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Mexican feminists torn over prospect of first woman president

France24.com (en) 

Front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling party and her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez have both invoked cracking the glass ceiling in their bids to lead the Latin American nation. According to an average of polls compiled by the firm Oraculus, Sheinbaum is leading the presidential race with 56 percent of voter support, while Galvez follows with 34 percent. The only man running, Jorge Alvarez Maynez of the Citizens' Movement party, has just 10 percent. While Mexican women enjoy growing success in politics and business... Читать дальше...

Half of mangrove ecosystems at risk: conservationists

France24.com (en) 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), known for its red list of threatened species, has for the first time taken stock of the world's mangroves, evaluating 36 different regions. IUCN director general Grethel Aguilar said the assessment "highlights the urgent need for coordinated conservation of mangroves -- crucial habitats for millions in vulnerable communities worldwide". Mangroves are trees or shrubs that grow mainly in seawater or brackish water along coastlines and tidal rivers, in equatorial climes. Читать дальше...

Asian markets track Wall St record ahead of Nvidia results, Fed minutes

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Asian investors fought Wednesday to revive a recent rally across markets as they turned their focus on the release later in the day of earnings from US tech darling Nvidia. After the previous day's retreat, most Asian markets rose Wednesday, with Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Wellington, Taipei and Jakarta all in positive territory.

Berlin: Thousands demonstrate against genocide in Gaza

World Socialist Web Site 

On Saturday, in the German capital, Berlin, some 10,000 people demonstrated against the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli regime with the support of the imperialist powers against the Palestinian population in Gaza.

Police chase crosses county lines, ends in Jackson Co.

Ksnt.com 

JACKSON COUNTY (KSNT) — A car chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies that started in Topeka ended in Jackson County. Just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office received information that the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) was in pursuit of a small pickup truck in central Topeka. According to a news [...]

Mayor of Houston claims residence management abandoned senior residents after storm

NBC News 

Mayor John Whitmire is claiming the management of a senior housing complex in Houston, Texas, abandoned their residents after a severe storm left them without power for days. Whitmire is planning to pursue possible criminal charges while the management of the complex says they were in the apartments within an hour of the storm.