The Welsh actor has just become the oldest person to win Best Actor at the Academy Awards. It’s the perfect coda to a career that has been full of hits, but also misses, as well as a tormented personal life that was only resolved in the last decade
The Escazú accord, achieved after years of negotiations and despite the absence of Brazil and Colombia, compels countries to offer protection to activists
The rise in the Hispanic population in America is seeing an increase in the prevalence of family names such as Rodríguez, Martínez, López and González, which are among the 15 most frequently found in the country
Citizens are forced to register with the platform, created by the government of Nicolás Maduro, to receive public salaries, state benefits and Covid-19 vaccines
The feared dinosaur had a natural walking pace of 4.6 kilometers per hour, according to an analysis that for the first time has taken into account the role of the carnivore’s tail
The character has its origins in the Middle Ages, and is the only one to have been created in Spain. Despite this, it was omitted from the Spanish Royal Academy dictionary until 1803
The US president has been more ambitious than European leaders in seeking to kick-start the economy with an unprecedented program of stimulus packages
Premier League supporters, backed by the political class and royalty, have won the opening battle for the soul of soccer after a proposed breakaway league of the richest clubs fell apart
The principal health authorities stress that the essential requirement for avoiding coronavirus transmission is protection while indoors
Correcting such biases and providing better information to users of technology platforms would go a long way in promoting better societal outcomes argues Anjana Susarla, a professor of Responsible AI
The project is aimed at helping develop organs for transplantation, but it has drawn criticism over ethical concerns
Florentino Pérez, who will be the new chairman of the breakaway project, said last night that it is aimed at giving the sport an economic boost after the financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have nine children, eight of whom work in the family business. They serve as government advisors, oversee an oil distribution business and run most of the country’s television channels and advertising companies benefiting from state contracts. But their movements are restricted, and they must respond at all times to the orders of their mother, the vice president
As new leaders of the Communist Party are chosen in a closed-door process, strict controls are in place to avoid protests on the streets
Twelve major soccer clubs, including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético, have announced the creation of a new competition, putting UEFA and the Champions League in a tight spot
Fears are centered on unfair competition and that an increase in production could cause higher deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
One year after millions of the voracious insects invaded the country, specialist hunters have developed a system to defeat them. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has declared the operation a near-total success. EL PAÍS boards a control and fumigation plane to see the mission in action
The figure, which is being built in the small inland town of Encantado, has sparked a good-humored spat between the mayors of the two cities
By negotiating an investment for the Amazon rainforest with the far-right leader, the US president risks backing the biggest interference in the destiny of its people since the dictatorship
The Cuban Communist Party is holding a congress that could signal the departure of historic veterans as the island grapples with an economic crisis that requires urgent action
Vice-President Kamala Harris is caught up in a an intersection of tensions. The president has exposed her to one of the most delicate challenges of all: migration
According to investigators, Carmen Mireya Alarcón Rivera used the country as a “refuge” as she developed her businesses in Ecuador
Cosmologist Licia Verde responds to a reader’s question about one of the most important unsolved mysteries today in physics
In his new book, historian Ben Macintyre explores the life of a woman who became a Red Army colonel, a successful writer and a top secret operative while raising three children
The life of the royal, who was born with congenital deafness, diagnosed with schizophrenia and helped rescue Jews from Nazis, has recently been featured Netflix drama ‘The Crown’
In the indigenous community of José Joaquín de Herrera, youngsters shoot guns in the air in an effort to push the government into action and show their force against criminal groups
Questions and answers about the work that the ‘companion’ of ‘Perseverance’ will be carrying out, and which is due to take its maiden flight in the coming days
