The White House reacted this Tuesday to the cap with the message ‘Make Spain Great Again’ that footballer Ferran Torres wore during the celebration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup title through the streets of Madrid.
There are surgeons who transform bodies and there are others who dedicate their lives to understanding the complex relationship between beauty, identity, and the way we see ourselves. Javier de Benito (Sabadell, 1948) belongs to that second category. At 78 years old, and after more than five decades in the profession, he continues to enter the operating room with the same purpose as on the first day: to help people reconcile with their image.
On the night of the USA’s 250th birthday, last July 4, a family lost their pet, a small dog with black, curly hair, whose name has not been revealed. After searching for him in the surroundings and shelters of the Menlo Park area, in San Francisco, they declared the animal missing. But almost two weeks later, the East Palo Grande police department gave them the best possible news: they had found their dog, who had lived an unimaginable odyssey.
The couple took the elevator on the fourth second and went down to the parking lot. Once there, the woman felt her pockets.
Jannah Britt-Green had been in the Maldives for just under a month when she met Gianluca Benedetti. They quickly connected thanks to their common interests on the island, located approximately a thousand kilometers from Sri Lanka. Both were passionate about classical literature and chess, as well as being far from home —Italy, in Benedetti’s case, and anywhere in the world in Britt-Green’s, who grew up between Mexico, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, although today she divides her life between Barcelona and Menorca—. They felt they could understand each other and empathized with the demands of each other’s work.
Longevity is no longer measured only in years, but in the ability to reach advanced ages with health, autonomy, and quality of life. We live longer, yes, but the big question today is: is it possible to live better during those years?
The La Mierla fire (Guadalajara), which is already the largest recorded in Castilla-La Mancha having burned at least 30,000 hectares, has affected approximately a quarter of the Sierra Norte Natural Park. This protected area is one of the jewels of Castilla-La Mancha’s nature, an enclave of valuable forests and a habitat for wolves. Declared a natural park in 2011, this mountain range occupies 116,953 hectares in the northwest of the province of Guadalajara across 35 municipalities.
Spain is not the country in the European Union where the most people smoke. According to Eurostat data from 2023, 24% of the population over 15 years old are smokers, a percentage that coincides with the European average. Countries like Bulgaria (37%) or Greece (35%) are above the Spanish prevalence of smokers, while Sweden (8%) and the Netherlands (11%) record some of the lowest rates. However, smoking remains one of Europe’s main public health problems: the European Region – as defined by the WHO, which includes countries outside the EU – has the highest prevalence of smokers in the world, at 24.1%, above the global average (19.5%).
There was a time when luxury consisted of a five-star spa. Now the new symbol of well-being seems to be a three-degree bathtub. Cold plunging, immersion in cold water, has ceased to be an exclusive practice for elite athletes to jump into wellness centers, social networks, and wellness retreats. But in the face of this viral phenomenon, a question arises: are we facing a practice backed by science or the latest big wellness trend, or is it simply a moment of posturing?
The United States has completed its eleventh consecutive night of attacks against Iran, in a new operation in which it struck military operations centers, drone facilities and aircraft, maritime capabilities, and military logistics.