by Augusta Saraiva | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON — Before “fake news” became a buzz phrase worldwide, Cristina Tardáguila founded Brazil’s first fact-checking news agency in 2015 to combat the rise of what she feared could become a global threat of out-of-control disinformation. Now, she continues doing...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Mar 11, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Politics
WASHINGTON — Prior to the 2020 election, some Palestinian-Americans felt that although Joe Biden was a better choice for president than President Donald Trump, he was still “the lesser of two evils.” Six days after Biden’s inauguration, the Biden administration...
by Hangyun Kim | Mar 5, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Military, National Security
SEOUL, South Korea — A former U.S. Army heliport and runway at Camp Walker in South Korea’s southeastern city of Daegu were found by a South Korean government agency to be contaminated with cancer-causing substances, potentially exposing service members on the base...
by Hangyun Kim | Mar 2, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Military
SEOUL – Approximately 40 Space Force troops are stationed in South Korea to support United States Forces Korea’s mission. South Korean LGBTQ rights groups have condemned broadcaster SBS for censoring gay kiss scenes from the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody, which focused...
by Katie Livingstone | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics
WASHINGTON — With left-wing politician Albin Kurti elected prime minister of Kosovo last weekend, U.S. President Joe Biden has congratulated the heads of state of both Kosovo and Serbia for their independence days in letters revealing how his approach to the...
by Augusta Saraiva | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Colombia is moving to legalize some 800,000 undocumented Venezuelan immigrants, offering them 10-year residence permits and access to formal employment and social benefits. Over time, the Temporary Protection Statute could benefit up to 1.7 million...
