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Pablo Milanés: how he went from being the voice of the Cuban Revolution to frontally criticizing the Castro regime

Pablo Milanés, who died this Tuesday in Madrid at the age of 79, was a cultural reference point for the…

What did the ancient Romans eat during the bloody shows in the Colosseum?

While in the arena gladiators fought to the death or fought against wild beasts, in the stands of the Colosseum…

The radical cosmetic surgery that men are using more and more (and for which they must break their bones)

"Women usually they don't date men who are shorter than them. The hardest thing sometimes was to feel that he…

Ronna, ronto, quetta and quecto: the new prefixes that were created to be able to measure the large amount of data generated by the world

The vast amount of data we generate as a species and publish on Internet every day they have created a…

“Dropbox babies”: mothers who deliver their babies to mailboxes in the US.

The termination of the constitutional right to abortion played an important role in the outcome of the midterm elections which…

Why Canada wants to welcome 1.5 million immigrants by 2025

Canada is betting on immigration to fill the void left in its economy by the aging of the “baby boom”…

Twins just born from frozen embryos 30 years ago

Some twins were born a few days ago in Tennessee, USAfrom two embryos frozen 30 years ago.LOOK: The US takes…

Pablo Milanés: who was Miguel Enríquez, the Chilean who inspired the Cuban singer-songwriter for the emblematic song “I will step on the streets again”

"I made this song on October 5, 1974, 20 or 30 minutes after Miguel Enríquez died in combat," he recounted…

Ephemeris of November 20: What happened in the world on a day like today

On November 20, but in 1995, the BBC broadcasts in the United Kingdom a historic interview with Diana of Wales…

The BBC’s Persian-language channel will not send staff to the Qatar 2022 World Cup

The BBC's Persian-language channel decided not to send staff to the Qatar World Cupamid allegations that Tehran has harassed its…

He interviewed a sepsis survivor and weeks later contracted the disease

A journalist from the 'BBC' Scotland he found out he had sepsis just weeks after interviewing Kimberley Bradley, a woman…

Professor Gustavo Moncayo dies, the man who fought for 12 years for the release of his son and was a symbol of the search for peace in Colombia

On June 17, 2007, school teacher Gustavo Moncayo decided to march from his town, in the far south of Colombiauntil…

“It is possible that I have to give my daughter to the State because I do not have to pay the bills”

Yvette Clements is considering placing her disabled daughter in state custody.The 58-year-old woman, who lives in Norwich, England, says she…

How will the harsh winter in Ukraine affect the war in the coming months?

In just over a month, winter weather will descend on Ukraine.It is a circumstance that - despite the recent victories…

The material used to build houses since Antiquity that became an ally against climate change

In the old walled city of Sana'a, the capital of Yementhe mud skyscrapers rise into the sky.The imposing structures are…

What was the Great Moon Hoax and why did so many buy into such an outlandish fantasy?

In 1835, a story was launched like a rocket into space that left thousands looking up at the night sky…

“I don’t need a GPS or a map, I have everything in my head”: the 90-year-old trucker who refuses to retire and enter the Guinness World Records

Brian Wilson, 90, is certainly one of the active truckers oldest in the world.LOOK: A Venezuelan becomes the oldest man…

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