12/20/2022 - DailyChatter

Foreign tourists were recently stranded at Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Incan citadel and UNESCO World Heritage Site, CNN wrote, amid a major political crisis in Peru. Officials declared a state of emergency, reported the Associated Press, shutting public transportation amid violent protests over the fate...

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The World Briefly

December 20, 2022

The Missing Voters

Tunisia

Less than nine percent of registered voters showed up this weekend to vote in Tunisia’s parliamentary elections, a dismal turnout that is sparking questions over the legitimacy of the government following its takeover by President Kais Saied last year, the Middle East Eye reported Monday. Officials...

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The World Briefly

December 20, 2022

Earthly Deals

World

Nearly 200 countries signed a historic agreement this week to halt the destruction of the Earth’s ecosystems, a pact that could put humanity on track to live in harmony with the environment by the middle of the century, the Guardian reported. The agreement was reached during...

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The World Briefly

December 20, 2022

Citizen Enforcers

Guam

Guam passed a bill this week to restrict abortions in the US territory, a measure that resembles a new Texas law that leaves enforcement up to private citizens instead of law enforcement, the Associated Press reported. The Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 would ban abortion on...

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Discoveries

December 20, 2022

Got Milk?

Ants can produce “milk” to nourish themselves and their offspring, Researcher Orli Snir initially noticed that the pupae of clonal raider ants would produce a watery, golden-tinted fluid that would eventually drown them if the strange goo was not removed, the New York Times reported. This was...

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Need to Know

Rule By Chaos

Peru

The World Briefly

The Missing Voters

Tunisia

The World Briefly

Earthly Deals

World

The World Briefly

Citizen Enforcers

Guam

Discoveries

Got Milk?