Bianca Otero

Freelance photographer/Journalist/Researcher/Friend

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Many multinationals ship in their inputs and export what they produce. That brings jobs and dollars, but does not spur development https://t.co/kUFYz5ZCUd

[Bianca Otero @BoteroKenya]

@BenGoldberger @TIME Not just sports….

[Ben Goldberger @BenGoldberger]

Proud to feature four inspirational athletes on the covers of our special @TIME Olympics issue: Naomi Osaka, with a personal essay on why sports needs to change: https://t.co/hWkL0LTEi5 1/

[TIME @TIME]

Some workers are choosing their pets over their jobs as offices reopen, but will animal-friendly workplaces catch on? https://t.co/xBKgAKFLTL

[TIME @TIME]

Russia was banned from the Tokyo Olympics. These athletes are finding other ways to compete
https://t.co/shmjmdORJS

[Le Monde @lemondefr]

Tour de France : Mark Cavendish égale le record d’Eddy Merckx avec une 34e victoire d’étape https://t.co/N37DpcdaA9

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Five guilty of killing former GB athlete Amrou Greenidge, who was knocked off his bicycle and beaten as he lay injured https://t.co/0Pp5x5e8MK

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Read in #TheTorch newsletter (& subscribe):

- Dutch crime reporter #PeterdeVries fights for survival after being shot
- American journalist Nathan Maung describes alleged abuse during Myanmar imprisonment
- Haitian journalist Diego Charles shot and killed
https://t.co/OkKeCPPVdT

[NBC News @NBCNews]

President Biden has nominated the first out lesbian to an ambassador-level position in US history.

Chantale Wong has been appointed U.S. director of the Asian Development Bank, which works to foster economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region. https://t.co/1dBhnHvBgW - @NBCOUT

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

And it's a wrap! The 59th Graduate Study Programme, the longest-running educational initiative of the UN, has come a close at @UNGeneva today.

Congratulations to the #GSP59 class of 79 participants from 53 countries who successfully completed the virtual two-week programme!

[Hidden Brain @HiddenBrain]

As a kid, your parents probably warned you not to talk to strangers. As adults, talking to strangers has an upside. In this week’s newsletter, the benefits of social contact with people we don’t know:
https://t.co/ofJtbKzyvN

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

The Moderna vaccine was 100% effective against the Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 and 96% effective against the Beta variant at 14 days after administration of the second dose, according to a study of vaccinated people in Qatar published in @NatureMedicine. https://t.co/AWU8quRAU5

[ESPN @espn]

13-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana is your 93rd Scripps National #SpellingBee champion ‼️

The first African-American winner of the competition 👏

[World Migratory Bird Day @WMBD]

#MigratoryBirds die because of artificial light at night! 💡
Turning off some lights could help to save lives! #lightpollution

Read up on the topic👉https://t.co/8I41hnRMnm

[Mark Henson @SafariKZNMark]

Great things come in pairs, but from a single animal to a crash, appreciate each & every one. #RhinoFriday #rhinos #wildlife #Safari #SouthAfrica

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Zaila Avant-garde became the first Black American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The winning word was “murraya.” https://t.co/rxwsPlfzeG

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

The problem with great laws to protect nature is that they are rarely enforced and destruction of nature carries on regardless and worse people falsely think nature is being protected and stop or slow down their campaigning to protect nature https://t.co/hQPvfIsHrr

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

An article published in @NatureComms presents a single-cell atlas of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum as it develops inside a mosquito and prepares to infect humans through a bite. https://t.co/1r4iJcuXOk

[Global Governance Forum @GlobalGovForum]

Nelson Mandela's humble vision for the world can be summed up in this beautiful statement: “a nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” #GlobalGovernance #Mandela

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Our teams operate in conservation areas, patrolling to keep poachers and their traps out of areas home to wildlife. These are a handful of deadly snares confiscated by the SWT/KWS De-Snaring Teams on patrol: https://t.co/AfeQ6QsocB