More than a million people were arrested as they attempted to cross the US-Mexico border from January through June, according to estimates released by the US Border Patrol on Friday (16). The number exceeds all annual detention estimates recorded since 2005. In June alone, there were 178,000 arrests, a 3% increase from the previous month. … Read more
Considered the new epicenter of the pandemic in Asia, Indonesia on Thursday (15) recorded the record for daily cases in the country. There were 56,757 new infections in 24 hours. With this, the Asian nation even surpassed the number of Brazil, which topped the daily average in the world and totaled 52,720 cases of the … Read more
The UK on Friday (16) recorded the highest number of new Covid-19 cases in six months, within days of a new government plan to ease restrictions on pubs, restaurants and nightclubs. Read more (07/16/2021 – 17:41)
From Madrid, where he is in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, 50, observes the unfolding of the protests in Cuba last Sunday (11), and how the protests will impact his country. For him, who spent seven years in prison under the Maduro regime, the arrest of former deputy Freddy Guevara the day after the … Read more
Impressive. The recent murder of a young Brazilian has awakened a monster in Spanish society. Or a lot – which is not so bad. Come out of the closets, monsters. On July 3 at 3 a.m., a Saturday post-Covid reopening, Samuel Luiz Muñiz, 24, born in Brazil and raised here by a Brazilian father and … Read more
The Argentine public prosecutor opened an investigation on Friday (16) to investigate an alleged shipment of arms and ammunition carried out by the administration of then-President Mauricio Macri in Bolivia in 2019 – the material was allegedly used to suppress supporters of Evo Morales, who had just ceded command of the country. The arms shipment … Read more
The origins of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) go back to China 12,000 years ago, making the relationship between humans and plants as old as agriculture itself in the Far East. The conclusion comes from a study by Asian and European researchers, which also suggests that cannabis was originally domesticated as a polyvalent vegetable that was used … Read more
The Eiffel Tower returned to receive tourists this Friday (16), after eight and a half months of closure due to restrictions to contain the pandemic. It was its longest period of closure since World War II (1939-1945). The reopening took place at noon local time. A fanfare greeted the first visitors, who gathered by the … Read more
The number of people who died from flooding in Germany rose to 103 on Friday (16), according to the latest survey published by the authorities. The unprecedented rain – which also hits neighboring countries and kills 14 in Belgium – warns of the occurrence of extreme natural events as a consequence of climate change. Around … Read more
by Edgard Pimentel Correlations, causalities and wrong conclusions * A good strategy for getting information about the world and preparing for it is to observe. Check the weather and grab an umbrella, take a look around before crossing the street. We search for data, analyze and make decisions. The process sounds simple, but it is … Read more