Latin America : It's not just about overthrowing Maduro in Venezuela (PRIV)
(Kalinga Seneviratne, Singapore)
The "Washington Consensus" on democracy today is not about respecting peoples' right to elect their leade rs by popular vote, but how to buy these votes to promote US business interests.

United Nations : Is UN planning to replace humans with machines & robots? (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The United Nations - once facetiously described as an institution whose bloated bureaucracy moves at the leisured pace of a paralytic snail - is steadily zooming into the field of fast- paced, c utting-edge digital technology where humans may one day be replaced with machines and robots.

Africa : Farmers secure land and food thanks to "eyes in the skies" (PRIV)
(IPS, Bulawayo)
Six years ago while wondering how best to use her engineering skills, Tanzanian ICT entrepreneur Rose Funja d ecided to enter an innovation competition.

Opinion : Sex education and women's health (PRIV)
(IPS, Stockholm/Rome)
Is there a connection between sex education, gender equality and promiscuity?