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Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University NetLab has been following closely how this election unfolds on social media Originally published on Global Voices Art by Global Voices, created in Canva Pro.
Volkswagen has pulled the plug on the ID.4/ID.5 models, replacing them with a compact electric SUV called the ID.
CANBERRA — World Kangaroo Day, on Oct.
Israel has imposed widespread closures across the occupied West Bank and displaced residents following attacks by Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers.
A virtual assistant called Sol the Owl guides kids through the game Originally published on Global Voices SafeClick is a video game that teaches children with Down syndrome about digital safety.
Białowieża Forest, one of Europe’s last remaining primeval forests, straddles the border between Poland and Belarus.
As Yerevan hosts the global biodiversity summit, concerns over mining and environmental protection deserve scrutiny.
As AI creates new threats and power becomes fragmented, international cooperation is more vital than ever.
US secretary of state makes comments after Trump tells US rally warships could intervene on return from Iran Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change in their country to act, saying “now is the time” moments after Donald Trump told a Friday rally for candidates
A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power.
Against this backdrop of heightened tensions, France’s far-right National Rally is holding its annual congress in Orléans, south of Paris, where it is expected to officially launch Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign and re-elect Jordan Bardella as party leader.
This post is part of Global Voices’ October 2026 Spotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism.” In this Spotlight, we explore how Big Tech facilitates and hinders authoritarian governments and practices, and how these choices influence the Global South.
The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel following a statement by a Palestinian official that approximately 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron, located in the West Bank, were forced to leave their homes after an attack on Friday that killed two Israeli soldiers.
The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers.
Automatic translation by Bittrees-hosted AI. The source link opens the original publication.24, here are three recent Mongabay stories about the threats gibbons face and the people working to protect them: A growing demand for the exotic pet trade In 2025, gibbon trafficking seizures reached an all-time high; 336 individuals were recorded between January and August alone,
Nighttime lights of Toronto, Canada are a patchwork of white and warm LEDs in a classic North American grid design.
François Picard and Selina Sykes are pleased to welcome New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara.
The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers.
Yet a recent global analysis suggests that mapping the evolutionary relatives of birds could offer better clues than their diets or feeding methods alone.
First, an ancient viral pandemic that afflicted many of our primate relatives—but somehow missed humans—may help explain how we got so smart (relatively speaking).
Student protests in France began more than a month ago, over poor conditions in high schools, teacher shortages, the pace of the school day and inequalities between private and public education.
Finally, international institutions, one by one, are beginning to recognize that the aim of the Paris Agreement has become impossible, not to exceed 1.5oC of global warming by the end of the century.
Finalmente, as instituições internacionais, uma a uma, começam a reconhecer que se tornou impossível a meta do Acordo de Paris, de não se ultrapassar 1,5ºC de aquecimento global até o final do século.
Automatic translation by Bittrees-hosted AI. The source link opens the original publication.Thousands marched against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday – just three days before Israel's general election – demanding accountability for the failure to prevent a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that led to the war in Gaza.
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said the group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in the port city of Aden.
Support from the Asian Federation bolsters FIFA's Gianni Infantino as he seeks re-election as president for a fourth term.
Support from Asian federation bolsters FIFA's Gianni Infantino as he seeks re-election as president for a fourth term.
Automatic translation by Bittrees-hosted AI. The source link opens the original publication.Hosts Nathan Labenz and Prakash Narayanan examine whether capital, physical infrastructure, or regulation will set the pace of artificial intelligence. Zvi Mowshowitz evaluates aggressive recursive self-improvement timelines pointing toward 2027, the oversold claims surrounding clean neural networks, and models learning to detect internal probes. SF Compute CEO Evan Conrad argues that credit availability rather than power or chips forms the true bottleneck in AI, while Cambrian managing partner Lonis Hamaili explains why the physical supply chain will capture more value than the labs. Together
Richard Mott's first foray into hospitality was in the 1980s at the University of Chicago, where he started running a coffee shop in the basement of the business school when he was a grad student. By the time he graduated, he helped grow that single coffee shop into four locations across campus. He's a longtime Chicago-based restaurateur and his farm-to-table restaurant North Pond has been around since the late 1990s. Lately, he's expanded his business to include Spark Shared Kitchen, a catering facility and incubator for food entrepreneurs. He knows a lot about the practical economics of rest
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