Briefing: The Time Capsule in the Salt Flat
Strategic angle: Exploring the extreme conditions of Salar de Pajonales in northern Chile.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
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Briefing: Fan dies in fall at Mexico City stadium reopening
Strategic angle: Tragic incident occurs during the reopening of a major stadium in Mexico City.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Meta’s legal defeat could be a victory for children, or a loss for everyone
Strategic angle: Is social media not just bad, but illegally bad? Should tech companies pay for making it that way?
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Briefing: There's a massive measles vaccine campaign in Mexico. Is the public on board?
Strategic angle: With tens of thousands of suspected cases, the government is aiming for 2.5 million jabs a week. The response has been encouraging — but also worrisome.
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Briefing: Raphinha ruled out 5 weeks in blow to Barcelona
Strategic angle: Barcelona forward Raphinha faces five weeks on the sideline after suffering a hamstring injury while on international duty.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: How to maintain Chile's mining leadership and move toward regional integration?
Strategic angle: Exploring strategies for Chile's mining sector to enhance its leadership and foster regional collaboration.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: How nuclear power became this New Mexico journalist's family origin myth
Strategic angle: Exploring the deep connections between nuclear energy and personal history.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Crisis in the Middle East worsens sulfuric acid deficit in copper mining in Chile
Strategic angle: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is impacting the supply of sulfuric acid, crucial for copper mining operations in Chile.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Huge crowd marks 50 years since Argentina’s 1976 coup in Buenos Aires
Strategic angle: Tens of thousands gather in Buenos Aires to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Argentina’s 1976 military coup.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: NIT bracket, scores, schedule 2026: No. 1 seeds New Mexico, Tulsa advance to semifinals
Strategic angle: The Lobos defeated St. Joseph's and the Golden Hurricane beat the Shockers on Tuesday
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides
Strategic angle: A jury found that Meta willfully violated New Mexico law, leading to a significant penalty.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Scores feared dead as Colombian military plane crashes
Transport plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Permitting, not geology: why Chile’s mining sector is stalling
Strategic angle: An analysis of the challenges facing Chile's mining industry, focusing on permitting issues rather than geological factors.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Eight arrested for ‘brutal’ attack on capybara in Brazil
Strategic angle: Police in Rio de Janeiro apprehend eight individuals involved in a violent assault on the world's largest rodent.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Argentina's 'Dirty War' still on trial 50 years later
Strategic angle: Victims are still fighting for justice as the legacy of the brutal military dictatorship continues to unfold.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Hidden antibiotics in river fish spark new food safety fears
Strategic angle: Antibiotics accumulating in a Brazilian river raise concerns over human exposure through contaminated fish.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Trump Thinks Cuba is Another Venezuela. Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Strategic angle: An analysis of Trump's misconceptions about Cuba and Venezuela.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species
Strategic angle: The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticides.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Canada, Peru formalise mining cooperation agreement
Strategic angle: The two countries aim to enhance collaboration in the mining sector.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: From mall to torture site: The debate over El Helicoide's future in Venezuela
Strategic angle: Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.
Editorial Staff Mar 20