President Javier Milei fires 24,000 government workers in Argentina: ‘No one knows who will be next’ ( english.elpais.com )
## Public sector employees denounce that the cuts will put many state functions on hold...
Cuba for the first time asks UN for urgent aid to provide milk for children ( english.elpais.com )
Hummingbirds are in danger of extinction due to witchcraft and the promise of love on Valentine’s Day ( english.elpais.com )
Chinese automaker BYD goes after Tesla’s throne with more than 300,000 electric cars sold in a month ( english.elpais.com )
Two years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’ ( english.elpais.com )
The battle for lithium: US and China fight over Argentina’s white gold ( english.elpais.com )
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Amal Clooney, a key figure in the request for Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court ( english.elpais.com )
Mexico set to surpass China as the largest exporter to the US in 2023 ( english.elpais.com )
Mexico overtook the Asian giant in the value of exports to the U.S. in the cumulative first 11 months of 2023, totaling almost $439 billion, while China lagged behind with $393 billion...
The Mexican Army intensifies its offensive against El Guano, the brother of Chapo Guzmán ( english.elpais.com )
The military has captured Luis ‘N,’ the head of security for Aureliano Guzmán Loaera, after fighting in the Golden Triangle region. It is the second operation in the past few months that has been aimed at the drug dealer’s older sibling...
The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 ( english.elpais.com )
Today, it’s all about Spanglish, the ‘language’ posing a threat to Anglocentrism in the United States ( english.elpais.com )
The mix of Spanish and English is the world’s fastest growing linguistic hybrid. Experts calculate that it is spoken by 50 million people...
Internal messages show how the new head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel ( english.elpais.com )
An object from the sky smashed through my roof: Space debris is starting to be a problem ( english.elpais.com )
The international community is pushing for the approval of rigorous standards that track and limit the obsolete objects that can pass through the atmosphere and cause material damage on Earth...
Fujitsu's HorizonIT - How to remedy an injustice ignored by politicians: make a good television series ( english.elpais.com )
Mr Bates vs the Post Office, whose first episode aired on January 1 on ITV, unleashed the anger and sadness of 3.9 million viewers . The prestigious British actor Toby Jones (star of films such as Capote and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) gave a face and voice to the battle that Alan Bates waged against the UK government for two...
The dark side of Medellín’s sex tourism: Child prostitutes and depraved men ( english.elpais.com )
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room...
Germany’s paralysis threatens European economy ( english.elpais.com )
Gaza is getting less than half the humanitarian aid it needs to avoid famine ( english.elpais.com )
[The] U.N. World Food Programme estimates that at least 300 trucks of food are needed every day to meet the basic needs of the population. During the first half of March, an average of 159 trucks a day have entered Gaza, representing 40% of the minimum amount required, according to U.N. data. Before the Israeli offensive, an...
Faith, family and hatred of progressive policies: The power of Latino evangelicals spreads across the United States ( english.elpais.com )
The Christian faith among Latinos is on the rise as the country becomes less and less religious. Fueled by new immigrants and a community in search of belonging, it points to the growing conservatism among the traditionally Democrat voter base...
‘Mad Max’: The feud between Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy that George Miller wanted to avoid between the stars of ‘Furiosa’ ( english.elpais.com )
Alarmed by Russia’s progress, US tries to accelerate shipment of anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine ( english.elpais.com )
Coalition of European countries consider recognizing Palestinian State on May 21 ( english.elpais.com )
Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’ ( english.elpais.com )
Ana Piquer, human rights activist: ‘The militarization promoted by the government of Mexico has not improved security’ ( english.elpais.com )
The new director of Amnesty International in the Americas has criticized the use of the military and heavy-handed measures to combat crime in the region: ‘The Armed Forces are not trained to ensure public safety’...
Excessive use of words like ‘commendable’ and ‘meticulous’ suggests ChatGPT has been used in thousands of scientific studies ( english.elpais.com )
60 is the new 50, according to science and 60-year-olds ( english.elpais.com )
A study indicates that the onset of old age has been pushed back due to improvements in the quality and expectancy of life, while people’s perception of the elderly has also changed...
