The proportion of Brazilian one-person households has grown by 52% in 12 years, Agencia Brasil reported during the weekend. In 2024, 18.6% of households were inhabited by only one person. In 2012, this share stood at 12.2%.
Add your comment!A military operation in El Retorno, Colombia, on Sunday resulted in the death of Willinton Vanegas Leyva, also known by his alias Dumar or Chito. According to Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez Suárez, Dumar was a senior leader of the Martín Villa faction, a part of the FARC dissident group known as the Central General Staff (EMC), led by Iván Mordisco.
Add your comment!US Southern Command (Southcom) Chief, Admiral Alvin Holsey, has met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to strengthen the strategic alliance between the two countries. President Peña awarded Holsey the Order of Merit of the Armed Forces, Paraguay's highest military decoration, in recognition of his support for the South American nation.
Add your comment!Ethel Caterham, a British woman born on August 21, 1909, has become the world's oldest living person after celebrating her 116th birthday. She gained the title following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas in April. Independent in nature, she drove until she was 97, and played bridge in her old age. Ethel was born in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, on August 21, 1909.
Add your comment!Finals week hit hard. My desk looked like a disaster zone with half-drunk coffee cups, highlighters everywhere, and ten open tabs I could not focus on. Between part-time shifts and overlapping deadlines, I was barely holding it together. No matter how many to-do lists I made, time kept slipping away.
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Add your comment!The UK government Darwin Plus grants scheme helps deliver long-term strategic outcomes for the unique biodiversity, the natural environment and improving resilience to climate change within the UK Overseas Territories.
Add your comment!Research-heavy assignments test even the most disciplined students. You can't wing them. They demand hours in libraries, careful evaluation of sources, and an ability to translate raw material into a structured argument. Students who juggle part-time jobs, extracurricular activities, or family obligations often find these projects overwhelming.
Add your comment!The 79-year-old Miguel Uribe Londoño, father of the Colombian slain Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, announced Friday that he would fill his son's vacancy within the conservative Centro Democrático's presidential primaries. Uribe Turbay died on August 11 after being shot during a campaign event in June.
Add your comment!Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela on Friday approved the Bogotá Declaration, a document that establishes a unified position for COP30, scheduled for November 10-21 in Belém do Pará, Brazil.
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