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Merino Smiles. The World Cup Says Thanks

Spain is still alive. And, interestingly enough, it is still alive in exactly the same way: playing its patient possession football, exchanging passes with almost hypnotic precision... until discovering that World Cup knockout matches eventually demand something far less elegant.

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✅🕒 Published on July 11, 2026 - 13:20

Blogs

World Cup: France Advances While Egypt Returns As Heroes

By Maria Raquel

Some World Cup eliminations feel like failure. Others look more like a victory parade. Egypt discovered that difference in the most unexpected way. Days after leaving the tournament, the national team returned home surrounded by flags, patriotic chants and thousands of supporters. There was no trophy on the plane, but there was something just as valuable: the feeling that an entire country had watched its team compete with the world's best.

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✅🕒 Published on July 10, 2026 - 15:20

Insights & Data

When Attention Becomes The Product

By Maria Raquel

The European Commission announced on Friday (10) its preliminary findings that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) by incorporating design features that could encourage compulsive use of its platforms. The investigation highlights mechanisms such as infinite scroll, autoplay videos, persistent push notifications and highly personalized recommendation systems.

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✅🕒 Published on July 10, 2026 - 15:01

Climate & Environment

Hormuz Becomes Climate Flashpoint

By Maria Raquel

During decades of geopolitical tension, the Strait of Hormuz has served as one of the world's most sensitive indicators of energy security. Whenever friction rises between the United States and Iran, global attention quickly turns to oil prices, shipping routes and the stability of energy supplies. This time, however, another cost is quietly emerging alongside the economic risks: the environmental one.

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✅🕒 Published on July 9, 2026 - 15:07

Justice & Rights

Let Children Be Children

By Maria Raquel

“Let children be children.” Cafu’s statement emerged during a conversation about the future of Brazilian football, but it quickly moved beyond the boundaries of the field. While discussing player development, the former captain of Brazil’s national team highlighted a question involving families, clubs and societies everywhere: how can talent be encouraged without turning childhood into a permanent race for results?

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✅🕒 Published on July 8, 2026 - 10:50

Business & Finance

Oil Shock Returns To The Strait Of Hormuz

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The new attacks against oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the tightening of United States sanctions on Iranian oil have reignited one of the biggest concerns in international markets: the security of global energy flows. More than another chapter in the dispute between Washington and Tehran, the events highlight the importance of a maritime corridor whose stability influences prices, inflation and economic expectations across continents.

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✅🕒 Published on July 8, 2026 - 09:27

Blogs

Spotlights, Var And Ego: A World Cup Still Full Of Stories

By Maria Raquel

By the time the World Cup finally paused for a day, it almost felt strange not to have football filling every hour. The Round of 16 had come to an end, the quarterfinals had yet to begin, and the tournament had already produced enough unforgettable moments for several World Cups.

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✅🕒 Published on July 8, 2026 - 08:50

Security & Defense

Nato Redefines Its Strategy For Permanent Defense

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While the spotlight of the NATO summit in Ankara focuses on military spending and new financing mechanisms, a quieter transformation is taking shape inside the alliance. The debate is no longer limited to troops, tanks, and fighter jets. The priority is now building a structure capable of sustaining continuous strategic competition involving governments, companies, infrastructure, and technology.

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✅🕒 Published on July 6, 2026 - 13:55

Blogs

Norway The Pirate, England The Majestic

By Maria Raquel

Brazilian fans know this feeling. It arrives quietly, sits down on the couch without asking permission and refuses to leave. The defeat to Norway hurt, of course. Not just because of the 2-1 scoreline. Not just because of Erling Haaland's two goals. Not even because it happened on July 5, a date that has carried the ghost of Paolo Rossi since 1982. It hurt because it was over.

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✅🕒 Published on July 6, 2026 - 12:54

Investigations

The Un Admits Ai Is Already Ahead Of The Rules

By Maria Raquel

There are speeches made simply to open conferences, and there are speeches that become historical snapshots of an era. The opening of the first Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, held by the United Nations in Geneva, belongs firmly to the second category. Standing before representatives from 193 countries, UN Secretary-General António Guterres did not unveil a treaty or present a ready-made solution. Instead, he did something far rarer in international...

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✅🕒 Published on July 6, 2026 - 11:49