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  • boxing
  • argentina
  • buenos-aires
  • obituary
  • sports

Roña Castro death: Argentine boxing champion dies at 59

Castro, 59, collapsed at the Bingo de Morón in Buenos Aires province in the early hours of October 14, 2026. The cause of death is undetermined, and the accounts differ on where he was pronounced dead.

3 min read

  • ballon d'or
  • football
  • awards
  • 2026 world cup
  • lamine yamal

Ballon d'Or 2026: A Race With No Stated Criteria

Three credible outlets name three different favorites for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, and one contradicts itself. The issue is not an even race, but an award with no published method.

6 min read

  • yemen
  • houthis
  • saudi-arabia
  • riyadh-airport
  • middle-east

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Hit Riyadh Airport

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia hit Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in early October 2026, and the Saudi-led coalition answered with a "large-scale" operation in Yemen. Death toll figures conflict.

4 min read

  • el-nino
  • enso
  • climate-change
  • global-warming
  • seasonal-forecasting

What Is El Niño and Why the Science Keeps Shifting

A strong El Niño is running in 2026, and the science about whether climate change is altering the cycle is genuinely contested. Here is how to tell what the evidence supports.

6 min read

  • pope-leo-xiv
  • vatican
  • health
  • surgery
  • latin-america

Pope Leo XIV surgery: lung nodule removal at Gemelli

Pope Leo XIV will have a lung nodule removed in the coming days after it was caught at a very early stage. He enters Rome's Gemelli on October 13 and his November Latin America tour is unconfirmed.

4 min read

  • screen-time
  • child-development
  • parenting
  • early-childhood
  • digital-media

Screen Time and Child Development: The Real Risk

Screens aren't the danger; indiscriminate, unsupervised and passive use is. The evidence links heavy exposure to language delays and sleep problems, and points to co-viewing as the fix parents control.

4 min read

  • ai
  • health-research
  • drug-discovery
  • evidence
  • health-policy

AI in Health Research: Real Progress and Its Limits

AI in health research has produced real, documented advances in drug repurposing, medical imaging and screening access. They help because their results can be checked fast — and that is exactly where the help stops.

6 min read

  • editorial

Why This Blog Takes a Stance

Summarizing the news no longer adds value. Every article here takes a position, backs it with sources, and admits its limits.

1 min read