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The cockfighting business on the border: Illegal breeding farms in the US and birds sold for thousands of dollars to cartels in Mexico
An investigation by two NGOs indicates that some of the main breeders of fighting birds have operations in both countries and supply hundreds of thousands of specimens to criminal organizations each y...
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Why hunger changes our mood (for the worse)
The physiological causes of being ‘hangry’ were already known. However, new studies now demonstrate the emotional ones
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Shakira: ‘I appreciate life and the good things that happen, because I’ve gone through some really bad things’
With a three-decade career and a 400,000-person show in Mexico City’s Zócalo under her belt, the Colombian singer prepares to carry on with her tour — and play in Spain for the first time in eight yea...
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How AI giants tried to storm the last stronghold of the human mind: the math olympiads
EL PAÍS reconstructs what many media outlets sold as ‘the news story of the year,’ and some of its protagonists described as a ‘disgrace’: the supposed ‘gold medal-level performance’ by big tech, whic...
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A healthy pregnancy doesn’t depend solely on the woman: why the father’s health is crucial for child development
A study in ‘The Lancet’ says that besides biological factors such as sperm quality, sociocultural variables also influence offspring
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The keys to the long legal process facing Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in the US
The former president of Venezuela and his wife, who say they are ‘prisoners of war,’ will have to defend themselves against charges punishable by up to 30 years in prison
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The Nazca culture’s legacy of adaptation offers clues to the current climate crisis
On the southern coast of Peru, pre-Hispanic aqueducts survive, designed to manage water during periods of extreme weather such as those currently being experienced
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The threat of the ‘Komsomolets’: A Soviet nuclear submarine has been leaking radiation from the seabed for four decades
The K-278 has been emitting radioactive material since it sank in 1989, although torpedoes with atomic warheads resist corrosion
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Luis Salgado: ‘It’s an honor to be a Hispanic director telling the story of US independence’
The Puerto Rican director presents a new version of the play ’1776′ at the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington to coincide with the 250th anniversary celebrations
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This is how the illegal market for buying and selling personal data on Telegram works
An investigation by the NGO Derechos Digitales identified 27 active online platforms in Brazil, Peru, and Argentina where personal information, credit histories, addresses, and other sensitive data ar...
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Godard and war: How 20th-century armed conflicts triggered a revolution in cinema
The ‘Fraternity of Metaphors’ exhibition brings together more than 300 exhibits at La Virreina in Barcelona on the filmmaker and the influence on his work of armed conflict in places like Spain, Pales...
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How The Rolling Stones recorded the worst album of their career: ‘There was too much bitterness, it was the bad end of the drug-taking’
It’s been 40 years since ‘Dirty Work’, the album that almost broke up Mick Jagger and Keith Richards’ band but, in time, ended up representing the turning point that saved and reconciled the band
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Italian woman dies after self-administering a lethal drug with an eye-controlled device
The high-profile case of the quadriplegic patient, known as Libera, has once again put pressure on parliament to pass a law on euthanasia
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The Azteca Stadium gets a (slight) facelift without losing its soul
The world’s largest soccer stadium underwent a controversial and delayed renovation two years before the World Cup began. It reopens this Saturday with a friendly match between Mexico and Portugal
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Shakira announces two new concert dates in Madrid after tickets sell out in record time
After a year of touring the world, the Colombian artist will wrap up her ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour’ in the Spanish capital, and she’ll be doing it in style, with a stage created especially for t...
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Rodrigo Chaves consolidates his alignment with Trump: Costa Rica will receive more migrants from the US
The opposition and human rights organizations criticize the decision as an excessive concession to Washington
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‘Miami Beach broke up with spring break’: The big party moves to Fort Lauderdale
After years of overcrowding and disorder, including two deadly shootings, Miami has ‘divorced’ itself from traditional college vacations with new restrictions
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Trump delays his ultimatum to Iran while US military builds up in the Middle East
The US president has extended the deadline he gave Tehran to accept his terms until April 6, warning that he will ‘unleash hell’ if it fails to do so
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Venezuela’s economy trapped between paralysis and inflation
Despite the easing of US sanctions to boost the oil sector, economic recovery has not yet materialized
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Mexican Navy searching for two sailboats carrying aid to Cuba lost in the Caribbean
The boats set sail six days ago from Isla Mujeres, in Quintana Roo, and according to authorities, there is no confirmation that they have reached their destination
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Trump orders payment for airport security amid lack of agreement to fund DHS
The president announced the measure via his social media network, Truth, to end the chaos that has gripped US airports for days
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Iranians fear escalation of the war: ‘Until you see it with your own eyes, you don’t realize how terrifying it is’
Donald Trump’s statements about opening a dialogue provoke diverse reactions among the Iranian population, ranging from fear and hope to uncertainty
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Iraq mourns its dead after worst strike against its army since the start of the war: ‘Why did the Americans attack us?’
The crossfire between the US and Tehran against pro- and anti-Iranian militias on Iraqi soil threatens to escalate into open conflict, fueled by the rising casualties among regular Iraqi and Kurdish s...
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Judge refuses to dismiss narcoterrorism case against Nicolás Maduro and his wife
Venezuela’s deposed president and Cilia Flores appeared for the second time in a New York federal court on Thursday
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Trump administration admits it used a ‘flawed’ argument to justify arrests of immigrants in court
The Department of Justice acknowledged that a key ICE memo did not apply to immigration courts, where thousands of detentions have been carried out without a clear legal basis
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Israel kills head of Revolutionary Guard’s naval forces as Trump urges Iran to reach a deal ‘before it’s too late’
Alireza Tangsiri was targated as the man responsible for the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
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Eight police officers for 3,000 cases: The challenge of investigating war crimes in Ukraine
The Public Prosecutor’s Office estimates that the country will face more than 216,000 potential cases, while some experts warn of a lack of human and material resources
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Noelia Castillo, the young woman who fought her parents for her right to die: ‘I can’t take this family anymore’
After a 601-day delay from the original date caused by her father’s legal challenges, this 25-year-old from Barcelona who is a paraplegic and lives in constant pain, is scheduled to receive euthanasia...
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Questions are piling up ahead of a World Cup overshadowed by Trump
In the United States, there is little talk about the world’s biggest sporting event two and a half months before the opening game
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Orphans and crimes: Spielberg’s misunderstood production scared kids but inspired ‘Harry Potter’
‘Young Sherlock Holmes,’ the Hollywood adaptation of the famous detective’s adventures, continues to fascinate viewers 40 years later, and many see it as the origin of many sagas that came after
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Paramedics under bombs in southern Lebanon: ‘I’m not leaving here’
Hezbollah promises a battle ‘without limits’ after Israel declared its goal of militarily occupying 10% of the country
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The return of extreme thinness disguised as health: ‘They used to tell you you were fat; now they tell you you have inflammation’
Director Chloé Wallace speaks out against the rise of ‘heroin chic’ and opens the debate about the dangers of body worship and the ultraconservative gaze behind the return to that ideal of beauty
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Lack of transparency about causes of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico fuels public concern
The government claims the state company Pemex has no responsibility, while experts and environmental groups wonder whether the spill originated from a ship or a failure in the pipe infrastructure
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What to know about the ‘No Kings’ protests on March 28
With more than 3,000 events planned across the U.S., this could be the day with the highest number of national political demonstrations in the country’s history
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Silvio Rodríguez: ‘The world is run by an authoritarian, warmongering, thieving regime. And it’s not Cuba’
The Cuban singer-songwriter welcomes EL PAÍS to his studio in Havana, days after receiving a replica of the Kalashnikov rifle he requested to repel a potential attack from the United States
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Ali Vaez, Iran expert at the International Crisis Group: ‘Trump has started a war he now cannot end’
The exiled analyst and nuclear physicist believes that a US victory narrative will be very fragile and that the Iranian regime has become radicalized
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Skepticism in Miami over Delcy Rodríguez’s promises of legal security in Venezuela: ‘We have to wait and see if they do what they say’
Business leaders and investment funds participating in the global forum where the Trump-backed leader spoke believe it is still too early to assess the changes in the Latin American country
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Venezuela’s ousted leader Maduro heads back to New York court for key hearing in ‘narco-terrorism’ case
The prosecutor is asking the judge to prevent the defense from accessing evidence that could endanger witnesses and their families
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Is d’Artagnan lying beneath a church in Maastricht? DNA will determine if remains found are those of the famous musketeer
The genetic remains from the teeth will be compared with those of a descendant of the count immortalized by Alexandre Dumas and who died in 1673 during the French siege of the Dutch city
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Iran rejects Trump’s 15-point proposal to end the war
The mediating countries are trying to arrange a meeting between the two adversaries and warn that it may be the last chance to prevent a more bitter escalation
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Ghana is pursuing a UN resolution that considers African slavery ‘the most serious crime against humanity’
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...
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Viktor Orbán, Putin and Trump’s man in Europe, cements his role as the EU’s internal antagonist
The Hungarian leader’s blocking of a multi-million dollar loan for Ukraine and a Russian espionage case have increased European fury against the national-populist leader in the middle of an election c...
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Mayana Zatz, the geneticist searching for the secret of supercentenarians in Brazil’s multiracial heritage
The veteran scientist talks about her nearly 200 volunteers and the study she coordinates on healthy aging in a diverse country with very unequal access to healthcare
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An assault rifle, a 15-year-old, and a trophy video: The tragedy that shattered Michoacán
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
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Venezuela activates an electricity saving plan to reverse blackouts
The government is asking Venezuelans to reduce consumption due to the impact of the dry season on hydroelectric plants
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Leopoldo López: ‘There is still no clarity on the political transition in Venezuela’
The opposition leader, now living in exile in Spain, insists that the priority must be demanding elections. He would like to return ‘as soon as possible,’ but states that the conditions are not yet ri...
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From ‘public charge’ to key figure in the thaw with Cuba under Obama: the story of Julissa Reynoso comes to the theater
The first play about the life of the Dominican lawyer and US ambassador can be seen at the Public Theatre in New York until April 12
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Miami’s Cuban-American community demonstrates for freedom in Cuba: ‘They must be removed by force’
The rally was attended by thousands of people and showcased the exiles’ rejection of any negotiated solution with the Havana regime
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Will Michelle Bachelet become the next UN Secretary-General? What the forecasts are saying
Chile’s withdrawal of its support for the former president brings the selection process for António Guterres’ successor to the forefront. Pundits believe the winning candidate will probably be a woman...