The large height difference between the sexes suggests that in northern Europe boys were fed better than girls ( english.elpais.com )
McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores ( english.elpais.com )
‘I feel complicit’: The moral dilemma of an Israeli doctor who treated Gaza prisoners in a detention and torture center ( english.elpais.com )
Why isn’t gene therapy available to more patients? Blame millionaire prices and uncertainty as to its effectiveness ( english.elpais.com )
The arrival on the market of many innovative treatments has been hampered by pharmaceutical companies’ business strategies...
The science of dance: At the nightclub, we synchronize like a flock of starlings ( english.elpais.com )
Russian attacks on power grid provoke the worst energy crisis of the war in Ukraine ( english.elpais.com )
Air strikes have left the country with less than half of its electricity generation capacity, leading to daily power outages of 10 hours or more, a situation experts say will deteriorate further ahead of winter...
The Dreamers of a decade ago are today teachers, nurses, journalists, lawyers — but still lack US citizenship ( english.elpais.com )
The DREAM Act was introduced in Congress in August 2001, and has still not been approved. This law would allow 3.5 million undocumented young people who arrived in America as minors to regularize their situation...
The EU searches for the path to become a geopolitical power ( english.elpais.com )
The 27 member states have lately taken significant steps on military and economic security matters, but the nature of the organization and internal discrepancies continue to slow down the push for a more ambitious union...
Tariffs, unions and GM corn: the US, Mexico and Canada try to iron out USMCA trade disputes ( english.elpais.com )
Representatives of the three countries are to meet in Arizona to discuss the challenges of North American economic integration against the background of presidential elections and the trade war with China...
Two towns held hostage by drug traffickers on the southern border of Mexico: checkpoints, murders and control over phone service and food ( english.elpais.com )
When consulted by EL PAÍS, activists, members of the Federal Police and local journalists confirm that it’s impossible to enter or leave Frontera Comalapa or Chicomuselo...
The conflict between Ecuador and Mexico brings new uncertainty to migrants crossing into the US ( english.elpais.com )
Human rights lawyers wonder who will issue vital documents now that Ecuador has closed its diplomatic missions on Mexican territory in protest over last month’s assault on the embassy in Quito...
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news ( english.elpais.com )
Gladys orcas sink another sailboat in the Strait of Gibraltar: ‘They don’t go like a battering ram’ ( english.elpais.com )
Ana María Henao: Ex-partner of woman who went missing in Madrid arrested in Miami ( english.elpais.com )
David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce...
University Gaza solidarity protests extend to Mexico: ‘We are urgently calling for an end to genocide’ ( english.elpais.com )
“UNAM carries a lot of weight, politically, both inside and outside the country, we hope that other schools will be inspired. I think that this could grow into other people following the same path,” says Renata Aguilar, a 22-year-old history student, as she erects her tent. "This should have started on day one, not today...
Russia leaves thousands of planes without GPS in northern Europe ( english.elpais.com )
Fentanyl: A senior Mexican official recognizes that the country ‘is the champion’ in the drug production ( english.elpais.com )
The statement by the head of the Criminal Investigation Agency contradicts the position maintained by President López Obrador...
Bicycle use in Paris now exceeds car use ( english.elpais.com )
Argentina gripped by one of the largest protests in 20 years: ‘Public education is an inalienable right’ ( english.elpais.com )
The cuts to free public universities triggered mass demonstrations throughout the country, reflecting the growing social unrest surrounding President Javier Milei’s economic policy...
From San José to Silicon Valley: Costa Rica is emerging as a hotbed for US chips ( english.elpais.com )
Nurtured by Washington, multinationals and universities, the small Central American country is on its way to becoming a hub for integrated circuits...
Yemeni women become mobile phone technicians to curb sextortion ( english.elpais.com )
Devices containing private images can become a sexist weapon in this Middle Eastern country. When a phone breaks, the user can go years without fixing it, for fear of suffering blackmail...
CIA director refuses to provide information on Spanish company’s espionage of Julian Assange ( english.elpais.com )
Boat drifts to Brazil with nine dead migrants from Mauritania and Mali ( english.elpais.com )
The Federal Police were able to determine the victims’ origin thanks to their documentation and belongings, and are now trying to identify the bodies...
Chiapas, captive territory ( english.elpais.com )
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced...
Discovery of the mechanism behind asthma may help find an effective treatment for it ( english.elpais.com )
