Traffickers move online to search for victims

Traffickers move online to search for victims

As her classroom moved online during the pandemic, 16-year old Preeti (name changed) got a brand new mobile phone to carry on with her studies. With it came an introduction to social media and end-to-end chatting apps. The young girl from Alwar district of Rajasthan soon met Amit (name changed) on ShareChat and friendship blossomed, … Read more

Mexico Major Source of Fentanyl Entering U.S., Report Says

Feb. 8, 2022 Mexico has replaced China as the “dominant source” of fentanyl and synthetic opioids entering the United States, a new government report says. From 2014 until 2019, most pure fentanyl that U.S. authorities seized came from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), said the report from the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. … Read more

WSJ News Exclusive | Brazil’s Vice President Admits Mistakes in Fighting Amazon Deforestation

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BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s conservative president, Jair Bolsonaro, has responded to international criticism over deforestation in the Amazon by lashing out at other world leaders and environmentalists and asserting that what the rainforest needs is more economic development, not less. But Mr. Bolsonaro’s vice president, Hamilton Mourão, struck a decidedly different tone in an interview with The Wall … Read more