The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday authorized raids and potentially arrests of absent Democrats to block voting on a law that makes it difficult…
Farc recruited over 18,000 children, Colombian court found – 08/11/2021 – World
At least 18,667 children were forced to join the now demobilized FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrillas after being subjected for two decades to…
What does marriage have to do with logarithms?
When the king announces that he is looking for a bridegroom for his daughter, N suitors are introduced. Of course, the princess makes the selection…
Thousands take to streets against Thai government, protests end in clash – 08/10/2021 – World
Thousands of Thais took to the streets of Bangkok in cars and motorcycles on Tuesday (10) to protest against the country’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.…
After attacks on Argentina, Bolsonaro tells ambassador there is nothing but rivalry in football – 08/10/2021 – World
Days after attacking the Argentine government, President Jair Bolsonaro (no party) met with neighboring country’s ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli and said the rivalry only…
To encourage vaccination, Germany will suspend free trials
With the slowdown in the vaccination campaign, the German government and the Länder decided on Tuesday (10) that they would no longer provide free Covid-19…
Andrew Cuomo joins other Democrats involved in sex scandals – 08/10/2021 – world
With the resignation of the New York State government, announced on Tuesday (10) following accusations of sexual harassment by 11 women, Democrat Andrew Cuomo joins…
With his disgraced resignation, Cuomo makes history as a sexual harasser – 08/10/2021 – world
In the summer of 1985, having recently moved from Rio de Janeiro to New York City, I went to the local Detran to get my…
NYT reports, after all, “takeover fears” by Bolsonaro – 10/08/2021 – Nelson de Sá
The New York Times, which had avoided political news in Brazil for weeks, looked into Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign against print voting, with the so-called “Bolsonaro…
‘Capital of the world’, New York is not the state capital itself – 08/10/2021 – World
Considered by many to be the capital of the world, New York is neither the capital nor the state – the official residence of Democrat…