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Venezuela tries an environmental rebrand, but critics aren’t buying it
Mongabay
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August 19, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last month unveiled the Gran Misión Madre Tierra, or “Great Mother Earth Mission,” designed to address Venezuela’s climate emergency. The mission mandates the creation of new reforestation efforts, climate...
Majority of drugs in Guyana originate from Venezuela for transshipment to North America, West Africa, Europe – CANU
I News Guyana
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August 19, 2025
Director of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh has revealed that majority of the narcotics in Guyana originate from Venezuela for transshipment to other parts of the world such as North America, West Africa and Europe. Speaking...
Venezuela and Iran Strengthen Collaboration in Health and Biotechnology
teleSUR
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Venezuela and Iran advance collaborations in health, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, emphasizing research, training, and technological development. Venezuela and Iran reviewed joint health and biotechnology projects in Caracas. Photo:...
The Soviet Vibes of Trump’s Assault on Science
Truthdig
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August 18, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the fall of 1925, agronomist Trofim Lysenko arrived on the dusty plains of what is now Azerbaijan, hoping to keep cows from starving to death over the...
The Health Wrap: costs of public health misinformation, more chaos in the United States – and celebrating Indigenous art
Croakey Health Media
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August 20, 2025
Reporting from Colorado, Associate Professor Lesley Russell brings wide-ranging updates on the Trump Administration, as well as news about excess deaths from the Los Angeles wildfires. Skin microbiome, “sun tattoos” and new research on Alzheimer’s...
Veteran Engineer Jesus Rodriguez Pioneers Transformative Tech for Autistic Inclusion with Blue Kind Steps
News Blaze
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August 17, 2025
Jesus Rodriguez, a highly accomplished Electronic and Telecommunications Engineer with over two decades of experience, is leveraging his vast expertise to address critical needs within the autistic community. Driven by a profound personal...
Venezuelan Arsenal Grows as Russian Ties Face Limits in Cash and Crude
LatinAmerican Post
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August 15, 2025
An Americas Quarterly report shows that, under parading tanks and promises of missiles, Venezuela is tightening its bond with Russia. But behind the theater lies a harsher truth: Maduro wants investment, oil output, and loans. Moscow offers...
Is public trust in the UN falling? A look at global survey data
Vision of Humanity
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August 20, 2025
Why Has Trust in the UN Fallen? Even if the overall decrease in support for the UN has been relatively small, it still begs the question of why trust has fallen in the past few years. While definitively answering this question would require more...
Chevron Sends First Venezuelan Oil Cargoes To US After License Renewal
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, August 15, 2025 10:35 PM EDT Image Source: Pexels The first two shipments of Venezuelan oil exported by Chevron Corp (CVX) since getting a renewed US license last month have left for the United States, according to vessel monitoring data...
Geopolitical Awakening
The Statesman (India)
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August 20, 2025
From New Delhi to Washington, a friendship that once looked like a strategy is turning into a stress test. President Trump has hit India with new tariffs ~ 25 per cent already in effect, and another 25 per cent on the way unless India stops buying...
Modern Film Production with AI Technology
South Florida Caribbean News
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August 15, 2025
MIAMI – FilmPro, the revolutionary AI-powered production platform built by filmmakers for filmmakers, is now officially live in public beta. Starting today, filmmakers can create an account and begin using FilmPro to streamline their production...
From Engineering Precision to Culinary Innovation: Elias Issa Propels La Chula Foods Towards National Expansion
News Blaze
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August 15, 2025
In a dynamic convergence of meticulous engineering principles and a cherished family culinary tradition, Elias Issa, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Miami-based La Chula Foods, is meticulously charting a course for the national expansion...
Trinidad PM says Govt won’t engage in mass deportations of Venezuelans
Stabroek News
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August 15, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says her migrant policy, which is not yet completed, will not be one of mass deportations of migrants. Speaking with the media at bMobile’s Future Leaders Internship Engagement function at...
Martina Navratilova weighs in on Donald Trump freeing "convicted killer" as part of deal with Venezuela
Sportskeeda
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August 15, 2025
Martina Navratilova recently weighed in on Donald Trump's deal with Venezuela, which led to a Venezuelan-American murder convict living freely in the USA. The convict happens to be a former US marine as well. In 2024, Dahud Hanid Ortiz was...
Episode CCCXVII – 317: AGAVE: Ancestral Wisdom for a Sustainable Future
Aruba Today
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The Trump administration’s assault on science feels eerily Soviet
Grist Magazine
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August 15, 2025
In the fall of 1925, agronomist Trofim Lysenko arrived on the dusty plains of what is now Azerbaijan, hoping to keep cows from starving to death over the winter. The young scientist, who learned to read as a teenager during the Russian Revolution,...
The defeat of Bolivia’s left is a warning for South Africa
Mail & Guardian
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August 18, 2025
After the coup, Bolivia’s Movement for Socialism returned to power in 2020 with Luis Arce winning the presidency. Photo: Aizar Raldes/AFP The loss of Bolivia’s Movement for Socialism (MAS) in the election of 17 August was long anticipated. Its...
Migrants safe: PM says Govt won’t engage in mass deportations of Venezuelans
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Jensen La Vende Senior Reporter jensen.lavende@guardian.co.tt Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says her migrant policy, which is not yet completed, will not be one of mass deportations of migrants. Speaking with the media at...
Venezuela Condemns ‘Vile Murder’ of Al Jazeera Journalists, Rejects Israel’s Gaza Occupation Plan
Venezuelanalysis
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August 12, 2025
“Zionism is destroying humanity.” Venezuelan activists protested at the UN headquarters to demand accountability for Israel’s crimes. (Andreína Chávez Alava) Caracas, August 12, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government strongly...
Jesse Watters Once Texted Greg Gutfeld To Fantasize About ‘Incredible’ Ratings ‘If Fox Went ALL In On STOP THE STEAL’
Mediaite - New York
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August 20, 2025
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File The latest filings in Smartmatic’s lawsuit against Fox News revealed that host Jesse Watters did not believe the election fraud claims but still texted his colleague Greg Gutfeld to say he thought Fox would get...