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Israel boasts of cruelty

International outrage over the humiliation of Gaza flotilla activists must be translated into concrete measures

Zapatero or the trial for the death of Isak Andic: Weekly Challenge in 10 questions

Have you been following the news in recent days? test yourself

Rufián fights to control the future list of ERC to Congress

Critics criticize the fact that Junqueras does not defend the group's work in Madrid in the face of questions from his spokesperson

The Mossos conclude that Jonathan Andic made, four days before his father's death in Montserrat, an almost exact route

The police arrive at this result after analyzing the time he was in the area and the distance he walked.

The last of the eyebrow

It is not necessary to reach corruption crimes for the activity of many former politicians to have elements of ethical turbidity.

The judge points out Zapatero's secretary as an “essential operational piece” of the alleged plot

The PP summons Gertrudis Alcázar in the Senate, whom the magistrate places in the “central node of communication and document management” of the network of “influences”

The PSOE faces the perfect storm at another end of the year marked by judicial fronts

Zapatero's statement coincides with the trial of Sánchez's brother, the investigation of Cerdán and the sentencing of the Ábalos case

United States: the suicide of a superpower

Empires rise and fall, but never before have they sacrificed themselves like this. This is what is happening with Trump, who is leading his country towards irrelevance due to a mix of greed and ineptitude.

The chocolate cake recipe that is made without eggs, butter or milk

The 'emergency' or 'depression cake' is named after the time of scarcity in which it was invented. It was born out of necessity and stayed because of its simplicity.

Íñigo de Martín, the bioinformatician who teaches how to prepare sandwiches to take to football: “This Saturday's is the only one I'm going to eat in peace”

Íñigo de Martín, a young Valencia fan, accumulates thousands of followers on social networks thanks to showing recipes for sandwiches to go to the Mestalla stadium

Why not eat entrecôte?

Happiness, for me, is in the meats that are conjugated in the diminutive. Ribs, wings, legs, livers and criadillas

The CNMV proposes a rule to limit the power of the great executive presidents of the Ibex 35

The draft of the new code of good governance calls on large companies to concentrate all executive power in CEOs

ICE detains the sister of the head of the Cuban military conglomerate Gaesa in Florida

Marco Rubio assures that Adys Lastres Morera, based in the United States and dedicated to the real estate sector, is in the custody of immigration agents

Sergio Ramírez: “It is paradoxical that he came to the RAE precisely because he is an exile”

The Cervantes Prize winner reflects in Panama on his entry into the Royal Spanish Academy, the richness of Central American speech and “cabanga”, that deep nostalgia that marks his work since exile

X-ray of mental health in the world: 1.2 billion people live with psychiatric disorders

Adolescents between 15 and 19 years old and women of all ages are the worst affected, especially by anxiety and depression

Emancipation, an increasingly impossible mission for young people: they need 99% of their salary to go live alone

The youth emancipation rate stands at 14.5% and reaches the historical minimum, according to the Spanish Youth Council

Telefónica sells its historic Gran Vía headquarters to businessman Tomás Olivo for more than 200 million

The Murcian millionaire prevails over international funds to acquire the iconic Madrid stone skyscraper

The first members of the released Gaza flotilla denounce brutal beatings: “We could hear the screams from outside”

Several activists have been hospitalized upon arrival in Istanbul, and dozens have fractures in their arms, legs and ribs, according to lawyers.

Trump's special envoy's failed trip to Greenland

Jeff Landry leaves the Danish island without attending the inauguration of a new consulate after the local population expressed rejection of his presence

Why are there more and more outstanding students at the university? It's ChatGPT's fault

New research reveals that at least 1 in 10 jobs is done with the help of AI. The majors where students cheat the most are Economics and Journalism

Marabou balls and diamonds: this is how Penélope Cruz looked at the premiere of 'The Black Wedding' in Cannes

The actress, who is a Chanel ambassador, came with a Matthieu Blazy design custom made for her

Trial against climate activists for staining Congress red in 2023: the prosecutor asks for a year and nine months in prison as a “prevention”

The protesters participated in a protest in which three of them painted the building, repeating an action from 2022 on the same site. “We are not vandals,” they defend themselves

At least 120 directors of Valencian schools resign in support of teachers who have been on strike for nine days

Those responsible for public schools and institutes demand that the Generalitat continue negotiating after the breakdown of talks on Wednesday

The keys to the 'Negreira case', now without Negreira

The judicial investigation investigating Barcelona's payments to the former president of the Spanish referees is approaching its end with the foreseeable absence of the former referee

The Egyptian pyramids were built to be earthquake-proof

Measurements inside the Great Pyramid of Giza show how its design prevents vibrations from outside from being amplified

Where the wolf and the weals mark the land

The Sanabria region exhibits this great predator up close and forces you to try its giant beans cooked in a thousand ways, elements that create identity together with the Puebla inn, home to everyone in the area and to visitors in search of tranquility and natural spaces.

An award-winning story sparks global suspicion: was it created by an AI? “I have given proof that I wrote it”

A story published in the prestigious magazine 'Granta' sparks numerous speculations about its authorship and shows the current difficulty of hunting down artificial texts.

The Ombudsman calls on administrations to explain how they protect minors from the “extreme danger” of social networks

The request comes after the father of a minor exposed to content about suicide and self-harm has unsuccessfully reported X

Jesús Vázquez, on his departure from Mediaset: "The ending was not very nice. I left very disappointed, upset and a little depressed"

The presenter visited La Sexta this Wednesday to attend 'La noche de Aimar'

The referees denounce Florentino, Real Madrid and RMTV in the Anti-Violence Commission

According to AESAF, the repeated dissemination of content critical of refereeing and messages that systematically question the work of referees deteriorate the climate of respect necessary for the normal development of sports competition.

What would happen if a 'tradwife' woke up in 1855?

In 'Yesteryear', Caro Claire Burke imagines an 'influencer' who returns to the same past that she recreates on the internet to offer an x-ray of the United States of Trump, fanaticism and regression

The thymus, the unknown and undervalued organ that can determine why some people live longer than others

The gland is key to the health of the immune system, “the philosopher's stone of aging”

Itai Yanai, computational biologist: “Cancer is the price we pay for being multicellular beings”

The researcher discovered new cell types and is the father of a powerful theory about how tumors learn to be immune to treatments

Seven careers with a good salary and an affordable entrance grade

Beyond health degrees and some engineering degrees, there are well-paid degrees that are accessible in public universities.

Beef vacuum marinated with spices and wine

We make the most of this juicy, flavorful cut of meat with a marinade that makes it tender. It is perfect to eat as is or in a sandwich

Rice salad, an easy and fresh recipe for snacks and excursions

Tomatoes and seasonal fruits lighten a dish that you can take anywhere ready to eat. The dressing is a discovery

A road trip from Navasfrías to Vale do Espinho: along the unknown Dry Stripe between Spain and Portugal

A former World War II mine, star-shaped fortress cities, hidden villages, forests and natural pools are the backdrop for a cross-border journey that inspires calm

Emery returns Aston Villa to the continental aristocracy after winning the Europa League against Freiburg

The Spanish coach achieves his fifth Europa League title with three different teams after crushing a rival without options

A hospital in Brazil, sentenced to compensate two families for mistakenly exchanging their babies at birth

The children, aged four and a half, have been in an adaptation process with their biological parents for months.

Nvidia triples profit in the first quarter to 50,139 million

Income from data centers almost doubles and now accounts for 92% of the turnover

Aina Clotet wins the revelation prize of Critics' Week in Cannes

The Catalan actress and director has been recognized for her performance in 'Viva', a film of which she is also the director and co-writer.

Malú premieres 'Quince': “It's the first time in my life that I really enjoy what I do”

The singer presented her “most personal” album in front of 400 fans at the Dial Stage accompanied only by a piano

The small archipelago of Vanuatu defeats Trump and achieves an ambitious climate resolution at the UN

The text, which is based on a ruling by the International Court of Justice, urges the abandonment of fossil fuels and advocates compensation for the nations most exposed to global warming.

A run of endless drowsiness

The shortlist was justified by the meekness and lack of class of the unequal Saltillo bullfight

Unions and Education intensify negotiations to end teacher strikes in Catalonia

The Government puts on the table increasing salaries via supplements, which would benefit 65,000 teachers

A new forensic report concludes that Negreira does not have the capacity to stand trial

The medical examination details a “worsening” of the Alzheimer's suffered by the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees

ONCE daily coupon: check draw for Wednesday, May 20

The ONCE holds this draw from Monday to Thursday and distributes a first prize of 500,000 euros at five figures plus the series

'The cult of beauty': Not even the canonical model sculpted with AI is satisfied with its grace

The CCCB interrelates more than 400 works of art and documents to question the current restrictive canons

Rufián offers to lead a new leftist front in the general elections

The parliamentary spokesperson for ERC, who does not have the approval of his party for this possible candidacy, says that “he will not leave his party until they fire him”

Outrage in Figueres over the murder of a woman in a square in broad daylight by her repeat attacker

The autopsy confirms the brutality of the attack that occurred on Tuesday and was spread on social networks