Brazil, IN, United States

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Las Vegas GP

After George Russell claimed pole for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, it meant there are just two qualifying sessions left in this Formula 1 season. So with 22 outings already completed, much data has been collected particularly in the head-to-head duel betwee…

2024-11-23 07:43

Decreased Amazon deforestation decreases hospitalizations

Policy changes that have disincentivized deforestation of the Amazon for agriculture in Brazil are credited with reducing hospitalizations and wildfire deaths by the thousands.

2024-11-23 06:28

Treasury Official: US Promotes Innovation and Regulatory Frameworks for Cross-Border Payments

The U.S. is working to keep the dollar as the dominant currency in global usage at a time when new cross-border payment arrangements are emerging, Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance Brent Neiman said Tuesday (Nov. 19). In…

2024-11-22 23:24

Election of the weekend: Uruguay

Programming note: this series went on an unannounced hiatus this spring, thus missing coverage of a good deal of this year’s incumbent-dumping excitement. My life took an unexpected twist that pulled me away from mundane things like blogging around that time,…

2024-11-22 23:15

Xi Jinping wraps up G20 summit, state visit to Brazil amid growing US-China competition

RIO DE JANEIRO — As the world’s two largest economies vie for influence in South America, Brazil sits at the heart of the global power struggle. The choices the country makes in the coming years could reshape the region’s economic and political trajectory, ac…

2024-11-22 22:14

They’re Trying to Silence Us: The G20’s War on Climate Skepticism

Make no mistake: this is a battle for the soul of free inquiry. If the climate alarmists succeed in silencing dissent, the consequences will extend far beyond climate policy. The precedent being set is clear: disagree with the elite consensus, and you will be…

2024-11-22 22:00

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Nov. 16: Gabon approves a new draft constitution, New Zealanders protest a divisive bill, and Brazil eyes criminal charges for a former president.

2024-11-22 21:59

Tap to Pay on iPhone Now Available in New Zealand

Apple this week expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to New Zealand, which means independent sellers, small businesses, and other merchants in the country can use an ‌iPhone‌ as a contactless payment terminal. With Tap to Pay on ‌iPhone‌, an ‌iPhone‌ is able to…

2024-11-22 20:41

Erin Kissane pushes back on the dark forest theory of the internet

The complex of ideas I’m going to call the Dark Internet Forest emerges from mostly insidery tech thinking, but from multiple directions.

2024-11-22 20:27

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The World Food Programme (WFP) today urgently appealed for $16.9 billion to address global food needs and the alarming gap between needs and resources. WFP’s Global Outlook 2025 shows that 343 million human beings across 74 countries are acutely food insecure…

2024-11-22 20:14