Mathematician Demonstrated Solution to 271-year-old Conjecture
Region: PeruWritten 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
Views: 130Plan to Erect Coal Power Plant in Bangladesh Provokes Outrage Among Activists
Region: BangladeshA 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
Views: 146Teen Media Activist Killed in Syria
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
Omar Qatifaan, a 14-year-old media activist, was killed 21 May, 2013 while covering clashes between the Syrian Army and the rebel Free Army in the southern Daraa al-Ballad area of Syria near the border with Jordan.... more
Views: 162Ireland's Prominent Economic Crisis Watchdog Blogger Quits
Region: IrelandThe anonymous blogger behind Namawinelake [1], a prominent watchdog blog that chronicled Ireland's efforts to deal with its economic crisis, has stopped publishing, triggering a wave of speculation as to the blogge... more
Views: 439Nicaraguans Support Law Protecting the Integrity of Women
Region: NicaraguaWritten 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
Views: 161Infamous Argentine Dictator Dies in Jail
Region: ArgentinaWritten 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
Views: 217Bolivia: Central Workers Union Demand Better Pensions
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
Views: 408Mexico: Hunger Strike for Mothers of the Missing
Region: MexicoWritten 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
Views: 235China:Obama's Commencement Speech Foder for Debate
Region: ChinaThis 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
Views: 278Syrian Revolution: The Untold Story
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicWritten 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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