Category: World
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Oscar 2024: The Night of “Oppenheimer”
The historical drama “Oppenheimer” led the Oscar 2024 with 13 nominations, followed by “Poor Things” and Martin Scorsese’s drama “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. The ceremony, held on Sunday night (10), was prosperous for the two most nominated films, but not so much for “Killers of the Flower Moon,”…
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March 11: The Day Everything Changed
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in Africa, Antarctica, Brazil, Business, children, Ecology and Sustainability, Economy, Education, Europe, Fashion, Geral, Health, History, Inside, LGBTQIA+, Men, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Politics, Science and Technology, South America, Sports, Sustainability, Theather, Tourism, TV, United States, Women, WorldA new chapter in global history – the pandemic era – officially emerged exactly four years ago, on a Wednesday, March 11. It is very rare to pinpoint a single day that transformed the entire world. But March 11, 2020, is one of those days. March 11 was the day the World Health Organization announced…
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2023: Deadliest Year on Record for Migrants
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record, according to data collected by the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The total deaths in 2023 represent a tragic 20% increase compared to 2022. The total from last year surpasses the number of dead and missing globally in…
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2023: The Deadliest Year on Record for Immigrants
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record (since 2014), according to data collected by the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The death toll in 2023 represents a tragic 20% increase compared to 2022. The total from last year surpasses the number of dead and missing…
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Diet Drinks Increase Heart Disease Risk by 20%, Study Says
A new study reveals that drinking two liters or more of artificially sweetened beverages weekly increases the risk of irregular heartbeat by 20%.
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Civilian Deaths in Gaza Desperate for Food Prompt New Calls for Ceasefire
World leaders intensified calls on Friday (Mar. 1) for Israel to deliver more aid to Gaza and provide further answers regarding the deaths of dozens of Palestinians in a humanitarian convoy where hundreds of civilians were waiting for food. Many questions remained unanswered as Israeli military and authorities offered conflicting accounts of one of the…
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More Than 1 Billion People Worldwide Suffer from Obesity
The obesity rate more than doubled among adults and quadrupled among children and adolescents worldwide between 1990 and 2022, according to a new study published Thursday (Feb. 29) in the journal The Lancet. No overall, an estimated 159 million children and adolescents and nearly 880 million adults were obese in 2022. The World Health Organization…
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International Women’s Day: Inspire Inclusion
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Every year, this day – March 8 – serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made toward gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done. In 2024, the theme of the campaign…
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Brazilian President Lula: “I Hope Biden Wins”
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hopes that his American counterpart Joe Biden wins his re-election bid in November.
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UN Reform: One of Brazil’s Priorities at the G20 Meeting
Israel and Palestine, Russia and Ukraine, armed conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, and Syria. Different parts of the world are witnessing an increase in political instability, military spending, and the number of victims. During the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro last February, Brazil’s priority was to discuss ways to reform and strengthen the United…