Havana’s landmark destination bore witness to some of the most important transformations in the country following the Cuban Revolution and received numerous illustrious guests
Scientist Edith Heard heads the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. She talks to EL PAÍS about her unexpected academic path, women in science and the threat of a new pandemic
The antivirus software creator was spotted in Spain in late 2019, and was confined to the country during the coronavirus pandemic
The antivirus software entrepreneur learned that his extradition to the US had been approved, and allegedly committed suicide in the evening
Evidence points to suicide as the 75-year-old was found hanging in his cell in Brians 2 penitentiary
Elena Vavilova and her husband were the inspiration for the hit TV show ‘The Americans,’ as Russian spies who spent years undercover in the US. Now she has written a novel based on her experiences
The discovery of thousands of pre-Columbian artefacts of unknown value has hindered the construction of Mexico’s flagship tourism project amid indigenous communities’ concerns over looting
The philanthropist has made “significant” donations to 286 organizations, including Fondo Semillas, a Mexican non-profit focused on women’s rights
The head of security and citizen protection in Mexico City gave EL PAÍS details of the brutal attack that killed his bodyguards and sent him to the hospital a year ago
The Peruvian presidential candidate has launched an appeal against the result of the ballot, alleging fraud in Pedro Castillo’s narrow victory, but says during an interview with EL PAÍS she will accept the final decision of the National Elections Jury
An internal investigation in 2012 revealed that José Luis Ramón Velasco Guillén had sold at least 86 weapons to private buyers, but the case against him was eventually shelved
A trial with hundreds of young Labradors and Golden Retrievers found a tendency to seek out people’s faces and an ability to respond to facial expressions and gestures
The fashionable health food grows in villages like Punã in Brazil, where incentives are in place to prevent deforestation and add value to local produce
A joint investigation by EL PAÍS and Armando.info unveils the inner workings of a scheme involving dozens of individuals and companies that illicitly sold crude and transferred the money through tax havens in a shady multi-million-dollar business
An ad at a Miami congress and fast-track legal approval for the cryptocurrency have turned the leader into a geek hero. But experts are concerned about volatility and cybercrime
Samuel García is the new governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León thanks to the work of his ‘influencer’ wife, and other politicians are now rushing to adopt this new style of campaigning
Home to turtles, sharks and whales, the newly expanded Cordillera de Coiba zone has nine mountain ranges under the ocean’s surface, with some seamounts more than 3,000 meters tall
The medical treatment, which combines therapy and diagnostics, has given terminal prostate cancer patients a 35% increased survival time in trials
The leftist teacher and his opponent Keiko Fujimori are preparing for a legal battle that could stretch over two weeks, and threatens to further ramp up tensions in an already-fractured country
EL PAÍS traveled to the remote mountain region where the man who currently holds a narrow lead in the vote count grew up, a land that has shaped his political ideas and personal beliefs
The State Department moves dozens of nations from level 4 to 3, meaning it is still not safe for unvaccinated visitors
The Mexican government has said that the one million Janssen doses from the Biden administration will be administered to the 18-40 age group in northern states such as Sonora and Baja California
Left-wing teacher announces he has won the run-off vote against Keiko Fujimori and says he will form a government that respects democracy and the constitution
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Right-wing presidential candidate claims there have been irregularities as a razor-thin margin of victory opens for her rival Pedro Castillo. Observers, however, say the vote was clean
Researchers in the UK forced bacteria to produce proteins that do not exist in nature, protecting them from viral infection and opening up several possibilities for use in medicine and new materials
A huge sinkhole has caused a family to lose their home in Santa María Zacatepec. While the authorities and scientists investigate the phenomenon, the small village has become a tourist attraction
