By Carlos Takeshi Hotta They ensure survival through small calculations * Plants are very underrated creatures. However, behind an apparent simplicity, they are able to…
In the second round, Peru decides a president divided into extremes – 06/05/2021 – world
After a presidential period (2016-2021) marked by institutional setbacks and with four incumbents in charge, Peru is playing its luck in a polarized and uncertain…
In Peru, polarization is represented by two undemocratic extremes – 06/05/2021 – world
Peruvians go to the polls this Sunday (6) to make a difficult choice. On the one hand, the far-right candidate, Keiko Fujimori; on the other,…
Nicaragua arrests 2nd presidential candidate in less than a week – 06/05/2021 – world
Nicaraguan police arrested on Saturday (5) the second presidential candidate in less than a week. Politician Arturo Cruz, 67, opposed to the dictatorship of Daniel…
Trump’s chief of staff pressured justice to investigate alleged electoral fraud – 06/05/2021 – World
In Donald Trump’s final weeks as President of the United States, Mark Meadows, his chief of staff, urged the Justice Department to investigate conspiracy theories…
Reaction to Pope’s drive to tackle sexual abuse ranges from disappointment to optimism – 06/05/2021 – World
This week, the Vatican changed its internal laws to force its bishops to punish severely abusive priests. It is impossible to talk about this change…
Attacks kill at least 130 civilians in Burkina Faso – 06/05/2021 – World
At least 132 civilians, including seven children, were killed in two armed attacks in northern Burkina Faso between Friday evening (4) and early Saturday morning…
Businessman sentenced to pay R $ 300,000 for offering chloroquine to employees in France – 05/06/2021 – World
A fine of 50,000 euros (over R $ 300,000) was demanded Thursday (3) by a French court from the founder of a large group of…
Nigeria suspends Twitter after platform abolishes president’s post – 06/05/2021 – world
Nigerian telecommunications companies blocked users’ access to Twitter this Saturday (5), after a directive that intends to indefinitely suspend the American social network. The act…
Opposition to autocrat, front unites socialists on the far right in Hungary – 06/05/2021 – world
The idea of forming an opposition electoral front still seems green in Brazil, but it is ripe to take on one of President Jair Bolsonaro’s…