“‘Our children are going to prison’: Chile holds scores of minors arrested during protests”, The Guardian
Sophia Boddenberg and Charis McGowan, Santiago, 2 Mar 2020
Many Chilean minors have been detained since the protests began,… Continue reading
“Mayor Pete Flew Sky High”, The New York Times
By Frank Bruni, Opinion Columnist, March 1, 2020
Never minimize the altitude that this young gay pioneer reached
To Pete… Continue reading
“Afghanistan deal: Don’t trade away women’s rights to the Taliban. Put us at the table”, USA Today
Mary Akrami, Sahar Halaimzai and Rahela Sidiqi, Opinion contributors, March 1, 2020
Preserving the rights of women and all Afghan… Continue reading
“Congo May Have Fabricated an Oil Find to Leverage Foreign Aid”, Der Spiegel
By Sven Beckerand Fritz Schaap, Berlin, 28.02.20
After the Republic of Congo announced the discovery of a vast oil field… Continue reading
“Next stop, hydrogen-powered trains”, BBC Future
By Allison Hirsclag, London, 27 February 2020
As old diesel trains are phased out of rail networks around the world,… Continue reading
“Is It a Pandemic Yet?”, The New York Times
By Michael T. Osterholm and
It’s now clear that the coronavirus epidemic was never… Continue reading
“South Africa, Apartheid, Crimes against humanity and the Rule of Law: Quo Vadis?”, Daily Maverick
By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, Johannesburg, 21 February 2020
South Africa is a young democracy, but the unfinished business of apartheid remains… Continue reading
“The world’s most unlikely solar farms”, BBC Future
By Jody Ellis, London, 19th February 2020
Solar energy has become so accessible that new farms are being switched on… Continue reading
“What We Still Don’t Get About George Washington”, The New York Times
By Alexis Coe, Opinion, Feb. 17, 2020
There continue to be ways to look with fresh eyes at our founding-est… Continue reading
“Australia’s bushfires show drastic effects of climate change”, CBS 60 Minutes
Holly Williams, Feb 16, 2020
Scientists say climate change is behind the unprecedented intensity of the bushfires that have burned… Continue reading