Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday with many hoping for a change in leadership
This Sunday, there’s a crucial presidential election in Venezuela that has brought high hopes for change. The country’s authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro is seeking reelection. During his 11-year rule, the country’s economy collapsed, repression escalated and millions of people left, contributing to a migrant surge across Latin America and the United States. According to most polls, Maduro is not a popular president, but it’s not clear if he will give up power if he loses.
Brazilian table tennis star headed to Olympics and Paralympics
Bruna Alexandre is a table tennis player from Brazil. She will compete in the Olympics and, one month later, the Paralympics. She is one of only a handful of people in the world who will have been in both competitions in the history of the Games.
Media outlets in Russia react to Biden dropping out of US presidential race
US President Joe Biden’s announcement to step out of the presidential election elicited a burst of mockery in Russian state media. But analysts say that these messages reveal a lot more about Russian politics than the US democratic system.
New project seeks to solve housing crisis using mushroom byproduct and troublesome weed
In Namibia, MycoHAB is hoping to solve two issues for the price of one: make use of a pesky plant known as the encroacher bush and deal with the country’s housing crisis. By harvesting the water-intensive weeds that encroach on farmland and combining them with a mushroom byproduct known as mycelium, MycoHAB founder and architect Chris Maurer creates bricks to build homes. The World’s Carolyn Beeler spoke to Maurer to learn more.
