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A strong show of support for nonviolent journalism: 223 people support Pressenza

Please find below the thank-you letter from the financial team coordinating Pressenza’s annual fundraising campaign. I would like to join in expressing my deep gratitude and also highlight that the English edition raised 30% more than in previous years. This…

Groups Call for Further Monitoring and Investigation as Toxic Smoke from Navotas Landfill Persists

20 April 2026, Quezon City. With Earth Day 2026 approaching, environmental and health advocates are seeking an expanded investigation into air quality as toxic smoke continues to billow from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill fire, posing serious health risks and threatening…

Bangladesh’s ‘Master Plan’ to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape in Investment

Government moves to merge six agencies into a single authority to streamline investment processes by Asif Shawkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh, recognized as an emerging economy in South Asia, is set to undergo a radical transformation in its investment landscape. In…

AI models and New paradox to explain evolution: to maintain its unity, the living organisms must transform the environment and itself

Earlier this month, the corporation Anthropic announced that its latest model, Claude Mythos Preview, is too dangerous for public release. During testing, researchers placed Mythos in a secure sandbox environment and challenged it to try to break out. It did,…

Local Governments and Development Finance Institutions Partner to Increase Support for Resilient Urban Infrastructure Investment

High-level discussion among DFIs and city leaders lays the groundwork for new solutions to increase investment in resilient, low-carbon urban infrastructure Mayors and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) met during the World Bank Spring Meetings for the high-level roundtable “Scaling Sustainable…

Orbán Scowls, Academia Smiles

Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary since 2010, suffered a humiliating defeat (April 12th) after a record turnout of roughly 77.8 percent. His challenger, the center-right candidate Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, won 136 of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament, or…

Veterans’ Billboards to Troops: Refuse Illegal Orders to Kill

Campaign doubles to 19 boards in 13 cities and Puerto Rico  A national veteran’s organization is expanding its billboard campaign to 13 cities, urging active duty and National Guard troops to “follow the law and their conscience” and refuse illegal orders.  Veterans…

Darwinian Geopolitics in the 21st Century

“Not the strongest survives, but the one that best adapts to an environment that changes without asking permission.” Charles Darwin We are not returning to the past. We are witnessing something more complex. The same survival impulse that shaped the…

New York, Zohran Mamdani announces a tax on second homes of the super-rich and municipal grocery stores

Socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a tax on the super-rich who own luxury homes, so-called pied-à-terres, over $5 million, but do not use them as their primary residence. “This tax is specifically designed for the richest of the…

21st Combatants For Peace Memorial Ceremony: Chen Alon and Sulaiman Khatib on how it all began

We are just a few days away from the Memorial Ceremony, which each year marks the most significant moment for the Combatants for Peace. This year, on April 20, not less than 58 locations around the world will answer the…

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