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The following is a government news release. Restrictions on size due to copyright considerations therefore do not apply. Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets May 28, 2024 Introduction: (The White House) Since Day One, President Biden has l...

Climate Emergency Again Grips Pakistan as Temps Soar to Nearly 126°F by Julia Conley May 28, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Record-breaking heat in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh this week was the South Asian country's latest local climate emergency, with temperatures soaring to 125.6°F ...

Billionaire Capitalists Like Musk and Thiel Want to Kill Democracy by Robert Reich May 28, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Elon Musk and entrepreneur and investor David Sacks reportedly held a secret billionaire dinner party in Hollywood last month. Its purpose: to defeat Joe Biden and reinstall...

Scientists Uncover a Multibillion-year Epic Written Into the Chemistry of Life May 28, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The origin of life on Earth has long been a mystery that has eluded scientists. A key question is how much of the history of life on Earth is lost to time. It is quite common for a...

Improved Refrigeration Could Save Nearly Half of the 1.3 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year Globally May 28 , 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) ANN ARBOR—About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger, according to the...

To Lam Becomes New State President May 21, 2024 Entire article (less photograph): (Vietnam+) Hanoi – The 15th National Assembly (NA) on May 22 elected To Lam as the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. After listening to a draft resolution on the election of To Lam, Politburo member, Min...

275-language disk headed to moon to preserve Earth linguistics by Ryo Sasaki May 27, 2024 Introduction: (The Asahi Shimbun) A memory disk containing 275 languages will be launched on a lunar landing craft in winter this year as part of efforts to preserve the Earth's linguistic diversity in the eve...

How can (Simon) Bolívar’s ideas shed light on the challenges of governance today... in Latin America? In the case of Latin America, Bolívar’s vision for a hemispheric institution uniting all American republics highlights the present-day challenges facing the region. In 1826, Bolívar initiated the c...

A New Wave of Gasoline Shortages Hits Venezuela by Alonso Moleiro May 27, 2024 Introduction: (El País) Venezuela, the former energy power that supplied fuel to almost the entire West, is once again out of gasoline . The inconveniences are not felt in Caracas, but they are widespread in several fede...

'Arde Lima', the Documentary About Drag Queens that Makes Peru Uncomfortable by Renzo Gomez Vega May 27, 2024 Introduction: (El País) “Another rubbish that promotes degeneration”, “pure weirdos”, “is that where my taxes go?”, “transvestism is not culture”, “put out vomit bags”. These are some of th...