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Quito, Ecuador: Nuclear Weapons, Existential Threats, and Journalism: Looking to the Future
As wars escalate and nuclear rhetoric resurfaces—including threats related to potential conflict with Iran—nuclear weapons have returned to the center of the global agenda. In this context, Pressenza International Press Agency is hosting two roundtable discussions on the existential threat nuclear weapons pose to humanity. The expiration of the New START treaty between Russia and…
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Unknown Marine Contamination Event Sickens Hundreds and Kills Thousands of Fish in Papua New Guinea
New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea — March 2026. A mysterious marine contamination event is unfolding along the east coast of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, where coastal communities have been reporting mass fish deaths, illness after contact with seawater, and growing concerns over contaminated waterways. Since December 2025, residents along the Boluminski Highway coast have…
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The Hammer of Power and the Isolation of a Superpower
In international politics, power can be exercised in different ways: through diplomacy, persuasion, economic cooperation, and, when necessary, force. However, when a leader begins to rely almost exclusively on coercion and pressure, global politics can quickly become unstable. Strategic thinkers have long warned that when power is used as the only instrument of policy, it…
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The Anti-Science Campaign Nakedly Exposed
“Unless we find a way to overcome anti-science, humankind will face its gravest threat yet — the collapse of civilization as we know it… There is a highly organized well-funded campaign of anti-science, and it has now emerged as its own deadly force that not only makes it nearly impossible to combat future pandemics or…
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Cavite LGUs Alerted on the Illegal Sale of Mercury-Tainted Cosmetics that Can Harm People and Ecosystems
EcoWaste Coalition & Cavite Green Coalition pitch for local action to stem illegal trade of FDA-flagged cosmetics in Cavite province 15 March 2026, Quezon City. As the National Women’s Month is celebrated, civil society groups conducted an unprecedented province-wide investigation of retail outlets engaged in the unlawful trade of mercury-containing skin lightening products in Cavite,…
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The Instinct that Saved our Species
“No war is worth a child’s life.” For centuries, human history has been told as a succession of wars, conquests, and conflicts, as if violence were the natural language of our species. Empires rising and falling, decisive battles, and rivalries between nations occupy the center of the narrative. Yet that story is incomplete. If aggression…
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What does it mean to be a good Cuban-American?
If you’d have asked me that question six years ago my answer would have been the standardized one, because it was an answer that had been etched into my mind since I was young. By Susana Evelyn Ramirez To be a good Cuban-American I had to Vehemently hate the Cuban government and revolution Oppose anything…
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The Algerian Language: A Plural Linguistic Heritage
The Algerian language, commonly referred to as Darija, constitutes a complex linguistic phenomenon resulting from a long history of cultural contact and social transformation. It developed progressively through interactions between different populations that inhabited or passed through the territory of Algeria. In this sense, it represents a remarkable example of linguistic diversity and historical evolution.…
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Conversation with Playwright Guido Zappacosta, Author of Ahoradespués
I have just finished reading the interview with Guido Zappacosta, and I am still moved by “hearing” his words. He answers with a kind of unguarded naturalness, as if each question opened a different door to memory, humor, or reflection. Perhaps that is also the image I have formed of him after reading his play…
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A Conversation with Peter Geffen on Civil Rights, the Holocaust, and the Power of Optimism
This interview with Peter Geffen is part of an ongoing series exploring one of the most pressing questions of our time: how do we find meaning in a world that seems increasingly unable to offer it? Two recent articles—Meaning of Life in a Civilization Without One and How Do We Make Life Meaningful?—examine the existential challenges facing…