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Cleaning the ocean by moving it through you (+Video)
A 19-year-old by the name of Boyan Slat has made it his mission to clean the ocean he calls the Pacific garbage patch. His project, called The Ocean Cleanup, right here in our own…
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Soviet ‘Cubans’ want respect for duty in ’60s
The recent announcement of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Cuba and the write-off by Russia of Cuba's debt to the Soviet Union have stirred the memories of many veterans of…
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Team USA goes down swinging in 2-1 World Cup loss to Belgium
The Americans fought gallantly Tuesday, but the Belgians were just too good, winning 2-1 in extra time to move on to the quarterfinals against Argentina. U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard put…
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Playing for change: Guantanamera
This past week a version of Guantanamera was released where Cuban musicians, led by Carlos Varela and Manuel Galban, and under the direction of Jackson Browne and Mark Johnson, reminded…
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Iraq on the brink
The final chapters in George W. Bush's Iraq misadventure are being written in blood now. The Islamist threat that Bush's war was supposed to destroy now threatens to dominate a wide…
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A far-right, anti-immigrant party becomes France’s ‘new normal’
Sunday’s political landslide in the French elections was human-made and predictable. What is shocking news is that a highly scoring, and even domineering, National Front has come to be…
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Lupi: I confess that I made a mistake
Some journalists ask me for the facts about the Yoani breakup, the motives for this unexpected disassociation, hoping that I shall reveal enormous atrocities. They will be disappointed.…
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Lavrov: No Russian bases in Latin America
Russia will not set up military bases in Latin America, said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday (May 17), in an interview on the TV channel Rossiya-1.
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Meanwhile, where is Yoani?
Yoani Sánchez continues another round the world tour, this week in Warsaw, participating with Nobel Peace laureates Lech Walesa and Mohammed ElBaradei in an international conference,…
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Chinese foreign minister will visit 4 Latin American countries
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay visits to Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil from April 19 to 26. The visit aims to advance China's relations with Latin American nations.
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