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Avatars from the Bored Ape Yacht Club website.

Euphoria in digital art: A bubble or an NFT revolution?

Recent high-profile sales of artworks presented as non-fungible tokens offer the promise of fast money. But experts warn that speculation and ignorance are fueling increasingly risky bets

LA PALMA VOLCANO

Volcanic activity increases on La Palma, prompting new evacuations and flight cancelations

Fire crews have had to withdraw from the neighborhood of Todoque due to increased pyroclastic material and ash being expelled. The Cabinet will declare the area a disaster zone next week

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont released by judge after arrest in Sardinia

The Italian courts want to confirm whether or not he enjoys immunity as a Member of the European Parliament

People observe the volcano from La Laguna on Tuesday.

‘Volcano tourists’ cause congestion on La Palma, with plane tickets going for as much as €500

Volcanic eruption La Palma

Video | The eruption of the volcano in La Palma, live

Underwater archaeologists from Alicante University searching the area where two amateur divers found Roman coins

Amateur divers find ‘perfectly preserved’ Roman treasure in Spain

Vaccines ready for distribution in Madrid at the Centro Logista Pharma.

Managing Covid-19 vaccines at a time of oversupply: what Spain’s regions are doing to avoid wasting doses

How will future generations think of us?

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Education under attack in Afghanistan

Jerome Marston/Marika Tsolakis

An economic shaman entering into a trance in order to make forecasts. (International Monetary Fund)

El Roto

Why Jeff Bezos’ dream of immortality isn’t for the rest of us

A sports center in Los Llanos de Aridane in which all of the food and clothing donated by the public is being organized.

Distress and uncertainty take hold in La Palma: ‘We’ve lost our whole life’

Footage of the Todoque neighborhood in La Palma being devoured by a lava flow.

Video | Lava flow razes neighborhood on Spanish island of La Palma

The eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma continued on Wednesday.

Despite diversion efforts, wall of lava reaches more homes in La Palma

Residents of Todoque, assisted by municipal employees, load their belongings onto a truck.

‘We took everything we could. First the sentimental things, photos, paintings…’

Drone-captured images of the volcano on the island of La Palma in Spain.

Volcanic eruption in La Palma: What will happen next?

Young people at The Minds of 99 concert in Copenhagen on September 11, 2021, a day after the Covid restrictions were lifted in Denmark.

Denmark: The ‘new normal’ pioneer with lower vaccination coverage than Spain

Children returning to school after the summer break in Murcia last week.

Highest coronavirus infection rate is now among children, but figures in Spain are falling for all ages

A young woman getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Seville on July 14.

Nearly half of Spaniards think Covid-19 vaccination should be mandatory

A student is vaccinated in Catalonia this week.

Spain considers widening group of vulnerable people who will be offered third vaccine shot

Fruit and vegetables wrapped in plastic at a supermarket in Madrid.

Spain to ban sale of fruit and vegetables in plastic wrapping from 2023

A karaoke bar in the Spanish city of Benidorm.

British Embassy launches survey on key issues affecting UK nationals in Spain

A neo-Nazi march in the center of Madrid on Saturday.

Neo-Nazi march against LGBTQ+ community in Madrid raises alarm over growing homophobia

The airport at Gibraltar on June 24.

UK threatens no-deal scenario for Gibraltar due to plans for Spain-run border controls

Saeed Shinwari on the set of ToloTV.

Afghanistan’s top TV interviewer: ‘I’ve assimilated the fact that the Taliban will kill me in the end’

Afghan interpreter Rashid (squatting), in an image provided by the AECID Spanish international cooperation agency.

‘I can’t control my tears’ – The Afghan interpreters left behind by Spain

Footprints of an adult Neanderthal found in Matalascañas (Huelva) in the same area as tracks of newborn straight-tusked elephants.

How Neanderthals and giant animals walked side by side on Spain’s southern coast

Gustavo Petro on the stairs of the Colombian Senate on September 9, 2021.

Gustavo Petro: ‘Colombia doesn’t need socialism, it needs democracy and peace’

Amelia Tiganus, a feminist activist who was a victim of human trafficking, at a Madrid hotel.

Amelia Tiganus: ‘Being a whore is like a prison with invisible bars’

A woman sits after receiving a dose of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 in in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City.

Unequal Covid-19 vaccination drive hinders control of pandemic in Latin America

A group of Haitian migrants cross the Rio Bravo in search of food and supplies near the Del Rio-Acuña border crossing in Acuña, Mexico (Spanish text).

US begins mass deportation of Haitian migrants from southern Texas

Monument to Christopher Columbus created by the artist Charles Cordier in 1877.

Monumental controversies in Mexico

Tres personas llegando a un piso de alquiler turístico.

Court strikes down ban on tourist apartments in Palma de Mallorca

Lucía Bohórquez|Palma

Enrique Asunción (l) and Jorge Sosa inside their store Regreso al Pasado in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Netflix resistance: The video stores fighting the rise of streaming in Spain

Guillermo Vega|Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

A nuclear power plant in Almaraz (Cáceres).

Nuclear power companies threaten to shut down plants if Spanish government takes action on soaring bills

Miguel Ángel Noceda|Madrid

A recreation of what Planet X could look like.

Planet X: a new member of the Solar System club?

Castle of Gormaz in Soria.

The macro pig farm threatening a historical gem in northern Spain

Animal watchers at Somiedo Natural Park (Asturias). Video: A pair of wolves cross paths with a mother bear and her cubs.

Brown bears in Spain: From a rare sight to a tourist attraction

Interns at Colonia in a photograph from 1959.

Barbacena: The Brazilian ‘city of madmen’ that claimed 60,000 lives

A mass grave uncovered during the construction of La Sagrera AVE train station in Barcelona.

DNA study of soldiers from 1652 siege of Barcelona reveals unknown epidemic

The members of the PRISA Media management board and the editors-in-chief of the group's media outlets, pictured last week in Madrid. From left: Montserrat Domínguez (editor-in-chief of Cadena SER), Vicente Jiménez (editor-in-chief of As), general managers José Gutiérrez (Digital and Technology), Marta Bretos (Human Resources and Talent), Ignacio Soto (La SER, Los40 and Cadena Dial), Vanessa Hernández (Operations) and María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros (Audio); the executive chairperson of the group, Carlos Núñez, CEOs Juan Cantón (EL PAÍS, ‘As,’ ‘Cinco Días‘ and El HuffPost), Javier Muñoz (Legal) and Marisa Manzano (Commercial), Pilar Gil (head of the Chairperson's Office) and Pepa Bueno (editor-in-chief of EL PAÍS).

PRISA Media presents its new organizational structure

The group is working toward more agile, collaborative and efficient management, based on synergies between its brands. Digital transformation is a priority for the company’s roadmap

Spanish chef Dabiz Muñoz, at the fifth edition of The Best Chef Awards 2021 in Amsterdam.

Spaniard Dabiz Muñoz named best chef in the world

EFE|Amsterdam

Wonder Woman and the rest of the DC super heroes will be arriving on HBO Max in Spain this October.

HBO Max to arrive in Spain in October, bringing together entire Warner universe on one platform

Héctor Llanos Martínez|Madrid

‘Money Heist’ creator Álex Pina on the set of the show in Tres Cantos. Video: Pina talks about his favorite scene in the series and how he has responded to its success (Spanish captions and audio).

‘Money Heist’ creator Álex Pina: ‘The experience for the viewer is much better when things go bad’

Juan Carlos Galindo|Madrid

Kanye West and his mother Donda West in May 2007, months before she died.

Donda, Kanye West’s mother: A musical muse who died after cosmetic surgery

El País|Madrid

The unvaccinated US teacher who infected 12 students with Covid: Lessons to be learned for the return to school

The unvaccinated US teacher who infected 12 students with Covid: Lessons to be learned for the return to school

A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air

A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air

Covid-19 vaccines: What are the risks and benefits for each age group?

Covid-19 vaccines: What are the risks and benefits for each age group?

Avoiding coronavirus infection in indoor spaces: don’t breathe other people’s air

Avoiding coronavirus infection in indoor spaces: don’t breathe other people’s air

The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 sent volcanic dust and gases circling the Earth, creating spectacular sunsets captured by artists.

How a volcano and flaming red sunsets led an amateur scientist in Hawaii to discover jet streams

Manuel Serrano, an expert on ageing at the Barcelona Institute for Research in Biomedicine, in 2017.

Silicon Valley start-up funded by billionaires hires top ‘anti-aging’ experts

The cylinder of sediment was extracted from deep inside the Earth.

Scientists reconstruct the day after the asteroid impact that led to the dinosaurs’ extinction

Researcher Rebecca Wragg Sykes.

Rebecca Wragg Sykes: ‘Neanderthals were very successful at what they did, they were not failures’

The Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarías.

Dead for $1,430: the fate of Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarías

A young female pugilist’s terrible death has sparked doubts about whether she was fit to fight in Canada

Mexican influencer Yoseline Hoffman.

Mexican influencer ‘YosStop’ to spend two more months behind bars

Karina Suárez|Mexico City

One of the 12 members of the Cofán guard trained in the use of GPS and mapping applications, in the Ecuadorean Amazon.

Poachers, miners, Covid-19: indigenous protection teams face new challenges in the Amazon jungle

¿Qué? The Spanish News Podcast

¿Qué? The Spanish News Podcast

Have you heard our podcast? Click here to catch up on all the episodes from this latest season, in which we discuss the coronavirus crisis, Brexit, politics, bilingual education and much more

A US soldier speaks to a group of Afghan women in Kabul on August 28.

Two ideas defeated in Kabul

Was too much money a factor in Afghanistan’s fiasco?

The new EL PAÍS app.

EL PAÍS launches new application for cellphones

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