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World Social Forum Seeks to Reemerge as an Influential Gathering of Diversity
13 de febrero, puesto en línea por Mario OsavaThe World Social Forum (WSF) is today “more necessary than ever,” according to Oded Grajew, promoter and co-founder of the global civil society meeting – a festival of diversity that has not yet succeeded in fomenting or designing the “other possible world” that it predicted when it was (...) -
What Is It Like to Live in Ecuador, One of the Most Violent Countries?
12 de febrero, puesto en línea por Carolina Loza“For a couple of years now we’ve been seeing the violence growing so fast,” said José, who asked not to give his last name for fear of reprisals he may face in Monte Sinai, a low-income neighborhood in Ecuador’s most populous city, Guayaquil. José, a 45-year-old Venezuelan, came here looking (...) -
Drought Narrows the Panama Canal, Delays Shipping
8 de febrero, puesto en línea por Emilio GodoyAt the bar that Sandra manages in Panama City’s central financial district, the variety offered on the menu has shrunk due to delays in ship traffic through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s major shipping routes. “We are out of stock of some of our foreign beers, because the shipment (...) -
Cubans Are Waiting for a Major Boost to Low Emissions Transport
5 de febrero, puesto en línea por Luis BrizuelaJorge Sarmientos said he made a good investment when he bought an electric motorcycle to get around and avoid the anxiety suffered by the users of Cuba’s deficient public transportation system or the high prices of private alternatives. “It was expensive, but I gained independence,” (...) -
Solar Energy Gives Important Boost to Small-scale Farmers in Chile
2 de febrero, puesto en línea por Orlando MilesiThe installation of photovoltaic panels to use solar energy to irrigate small farms is expanding quickly in Chile because it lowers costs and optimizes the use of scarce water resources. This long, narrow South American country that stretches from the northern Atacama Desert to the southern (...)