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  Global Voices - EN : Uruguay
29  april     21h00
The human cost of the data center push in Latin America
Daria Dergacheva    In this cross-border article, Global Voices is sharing stories from several countries in Latin America where communities are pushing back against AI...
24  october     16h30
Uruguay becomes the first Latin American country to allow euthanasia through legislation
Global Voices Latin America    Other countries, such as Colombia and Ecuador, authorized euthanasia through court decisions, making the voting in the Uruguayan parliament a...
09  june     12h57
What is happening in Gaza is a genocide’: Brazil’s President Lula da Silva reinforces criticism of Israel in South America
Global Voices Brazil    After the Israeli Embassy in Brazil called criticism over the war in Gaza antisemitic, President Lula da Silva reinforced his position. Argentina and...
23  november     04h00
Women’s rights are backsliding left and right in Latin America
Dalia Tarek    In Latin America, there are many elected and non-elected governments, democracies with left- or right-wing authoritarianism, and none respect the...
20  may     14h28
Yerba mate: South America’s Indigenous tea, from Paraguay to Syria
Rowan Glass    A popular saying in Argentina has it that a mate is denied to no one
11  march     22h20
Where is the debate on euthanasia going in Latin America?
Gabriela Mesones Rojo    The case recently authorized by a judge in Ecuador sparks a conversation around the issue of euthanasia in Latin America.
13  june     19h11
The origins of Brazil’s national jersey and its changing symbolism 70 years later
Liam Anderson    Soon after Brazil’s defeat by Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup, the Brazilian national team wanted to change its kit. A 19 year-old man was responsible...
31  may     09h55
A silent march in Uruguay keeps asking: Where are our disappeared loved ones from the dictatorship?’
Fernanda Canofre    In May 20, 1976, while dictatorships were ruling countries in South America, four Uruguayans were found dead in Argentina. The date was picked by...
11  october     11h48
Dark tales from Uruguay: How mothers and grandmothers search for victims of the Cold War
Anna-Cat Brigida    The women who fought for the truth about their children who disappeared during the military dictatorship are role models of courage, according to...
19  february     17h29
English soccer authorities suspend foreign star for a racist’ remark, but it was nothing of the kind
Dariela Sosa    Applied without regard for social, cultural and linguistic context, antiracism efforts risk becoming a caricature of themselves, driving a wedge...
21  december     23h44
Uruguay’s new government is prioritising security, but is it at the cost of free speech?
Emma Dewick    The Urgent Consideration Law marks a turning point in Uruguay’s changing political landscape.
14  april     10h36
From Brazil to Kosovo to the Philippines, confined citizens protest from their windows
José Carpintero Molina    People all over the world have been banging pots and pans to attract the attention of politicians and decision-makers in the midst of the COVID-19...
13  january     14h05
Smoke from Australia’s fires reached South America
Melissa Vida    The smoke of Australia’s megafires traveled 12,000 kilometers across the Pacific Ocean.
18  december     22h23
The case for the mate emoji and why it’s important for South America
Fernanda Canofre    This South American drink beloved by millions is very close to making its way into the emoji lexicon.
04  march     14h36
In Uruguay, Where Abortion Is Legal, a Judge’s Ruling Grants a Man the Right to Stop a Woman’s Decision
Fernanda Canofre    It’s a moral regression for women, for we are again not masters of our own bodies. There’s a law, but it’s not applicable for you.
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