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Internet outages and blocks in Latin America in 2024
6 days ago · In 2024, Latin America faced internet blockages, power outages, and disruptions linked to politics, climate change, and access to energy. Countries such as Ecuador and Cuba suffered prolonged blackouts that severely affected connectivity, while, in Brazil, floods interrupted internet traffic in the south and judicial measures limited access to X (formerly Twitter).
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Feminist literature under fire: The ‘Cometierra’ controversy in ...
Dec 7, 2024 · At the beginning of November, Argentine feminist literature became embroiled in a controversy. On her X (formerly Twitter) account, the Argentine vice president, Victoria Villarruel, denounced the actions of the Governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, for allegedly distributing copies of the novel “Cometierra ” (Earth-eater) in classrooms in the …
The true cost of Japan’s Linear bullet train · Global Voices
Jan 31, 2024 · This is already producing massive amounts of soil and dirt waste, some of which is contaminated with toxic chemicals such as arsenic and mercury, and almost all of which have no decided use or storage location.It is estimated that tunnel construction between Tokyo and Nagoya alone will produce 56.8 million cubic meters of dirt.. Since only a fraction of this can be reused, most is instead ...
Digital didactic materials to strengthen Tzeltal writing
5 days ago · My project aims to help students learn to read and write in the Tzeltal language. Reading and writing will be encouraged through playful educational materials in digital formats with students in the first and second grade of primary education because it is in these grades where the literacy process begins.
Global Voices · 29 December 2024
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Women's rights are backsliding left and right in Latin America
Nov 23, 2024 · This is an extract from an article by Argentine journalist Luciana Peker published in Muy Waso, a Bolivian media partner of Global Voices.. The Argentine government closed the Ministry of Women, Gender, and Diversity. It closed it. It did not downgrade it, or merely modify its organizational chart.