Twenty years ago, Portugal was plagued with heroin addiction and HIV infections. The country decided to take a new approach to the problem, becoming the first in the world to decriminalize drug use. Since then, consumers are no longer treated as criminals to be locked up in jail, but as people in need of medical care and supervision. The gamble was worth it, as Laura Cambaud and Armelle Exposito from France 24 could see.
Rio Grande do Sul’s rice harvest is enough to supply Brazil, says institute
According to Irga (Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz), the 2023/2024 harvest is 7 million tons, which would eliminate the need...