Mathematician Demonstrated Solution to 271-year-old Conjecture

Global Voices 21 hours ago Region: Peru

Written by Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe Peruvian mathematician [1] Harald Andrés Helfgott [2] made headlines after news [3] broke that he had demonstrated the solution to a 271-year-old problem in number theory. ... more

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Plan to Erect Coal Power Plant in Bangladesh Provokes Outrage Among Activists

Global Voices a day ago Region: Bangladesh

  A plan to erect a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh next to the Sundarbans [1], the largest mangrove forest in the world which straddles Bangladesh and India, is drawing fire from activists in the country... more

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Nicaraguans Support Law Protecting the Integrity of Women

Global Voices 5 days ago Region: Nicaragua

Written by Norman Garcia · Translated by Marianna Breytma In April, a campaign called “I Support Law 779″ was launched on social networks to demand that a law protecting the physical, psychological an... more

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Infamous Argentine Dictator Dies in Jail

Global Voices a week ago Region: Argentina

Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth   Jorge Rafael Videla [1], Argentina's former president, died on May 17, 2013, at the age of 87 in a jail cell where he was imprisoned. Videla ruled betwe... more

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Bolivia: Central Workers Union Demand Better Pensions

Global Voices a week ago Region: Bolivia

Written by Pablo Andres Rivero Tension is growing in Bolivia as miners, teachers, health service workers and public university staff -all affiliated to the Central Workers Union (Central Obrera Boliviana, COB, in Spanis... more

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Mexico: Hunger Strike for Mothers of the Missing

Global Voices a week ago Region: Mexico

Written by Silvia Viñas A group of mothers on a hunger strike commemorated Mothers’ Day outside the attorney general’s office in Mexico City demanding [1] [es] that the Mexican government keep its promi... more

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China:Obama's Commencement Speech Foder for Debate

Global Voices a week ago Region: China

This article by Rachel Wang originally appeared on Tea Leaf Nation on May 13, 2013 and is republished as part of a content sharing agreement [Format adapted to facilitate translation]. Last week, a speech by U.S. Presid... more

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Syrian Revolution: The Untold Story

Global Voices a week ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Written by Leila Nachawati Rego More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, a new outspoken and creative Syria has emerged after decades of isolation and silence. From strikes to... more

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Rising Youth Violence Spurs Peace Rally in Northern Brazil

Global Voices 2 weeks ago Region: Brazil

Written by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Translated by João Miguel D. de A. Lima   More than 1,000 people rallied for peace in the streets of the Canindezinho neighborhood in the northern coastal... more

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Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion in Mexico

Global Voices 2 weeks ago Region: Mexico

Written by J. Tadeo · Translated by Elizabeth he explosion of a gas tanker has left at least 19 people dead and 36 injured, according to the latest reports [1]. The blast occurred in Ecatepec de Morelos County (Sta... more

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