This Week on Americas Now: Inside Argentina's worst wildfire season in decades
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The 2025–2026 season is now considered one of the most severe in recent decades, with thousands of hectares of forest lost. This is what correspondent Joel Richards witnessed on the ground.
US cuts funding for mRNA vaccines: what does it mean for future pandemics?
In 2025, the United States reduced federal funding for vaccine development, including mRNA technology used to combat COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory viruses. One year later, John Zarrella examines the global impact of that decision and what it could mean for preparedness in future pandemics.
Deaf Afro-Brazilian Youth Experience Music Through Their Bodies
In São Paulo, a collective called Instituto Som da Pele has spent 15 years turning music into something you feel, not just hear. Through immersive multisensory experiences, they're bringing rhythm to deaf individuals, especially Afro-Brazilian youth. Maria Valls has the story.
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