But change may not be in effect for long
The electoral council, which represents groups including farmers, journalists, human rights activists and the Vodou community, is tasked with organizing the elections and helping create the legal framework to hold them
Opposition leader said he endured ‘coercion, blackmail and pressure’
All three candidates vying to become the next Commonwealth secretary-general voice support for reparations
Technology companies seek environmentally-friendly approach to seabed mining
Campaigners have faced violence and repression trying to stop wildcat gold mining in Ecuador, illegal shrimp farming in Indonesia and a controversial oil project in Uganda.
Viewers can watch with the naked eye or opt for telescopes and binoculars
A small town in the Midwestern state of Ohio finds itself at the center of a controversy involving fake news about migrants eating residents’ pet cats and dogs. VOA’s Creole Service traveled to Springfield and has this report, narrated by Elizabeth Cherneff.
Maduro's government crushes peaceful opposition, plunging the nation into an acute human rights crisis, UN report says
The talks also cover some $7 billion in remediation the firms would implement themselves, such as removing toxic mining waste from a local river
Fires have destroyed more than 11 million hectares of forests and plantations in Brazil this year. A devastating combination of severe drought, above-average temperatures and extremely dry air masses has worsened the destruction. Yan Boechat reports from Sao Paulo.
Hundreds of men, women and children from more than a dozen faiths participated in the event, known as the March for the Defense of Religious Freedom
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