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Mexico City fears rise in mafia activity after body left hanging from bridge

David Marcial Pérez Mexico City

Victim in his 30s showed signs of torture and had been shot twice in the head, say authorities. The incident was a reminder of extreme violence of drug war

US withholds funds to Mexico over human rights concerns

Silvia Ayuso Washington

Washington decides not to issue certification needed to release 15% of Mérida Initiative money to fight drug trafficking

JIHADIST TERRORISM

Woman planning to join Islamic State arrested at Madrid airport

El País Madrid

The suspect, aged 22 and from Huelva, was due to board a flight to Turkey, the usual entry point to Syria or Iraq

TOWARDS THe END OF ETA

How fall of ETA’s last “general” was key to the end of Basque terrorism

Four years have passed since the organization announced a definitive ceasefire, which came after intense work by the police, judiciary, society and political parties

US-SPAIN RELATIONS

The fenced off area in Palomares where the bombs fell in 1966. / C. Barba (EFE)

Decontaminating Palomares accident site will cost €640 million

After Monday accord, Spain and US now need to reach a deal over how to share the clean-up bill for the 1966 nuclear incident

Spain and US sign deal over 1966 nuclear incident in Palomares

Agencies Madrid

Announcement is made during US State Secretary John Kerry’s two-day official visit to Madrid to discuss bilateral relations

media

Supreme Court rejects claim to alter digital newspaper archives

Reyes Rincón Madrid

But old stories about plaintiffs will need to be stopped from showing up in search results under right to be forgotten principle, ruling states

2016 WHITE HOUSE RACE

US presidential candidates focus on capturing small donors

Joan Faus Washington

“Outside” contenders are using online campaigns to raise money for their White House bids through individual donations of as little as $51

VW EMISSIONS SCANDAL

Public prosecutor calls for VW to be investigated for fraud

German automobile group could face charges in Spain related to misleading advertising, public subsidies and environmental legislation

transportation

Video: Traffic jams in Madrid on Monday morning. / EFE

Greater police presence unable to prevent more Madrid traffic chaos

Issue turns political as rain compounds the troubles for motorists trapped in their second huge snarl of the month

WORK CULTURE

Spanish government fails to put an end to long “bridge weekends”

PM Mariano Rajoy had pledged to curb the practice of taking off days in between national holidays because it hurts competitiveness

Students practicing at the Madrid bullfighting school. / J. R.

Education Ministry plans to offer vocational course in bullfighting

Camilo S. Baquero Barcelona

Draft training program would teach students about the history of tauromachy and show them bullring techniques

LATIN AMERICA

The Quechula church on October 16. / David von Blohn (AP)

Historic church resurfaces as drought dries up Mexico’s rivers

Low rainfall sees immersed 16th-century temple reemerge along waterway in southeastern Chiapas state

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Editor's pick

An elderly couple pictured on the streets of Madrid. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

Spain places seventh on list of countries where people live longest

Average life expectancy of 82.4 years attributed to benefits of Mediterranean diet in World Economic Forum report

Why Plato has been expelled from Spanish high schools

Latest conservative education reforms further reduce teaching of philosophy to students

Why more Spaniards are now shopping around the clock

Madrid supermarket’s extended 7.30am to 2am hours reflect changing grocery-buying habits

Return of the ‘bone breaker’

James Bryce discovers how the work of a 19th-century British naturalist could prove the key to reintroducing the rare bearded vulture in Andalusia

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Verne in English

Barcelona airport: 6am, and Sam Cookney begins his journey to work.

I live in Barcelona and work in London (well, sometimes)

After his blog post proving it was doable went viral, Sam Cookney decided to put his crazy plan into practice

‘Siesta,’ ‘fiesta’ and 17 other Spanish words ‘guiris’* use

A look at some of the terms from Spain that have become lingua franca over the centuries, from mosquito to matador

Eight cartoons demonstrating why we hate selfie sticks

One Barcelona illustrator’s drawing about the cumbersome contraptions has proved a social networks smash

MOST-READ ARTICLES

A forest near Cola de Caballo waterfall in Ordesa (Huesca).

Forests for feeling the fall

Northern and western Spain are home to woods that are at their most spectacular in the autumn season

Why Barcelona is Spain’s stolen cellphone capital

Gangs are racking up huge profits by using robbed SIM cards to call premium-rate numbers

“We will have to find homes elsewhere in the universe”

Physicist Stephen Hawking reflects upon the universe’s origins and his illness in an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS

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