Coronavirus Forces Aid Organizations To Improvize
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International aid workers are having a tremendously difficult time doing their jobs due to all the travel bans around the world and other quarantine measures․ In the face of the coronavirus, though, they are needed more than ever before․
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International aid workers are having a tremendously difficult time doing their jobs due to all the travel bans around the world and other quarantine measures․ In the face of the coronavirus, though, they are needed more than ever before․
A Stalled Global Vaccine Drive: The West's Greed Could Come Back To Haunt It
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A global initiative was launched to ensure that poorer countries would also have fair access to vaccines for the coronavirus once they were developed․ Instead, the West is panic-buying the available stocks – and that could be devastating, politically, economically and in terms of human lives․
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A global initiative was launched to ensure that poorer countries would also have fair access to vaccines for the coronavirus once they were developed․ Instead, the West is panic-buying the available stocks – and that could be devastating, politically, economically and in terms of human lives․
Digital Education: Why Uruguay's Schoolchildren Are Doing So Well in the Pandemic
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Every child gets a laptop from the state, along with online teaching material and animated school books: Uruguay shows how it's done when it comes to digital education․
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Every child gets a laptop from the state, along with online teaching material and animated school books: Uruguay shows how it's done when it comes to digital education․
Ex-President Lula on Brazil's Corona Disaster: "It's the Biggest Genocide in Our History"
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In an interview, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the country's current leader, Jair Bolsonaro, shares blame for the country's 300,000 coronavirus deaths in one year․ He is calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders to join forces to make vaccines a public good․
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In an interview, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the country's current leader, Jair Bolsonaro, shares blame for the country's 300,000 coronavirus deaths in one year․ He is calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders to join forces to make vaccines a public good․
Two Billion Vaccine Doses for 190 Countries: Inside COVAX’s Mission to Save the World
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The World Health Organization has launched the biggest vaccination campaign in human history, with the aim of distributing doses to 190 countries and limiting the risk of dangerous mutations․ But the project is a race against time․
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The World Health Organization has launched the biggest vaccination campaign in human history, with the aim of distributing doses to 190 countries and limiting the risk of dangerous mutations․ But the project is a race against time․
Former FARC Guerillas Find New Calling in Life as Farmers in Colombia
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In a commune that one psychologist calls “the jewel of the reintegration process,” former guerillas in Colombia have set up an avocado farm with global aspirations․ Despite initial success, they are haunted by the ongoing threat of violence and death․
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In a commune that one psychologist calls “the jewel of the reintegration process,” former guerillas in Colombia have set up an avocado farm with global aspirations․ Despite initial success, they are haunted by the ongoing threat of violence and death․
"I Want To Be with My Mom": Stories of Children Trapped at the U․S․ Border
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Thousands of unaccompanied minors from Latin America are trying to make their way to the United States, where their parents have already arrived․ But their dream often ends when they arrive at the border․ Two children share the stories of their journey․
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Thousands of unaccompanied minors from Latin America are trying to make their way to the United States, where their parents have already arrived․ But their dream often ends when they arrive at the border․ Two children share the stories of their journey․
Criminalizing the Sick: Argentina's Authoritarian Corona Regime
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The Argentinian province of Formosa is pursuing an authoritarian approach to the coronavirus pandemic․ Those suspected of infection were being seized and locked away in overcrowded quarantine centers․ Meanwhile, the province's official infection numbers are likely untrustworthy․
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The Argentinian province of Formosa is pursuing an authoritarian approach to the coronavirus pandemic․ Those suspected of infection were being seized and locked away in overcrowded quarantine centers․ Meanwhile, the province's official infection numbers are likely untrustworthy․
Bianca Jagger on State-Sponsored Violence in Nicaragua: "They Would Shoot at the Throat and the Head to Murder the Protesters"
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Human rights activist Bianca Jagger is heavily critical of the president of her homeland, Nicaragua․ "Daniel Ortega is a murderous dictator," she says, adding that she doesn't believe he will ever hold free elections․
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Human rights activist Bianca Jagger is heavily critical of the president of her homeland, Nicaragua․ "Daniel Ortega is a murderous dictator," she says, adding that she doesn't believe he will ever hold free elections․
Redistributing Mafia Assets: The Palaces and Ruins of the Drug Bosses
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Mafiosi and drug bosses have changed the face of cities around the world with their massive villas․ Now, these assets are being confiscated in Italy, Berlin and Mexico and given back to the people․
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Mafiosi and drug bosses have changed the face of cities around the world with their massive villas․ Now, these assets are being confiscated in Italy, Berlin and Mexico and given back to the people․
Crossing the Darién Gap: A Deadly Jungle on the Trek to America
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Some 90,000 people have crossed the Darién Gap this year on the trek to the U․S․ The jungle between Colombia and Panama is one of the most dangerous migrant routes in the world - and not everybody makes it out alive․
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Some 90,000 people have crossed the Darién Gap this year on the trek to the U․S․ The jungle between Colombia and Panama is one of the most dangerous migrant routes in the world - and not everybody makes it out alive․
Brazil's Favela Tech Boom: Young People from Poor Neighborhoods Set Out To Conquer Digital World
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Until recently, residents of poor neighborhoods in Brazil had little access to the digital world․ But young people are now finding ways to earn money and recognition, while at the same time escaping their reality in the virtual world․
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Until recently, residents of poor neighborhoods in Brazil had little access to the digital world․ But young people are now finding ways to earn money and recognition, while at the same time escaping their reality in the virtual world․
The Bitcoin Nation: El Salvador Has Ambitious Plans for Cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin is widely used as a means of payment in El Salvador, but the country's hip president, Nayib Bukele, has even bigger plans: He wants to introduce cryptobonds and build a giant village based around cryptocurrencies․ The only question is who will benefit?
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Bitcoin is widely used as a means of payment in El Salvador, but the country's hip president, Nayib Bukele, has even bigger plans: He wants to introduce cryptobonds and build a giant village based around cryptocurrencies․ The only question is who will benefit?
The Stain of Toxic Masculinity: One Man's Crusade against Machismo in Latin America
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Machismo is widespread in Latin America․ Bogotás undersecretary for culture would like to change that and redefine what it means to be a man․ He has developed a program for teaching men to cook, change diapers and talk about their feelings․
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Machismo is widespread in Latin America․ Bogotás undersecretary for culture would like to change that and redefine what it means to be a man․ He has developed a program for teaching men to cook, change diapers and talk about their feelings․
Bolsonaro's Mob: The Predictable Attack on Brazil's Democracy
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Radical followers of Brazil's ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the government district of Brasilía on Sunday․ It was entirely predictable, and raises serious questions about the country's security forces․
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Radical followers of Brazil's ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the government district of Brasilía on Sunday․ It was entirely predictable, and raises serious questions about the country's security forces․
A New Right Test Laboratory: The Onerous Abortion Laws of Paraguay
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The tiny country of Paraguay has become a place where the New Right is making its dark, dystopian vision a reality․ International groups are active in the country in an effort to ensure that women carry all their babies to term, no matter how they got pregnant․
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The tiny country of Paraguay has become a place where the New Right is making its dark, dystopian vision a reality․ International groups are active in the country in an effort to ensure that women carry all their babies to term, no matter how they got pregnant․