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The Haitian leader, who was assassinated on Wednesday at his home in Port-au-Prince, had gone up against senators, powerful businesses and Venezuela during his time in office

The head of state was shot while asleep at home by unidentified gunmen, with the government saying the “suspected killers” have been detained

An investigation by EL PAÍS reveals how an obscure US company, just months after being created, began winning multimillion-dollar contracts from a subsidiary of Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) soon after the opening of the country’s electricity sector. The ties between Guillermo Turrent, a key executive during the Enrique Peña Nieto administration, and the founders of Whitewater Midstream, tell the story of a pursuit of profits in recently liberalized energy markets

Three recent discoveries have led scientists to re-evaluate the origins of ‘Homo sapiens’ and our evolutionary history

She worked as a cleaner and a waitress to pay for college, and went on to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Frances Arnold wants young people to learn from every experience in life

The Caribbean nation, which has vaccinated all hotel workers, is now receiving more bookings than it was before the pandemic in 2019

The social media influencer, known as ‘YosStop,’ has admitted to having received, played and stored a video of a 16-year-old being sexually assaulted by four men

While all experimental treatments have proven ineffective, science shows that the illness is not an inevitable tragedy of old age but a preventable disease in 40% of cases

A second medication called Soberana 02 also showed an efficacy rate of 62%, according to the results of the Phase 2 trial

A long and widespread custom has been exacerbated by the arrival of new wealth from migration. In some rural areas, 200,000 pesos – $9,500 – will buy a child bride

After several statues were toppled, the government of Iván Duque has opened dialogue with indigenous communities and will review the public presence of controversial historical figures that have stood for 100 years

According to sources who spoke to EL PAÍS, the 75-year-old antivirus creator had a note in his pocket when he was found dead in his cell last Wednesday

The country is experiencing days of terror. The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has orchestrated the arrests of politicians, journalists, activists and former Sandinista leaders in a bid to retain power with elections due in November

Havana’s landmark destination bore witness to some of the most important transformations in the country following the Cuban Revolution and received numerous illustrious guests

Scientist Edith Heard heads the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. She talks to EL PAÍS about her unexpected academic path, women in science and the threat of a new pandemic

The antivirus software creator was spotted in Spain in late 2019, and was confined to the country during the coronavirus pandemic

The antivirus software entrepreneur learned that his extradition to the US had been approved, and allegedly committed suicide in the evening

Evidence points to suicide as the 75-year-old was found hanging in his cell in Brians 2 penitentiary

Elena Vavilova and her husband were the inspiration for the hit TV show ‘The Americans,’ as Russian spies who spent years undercover in the US. Now she has written a novel based on her experiences

The discovery of thousands of pre-Columbian artefacts of unknown value has hindered the construction of Mexico’s flagship tourism project amid indigenous communities’ concerns over looting

The philanthropist has made “significant” donations to 286 organizations, including Fondo Semillas, a Mexican non-profit focused on women’s rights

The head of security and citizen protection in Mexico City gave EL PAÍS details of the brutal attack that killed his bodyguards and sent him to the hospital a year ago

The Peruvian presidential candidate has launched an appeal against the result of the ballot, alleging fraud in Pedro Castillo’s narrow victory, but says during an interview with EL PAÍS she will accept the final decision of the National Elections Jury

An internal investigation in 2012 revealed that José Luis Ramón Velasco Guillén had sold at least 86 weapons to private buyers, but the case against him was eventually shelved

A trial with hundreds of young Labradors and Golden Retrievers found a tendency to seek out people’s faces and an ability to respond to facial expressions and gestures

The fashionable health food grows in villages like Punã in Brazil, where incentives are in place to prevent deforestation and add value to local produce

A joint investigation by EL PAÍS and Armando.info unveils the inner workings of a scheme involving dozens of individuals and companies that illicitly sold crude and transferred the money through tax havens in a shady multi-million-dollar business