Brazil’s Voting Machines Keep No Paper Trail – Can Voters Still Trust Them in 2026?
Brazil is the largest democracy voting with no voter-verified paper trail. A 2025 poll finds 43% distrust the machines as...
July 17, 2026Section
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July 17, 2026
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July 17, 2026
Montevideo Sets the Dates for the World’s Longest Carnival
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Florianópolis Fills the July Holidays With a New Museum and Family Shows
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July 17, 2026
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Nigeria Offers Shell $11.50 Tax Credit to Unlock $20 Billion Deepwater Project
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Macron Bets on Kenya in a €23 Billion Pivot to Anglophone Africa
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Russia Offers to Secure Mozambique’s Gas, Triggering Europe’s Energy Nightmare
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Bogotá’s 1280 Almas Marks 30 Years With a Hometown Concert
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Guadalajara’s Book Fair Names Italy Its 2026 Guest of Honor
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