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Nicaragua’s New “Super” Prosecutor’s Office
Havana Times
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August 12, 2025
Illustration by Confidencial The Attorney General’s Office has shifted from being the “State’s lawyer” to a repressive arm used to confiscate, spy on, and dismiss. With its powers greatly expanded, its new role will also include bringing formal...
Nicaragua: The Abuse of Indigenous Political Prisoners
Havana Times
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August 10, 2025
Detained indigenous people from the Mayangna tribe being exhibited with other criminal bands by police at the end of 2021. Photo from government website “El 19 Digital” Twelve indigenous leaders detained in Nicaragua’s “La Modelo” men’s prison and...
Gaza, migrations and AI in the ‘rentrée’ of the National Theatre D. Maria II
Portugal Pulse
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September 1, 2025
The program kicks off this Friday, on the 5th, at Sala Estúdio Valentim de Barros, located in Jardins do Bombarda, Lisbon, with the final presentation of the advanced theatrical training project “École des Maîtres.” This project was developed over...
The Fifty-Sixth Anniversary of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya
Modern Ghana
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On 1st September 2025, the people of Africa and the world mark the fifty-sixth anniversary of the great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya, a pivotal event in modern history that changed the fate of a nation and inspired oppressed peoples worldwide. It...
Twenty Dissidents Abducted in Nicaragua
Havana Times
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August 15, 2025
In the departments of Carazo, Masaya, Granada, and Rivas View of police patrols with riot gear during a raid in Managua. // Photo: Archive Among those illegally detained are former political prisoners, returned exiles, artists, businesspeople, and...
'Horrible!' Trump accused of using immigrants as guinea pigs for terrifying tech trial
Raw Story
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August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON — Before leaving town for the August recess, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz was forced to pull a measure aimed at limiting federal government use of facial recognition data captured at airports by the Transportation Security...
Innovative technologies for controlling Aedes aegypti: countries of the Americas receive training in Mexico and Brazil
Pan American Health Organization
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August 14, 2025
Washington, D.C., 14 August 2025 - To strengthen national capacities for implementing innovative vector control strategies, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and partners held an international workshop on the operational use of sterile...
Mako Mining: Free Cash Flow Strength Supports Growth Without Dilution
Seeking Alpha
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September 1, 2025
Summary Mako Mining has transformed into a multi-asset gold producer, with operations in Nicaragua, Arizona, and a high-return project in Guyana. Robust free cash flow, record gold prices, and disciplined capital allocation position Mako to grow...
The 3C’s of Corruption in Nicaragua
Havana Times
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August 13, 2025
Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega during the ceremony marking the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, July 19, 2025. Photo: CCC Political, economic and moral corruption abound in the regime, but neither the Commander in chief of the...
Former LA Tech guard to play for USA in FIBA Men’s AmeriCup
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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August 11, 2025
(Photo: Tom Morris) RUSTON – Former Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball great Kenneth ‘Speedy’ Smith is one of 12 athletes slated to compete for USA Basketball in the 2025 FIBA Men’s AmeriCup, set to take place Aug. 22-31 in Managua, Nicaragua. Smith...
Youth, technology and multilateral cooperation
New Age Bangladesh
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| Freepik EVERY year on 12 August, International Youth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of young people to global progress. The 2025 theme, ‘youth advancing multilateral cooperation through technology and partnerships’,...
Los niveles de inmigración en EE.UU. están disminuyendo con el segundo mandato de Donald Trump
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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August 31, 2025
Por Wendy Fry, CalMatters Por primera vez en más de 50 años, la población inmigrante de Estados Unidos está disminuyendo, mientras que residentes nacidos en el extranjero deciden abandonar el país o son deportados, según los últimos datos del Pew...
The Strength of Peace: Nicaragua Celebrates the 46th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution
CovertAction Magazine
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August 8, 2025
[Source: Photo courtesy of Nan McCurdy] This year was different from celebrations since 2021 when there were, perhaps, 5,000 people invited—this year there were about 50,000! It took place in the Plaza de la Fe where the July 19th celebrations...
Chinese technology is reshaping industries across Global South, spanning agriculture, energy, and digitalization
Global Times
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Aerial view of the smart-drip vegetable base in Shangwan Village, Fangxian County of Shiyan, Central China's Hubei Province, on June 29, 2025. Photo: VCG At a booth filled with the aroma of freshly brewed beans, Ethiopian coffee trader Simret...
Students Find Summer Internships, Research Opportunities
University of Denver - Colorado
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August 7, 2025
While some college students spend their summers lounging poolside, DU students are chasing opportunities that set them apart. Whether conducting research, interning abroad, or gaining hands-on experience in their fields, they’re using the summer...
Chinese Businesses Upper Hand vs Nicaraguan Merchants
Havana Times
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August 6, 2025
Some locals close, others are surviving Some of the Chinese stores in the Oriental Market of Managua. // Photos: Google Maps Merchants search for the best merchandise they can resell and are making plans to import directly from China—if Customs...
The Surprising Climate Effect of Legalizing Cocaine
Atmos
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September 1, 2025
There are at least 76 illegal airstrips throughout the Peruvian Amazon, mostly located in Atalaya, Ucayali, according to a year-long investigation by Mongabay. Ten of the airstrips are splayed across forest concessions—harvesting-rights contracts...
Gaza is ‘primary focus’ of the EU Commission, say four top officials
EurActiv
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September 1, 2025
Four European commissioners have written to civil servants saying the “catastrophic” and “unbearable” situation in Gaza is at the top of their institution's political agenda. "The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic and the level of...
Metals Exploration gold processing plant en route to Nicaragua
ShareCast
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The AIM-traded company said the Rock Creek process plant, purchased in March for $9.7m, had been fully disassembled and shipped from Nome, Alaska. It said the ocean freighter departed on 31 July, nearly a month earlier than expected, and was due...
OPINION: Nicaragua Backs Russia’s Landgrabs While Its People Face Repression, Poverty, Hunger
Kyiv Post
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August 3, 2025
Nicaragua has officially recognized the Russian-occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia as integral parts of the Russian Federation – becoming one of the very few countries in the world to openly support Moscow’s illegal...