A Mexican health official’s controversial walk in the park
Hugo López-Gatell, the government’s coronavirus task force chief, has faced criticism for taking a stroll without a face mask in one of the capital’s busiest public green areas
Were the Vikings fashion trendsetters of the Medieval age?
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Until recently it was assumed the seafaring raiders of lore wore clothes suited to their reputation for barbarity, but recent studies suggest those savage breasts would have sported brooches and that the Norsemen were fans of dressing to kill
Astor Piazzolla: Argentina celebrates ‘tango killer’ turned national treasure
On the centenary of his birth, Buenos Aires is pulling out the stops to celebrate the late musician. But Argentina wasn’t always so affectionate to its genius composer
Deputy PM Pablo Iglesias makes surprise move to run in the Madrid regional elections
A regional power play that began last week in Murcia is shaking up Spanish politics, prompting early polls in the central region and now pushing the Unidas Podemos leader to quit his role in the central government
Why Spain’s National Library covered up the theft of a Galileo original work
The institution discovered in 2014 that the astronomical treatise ‘Sidereus Nuncius’ had been replaced by a copy but did not report the crime until 2018
Covid-19 vaccines for UK nationals in Spain – what the British Embassy says
Foreign residents who are already registered in the public health system should be contacted by their regional health services when their jabs are due, the diplomatic service advises
Spanish Health Ministry sets out groups of chronically ill who will be next to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
Chemotherapy patients, transplant recipients and those on dialysis are among the collectives that will be prioritized given their high mortality risk from the coronavirus
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El Roto cartoon, March 15, 2021
Coronavirus crisis in Spain: ‘I never imagined myself asking for help’
As a result of the pandemic, half a million people have sought support for the first time or after a long interlude from the Catholic charity Caritas