Category: Newspaper
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

BIDEN IS SELLING WEAPONS TO THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD’S AUTOCRACIES Rather, the new figures reveal the continuity between Republican and Democratic administrations. While Biden signaled early on that his arms sales policy would be based primarily on strategic and human rights considerations, not just economic interests, he broke from that policy not too long after entering…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

Migrants crossing dense Darien jungle at Colombia-Panama border find increasingly organized route The Darien Gap is the most imposing physical barrier for migrants heading north until they reach the U.S. border. They must hike over steep mountains, endure torrential rain and ford swift running rivers. They are easy prey for bandits who rob and rape. #migrants #BorderCrisis #Columbia…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

Ayahuasca, ‘source of knowledge’ in the heart of the Amazon “We were inspired by the wisdom of the ancients and the knowledge of yage” which he started drinking at the age of five, said Alex Lucitante. #Ayahuasca #SacrePlant #SouthAmerica #Ancestors Southern California delights in rare snowfall as winter storm intensifies In a sight that must…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe

Yes, the Ohio train wreck is an environmental disaster. No, it’s not Chernobyl. “It’s really hard to know how those different chemicals interact and then how your body reacts,” Farmer said. “That’s why I think all the scientists are having a really hard time telling anybody what is going to happen long-term.” (To address health…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China In an editorial published to coincide with the arrival of the US defense secretary in Manila, China’s state-run Global Times accused the US of “setting a trap for the Philippines” and “trying to push the Philippines to the frontline of confrontation with China”.”We are…




