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When dancing is resisting

Memory, exile and resistance come together in Hannah Darabi's new project, which is exhibited at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne. Using archives, images and videos, the Iranian photographer investigates the role that popular dance has played as a space for emancipation, celebration and challenge against political and social impositions in Iran.

This is how Uganda has managed to end the latest Ebola outbreak, but the threat persists on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The authorities have declared the country free of the Bundibugyo strain, which entered due to an imported case from the DRC registered in mid-May

Goodbye to neck pain: the three favorite memory foam pillows of Amazon users

A real change in your rest. Its ergonomic design and memory effect promise to relieve cervical pressure and improve sleep quality.

Expressing emotions and organizing what has been experienced: advantages of a child writing a diary in summer

Warm, secure childhood memories are associated with a greater ability to tolerate emotional stress in the future, according to new research.

Benidorm, Alicante or the Costa Dorada: five getaways to the most secret Mediterranean

A few kilometers from the most popular beaches are hidden mountains, medieval fortresses, rice fields and towns where summer passes at a different pace.

The helplessness of Argentina

The Albiceleste holds its breath before the decisions of Messi and Scaloni, who have not yet confirmed their future in the national team

A sea of ​​red in Haworth to celebrate 'Wuthering Heights' day

Hundreds of women make pilgrimages every summer to the Brontë sisters' hometown to dance to the song that Kate Bush composed inspired by the famous novel.

The leader of Aliança resorted to emergency means to fill the position that her daughter won after freezing the oppositions

“Whoever has the slightest doubt should challenge it,” challenges the mayor of Ripoll.

Antonio Arroyo, the 'king of express money', is acquitted again for giving abusive loans and keeping the house of those affected

The Provincial Court considers that there was no deception in the signing of the contracts because it was done before a notary and that oral testimony is not sufficient to invalidate a public deed

Who are these women? The summer I didn't leave the house (or the closet) for 'Pasión de gavilanes'

No matter how much time you need to know who you are, never let them hijack your script, even if it is like that of a Colombian soap opera.

An octogenarian cannot collect an ONCE prize because her husband registered her without permission in the gambling self-prohibition registry

The woman is fighting in court to have the registration made in 2012 by the man, now deceased, declared null and void.

The odyssey of buying a newspaper

Readers' letters deal with the progressive disappearance of newsstands in towns, the lack of forest fire prevention policies, climate denialism and tourist overcrowding in Mallorca.

reality is a joke

Now not even the boldest of our magical realists can imagine what transgression or mistake would lead a minister to resign.

Literature is not something for intellectuals

Making an apology that you write books for the “plain people” does not make you popular, it makes you a classist and an agent in charge of keeping them intellectually marginalized.

Polarized glasses

For too long we have not only seen the speck in another's eye and not the beam in our own, but also blaming each other for everything with or without reason depending on our bias.

Yolanda Díaz and the 'springboard ministers'

That the Council of Ministers is an intermediate step for something else is revealing of the coalition Government's lack of economic ambition

Opacity of the Ayuso Government

The Community of Madrid must explain the cost and use of a luxury penthouse in one of the most expensive areas of the capital, beyond the president's confusing statements

The slow decline of La Sexta

It is difficult to know if the reason for eroding the progressive image of the entire network is the fickleness of the viewers or that dialogue between Ferreras and Villarejo in which he agreed to give “very crude” information.

The strange reinvention of Drea de Matteo, from The Sopranos: OnlyFans and the ultra movement are her second life

She won an Emmy and was one of the most beloved actresses on television. Two decades later, the New Yorker sells content on the platform for adults, presents a podcast with figures from the alternative right and assures that Hollywood punished her for her refusal to get vaccinated

Sara Aagesen: “It is time for the PP to clarify whether it joins the denialism of the extreme right or a pact”

The third vice president and minister for the Ecological Transition criticizes that the popular ones “are not capable of sitting down with the Government for an agreement on the climate emergency”

13 free recommended Quadern film reviews on July 2026

Novel·les d'Irene Rubio or Emma Zafón, the new translation of the 'Odissea' or the letters between Bosch Gimpera and Tarradellas

The restaurant that has not decided its name for more than half a century

For some, it is Can Genís; for others, Els Pescadors, and the name of La Vela appears on the door. With this place in Pals (Girona) we start our series of bars and restaurants to make a pilgrimage to this summer

Flavita Banana: unconditional support

Flavita Banana's cartoon from July 30, 2026

Critics laugh at Adrien Brody's artistic work: dogs in bandanas, fried chicken and a Warhol-style mural

The New York actor has been focused on creating great collages for two years. At auctions they sell for thousands of dollars, but for networks and specialized critics they continue to be a source of ridicule.

“The only gift that life has given me is knowing how to read people and that is essential in the room”: Xavi Alba, director of the Enigma restaurant

He started working in his father's pizzeria and at 40 years old he has been working with Albert Adrià for more than half of his career.

Naked life is seen differently

Trying nudism is something everyone should experience at least once

Meta increases its profits by 22% in the first semester due to advertising on its networks and AI

The company earned 42,621 million dollars between January and June, after increasing its turnover by 30% to 117,117 million dollars

Judge Calama authorizes the UDEF to investigate 57 accounts belonging to Zapatero, his entourage and companies from the 'Plus Ultra case'

The Police intend to clarify suspicious banking movements between companies and the origin of the money with which a house for the former president and another for his secretary were paid.

The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged despite growing pressure from the escalation of the war on Iran

Three governors voted against the decision. They defend a rise in rates in the face of the threat of new inflationary pressures

Mourinho convinces Madrid to try to sign Rodri

The Portuguese coach persuades the board of the convenience of hiring Guardiola's City helmsman, whose contract ends in 2027

FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against several Argentine players and Gavi for incidents at the World Cup final

The brawl that arose after the referee's whistle affected Paredes, Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada, the member of the coaching staff Roberto Ayala and the Barcelona footballer

More than 20,000 geoglyphs hidden in the jungle reveal a densely inhabited pre-colonial Amazon

A study identifies tens of thousands of these earthworks and estimates that between 1.25 and 3 million people inhabited just 3% of the territory almost two thousand years ago.

The Community of Madrid denounces Rayo for preventing access to the Vallecas Stadium to start the works

The regional government affirms that those responsible for the club, "specifically its Vice President and the Head of Legal Services", have refused to facilitate access to the technical and operational personnel who were going to begin the reforms.

Merz reorganizes his cabinet amid controversy over the dismissal of one of his ministers

The conditions that have surrounded the dismissal of the Minister of Transport unleash internal criticism of the leadership of the chancellor, increasingly less popular in eastern Germany

100 content to read, watch, listen to and play this summer

Five minutes to laugh at the world, surprising stories, loves that leave a mark or hobbies to disconnect. Start with one of our selections or explore your way

Diary of the unprecedented attack of the AI ​​that escaped the control of OpenAI: “Its resilience was not typical of a human”

New details from the company and the attacked platform, Hugging Face, show that the operation lasted five days and affected at least four other internet services.

The Government pardons Natalio Grueso, former director of the Niemeyer Center who fled to Portugal, “due to his state of health”

The cultural manager had fled Spain after the Supreme Court ratified in 2023 the sentence of eight years in prison for his management of the well-known cultural space in Avilés

Four women accuse actor Jared Leto of sexual violence in a BBC documentary

The program collects testimonies that accuse the leader of the band 30 seconds to Mars of sexual assault and rape of minors between 2002 and 2016.

Rubén Blades makes salsa an ode to migration and memory in Madrid

The legend of Latin American music delivers a highly demanding concert, with lots of dancing, at the Botanical Nights

'Know and win' launches an unprecedented statement asking its contestants for respect: “We cannot allow it”

The veteran La 2 program launched a message on social networks against the “aggressive messages and personal attacks” towards its participants

A home after the flames: the sanctuary that rescues animals affected by the fires

The Salvando Peludos project, based in Villamanta (Madrid), helps creatures trapped by fire and offers them shelter

Russia declares that Pável Dúrov, founder of Telegram, is wanted and captured for “collaborating with terrorist activity”

The Russian intelligence service accuses the businessman of failing to eliminate material used by Ukraine to “prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism”

"In rap, the one with the most ingenuity stands out. What we do has true cultural weight"

Arkano, rapper and reference of 'freestyle' in Spain, sits down to talk with Bohemia, a young promise of improvisation, about how error is part of learning, how to manage criticism and how education collaborates in creating better urban artists

Using a Hermès Birkin, the most expensive bag in history, as a beach carrycot? Jane Birkin, Haaland and Kate Moss said yes

The most exclusive bag in the world was born with a functional vocation and that is how its original owner always used it. Other well-known faces show off their status by throwing it on the sand

Public supermarkets up to 30% cheaper, Mamdani's plan that outrages New York merchants

The mayor responds to the inflation alarm with the announcement of five stores that will open between 2027 and 2029. The competition ensures that it will push many businesses to ruin

José Flores, the 119-year-old man from Costa Rica who experts are trying to prove as the oldest in the world

The old man lives healthy and poor near a “blue zone” abundant in centenarians

The care revolution is here: “We adapt to what each person needs”

Three private initiative projects allow us to outline the direction of the new dependency law, which promotes that users have decision-making capacity over their lives, combine aid and have more support

María del Mar Arnús: “The continuation of the Sagrada Familia has been a huge mistake”

The Catalan art historian and critic has brought together her journalistic texts published between 1982 and 2026 in 'La fever del arte'

Ultimate guide to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado: how to organize your visit step by step

Everything you need to know to choose the best area, visit its viewpoints, do the best trails and organize the trip without missing anything

Letizia's fidelity to Adolfo Domínguez: how the Queen became the best ambassador of the Galician firm

The Queen has been wearing designs by the Orense creator for 20 years for her public appearances. This is the story of the great harmony between the two