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The journey of solitude

STORY Sometimes I feel panic of loneliness, a deep fear that makes me feel every moment as a new challenge. It is in that pleasant fear that I find clarity and a deep reflection is born that takes me to…

Hands to the land: environmental education as a response to the crisis

Why do we disconnect ourselves from nature? Why do we sustain consumption practices that distance us from reality? Why do we build huge buildings and destroy natural areas? Why don’t we explore those spaces, why don’t we know? Why don’t…

Cuba to hold International Biotechnology Congress in April

The Cuban Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry Group (BioCubaFarma) has called on the global scientific community to attend the BioHabana 2022 International Congress, it was announced today. According to a press release from the organisation, the event, scheduled to take place…

A new “fiesta” of democracy

When it comes to pointing out the winners and losers of the recent elections to renew the board of directors of the Constitutional Convention, it is concluded that those who won are only those who obtained the presidency and vice-presidencies…

Popular pressure modifies Piñera’s opinion on lithium

Following strong protests on social networks and yesterday’s nationwide mobilisation in opposition to the privatisation of lithium, the incumbent President Sebastián Piñera issued a public statement saying that “Chile is the country with the largest lithium reserves in the world.…

Berber New Year 2972: deprivation of liberty and mass arrests in Kabylia

Like every year in North Africa, the New Year takes place on a date which corresponds to January 12 of the Gregorian calendar. The year 2022 corresponds to the year 2972 of the Berber calendar (Amazigh calendar). Unfortunately, this year…

A Crazy Possibility

Song by Trudi Richards   Hopeful blues. Happy, upbeat, and free. The way she was told life was supposed to be! Look around and see a whole new world of possibility… “We’re here for each other, me for you and…

The Fountain

A SHORT SHORT STORY       From where I sit, eyes closed, I imagine myself journeying towards it, there where the absolute fount of inspiration can be found. The road is long and I see myself walking, on foot,…

First hand: Breaking down gender stereotypes to prevent violence against women in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani activist Maryam Majidova fights to improve gender equality in her country and address the daily challenges faced by women and girls. Maryam Majidova is co-founder of the social platform Gender Hub, which brings together advocacy groups, non-profit organisations, feminists…

Marches called throughout Chile against the lithium bidding process

Many demonstrations have been called for today, Friday, in Chile to protest against the current government’s lithium bidding process, which favours the private sector. Sebastian Piñera, in these last months of his government, is trying to leave in private hands…

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