By Jon Lee Anderson
The new Pope, Francis the Humble, as he perhaps would like to be known, is an Argentine with a cloudy past. Continue reading Pope Francis and the Dirty War
Pope Francis and the Dirty War
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New pope’s role during Argentina’s military era disputed
By Jonathan Watts and Uki Goni in Buenos Aires
Friday 15 March 2013 08.17 GMT
Accusers draw ties between Catholic church and 70s junta, saying Jorge Bergoglio failed to shield two priests Continue reading New pope’s role during Argentina’s military era disputed
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Are genetically engineered mosquitoes realistic solution to Zika?
Arvind Suresh | February 5, 2016
Earlier this week the Director of the World Health Organization Dr. Margaret Chan declared that the ongoing Zika outbreak was a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern.’ This was a significant move by the international body as it is the fourth time that the declaration has been made since such a designation was formally defined as a response to a public health crisis by the WHO in 2005, with the most recent one being for the Ebola outbreak. Continue reading Are genetically engineered mosquitoes realistic solution to Zika?
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Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization
Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization A woman passed a statue of Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra at the Mission San Diego de Acala in San Diego earlier this year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press September 7, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Pope Francis’ apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s crimes against indigenous peoples has not softened opposition among some California Native Americans to his decision to canonize 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra. Serra is extolled by the Vatican as a great evangelizer, but denounced by some tribal officials as a destroyer of Native culture. Continue reading Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization
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Brazil releases genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue fever
Kounteya Sinha | TNN | Sep 25, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
LONDON: Thousands of British made genetically engineered mosquitoes were released by Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday infected with bacteria that suppress dengue fever. Continue reading Brazil releases genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue fever
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Pope Francis and the Cold War in Latin America
March 14, 2013 by Lisa Reynolds Wolfe
Today, March 14, 2013, the world is celebrating the election of Latin America’s first pope, Pope Francis. But all is not rosy. Despite worldwide celebration, snide newspaper headlines are emerging. Here’s a sample. It popped up yesterday in The Guardian Continue reading Pope Francis and the Cold War in Latin America
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