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Challenging the Media Myth of Latino Machismo: Recognizing Feminist Strides in Latin America
Pressenza
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July 15, 2025
Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made in the region....
The Dark Side of Ecotourism
CounterPunch
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July 10, 2025
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation...
Central banks are increasingly buying gold from local mines as prices surge
CNBC
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July 15, 2025
Gold prices fell on Tuesday, retreating from near a four-week high, as a modest rise in the dollar weighed on the metal, although uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade agreement kept investors cautious and limited the bullion's decline. Sven Hoppe...
Church information for July 12
Times Record News - Texas
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The deadline for submitting items for church briefs to be published in our print edition is 2 p.m. Wednesday. To have an item listed, email Trish Choate at tchoate@gannett.com. Please limit announcements to special events, meetings or special...
Debt, dependence, and the illusion of development: How global economic governance chains Bangladesh to structural injustice
Weekly Blitz
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July 15, 2025
Debt, dependence, and the illusion of development: How global economic governance chains Bangladesh to structural injustice In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic narrative has oscillated between optimism and anxiety. On the surface, an...
Elegant, essential, iconic: Why Spain’s handheld fan is a timeless summer staple in Madrid
Malay Mail
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July 16, 2025
MADRID July 16 — As passengers wilted in a packed Madrid metro, one traveller defied the summer heat by snapping open her handheld fan — a quintessential Spanish accessory enjoying undimmed popularity. The burst of coolness drew envious eyes to a...
Air NZ, Qantas lag some rival airlines for on-time arrivals, Honolulu is best Oceania airport, Solomon Airlines pushes Auckland-Vanuatu route
The New Zealand Herald
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July 15, 2025
Data from Cirium showed Thai AirAsia had 87.71% on-time arrivals. Japan’s ANA and Philippine Airlines rounded out the region’s top three. Qantas, Singapore and Air New Zealand ranged from 78.96% to 78.61%. Kate Boyer, Air New Zealand airports...
Destinations: Dreams and Realities
State College - Pennsylvania
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July 15, 2025
I recently became one of the newest members of the Medicare Club. My 87-year-old mother called to wish me happy birthday and said, “My baby is 65!” No way am I 65, I thought. Old people are 65! I feel like I’m living my best life right now and...
El abanico: Passion for hand fans sizzles in burning Spanish heat
The Local - Spain
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July 15, 2025
"Not kitsch, nor for old women" - The Spanish 'abanico' or hand fan has retained its relevance amid increasingly oppressive summer temperatures, meaning that for many it's also a fashion item no different from a handbag or a pair of shoes. As...
‘Crimes against nature and people’: How a global crackdown in the Amazon unfolded
Euronews
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A multinational operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin has seen 94 people arrested and assets worth over $64 million (€55 million) seized. The crackdown, coordinated by the United Arab Emirates, has struck a major blow to...
The cycling couple aiming to play the bagpipes in 19 countries
BBC
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Jonathan GeddesBBC Glasgow and West reporter ShareSave Matt and Jess will start their trip in Norway and end it in Indonesia Choosing what to take away with you is a common dilemma for holidaymakers the world over. However for Matt Kidd and Jess...
International Plantain Congress Announced For August In Costa Rica
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) will hold the First International Plantain Congress from August 26 to 28, 2025, on its campus in Turrialba, Costa Rica. The meeting will bring...
Wander into Lost
Cranbourne Star News
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July 15, 2025
By Violet Li Internationally renowned artist Amanda Parer has brought her Lost exhibition to Bunjil Place this winter. A careful local eye will notice the Plaza has been transformed into a wonderland of giant illuminated inflatables of endangered...
San Ysidro man charged with smuggling protected toucans
Imperial Valley Press - California
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SAN DIEGO – Carlos Abundez, a 35-year-old resident of San Ysidro, California, recently appeared in federal court to face serious charges related to wildlife smuggling. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Abundez was apprehended for...
Amazon Crime Crisis: U.N. Backs Indigenous Demands
Amazon Watch
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July 1, 2025
Organized crime now dominates 70% of Amazonian municipalities across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Networks of illicit economies – or “Amazon Crime” – have diversified and expanded the territorial control and political...
Could the Amazon Soy Moratorium collapse?
Food Navigator
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July 11, 2025
The Amazon Rainforest, which stretches across Brazil and has sections in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, is the largest forest on Earth. Containing around 10% of the world’s species, it is often...
COMMENTARY: California’s energy policy is borderline irresponsible
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
California is a state of contradictions. We lead the nation in environmental regulation, tout our clean energy goals with pride and champion a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. Yet despite this green image, our economy -- and daily life --...
To Save Nature, Make It Sacred
NOEMA
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July 3, 2025
Credits Dimitris Xygalatas is an associate professor in anthropology and psychological sciences at the University of Connecticut. He is also the director of UConn’s Cognitive Science Program and Experimental Anthropology Lab. I In the mountainous...
Moises Caicedo delivers huge injury boost ahead of Club World Cup final in bid to become ‘one of the best’
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
International demand for pineapple juice grows
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Demand for pineapple juice and the growth of markets such as Israel and Dubai are boosting Costa Rican exports, despite production limitations due to weather conditions. According to Álvaro Figueroa, president of the Tropicales del Valle company,...