AI chatbot helps victims of digital sexual violence in Latin America

Two women from Mexico and Ecuador who spent years fighting to be recognized as victims of online sexual violence have inspired an artificial intelligence chatbot that helps others facing abuse. OlimpIA, which was developed in Mexico, provides legal advice …

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets the press [Part II]

Xinhua News Agency: You said that China’s diplomacy brought much-needed stability to a turbulent world in 2024. As more transformation and chaos are expected in 2025, what role will China play in the world on the diplomatic front? Wang Yi: As you said, we …

Trump crackdown forces Latin America’s migrant flows into reverse

On a bright afternoon, three dozen sunstruck migrants stepped off a speedboat on to the northern coast of South America, leaving behind their dreams of a new life in the US. The remote Colombian beach town of Necoclí was once a launch pad for Venezuelans …

Fuego is Central America's most active volcano

A Summary of Bitcoin’s Impact on America

Today, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), a think tank located in Washington, D.C., organized the summit titled “Bitcoin For America.” The event followed President Trump’s signing of an executive order (EO) to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and …

Trump brings perestroika to America

In 1989, the Soviet army withdrew from Afghanistan after a ten-year losing battle with the Mujahedeen. Two years later, in 1991, the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact dissolved. Afghanistan solidified its reputation as the “graveyard of empires.” Fast forward 30 …

School Swap: UK to USA — can London teens survive Bible-belt America?

Welcome to Arkansas, a place of tobacco-chewin’ hillbillies, drug-dealing rednecks and murderous white trash. Look, that’s just according to every Arkansas-set film and TV show you’ve seen, from Sling Blade to Ozark. Of course (hastily backpedalling!), I …

Sir Simon Schama on becoming ‘weirdly fearless’ as America pivots

Still, he is not tearing his hair out in shock, as so many of us are – some 229 years after the invention of the first vaccine – by the sight of a federal health minister touting folksy nutritional aids to combat infectious disease. The reciept for our …

The United States Must Embrace Bitcoin Now: A Recap Of Bitcoin For America

Earlier today, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, hosted the “Bitcoin For America” summit. The event occurred in the wake of President Trump’s signing an executive order (EO) to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve ( …

Peermusic promotes Elizabeth Rodda to president, US Latin, Latin America & global society relations

Peermusic has promoted Elizabeth Rodda to president, US Latin, Latin America and global society relations. She reports to CEO Mary Megan Peer.  In this expanded role, Elizabeth Rodda will now oversee the company’s Latin initiatives and new signings in the …