Roberto Ferrer

Culture news

Untold tales from the first zeppelin trip around the world

The project aims to make readers experience the 1929 adventure through the testimony of one of its passengers and images of the golden age of zeppelins.

27 September 2025

Culture news

Spain ends National Bullfighting Award amid cultural changes

Spain's Culture ministry announced in May its intention to cancel the award, which had been given annually since 2013. ‘Society's values and feelings towards bullfighting have evolved,’ the government said.

6 September 2024

Culture news

President Nicolás Maduro reschedules Venezuelan Christmas to 1 October

Venezuela's president has decreed an early start to the Christmas season. However, amid a deep political crisis, not everyone in the country is in the mood for caroling.

4 September 2024

Culture news

Best photos from Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise's wedding

The Norwegian king’s eldest child Princess Märtha Louise married Durek Levett, an American self-professed shaman in the picturesque small town of Geiranger.

2 September 2024

Culture news

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks YouTube record with his channel debut

“Siuuubscribe.” The football star reaches 30 million subscribers just two days after uploading his first video to the platform.

27 August 2024

Culture news

Paris Olympics: The video games to play to take home virtual gold

Mario and Sonic have missed out on this year's Olympics, and there is no official console game either. But there are still options to try out the different disciplines from the sofa (or standing up).

6 August 2024

Tech News

This Italian NGO helps keep Gaza connected to the Internet amid war

The Israel-Hamas war has hampered communications in the Gaza Strip, but the population manages to connect to the Internet with innovative solutions and NGO support.

2 July 2024

Home

'Reggaeton Be Gone': This machine uses AI to stop neighbours' music

Fed up with his neighbour playing reggaeton loudly, an Argentinian programmer decided to remedy the situation with an invention that has gone viral.

13 April 2024

Tech News

Researchers use AI model to improve beer taste

Belgian scientists have trained an AI model to predict if people will like certain beers and how to improve the recipe.

1 April 2024

Art

These European festivities turn satire into a popular celebration

Before València's fallas burn, we take a look at this and other European celebrations that were born out of social criticism or revolts against established power.

19 March 2024

Health news

Spain considers providing free condoms to young people

The initiative comes amid a significant rise in sexually transmitted infections in Europe.

15 March 2024

Earth News

Samba for the Amazon: Rio Carnival calls for end to illegal mining

Dancers from a samba school call for more protection for the Indigenous Yanonami people, whose lives are threatened by illegal mining.

13 February 2024

Tech News

EU digital rights NGOs call for transparency on data access discussion

European digital rights organisations have called in an open letter for more transparency in the experts group that will propose new data access policies for law enforcement.

12 January 2024

Travel News

Your next flight in Mexico could be run by the army

Mexicana airlines has taken to the skies, offering commercial flights between different cities in the country.

28 December 2023

Design

Twisted reality: German firm wins bid for Tencent's futuristic HQ

The Chinese tech firm's 23,000 employees will work in a 'multi-dimensional' purpose-built 500,000 square metre campus that includes restaurants, shops, public services and cultural spaces.

15 December 2023

Culture news

Bourges completes list of European Capitals of Culture for 2028

France is celebrating being crowned with its fifth European Capital of Culture title. This latest honour will be shared with České Budějovice (Czech Republic) and Skopje (North Macedonia).

14 December 2023

Culture news

The Game Awards 2023: Who will win the battle of the consoles?

It has been one of the most successful years ever for the computer game industry so competition is fierce for the title of top Game of the Year.

7 December 2023

Culture news

US Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces fresh sex abuse allegations

It is the fourth sexual abuse lawsuit against the hip-hop mogul in recent weeks, whose complainant has kept her name under a pseudonym. Combs denies the allegations and says they are looking for "a quick payday".

7 December 2023

Earth News

Apple Watch: Can a device truly be ‘carbon neutral’?

While Apple's actions are positive, they do not solve the problem of e-waste, experts say.

16 September 2023