NEW YORK (ViaNews) – Back in March, Instagram user Jossa Johansson (@jossajohansson) posted an image of herself with a child from Kibera, Kenya. Although the photo appeared innocent, Johansson became the center of unwanted attention when the social media community burst with an outcry in response to her caption. Johansson wrote, “One of the happiest…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (ViaNews) – It´s the first time a President of the Institution visited the country. Last Thursday, the President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim visited Uruguay to take part of the event: “The Human Factor: Investing in people today to address the challenges of tomorrow.” Kim tight agenda included a meeting…
BARCELONA, Spain (ViaNews) – On Sunday around 11 a.m. in Catalonia, the news broke that the former President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont was arrested in Germany. He was trying to cross into Belgium where he had been seeking asylum since Spain issued a European arrest warrant for his role in the Catalonia Declaration of Independence…
NAIROBI, Kenya (ViaNews) – Miguna Miguna, the highly vocal aide to Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga is expected to return to Kenya on Monday at a time when the country’s political clout has taken an unexpected turn. Miguna, who orchestrated Odinga’s swearing-in ceremony as the ‘people’s president’ in February, was inexplicably deported to Canada by…
BOGOTA, Colombia (ViaNews) – Five mammals and two bushes are to blame for more than US$86.5 million in losses over the last five years in Chile. According to the study “Economic valuation of the impact of a group of Invasive Alien Species on Biodiversity in Chile” financed, among others, by the Ministry of Environment of…
LONDON (ViaNews) – Peter Bird, a professional writer and journalist from Milton Keynes, in the UK, went through an experience he won’t easily forget. He had a heart attack and was assisted by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Mr Bird gave ViaNews an interview to let us know and make people aware of what…
“How many more will have to die for this war to stop?” That was the last message Mariella Franco posted on her social media. She was referring to the death of a young man who was leaving a church, in Brazil, apparently murdered by police officers. Marielle Franco was a 38 years old leader –…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (ViaNews) – On the “International Women’s Day” last Thursday, March 8, a massive gathering took place all over Argentina. From the Jujuy’s Province in the north to the southernmost province Tierra del Fuego, women who attended protests and were represented by the colour purple, started claiming basic human rights, equality between the…
NAIROBI, Kenya (Vianews) – The infamous scandal that rocked the National Committee of Kenya (NOCK) in the aftermath of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil is facing an all too familiar case of lacking permanent closure. Kenya known for her electrifying prowess in athletics and producing top performers at the games was overshadowed by…
Between January 23 to 28, Facebook exclusively broadcasted the competition of two important massive online video game tournaments, but the reaction of players and spectators was not entirely positive. The popular social network co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg began 2018 with a slight slip. In the first days of the first month of the year, Facebook…
