Culture

June 25, 2021

Like the US and Europe, Colombia is lifting most restrictions in a bid to bring back jobs — even as COVID-19 death rates climb.

Global Cartoons

Pedro Molina's fight for fair elections in Nicaragua through cartoons

The World

June 25, 2021

Nicaraguan political cartoonist Pedro X. Molina wants to see fair elections. Living in exile in Ithaca, New York, Molina fled Nicaragua during a government crackdown on the press in 2018. In his fight for democracy, he routinely draws the government of Daniel Ortega, posting cartoons online in Confidencial, an independent media outlet in Nicaragua.

Migration

Turkey’s Lake Van: A dangerous crossroads on the migrant trail

The World

June 24, 2021

As Turkey steps up migration controls, Afghan asylum-seekers take bigger risks. More than 800 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong's last pro-democracy paper sells out final edition

Associated Press

June 24, 2021

The final edition of Hong Kong's last remaining pro-democracy paper sold out in hours Thursday, as readers scooped up all 1 million copies of the Apple Daily.

COVID-19

Vaccine mandates aren’t new. But do they work?

The World

June 23, 2021

With lagging vaccine campaigns and threats of the new delta variant, some world leaders are prompted to impose vaccine mandates.

Conflict & Justice

‘We will not leave Brasilia defeated’: Brazilian Indigenous groups mobilize to defend land rights

The World

June 22, 2021

Nearly 1,000 members of tribes across Brazil are camped in the country’s capital to defend land rights currently under legislative review in Congress and the Supreme Court.

Business, Economics and Jobs

‘Where’s my stuff?’ Here’s why global supply chains are out of whack due to pandemic

The World

June 22, 2021

Everyone has stories over the past year about hard-to-find items due to disrupted global supply chains — sometimes with devastating effects.

Migration

Roma people are fleeing Romania for US-Mexico border to escape persecution

The World

June 21, 2021

US Customs and Border Protection said it has detained 2,217 Romanians so far this year — many of whom are Roma people, who face stigma and discrimination at home.

Extremism

For the first time, Canada applies terrorism charges to acts of Islamophobia

The World

June 21, 2021

Nathaniel Veltman has been charged with murder in the case of the Azfaal family. Some legal experts say that adding the terrorism charge signals a shift in how Canada prosecutes those accused of terrorist activity.

History

Stone Mountain — home to the largest Confederate monument in the US — is celebrating its first Juneteenth

The World

June 18, 2021

Officials say it will be a symbolic triumph on Saturday when Stone Mountain, Georgia, celebrates the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the US.

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