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In this interview with @el_pais, best-selling writer Isabel Allende discusses elections in Chile, feminism and love in old age as she unveils 'Violeta,' a novel about the world between two pandemics

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Is it possible to introduce a four-day work week in Spain without pay cuts? Two tech companies – Software DELSOL and CIB Group –say it is. Since making the move, they say job applications are up, absenteeism is down and productivity may have even risen

The steady closure of bank branches across Spain is hurting older citizens who have been left without any face-to-face help. Now one 78-year-old is trying to change. In this #column, @el_pais reporter @LoloViejo looks at the importance of his fight

With the incidence rate falling for the second day in a row, Spain's regions are considering whether to ease restrictions. Cantabria has decided not to extend the Covid pass, and Catalonia and Andalusia may follow suit. But is it too soon to lift measures?

Every day, tens of thousands of people in Spain are testing positive for Covid-19 and must self-isolate. But what happens if symptoms persist after the seven-day quarantine period? And is a negative test needed to return to normal life?

A new campaign was launched on Wednesday to bring to justice 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain. The offenders are wanted for crimes including murder, large-scale drugs trafficking and supplying firearms and ammunition

When Mexican actress Kate del Castillo agreed to meet with notorious drug lord "El Chapo" in 2015 to discuss a movie deal, she was already under investigation. Now a review of that probe is raising questions about why she was subject to so much scrutiny

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Twitter has begun testing a new safety feature in Spain aimed at fighting misinformation. When users click on the three-dot icon in the corner of a tweet, they can now flag content as misleading

Interpol has asked authorities in Abu Dhabi to detain the Spanish-Lebanese arms dealer Abdul Rahman El Assir, who has been seen there in the company of Spain’s former monarch Juan Carlos I

Spain's coronavirus incidence rate fell 91 points on Tuesday – the first drop in two and a half months. Experts warn, however, that it is too soon to reach conclusions, since the statistics often leave out cases detected in home antigen tests

Spain has received a flood of proposals to help it reach its goal of providing 60,000 MW of renewable energy by 2030. The problem is it has received too many, and is now struggling with a backlog that is affecting the authorization of new projects

The murder of environmentalists continues unchecked in Colombia, where the latest victim is a 14-year-old boy killed on patrol with the Indigenous Guard. His death underscores the vulnerability of communities caught in the crossfire of illegal armed groups

When celebrity hairstylist Mauricio Leal and his mother were found dead in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, Colombians were left shocked and surprised. But the case has taken an even stranger twist since his brother was implicated as a suspect

Spain has so far donated the fourth-largest number of vaccine doses in the world, behind only the United States (193 million), Germany (99 million) and France (64 million), which all have larger populations

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There are few places that manage to dwell in the hearts of those who took refuge within their walls. Madrid’s Bar Candela, which closed last week after 40 years, was such a place; an iconic flamenco hangout that attracted global figures of music and dance

Catalonia is to lift the nighttime curfew it put in place before Christmas to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But it is doing so at a time when the region has set new weekly records for infections, twice the figure when the restriction was introduced

While Spain was a world leader during the initial Covid vaccine campaign, its efforts to administer third doses are moving at a slower pace. 38% of citizens have had a booster, in line with the EU average but lower than countries such as Denmark or Italy

How effective are Covid-19 vaccines against the omicron variant? In this #infographic special, @el_pais shows how vaccination continues to protect against serious illness, with the immunized up to five times less likely to be hospitalized due to the virus

The omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread across Mexico, which has set three new daily infection records in under a week. Over 100 hospitals are now at full capacity and there are still millions of unvaccinated citizens

Terrifying new drone footage shows the extent to which Michoacán state, one of the hardest hit by drug violence in Mexico, has been left abandoned and defenseless against criminal groups like Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación

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“The fact that Spain has announced a plan to treat Covid-19 as an endemic disease does not mean that the pandemic is over or that we can already compare the virus to the winter flu.” Latest #editorial by @elpais_opinion on long-term approach to coronavirus

The surge in coronavirus cases is taking a toll on Spain's schools. With many teachers calling in sick, some educators are having to teach two classes at once and put in long days to cover for absent colleagues: "We’re running behind with the coursework"

"The risk of shortages has fueled debate about the economic, political and social costs of European trade dependency. But how big is this problem really?" So ask economist @osguinea and journalist Isabel Pérez del Puerto in this #column in @elpais_opinion

A number of factors – such as the underreporting of home antigen results – make the current Covid statistics in Spain hard to read. But the latest data does suggest that this explosive sixth wave could be approaching a peak

Experts in Spain are worried that the rapid spread of the coronavirus due to omicron will lead to a huge spike in the number of long Covid cases. According to one estimate, 15% of those infected develop the condition, meaning "the volume could be enormous"

Spain announced last week that it will offer a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to the entire population aged over 18. It also reduced the interval between the last shot and the booster from six to five months

With a largely vaccinated population and coronavirus variants that appear to be much milder, “it is necessary to evaluate a new Covid monitoring system." That's according to the Spanish Health Ministry, which is hoping to "take the lead" on this issue

"Healthcare centers are having to attend to a flood of coronavirus patients in addition to those with other illnesses. Adding to the situation is the rise in staff members who are sick themselves due to Covid-19." #Editorial from @elpais_opinion on burnout

Covid-19 antigen tests are playing a key role as healthcare systems become overwhelmed by the omicron variant. But what is the risk of a false negative? And when are they most reliable?

María and Eladio have rented a room in their Madrid home to hundreds of Airbnb guests, but they have never had one like Felipe Turover – a "former KGB spy" linked to Vladimir Putin, who has stopped paying rent and refuses to leave

Marijuana plantations are popping up across southern Spain as criminal organizations look to disguise the drug as industrial hemp. But experts say the armed security and heavily guarded truck transportation are usually a giveaway

South America is now the most vaccinated region in the world, with 76% of the population immunized with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. So how did it manage this feat?

When Spanish scientist Neus Sabaté took a pregnancy test, she asked herself why it needed a button cell battery if it was only going to be used once. It was this question that led to her award-winning development of a biodegradable paper battery

"So-called mega-farms export poor quality meat." This comment from a minister in 'The Guardian' has triggered a political storm in Spain and cast a spotlight on the country's intensive farming practices. But why has it been so controversial?

"Multinationals have made a huge contribution by developing Covid-19 vaccines, but it should be remembered they received enormous public subsidies." So says @mebottazzi, the creator of the patent-free Corbevax, in this interview with @el_pais

Antigen tests in Spain will cost no more than €2.94 thanks to new price caps introduced by the Spanish government. The diagnostic kits, however, will still only be available in pharmacies despite calls for them to also be sold in supermarkets

The online word game Wordle has taken the world by storm with its deceptively simple puzzles. Of its 300,000 followers, one Spanish data scientist set out to break the code – this is what he discovered

Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to spike in Spain, but experts and officials say these figures include a growing number of people who are being treated "with the virus" instead of "because of it"

Bruno Polo couldn't believe it when he tested positive for Covid-19 for a third time. The young Spaniard was asymptomatic and wouldn't have known if he had taken a home test. But he warns: "There are people who haven’t done this and who will never know"

The cost of housing in Spain is expected to get more expensive in 2022 in line with economic growth and inflation. But is the country headed towards a bubble? While some dismiss the idea, other experts warn there are "worrying symptoms"

The Amityville murder case has inspired dozens of horror films. But what really happened at 112 Ocean Avenue? Author Ric Osuna talks to @el_pais about who he believes was behind the killing of the DeFeo family

Telegram has become Jair Bolsonaro’s new digital platform of choice, as the Brazilian president seeks refuge from other social networks’ rules against misinformation. The move has raised fears about how fake news will affect the election in October

El Chipote is a hellish place where opponents of Nicaragua’s president Daniel Ortega are kept away from society. The prison holds 36 opposition figures, and relatives who managed to visit report malnutrition, ill-treatment and restricted access to lawyers

Spain's Social Security Ministry is pressing ahead with plans to reform contributions for the self-employed. The new scheme should see freelancers paying according to what they earn rather than a flat monthly rate

Using ‘las cabañuelas,’ a traditional system for forecasting the weather, a 15-year-old Spaniard claims a repeat of the 2021 Filomena snowstorm is due on January 24 – prompting the weary despair of many of the country's meteorologists

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