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Voices - Between dogma and reason: ethics, governance and the human future - June 12 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) has placed one of the great questions of our time at the center of global debate.9 hours ago
Drone use poised to soar as FAA homes in on rule change9 hours ago
Colombia needs market reforms to turn talent into affordable capital1 day ago
How money exchanges between House members shape the balance of power1 day ago
Costa Rica's IMF praise comes with a warning -- Costa Rica has received another favorable review from the International Monetary Fund, which is welcome news for the country's economy.9 hours ago
The Quad's functional evolution: Securing the Indo-Pacific -- The Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi confirms that the grouping is evolving into a practical instrument of regional stabilization.1 day ago
Firefighters face higher risk of skin cancer -- nano fabrics can help -- Smoke and ash contain chemicals that can harm wildland firefighters, and not just when they breathe it in.1 day ago
Venezuela cannot rebuild democracy without rebuilding its schools -- Venezuela's future will not be rebuilt by oil alone. It will not be rebuilt through elections or diplomatic negotiations, necessary as those are.2 days ago
World Cup creates perfect conditions for infectious diseases to spread -- When the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on June 11, 2026, matches will be played across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.3 days ago
Bolivia's China lesson is bigger than Bolivia -- Bolivia's turmoil points to a larger question facing Latin America: how should nations engage China without weakening their own institutions?3 days ago
Mortgage rates are staying high -- and the Fed can do little about it -- Even though the Fed cut interest rates in 2024 and 2025, mortgage rates have stayed high, frustrating many would-be homebuyers.3 days ago
The Panama Manifesto: Venezuela's opposition charts a new course -- On May 28, a document signed in Panama City marked one of the more important strategic shifts in Venezuela's long democratic struggle.3 days ago
Algorithms did not invent tribal hatred -- they amplified it -- A study published last November in Science confirmed what many observers of digital politics have long suspected: feed algorithms do not merely reflect human hostility. They can amplify it.4 days ago
Paraguay and South America's moment in a fractured world -- War risk, tariff uncertainty, and fiscal stress are forcing companies and investors to rethink where they place capital.4 days ago
'Recycled' plastic is being burned -- and causing widespread pollution -- It's easy to think of recycling as the solution to plastic pollution, but the vast majority of plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse.7 days ago
The West's pendulum is moving again -- When Ecuador's Daniel Noboa won re-election on April 13 with nearly 56% of the vote, it was more than a personal political triumph.8 days ago
ChatGPT getting good at diagnosing, doctors remain better at treatment -- The mental shortcuts doctors use in diagnosis aren't that different from how chatbots come up with answers to your health questions.8 days ago
Latin America's youth: Discontent, distrust and a turn to the right -- Among Uruguayans between 18 and 29 years old, ideological identification has reached equilibrium between left and right.8 days ago
Left and right in the age of algorithms -- Late last year, Chileans went to the polls in one of the most polarized presidential contests since the country's return to democracy.9 days ago
BTS and the new order of global youth -- On May 20th, as BTS conducted the American leg of its world tour, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee was holding a confirmation hearing for Michelle Park Steel, the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. With sensitive bilateral issues and North Korea policy on the agenda, the atmosphere was tense.10 days ago