Mike Davis, the author who exposed LA’s dark underbelly, dies at 76
His book ‘City of Quartz’ became a bestseller when it was published, despite its pessimistic portrait of the Californian metropolis
Key player in plunder of Venezuela state oil company spent $2.5 million on a life of luxury
Diego Salazar, cousin to former minister Rafael Ramírez, shelled out $610,000 at the Ritz and $806,630 on watches while looting PDVSA between 2007 and 2012
Putin warns of global conflict as Russia conducts nuclear exercises
The Russian president repeated claims that Ukraine is planning to use a ‘dirty bomb’ while the West insists the Kremlin is using the supposed threat of such an attack as a pretext for a further escalation of the war
The hottest tech jobs that didn’t exist a few years ago
To fill the most in-demand positions, from cloud architect to metaverse specialist, universities and companies are changing what they teach and how they hire
Will Elon Musk buy Twitter on Friday?
The world’s richest man has a deadline to complete a deal for the platform and avoid a breach of contract trial, handing him control of the medium on the eve of the US midterms
The myth of healthy alternatives to tobacco: Electronic cigarettes are also harmful
Experts warn that vaping devices and water pipes serve as a gateway to nicotine addiction and are linked to disease, but vaping continues to appeal to teenagers
Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty: From austere childhood to billionaire businesswoman
The spouse of the new British Prime Minister has a fortune that doubles that of King Charles III courtesy of a 0.91% stake in the family business and shares in six other companies
Petro playing both sides in Colombia-US relations
The president is reaching out to Washington on issues like energy and drug policy, yet maintaining an anti-American rhetoric to appease his voter base back home
How fossil fuels kill: Study warns of the impact of climate crisis on global health
The Lancet Countdown says rising temperatures increase cardiovascular and respiratory ailments, heat-related deaths, mental problems and food insecurity
Shunned and homeless: Living with HIV in Somalia
Kiin Hassan Fakat / Naciima Saed Salah|Mogadishu (Somalia)|
With an infrastructure destroyed by more than three decades of conflict, limited funding and such immense stigma against the disease, the challenges are immense
Could you be somebody’s backup partner?
The term ‘cushioning’ might be new, but the practice of keeping standby lovers has existed for a long time
Julieta Venegas: ‘People can’t believe that I wrote “Papito give me more” for Bad Bunny’
The Mexican singer talks to EL PAÍS about her new album ‘Tu Historia,’ her decision to leave Sony Music and why she thinks Rosalía is a ‘goddess’
You want me to get naked in your movie? Here are my conditions
The #MeToo movement has raised awareness about the well-being of actors and actresses. That concern is reflected in star contracts, where partial or full nudity only occurs after long negotiations