XULIO RÍOS If the summit that the BRICS held in Johannesburg has revealed anything, it is the firm will to reactivate their association with two main parameters of action. Firstly, development issues will continue to take precedence on its agenda; Secondly, issues related to peace and security will gain relevance in their positions. The common denominator is the implementation of a roadmap in which both issues are inextricably linked. After enlargement, the BRICS will represent 37% of the world's GDP and 46% of the planet's population.

JAYRO SÁNCHEZ The public debate about the origin of the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop almost four years after its start. The most supported theory is that the virus that caused it arose naturally, being transferred to the first human being who contracted the disease from an infected animal. American science journalist Alison Young defends a second version of the disease's origin story in her book Pandora's Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk.