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Until now, experts wondered how it was possible that in the middle of the Neolithic period, more than a thousand years before the first pyramids of Egypt were built, these enormous stones could be moved and placed with millimetric precision, orienting them towards the sunrise for astronomical purposes. The 32 stones that make it up weigh about 1,140 tons. Of these, the largest — and the one that covers the back of the chamber — weighs 150 tons. This is the largest slab that was moved during the megalithic phenomenon in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-largest in Europe.

Woke is not what it used to be. For some years, the term was used to describe those who are sensitive and involved in the struggle against social injustice, especially in U.S. politics, but also in the politics of other countries following suit perhaps to a lesser degree. Woke was a label proudly worn by activists in pursuit of social and climate justice: from Black Lives Matter to the #MeToo movement and the fight against global warming. Woke seemed to advocate a new era of equality and justice Now, however, the concept is being turned on its head by a...

On Wednesday we had the story of an ugly advertisement for Spain’s El Pais newspaper, using images of 9/11.Today, Southern Watch has a translation of El Pais’s very sincere-sounding apology. EL PAIS apologizes for the use of the images of the terrorist attack against the Twin Towers in New York, which happend on September 11, 2001, for a campaign to aquire subscribers to ELPAIS.es. This regrettable campaign, carried out through emails, supported by two photos of New York, one with the Twin Towers and another one without, under the heading “You can do a lot in one day, imagine what...

The translation of this e-mail advertising for el Pais (a main left-leaning newspaper in Spain) reads: you can do much in a day, think what you could do in 3 months, under a before and after September 11th picture of the New York skyline. This is how Spaniards look at September 11 and the murder of close to 3000 civilians? Outrageous!