An imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima’s main square, 22 years after it was removed, in an apparent attempt to rehabilitate the conquistador’s controversial legacy. Weighing 7 tonnes and standing 5 metres tall, the Italian Renaissance-inspired sculpture of Pizarro astride…
Apps promising to help women “take control” of their sex lives by predicting the days when they are fertile are putting users at risk of unplanned pregnancy by making misleading claims. Millions of women in the UK – including 69% of 18-24-year-olds – have used smartphone apps that track their periods. Many also tell them their…
A new year brings fresh starts, but after the indulgent and languid festive season, we’re usually not feeling so hot. Without the twinkly lights and social gatherings to counteract the short days and Baltic temperatures, it’s also natural to feel a little down. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you…
Lina Khan was installed as the US’s top antitrust watchdog with a mandate to turn the page on an era of light-touch enforcement. According to her critics, Khan was a “bully” with “unchecked power”. But, by her reckoning, this new era brought “off the charts” success. In Silicon Valley and beyond, industry leaders argue she…
On a blue-sky Saturday morning, I joined a foraging hike in Sintra-Cascais nature park, a former municipal wasteland and now thriving ecosystem on the outskirts of Cascais in Portugal. Progress was deliciously slow, thanks to our passionate guide – ecologist Fernanda Botelho, Portugal’s foremost herbalist and wild forager. We’d barely made it out of the…
‘It was us versus everybody’: DeMeco Ryans on questionable officiating Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans comments on the controversial officiating in the Texans Divisional Round game vs. the Chiefs. Sports Seriously Saturday welcomed the top seeds in the NFL playoffs to their first action this postseason, but hosting duties panned out very differently for the…