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Disconcerting duration, an attack on the RAE and... a Shakira double? The opening gala of the World Cup that was experienced on social networks

The first of this year's three inaugural galas was little to Twitter commentators, but it left some crazy and interesting theories about what happened at the Mexico City stadium.

Ana Polvorosa: “I admire the sanity in the delusions of Joan of Arc”

The actress debuts as an audiobook narrator with the horror saga 'Blackwater'

The two faces of the Chinese miracle: voices that tell the city as a promise and a human crusher

The China of the skyscrapers cannot be understood without what happens on its margins: millions of immigrants who left the countryside. Two newly translated novels focus on those who sustained the urban miracle. Their lives are prosaic and at times tacky, but they are full of humor, desire and the desire to make their way.

Repion: “You better not be a jerk, because I have been playing for a long time and let's see what advice you are going to give me”

Marina and Teresa Iñesta started playing together as children and now they have managed to make a living from their project, Repion. They look forward to the festival season

'The day of revelation': but what is this, admirable Spielberg?

The big question is how this filmmaker, despite his proven wisdom, has made such a flabby film, without body or soul, and even more so addressing a subject that he is passionate about.

Raquel Berríos, from Buscabulla: “The post-pandemic screwed us: now the rich telework and want our paradises”

The Puerto Rican duo that collaborated with Bad Bunny stopped by Primavera Sound on their tour of Spain

It would pay off for a country with Spain's renewable energy to look like Norway

We are capable of producing a lot of clean energy but the lack of electrification prevents us from making the most of it.

Noelia Besada, star of the Sevillian Selectivity despite the obstacles: “I got used to studying with the noise”

The student, with a final grade of 13.952, prepared the PAU without a door in her room and with two boisterous little brothers

Emaciated and with dozens of kilos less after 530 days imprisoned in Israel without charges

The first image in more than a year of well-known Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, during a hearing in Israel's Supreme Court, fuels concern about his situation

Lendrick Street, a street to explain the violence against immigrants unleashed in Belfast

The inhabitants of the epicenter of the xenophobic riots show their fear of a possible return of violence: “I think they are trying to make everyone become racist”

The judge also points against Fernando Camino, Quirón's senior official and head of Ayuso's couple

Antonio Viejo has asked 16 banks to deliver to the UCO all the banking information they have had since 2014

Laura Bates, activist: “There are men furious with women who sleep with non-white men”

The British journalist, a recognized voice against everyday sexism, points out that the laws that should stop digital hatred of women arrive – again – too late

I thought a turban towel was a whim. After trying it, I don't use anything else when I get out of the shower

I put it to the test for several weeks to see if its promises of comfort, support and quick drying really show up on a daily basis. This is what I discovered

Loin in air fryer, the recipe at low temperature so that it is juicy

Pork loin in one piece, spices or herbs and a sauce that can change every time you cook it is all you need to prepare a meat that you can take on the plate, the sandwich and cold or hot

Hoyt Richards, how the highest-paid supermodel in the world was abducted by a cult that brainwashed the handsome

The first male 'top model' in history reveals the secrets of Eternal Values, a cult led by Frederick von Mierers, in the documentary 'Bring me the handsome ones': fashion, aliens and apocalypses in times of savage capitalism

Recipes that do work against childhood obesity: warnings on labels, an end to advertising and an end to junk food in schools

A study in Chile provides real-world evidence that a combination of food policies helps reduce overweight

Mexico - South Africa, live | Julián Quiñones scores for Mexico after an error by South Africa (1-0)

Mexico is host again 40 years later and thus becomes the only country to host a World Cup three times, organized this year together with the United States and Canada. Shakira, Maná and Los Ángeles Azules stood out at the opening ceremony

Trump withdraws his candidate to head the US intelligence services after criticism from Republicans for his lack of experience

The president backtracks and proposes prosecutor Jay Clayton to replace the resigned Tulsi Gabbard

Mexico-South Africa begins the new FIFA tradition with national anthems

From now on, the 26 footballers from each country will take the field to the ceremony prior to the opening whistle

Trump announces a peace agreement that Iran denies

The US president assures that he has canceled the attacks and that the latest details of the negotiations “have been approved by all parties”

The Mossos attribute the last six shooting deaths in Catalonia to organized crime

The Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon, calls for stiffening the penalties for possession of weapons up to five years, and for cultivation of marijuana up to nine years.

The United States sanctions the Cuban state energy company to tighten the siege on the island

The Department of States orders the financial blockade of the Cuban state oil company Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET)

They reveal the mechanism that drives the rapid closure of the Venus flytrap, the most famous carnivorous plant in the world

It is capable of almost instantly modifying the mechanical properties of its cell walls, allowing it to capture insects in a tenth of a second.

Sumar Movement closes its assembly for July 11 while seeking to appease the internal crisis

The space on the left of the PSOE fears that the brawl will affect everyone at a time of weakness for the socialists

Real Madrid makes official the signing of José Mourinho for the bench

The Portuguese coach, who returns to the white team after his first stage between 2010 and 2013, signs for three seasons

How the zip code affects childhood: “The brain of a poor child looks like that of a rich one who has not slept and is stressed”

American researchers find that the cost of growing up in a poor neighborhood is reflected in the structure and connectivity of motor and sensory regions of the cortex, and not in cognitive ones

The appraisal of the jewelry seized from Zapatero estimates its value at around 1.3 million euros

The valuation has been carried out by the Ansorena jewelry store, with the participation of the Spanish Gemological Institute, by order of Judge Calama.

Singer Beret arrested for alleged sexual assault

The artist performed before Pope Leo XIV at the festival prior to the vigil held at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona

The opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup, in images

The 23rd edition of the World Cup marks a historic milestone as it is the first tournament organized jointly by three countries: Mexico, the United States and Canada. It is the first World Cup with a format of 48 participating teams and a total of 104 matches will be played

The Pentagon, evacuated due to a false alarm due to suspicion of a “hazardous materials incident”

The Department of Defense returns to normal after confining employees to the part of the building not evacuated. The incident was due to a faulty air sensor

The journalist and writer Álex Grijelmo, elected academic of the RAE

Responsible for the 'Style Book' of EL PAÍS since 1989, he has held different positions in this newspaper and in Prisa. He is the author of more than a dozen books on how to practice good journalism and correct language.

Public television should not be a pastoral eina

TVE and TV3 fan a completely moderate follow-up of the Pope's trip

Leire Díez tries to annul the investigation of the National Court into the “plot to destabilize” judicial cases

The defense of the former PSOE militant denounces that two “parallel” and “identical” processes have been opened against her regarding the same events

EL PAÍS achieves five nominations for the Gabo Awards

The nominated reports include the story of a young Colombian recruited by drug traffickers in Mexico, the environmental impact of AI companies, the photos that rescue the pain of families after the disaster in Valencia and two reports from América Futura

Six workers reported at least twice episodes of sexual violence by the Andalusian manager investigated for assault and harassment

The first testimonies, collected in 2024, led to the conviction of RTVA's main producer for workplace harassment

What is the purpose of a pope's visit? Robert Prevost promotes the solidarity of the Canary Islands with migration

The Arguineguín pier brings together civil and religious organizations that fight for human rights under the mantle of the Pontiff

Trenches, mud and drones: Ukraine is already a conflict longer than World War I

Fifty-two months after the Russian invasion, this conflict has transformed combat strategies

The plants finally arrive at Puerta del Sol, but only at a metro stop and to promote a beer

The square was remodeled in 2023 and has been the subject of criticism, especially in summer, for the lack of shaded areas and the absence of trees.

Germany's military alliance to launch the new European fighter foresees "close cooperation" with the Spanish industry

The announcement of the German pact led by Airbus to launch the sixth generation combat aircraft points to multinational collaboration after the failure of the project with France

A surprise amendment of the PP expands the number of mutual members who will be able to contribute to Social Security

The text approved in Congress leaves the requirements and conditions of the RETA gateway very open for lawyers and other professionals to access a public pension

Israel prevents entry of journalist from France for ideological reasons

Authorities at Tel Aviv airport force Alice Froussard to return to Paris. He had been covering Israel and the Palestinian territories for RFI and Radio France for years.

Alcalá de Henares is left without its Cervantes mural by decision of the city council: “They were letting it deteriorate on purpose”

The council has decided to replace the Cervantine mural created by the artist Miguel Rep, which twinned Alcalá with the Argentine city Azul, instead of restoring it, as planned

How a family from Murcia learned the story of Blas Martínez Aranda, deported to a Nazi concentration camp, thanks to a watch

The relatives of this republican, who are now recovering his personal effects, were unaware that he had been a prisoner in Germany

Eduardo Portela, president of the ACB between 1990 and 2013, dies at age 91

The Catalan was one of the drivers of the creation of the organization and the growth of Spanish basketball

The cava sector elects its first president to stop its decline

The Regulatory Council votes for Marta Vidal, from the Vallformosa winery, to straighten the direction of the business in the midst of a battle with Corpinnat

The northwest of Spain urges Brussels to force Sánchez to free the AP-9 and AP-66 from tolls

The governments of Galicia, Asturias and Castilla y León, of PP and PSOE, demand that the community opinion that declares the concessions of both highways be applied without delay

Congress opens the way to prevent an appeal from paralyzing euthanasia for months

The reform, promoted by the Parliament of Catalonia, would set a maximum period of 45 days for the courts to resolve

The judge incorporates Mazón's WhatsApps into the case with her team from the Generalitat on the day of the dana

The summary already includes the conversations of the chat of senior officials in which the 'former president' ignores the catastrophe early in the morning of October 29, 2024

UK Defense Minister John Healey resigns over military spending disagreements

The Labor Party criticizes the Government, in a public letter addressed to Starmer, for the resources allocated to national security

A computer scientist sentenced to 57 years for stealing intimate photos from 14 people while he was fixing their computer

“The sentence is exemplary, but it took a long time,” laments one of the victims after a decade of waiting. The Civil Guard found 314 folders of clients from whom they recorded without their knowledge or removed private material