited from Peronism — the populist movement founded by former president Juan Perón — and rebuild a new country from the ground up. One of these pillars, which withstood the onslaught of previous right-wing governments, is labor legislation, whose foundations date back to 1974. This week, the Senate is poised to pass a labor reform that modifies 200 articles of the Employment Contract Law, rendering it unrecognizable. Unlike the attempts made by former presidents Carlos Menem, Fernando de la Rúa, and Mauricio Macri, Milei faces weakened and discredited unions. Also working in his favor is a labor market that has already fragmented and shifted because of technological change and more than a decade of economic stagnation.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-23/milei-pushes-through-a-labor-reform-that-argentina-resisted-under-previous-rightwing-governments.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-02-18/cuban-governments-debt-to-spanish-companies-rises-to-at-least-320-million.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:24:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-02-18/cuban-governments-debt-to-spanish-companies-rises-to-at-least-320-million.html Carlos Molina Infante A recent survey by Spain’s Commercial Office in Havana puts the outstanding liabilities at about $276 million and warns that another $80 million are trapped in retained dividends and accounts that cannot be transferred off the island A recent survey by Spain’s Commercial Office in Havana puts the outstanding liabilities at about $276 million and warns that another $80 million are trapped in retained dividends and accounts that cannot be transferred off the island Cuba México Venezuela Meliá Iberia Air Europa Air Canada Norlys Perez (REUTERS) No fuel, no garbage collection: waste is piling up in Havana A woman walks through downtown Havana, surrounded by uncollected garbage, on Sunday, February 15. A woman walks through downtown Havana, surrounded by uncollected garbage, on Sunday, February 15. <p>The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-17/out-of-oil-and-in-pain.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-17/out-of-oil-and-in-pain.html">collapse of the Cuban economy</a> has dealt a major blow to the airlines and hotels that have been operating in the archipelago for decades. The tightening of the U.S. embargo — which has prohibited the supply of crude oil from Venezuela or Mexico — has triggered an unprecedented economic crisis, forcing companies to improvise contingency plans to cope with <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/trumps-oil-tariff-push-deepens-cubas-agony-im-just-doing-my-best-to-survive.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-02/trumps-oil-tariff-push-deepens-cubas-agony-im-just-doing-my-best-to-survive.html">fuel shortages</a> and the absence of tourists. The impact of this shock has been far broader, extending to the rest of the Spanish business sector with interests in Cuba. Spanish companies say the Cuban government owes them at least around €300 million (about $324 million) in unpaid debts and other funds that cannot be taken out of the island, although the real figure is likely higher because the estimate comes from a document in which most companies operating in Cuba did not provide their numbers.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-02-18/cuban-governments-debt-to-spanish-companies-rises-to-at-least-320-million.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-04-05/portraits-of-the-magic-of-serra-grande-the-bastion-of-brazils-atlantic-forest.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-04-05/portraits-of-the-magic-of-serra-grande-the-bastion-of-brazils-atlantic-forest.html Luisa Dörr ,El País Semanal Neither the threat of industrial projects nor the loss of certain ancestral traditions can diminish the wonder of this region of Brazil. Photographer Luisa Dörr, who traded the big city for this unique land, captures its nature and people Neither the threat of industrial projects nor the loss of certain ancestral traditions can diminish the wonder of this region of Brazil. Photographer Luisa Dörr, who traded the big city for this unique land, captures its nature and people Bahia (Brasil) Luisa Dörr (EL PAÍS) Leticia Santos, 13, at her aunt Nana's house, who runs an organic farm. Leticia Santos, 13, at her aunt Nana's house, who runs an organic farm. <p>Serra Grande, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, surrounded by tropical beaches and an Atlantic Forest now reduced to just 10% of its original size, is home to exceptional biodiversity. I left São Paulo eight years ago in search of a place with a better quality of life. I made a list of the 20 <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-30/ancestral-tourism-on-the-brazilian-coast-where-indigenous-and-afro-colombians-can-tell-their-own-stories.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-30/ancestral-tourism-on-the-brazilian-coast-where-indigenous-and-afro-colombians-can-tell-their-own-stories.html">most pleasant places to live in Brazil</a>. One of those places was Itacaré, right next to Serra Grande. What started as an extended vacation turned into a permanent destination. Gradually, I became involved in the region and its dynamics, documenting the small struggles and triumphs of its communities: from elderly women collecting shellfish to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2025-03-09/this-wave-is-for-her-how-women-have-conquered-their-space-in-surfing.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2025-03-09/this-wave-is-for-her-how-women-have-conquered-their-space-in-surfing.html">young surfers</a> noticing the subtle and worrying changes in the ocean. The stories I’ve captured are part of a much larger, often overlooked narrative of survival and resilience.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-04-05/portraits-of-the-magic-of-serra-grande-the-bastion-of-brazils-atlantic-forest.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-02-17/rachel-reid-the-unassuming-author-of-heated-rivalry-whose-universe-has-taken-on-a-life-of-its-own.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:41:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-02-17/rachel-reid-the-unassuming-author-of-heated-rivalry-whose-universe-has-taken-on-a-life-of-its-own.html Ixone Arana The Canadian author began by secretly publishing chapters on a fan fiction platform, unbeknownst to her family. Now, thousands of readers are hooked on her love stories between hockey players (which include plenty of sex), her publisher is breaking sales records, and the actors who bring her characters to life have become stars The Canadian author began by secretly publishing chapters on a fan fiction platform, unbeknownst to her family. Now, thousands of readers are hooked on her love stories between hockey players (which include plenty of sex), her publisher is breaking sales records, and the actors who bring her characters to life have become stars Canadá News Corporation Caleb Latreille Rachel Reid Rachel Reid, author of the series 'Game Changers.' Rachel Reid, author of the series 'Game Changers.' <p>Rachel Reid, 46, had such <a href="https://english.elpais.com/eps/2023-06-01/practicing-stoicism-to-confront-uncomfortable-situations-how-to-embrace-the-thought-of-seneca-epictetus-and-marcus-aurelius-to-survive-daily-life.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/eps/2023-06-01/practicing-stoicism-to-confront-uncomfortable-situations-how-to-embrace-the-thought-of-seneca-epictetus-and-marcus-aurelius-to-survive-daily-life.html">low expectations</a> for her first novel, <i>Game Changer</i>, that when she sent the final manuscript to the publisher — Harlequin — she didn’t even tell her husband or her parents. She only confessed what she had shortly before it was published in 2018. “I was so self-conscious about people reading what I wrote at all, but especially people that I knew reading what I wrote. I mean, I guess part of that is just the nature of what I write. It’s, you know, it’s sexually explicit fiction and romance and all sorts of things that people might have strong opinions about or be a little shocked by,” <a href="https://thewalrus.ca/its-not-something-im-squeamish-about-heated-rivalry-author-on-writing-explicit-sex-scenes/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://thewalrus.ca/its-not-something-im-squeamish-about-heated-rivalry-author-on-writing-explicit-sex-scenes/">she told <i>The Walrus </i>in January.</a></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2026-02-17/rachel-reid-the-unassuming-author-of-heated-rivalry-whose-universe-has-taken-on-a-life-of-its-own.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-02-20/the-largest-genetic-map-of-cancer-in-cats-opens-the-door-to-treatments-shared-with-humans.html Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:24:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-02-20/the-largest-genetic-map-of-cancer-in-cats-opens-the-door-to-treatments-shared-with-humans.html Miguel Ángel Criado ‘It seemed deeply unfair that in this era of precision medicine, where targeted therapies are the treatment of choice for cancer in humans, they didn’t exist for cats,’ says the senior author of the study ‘It seemed deeply unfair that in this era of precision medicine, where targeted therapies are the treatment of choice for cancer in humans, they didn’t exist for cats,’ says the senior author of the study Cáncer Science CNIO Robert Koch Osmancan Gurdogan (Anadolu/ Getty Images) gatos Unos gatos en una protectora. Unos gatos en una protectora. <p>Cats, along with dogs, are the animals that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-08-02/the-power-of-the-cat.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-08-02/the-power-of-the-cat.html">spend the most time with humans</a>. They share spaces, routines, and even illnesses. They are exposed to almost all the same environmental stressors that induce tumors in people. However, unlike what happens with dogs, cancer research in felines is very limited. Now, a huge study <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady6651" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady6651">published in <i>Science</i></a>, using hundreds of tumor samples, has obtained the most complete oncogenome of the domestic cat. Among its findings, two are closely related: cats and humans suffer from almost the same types of cancer, and this opens the door for the possibility that advances in the fight against cancer in one species could be applied to the other.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-02-20/the-largest-genetic-map-of-cancer-in-cats-opens-the-door-to-treatments-shared-with-humans.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-10/how-many-people-will-i-be-able-to-help-when-a-euthanasia-candidate-decides-to-be-an-organ-donor.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-10/how-many-people-will-i-be-able-to-help-when-a-euthanasia-candidate-decides-to-be-an-organ-donor.html Elena Sevillano This is the story of how Anthony Green chose when and how he wanted to die, as one of the 227 people in Spain who have opted to donate their body parts after ending their lives This is the story of how Anthony Green chose when and how he wanted to die, as one of the 227 people in Spain who have opted to donate their body parts after ending their lives Almería Eutanasia FRANCISCO BONILLA ALARCON (EL PAÍS) Donante Sociedad Memorial photos of the deceased donor Anthony Green with his children and grandchildren. Memorial photos of the deceased donor Anthony Green with his children and grandchildren. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4TV7DQD44BAVLN4444T2RHB2VE.jpg?auth=7e11ac0251da9049258e5c3fa3da688861b39181baf8d4fa071c6a258e6e864f" width="3803" height="2551" alt="Memorial photos of the deceased donor Anthony Green with his children and grandchildren."></img><p>“How many people will I be able to help after my death? Do you think my kidneys will count?” The questions come from Anthony Green, a 63‑year‑old Briton who has lived in Spain for the past 27 years, almost all of them —except the first two— with multiple sclerosis.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-10/how-many-people-will-i-be-able-to-help-when-a-euthanasia-candidate-decides-to-be-an-organ-donor.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TI3ZAYIZRVA75MRR2WUFDCEJSU.jpg?auth=035c296ce150276b426fc48a0ceea6e471f48b82a6f0d0b3e16941b41a849912" width="3667" height="2409" alt="Samantha Green, daughter of the late donor Anthony Green, with a photo of her father."></img><h3>A system in need of streaming</h3><p>When a person wishes to invoke the Organic Law on the Regulation of Euthanasia, they must consult a physician, though not necessarily a primary care physician (it could be a specialist, for example), in order to make the request. If the physician in question has registered as a conscientious objector — they must have done so previously, not on the spot when the case arises — the administration of the health care facility or district must ensure the patient’s rights are upheld. A care team and a responsible physician are assigned, and a 10-day deliberative process begins to assess the euthanasia request. At the end of that period, the request is either accepted or denied. If it is accepted, and the person wishes to proceed, they sign a second request and confirm their decision.</p><p>The case file is then forwarded to an external consulting physician specializing in the applicant’s condition, but who has had no prior contact with the patient. This serves as a second opinion, which may or may not confirm the decision of the attending physician. “In Andalusia, a roster of consultants has been established in every health district,” reports Álvaro Tortosa, director of the International University of La Rioja’s expert course in Bioethics for Nursing and a member of the Andalusian Commission for Guarantee and Evaluation. This regional commission is the final step in the procedure. For each case, it appoints a review panel composed of a physician and a lawyer, who issue the final ruling. Tortosa emphasizes that at any time, the individual may file a complaint if they believe a decision was incorrect, as well as postpone or withdraw their request.</p><p>If the commission gives the green light, a day and place is set to carry out the assisted death. The deceased is certified as having had a natural death. In theory, the entire process should take some two months. In practice, difficulties and obstacles arise that may lead to it being prolonged. “We are working hard to improve it, but when it comes to advancing rights like this, it takes years for society to accept and normalize it,” Tortosa says. Sometimes, families don’t understand their loved one’s decision and will oppose their choice. On other occasions, it is difficult to find doctors willing to take on a case or serve as consulting physicians. One of the main obstacles, in Tortosa’s opinion, is the lack of training on the subject among health care workers and mid-level staff. “There is still a lot to be done,” says the expert. </p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-22/welcome-to-rbald-providing-an-online-safe-space-for-receding-hairlines-for-over-15-years.html Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-22/welcome-to-rbald-providing-an-online-safe-space-for-receding-hairlines-for-over-15-years.html Toni García This Reddit community of more than a million and a half people vindicates hair loss as the last frontier of ‘cool’ This Reddit community of more than a million and a half people vindicates hair loss as the last frontier of ‘cool’ Bruce Willis Jason Statham Stanley Tucci Dwayne Johnson Reddit James Devaney (GC Images / Getty Images) r/bald bald man's corner Stanley Tucci during the filming of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ last August. Stanley Tucci during the filming of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ last August. <p>Last year, <i>The Cut </i>announced in an article written by journalist Cat Zhang that being bald was — finally — cool. “Just when it became normal to drop five figures <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2023-12-28/in-the-future-being-bald-will-be-a-choice-a-procedure-and-two-pills-change-the-fight-against-alopecia.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2023-12-28/in-the-future-being-bald-will-be-a-choice-a-procedure-and-two-pills-change-the-fight-against-alopecia.html">on a thicker hairline</a>, a new cultural vanguard rose up and said: “Fuck it, we bald,’” she asserted. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-22/welcome-to-rbald-providing-an-online-safe-space-for-receding-hairlines-for-over-15-years.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-21/from-january-euphoria-to-february-despair-why-most-of-our-new-years-resolutions-fail.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-21/from-january-euphoria-to-february-despair-why-most-of-our-new-years-resolutions-fail.html Jorge Marzo Whether due to overly demanding planning, unrealistic expectations, or motivation that runs out in weeks, many goals fail to be maintained in the long term Whether due to overly demanding planning, unrealistic expectations, or motivation that runs out in weeks, many goals fail to be maintained in the long term Clarissa Leahy (Getty Images/Image Source) New Year's Resolutions <p>At the end of December, many make <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-01-08/why-its-a-good-idea-to-make-new-years-resolutions-even-if-most-of-them-fail.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-01-08/why-its-a-good-idea-to-make-new-years-resolutions-even-if-most-of-them-fail.html">New Year’s resolutions</a> to implement from the first day of January. As the annual hourglass counts down, people analyze their shortcomings or excesses and consider how to balance them: <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-02-12/duolingo-reports-a-35-increase-in-spanish-learners-following-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-02-12/duolingo-reports-a-35-increase-in-spanish-learners-following-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show.html">learning a new language</a>, exercising more, reducing or eliminating vices... However, as the weeks go by, these goals are often forgotten due to daily commitments, laziness, or simply because they stem from excessive ambition.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-02-21/from-january-euphoria-to-february-despair-why-most-of-our-new-years-resolutions-fail.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-13/judit-polgar-the-chess-master-taught-to-beat-men.html Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:27:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-13/judit-polgar-the-chess-master-taught-to-beat-men.html Leontxo García The Netflix documentary ‘Queen of Chess’ does a good job of showcasing Polgár’s talents, but fails to examine the fact that she never went to school or that there were very few women in the sport The Netflix documentary ‘Queen of Chess’ does a good job of showcasing Polgár’s talents, but fails to examine the fact that she never went to school or that there were very few women in the sport Netflix Gari Kasparov Viswanathan Anand Cortesía de Netflix Judit Polgár in an image from ‘Queen of Chess.’ Judit Polgár in an image from ‘Queen of Chess.’ <p>Since the Spanish cleric Ruy López de Segura became the first unofficial world chess champion in the 16th century, only one woman, Judit Polgár, has been among the world’s top 10 players while there are few among the top 100. Having retired from playing tournaments in 2014, the 49-year-old Hungarian has intelligence, sympathy, and culture in spades. No one would guess she had never been to school, except for exams. The Netflix documentary <i>Queen of Chess</i> focuses on her success on the chess board but does not say much about this. Nor does it flag up the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-26/sara-khadem-the-people-of-iran-have-done-their-part-but-they-alone-cannot-resolve-this-situation.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-26/sara-khadem-the-people-of-iran-have-done-their-part-but-they-alone-cannot-resolve-this-situation.html">scarcity of women</a> in a sport where physical strength is irrelevant.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-02-13/judit-polgar-the-chess-master-taught-to-beat-men.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><h3>Queen of Chess</h3><p><strong>Director:</strong> Rory Kennedy</p><p><strong>Genre:</strong> Documentary. U.S., 2026.</p><p><strong>Running time:</strong> 95 minutes. </p><p><strong>Platform: </strong>Netflix</p><p><strong>Premiere: February 6.</strong></p> https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-02-09/antonio-najarro-a-flamenco-choreographer-at-the-winter-olympic-games.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:48:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-02-09/antonio-najarro-a-flamenco-choreographer-at-the-winter-olympic-games.html Mercedes L. Caballero The Spanish dancer created the routine performed by US skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the Milan–Cortina competition The Spanish dancer created the routine performed by US skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the Milan–Cortina competition Antonio Najarro Milán Flamenco COMPAÑÍA ANTONIO NAJARRO El coreógrafo Antonio Najarro, en el centro, posa con Madison Chock y Evan Bates en los entrenamientos de Montreal el pasado enero. Choreographer Antonio Najarro, center, poses with Madison Chock and Evan Bates during training in Montreal last January. Choreographer Antonio Najarro, center, poses with Madison Chock and Evan Bates during training in Montreal last January. <p>When he was a child, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2011/08/04/inenglish/1312435242_850210.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2011/08/04/inenglish/1312435242_850210.html">Antonio Najarro</a>, 50, would skate from his home to the Conservatory. His calling was dance, and he pursued it until becoming a leading figure in Spanish dance and flamenco, eventually <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/01/17/inenglish/1326781245_850210.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/01/17/inenglish/1326781245_850210.html">directing the National Ballet of Spain</a> from 2011 to 2019. He had no idea back then that skating would become another way of shaping and spreading dance. He didn’t even fully grasp it in 2002, when he received his first request to create a choreography for the French Olympic skaters Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, who had spent some time in Andalusia working with other flamenco creators — apparently without much success. “It seemed very difficult to me. Flamenco is so rooted in the earth that doing it on ice felt almost crazy. But curiosity got the better of me,” he says over the phone to EL PAÍS. “They saw my work and noticed that I had also choreographed for fashion and film, and I imagine that openness to taking dance beyond the stage was what interested them.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-02-09/antonio-najarro-a-flamenco-choreographer-at-the-winter-olympic-games.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>