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VUKA Group launches Carbon Markets Africa Summit
The award-winning VUKA Group has officially launched the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS), a purpose-driven, high-level continental gathering that will take place from 21 to 23 October 2025 in Johannesburg. Designed as Africa’s flagship...

GT releases China's first large-scale China–LAC perception survey, friendly ties seen as key to future development
Editor's Note: In recent years, China-Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) relations have entered a new phase of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness, and people-centered development. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech...

The Morning Briefing: Colbert's Tedious Reign as the Anti-Carson Is Coming to an End
Top O' the Briefing Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Stedwërgenz felt no reason to explain why braunschweiger was his preferred medium for sculpting Peloponnesian War figurines. While putting together the Briefing last night it...

'Beautiful' Nobody's Child dress that's 'lightweight on hot days' has £27 off
Fans of the celebrity-loved fashion brand Nobody's Child are in for a real treat as it has kicked off its up to 50% off sale with a handful of its best-selling pieces reduced massively, including its top selling dresses. One such frock which has...

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Stash Reaches a Whopping $644MN
Share Share Share Share Email El Salvador is known for many things, such as its Holocene volcanoes and abundant coffee production, but few things have put the country on the map like one of its boldest financial moves did. More recently, El...

Canada's copper trade with the U.S. under threat as Trump dangles tariff on the metal
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada exported $4.86 billion of copper and copper-based products to the U.S. in 2023 An employee checks his phone in front of copper concentrate in a warehouse at Canadian First Quantum's Panama copper mine in Donoso,...

From Extraction to Regeneration: Architecture's Role in Rural Developments in Latin America
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We need a totally different Europe
First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. “The fear of war has really been gaining ground among young people.” Onno, vice president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB) youth movement, is worried. “TikTok is overflowing with videos about...
Polymers chief: ‘We’ll work way around’ Trump’s tariffs
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net Polymers International’s top executive yesterday voiced optimism that “we’ll work our way around” whatever tariff increase Donald Trump decides to impose on Bahamian exports to...
Tourism on the Brink: Costa Rica’s Pura Vida Under Siege as Crime Surge Sours Visitor Boom
Costa Rica, July 2025 – Costa Rica’s reputation as a tropical haven is facing its toughest test in years. Once celebrated for its sloths, surf breaks and “pura vida” tranquility, the nation now wrestles with falling visitor numbers amid a spike in...

Govt announces new classrooms in Auckland, school property management agency
The Government says more than $120 million from Budget 2025 will be used to help build 137 more classrooms in Auckland, to keep up with "the city's rapid growth". Education Minister Erica Stanford made the announcement alongside Minister for...

How China's arsenal of weapons could be a threat to the US
It looks like a regular shipping container, loaded aboard a cargo ship sailing up Mexico's west coast from the Chinese-run mega-port at Manzanillo. But beneath the corrugated steel lurks a cruise missile launcher and a fleet of combat drones,...

Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons for an...

Tropicoqueta
Put some respect on Karol G’s name. Over the past two years, the Colombian superstar became the first Latina to headline a global stadium tour for her acclaimed 2023 album Mañana será bonito and its companion, Bichota Season, which transformed...

Powerful enemy is caught secretly stashing a devastating arsenal of weapons right under our noses... and their plans will strike terror into every American
It looks like a regular shipping container, loaded aboard a cargo ship sailing up from the mega-port at Manzanillo. But beneath the corrugated steel lurks a cruise missile launcher and a fleet of combat drones, ready to unleash hellfire in a...

Putin seen as ignoring Trump’s ultimatum, fighting on in pursuit of total victory
‘UNFAZED,’ PUTIN PLANS TO SOLDIER ON: An analysis by Washington-based Institute for the Study of War has assessed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to ignore President Donald Trump’s 50-day tariff threat, believing that Russia can...

Wheat Festival Music Talent 2025
By Ally Wysocki Wheat Festival Music Talent 2025 By Ally Wysocki Opening the music talent on Thursday night was Craddock and Risinger. The band also goes by the name Alan & Grant, using the first names. They are a musical cover duo hailing from...

Guns, Smugglers, and a Journalist’s Murder on the Paraguay-Brazil Border
An analysis by Forbidden Stories of 117 Glock firearms seized by authorities in Brazil and Paraguay found that approximately 89 originated in the U.S. An additional ten were Austrian-manufactured Glocks exported to its U.S. subsidiary, Glock Inc....

Daddy Yankee comes out of retirement with ‘Sonríele,’ a Christian song
Daddy Yankee’s story seemed to be over. In December 2023, after a career spanning just over 30 years, the Big Boss confirmed his retirement from the music industry and gave a final concert in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, now...

World News | 5 US Immigrants Deported to Eswatini in Africa Are Being Held in Solitary Confinement
Cape Town, Jul 18 (AP) Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country programme are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an...