The assassination of journalist and politician Pedro Joaquín Chamorro by the Somoza dictatorship in 1978 may have been the dictatorship’s last mistake, the one that…
New electoral cycle in Latin America in an implacable labyrinth – 11/06/2021 – Demétrio Magnoli
Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) wrote that Latin America is the land of infinite impossibilities. The electoral cycle in which the victory of Pedro Castillo in Peru…
After 12 years, Israel must wake up without Netanyahu. What will come is an unknown – 12/06/2021 – World
An important chapter in Israel’s history is about to end. The era of Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, 71, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, is set to…
Thousands of people take to the streets in France against the rise of the far right – 12/06/2021 – World
More than 37,000 people took to the streets in 119 cities in France this Saturday (12), according to data from the Ministry of the Interior,…
Brazil facing a new threat of democratic rupture – 12/06/2021 – Latinoamérica21
Brazil is living through tragic days of personal and collective tragedy in the midst of the pandemic crisis. The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (ICC), underway…
Bolsonaro’s erroneous act of calling the mask a symbol is the ultimate portrait of his ignorance and irresponsibility – 6/12/2021 – Reinaldo José Lopes
It’s interesting to see how the President of the Republic, while enjoying his macho reputation, is a bit mundane in practice. As I write these…
Virtual hearings facilitate mediation of families separated between Brazil and Japan – 06/12/2021 – World
It was through a Microsoft Teams screen that Elisabeth Sato, 35, from São Paulo, ended her marriage at the end of March in Japan. At…
G7 approves global investments to oppose China – 12/06/2021 – world
The leaders of the G7 – forum of rich nations – approved Saturday a global plan for investment in infrastructure, to counter the Chinese project…
Defense Secretary Says Backs Changes In Military Sexual Assault Trials – 06/12/2021 – World
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin suggested to lawmakers Thursday that he was in favor of changes to the way the military deals with cases…
Saudi Arabia to allow pilgrimage to Mecca for 60,000 vaccinated
Saudi Arabia will allow 60,000 of its citizens vaccinated against the coronavirus to make the hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca which is due…