Assisted dying is legal or partly legal in about a dozen countries, and more are considering allowing it.
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Where Is Assisted Dying Legal? And What Countries Are Considering It?
Assisted dying is legal or partly legal in about a dozen countries, and more are considering allowing it.
Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?
Both countries claim the cornbread as their own. But where does it really come from? And who makes it better?
The Lyrics to “+57” Causes Backlash in Colombia, a Reggaeton Hot Spot
A recent song’s explicit lyrics have prompted criticism that the music promotes harmful stereotypes about Colombia.
How a Colombian Influencer Made Recycling Cool
The character Marce the Recycler has created an enthusiastic dedication to proper waste separation among her devoted fans.
COP16 Talks in Colombia Adopt a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation
Delegates at the U.N. talks created a system that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information but failed to make headway on a broader funding commitment.
An Alarming Glimpse Into a Future of Historic Droughts
Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight countries, is drying up.
Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries
Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines.
These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding.
The New York Times spoke to several election volunteers for Venezuela’s opposition party who found that Edmundo González defeated Nicolás Maduro in July. They fled the country after facing death threats from Maduro’s supporters.
Maduro Appears to Send Two Foreign Members of Ukraine’s Military to Face Trial in Russia
Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them.