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"When I felt the earthquake, I went back to school for my daughter and a 10-year-old girl ended up dying in my arms."

Psychologist Kelly Díaz exemplifies the sacrifice of volunteers in rescue efforts in Cali, one of the cities most affected by the earthquake in Colombia.

Boca came out of the middle in both halves against Recoleta for the Copa Sudamericana

The unusual error went unnoticed by the Chilean referee Piero Maza, who validated the action; The Argentine team had started the second half at a 1-0 disadvantage.

Boca result vs. Recoleta: who won the 2026 Copa Sudamericana match

The first leg of the round of 16 took place this Tuesday at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó stadium because the Xeneize still does not have the Bombonera suitable

Venezuela and Israel agree to reestablish consular services after a 17-year diplomatic rupture

In January 2009, President Hugo Chávez severed diplomatic relations with Israel, after years of continued deterioration.

How the duration of an earthquake is measured and how long it really shook in Colombia

The magnitude of the phenomenon, the composition of the soil and the design of buildings are some of the factors that explain why certain people perceive that earthquakes last longer than they really do.

What is the Pacific Ring of Fire in which Colombia is located and why 90% of the world's earthquakes occur in this area

The Pacific Ring of Fire, also known as the Ring of Fire, covers a large number of countries in America and Asia.

Colombia is committed to rescuing earthquake survivors: “Don't waste your time here, the only sign of life is on the other side”

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than two hundred dead in a country that launches an urgent deployment of firefighters, soldiers and neighbors

Historic: the town where everything stopped blooming due to the Hudson volcano will make an unprecedented first cherry export

More than 600 tons produced in Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz, will reach the world with a designation of origin seal highly valued by buyers like Spain

Before Santilli and from the only province without natural gas, the governors of the North will ask for a subsidy for warm areas

This Wednesday they will meet in Posadas, Misiones; From there they will also demand the supervision of funds destined for road works and infrastructure; the demand for the Waterway and the presence of the Chief of Staff

An official Moroccan body accuses the Spanish police of inflicting “mistreatment and aggression” on migrants in Ceuta

The Moroccan National Human Rights Council blames the Ceuta authorities for ordering the closure of businesses, a mere recommendation from the business association

What is the subduction of plates that caused the largest earthquake in Colombia in the last decade (and why it is not connected to those in Venezuela)

We explain the phenomenon that caused the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook western Colombia.

Trump hid in a food container to secretly change planes due to a threat from Iran, according to US media.

According to US media sources, the president was secretly relocated to a different plane than Air Force One to avoid an Iranian threat when flying from Türkiye to the US.

Defense informs the Xunta that it will not object to the Chinese factory in Ferrol

Robles anticipates Rueda that he will issue a favorable report on the project

Maps and graphs showing the magnitude and impact of the powerful earthquake in Colombia

Colombia is located on the interaction zone of three tectonic plates. It is one of the nations with the highest seismic activity in Latin America and has been the scene of powerful earthquakes like the one this Monday.

Albares guarantees the integrity of Schengen and ensures that no migrant has reached the Peninsula

The Foreign Minister has stated that “every last person who has entered Spain irregularly will return to Morocco”, since that is the “express will” of Rabat.

Trump secretly changed planes after the NATO summit in Türkiye, hiding in a catering container due to a threat from Iran

As part of the secret service operation, the presidential plane took off at the same time with journalists and White House staff on board to act as a decoy.

“In congruence” with its values, the Macabre festival withdraws Eli Roth film

The International Horror Film Festival, Macabro FICH, announced, in a statement shared on its social networks, that it withdrew the film Ice Cream Man, by American director Eli Roth, from its official programming for its 25th edition.

Pocket emotional support

Since July of last year, the Pew Research Center released a study that reveals an increase in young people using platforms like ChatGPT for emotional support. Users of this type of chatbot doubled when compared to the summer of 2023, with differentiated use according to each age sector.

Carlos Fernández-Vega: Mexico SA

Donald Trump is overwhelmed by all the atrocities he does and says, but in the case of his illegal war against Iran (defeated along with the genocidal Benjamin Netanyahu) his situation is already astonishing, in addition to the fact that all his triumphant announcements about the “conflict” – equally false and reckless – are denied by Tehran. Among the most recent, but not the last, was the suggestion of “demanding” that the Persian nation pay “compensation for all the people they have killed over time.”

Editorial: Colombia: double tragedy

Colombia suffered yesterday the largest earthquake in a decade, leaving at least 132 dead, 570 injured, 86 buildings collapsed, thousands of homes damaged and dozens of health and educational centers affected. The earthquake occurred at 7:34 a.m., had its epicenter in the department of Chocó, on the Pacific coast, and caused serious damage in the eastern and southeastern region of the country.

Map of places to see the total eclipse: EL PAÍS completes a search engine with almost 500 official viewpoints

Just one day before the astronomical phenomenon, the autonomous communities that are within the band of totality finalize the preparations around the chosen observation points with their city councils

Last minute of the earthquake in Colombia, live | At least 70 dead from the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia

About twenty infrastructures collapse in Cali with people inside and there are injuries in the city of Quibdó | Seven airports suspend their activity after suffering damage

Lawyer Matías Morla offered 150 million pesos to Diego Maradona's heirs to suspend the trademark trial

The last representative of the world soccer star is prosecuted for fraud due to fraudulent administration

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hits western Colombia, causing numerous human and material damage

The earthquake had a depth of 96 km and was recorded in the morning, around 7:34 am, local time.

Javier Milei and his measures, live: a new focus of conflict with Brazil and the challenges of the Government in Congress

The minute by minute of the President's decisions, the reactions of the opposition and the statements of officials

At least 70 dead after a 7.4 earthquake in Colombia

Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been in the presidency for three days, calls for a Unified Command Plan to coordinate care

The first images of rescues of those affected by the earthquake in the middle of the rubble of Cali

A 7.4 earthquake shakes Colombia, the movement lasted about four minutes, after starting at 7:34 in the morning. 22 people are known to have died

Everyone needs Trump: how the US protects the opposing interests of the government and opposition in Venezuela

Washington's growing influence over what happens in Caracas is palpable not only in the actions and decisions of the Delcy Rodríguez government, but also in the actions and silences of the opposition.

Mexican Romina Hinojosa resists and concludes the Tour

Nice. The Dutch Demi Vollering won the Women's Tour de France yesterday for the second time in her career by winning alone in the last stage in Nice, while the Mexican Romina Hinojosa came in 91st place to finish her first participation in the Grande Boucle.

Editorial: Trump, in his Persian labyrinth

Although it is shamelessly favorable to Tel Aviv, Donald Trump's most recent plan for Gaza was rejected yesterday by the Israeli Prime Minister, the fugitive from the International Criminal Court Benjamin Netanyahu, who stated that the army of the regime he heads "will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas has disarmed" and has renounced "heavy weapons, light weapons, all types of weapons (...) A genuine disarmament, not a fictitious disarmament." In contrast, the US president's proposal stipulates that the withdrawal of forces from Tel Aviv and the disarmament of the Palestinian organization must be simultaneous processes.

Milei will not apologize to Lula and is preparing a summit of right-wing presidents in Buenos Aires

Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno stated that “there were insults from both sides” and “regretted” Brazil's decision to reduce the bilateral link to the Chargé d'Affaires level; Ambassador Daniel Raimondi returns to Argentina

Tuli Acosta broke the silence after the separation of Luck Ra and La Joaqui

The dancer from Córdoba sat in Moria's living room and talked about her bond with both the singer and La Joaqui

What is Pix like, the Brazilian payment system that Trump sees as a threat (and why it is different from others)

The Pix tool was developed by central bank technicians and quickly became popular throughout Brazil.

Morocco prosecutes 77 people for organizing irregular crossings in Ceuta and Melilla

The justice system charges them with crimes related to clandestine departure from the country, transportation of passengers without a license or attacks on members of the security forces.

César Gastelum, the 25-year-old Mexican influencer who was shot dead while streaming

According to initial reports from the authorities, two people on a motorcycle approached the content creator and shot him at point-blank range.

"Seeing children hug their stuffed animals gives you a break, a joy": Venezuelans who assist the victims of the double earthquake with their own resources

Restoring toys, distributing lunches in hospitals, recycling clothes or making body bags are some of the tasks that volunteers undertook to alleviate the effects of the devastation.

Improvised censuses in the El Príncipe neighborhood after the arrival of hundreds of minors: “This breaks any parameter”

On the outskirts of the city, neighbors take care of migrant minors who swam across and whom the authorities do not know where to place

The institute asks for more to have room for negotiation: Gómez Pozos

By announcing that by 2027 it will need resources of 36.1 billion pesos, the National Electoral Institute (INE) could be requesting a higher figure to then negotiate it and reach a final agreement, considered the president of the Budget and Public Accounts Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Merilyn Gómez Pozos (Morena).

Editorial: Protection of audiences, democratic advance

The federal government's proposal to establish general guidelines for the Protection of Hearing Rights has sparked a virulent reaction among large corporate media, right-wing politicians and parabusiness organizations misidentified as “civil society.” These actors have unleashed an intense disinformation campaign with which they seek to convince citizens that the authorities intend to impose prior censorship mechanisms, regulate content and reserve the power to establish the truth.

The National Court asks the Civil Guard if it had any information that could “warn” of the massive entry into Ceuta

The instructor also requests data on the rescue operations and the deceased.

Official and confirmed: where the solar eclipse on August 12 will be seen in the United States

Find out where the August 12 solar eclipse will be visible in the US, what level of coverage it will have, and how to view it safely.

“I didn't know that I had a parasite in my body for years, until I felt the most intense pain of my life”

Jones, 86, was diagnosed with hydatid disease; What is this disease and why did he have to be operated on twice?

What was the judicial process that took Lula to jail and then released him?

Javier Milei summed it up as an “administrative failure.” The Brazilian Justice used two other terms: incompetence and partiality

Morocco denies “pressure and blackmail” in the Ceuta crisis and blames the Supreme Court ruling

The Government of Rabat attributes the migratory exodus to “the deactivation of the deterrent element” of immediate expulsion by the Spanish justice system.

Candidates for UN Secretary General promise to reform the organization so that it regains prominence

The applicants from Latin America defend that this “zone of peace free of nuclear weapons” can be an example for the world

The shocking moment in which a Ukrainian drone explodes on a Black Sea beach: there are at least 7 dead and 40 injured

The impact of a drone on a Black Sea resort also left 40 injured, according to Russian authorities.

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo asks for a pardon from Keiko Fujimori: “I don't want to die in prison”

Twenty-six years after leading the resistance against Alberto Fujimori, the former president, imprisoned for corruption, depends on the autocrat's daughter to regain freedom

Rafa Jódar succumbs in the Washington final against Taylor Fritz

The American won the tiebreak of the first set and also defeated a combative Spaniard in the second (7-6 (2), 6-4)

It employs 20,000 people: one of the economic engines of a province entered into crisis and a risk lurks

The fall in consumption, low prices, increased costs and difficulties in exporting left sweet citrus producers in Entre Ríos with negative profitability

The sister of the young man murdered in Chaco pointed out against the detained girlfriend: “You are going to suffer for what you did, sick”

In at least three Facebook posts, Noelia Guardia expressed her pain for the crime of the 29-year-old young man and demanded justice; “You knew very well where to stab him so that he would not survive,” he accused.