Uruguayan Candombe Pioneer Ruben Rada Passes Away at 83
Rubén Rada, the Uruguayan singer who created candombe beat, died Wednesday in Montevideo at 83 after a month hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia. Rubén Rada, one of the most influential figures in Uruguayan popular music, died this Wednesday in Montevideo at the age of 83. The singer had spent a month in hospital battling bilateral pneumonia […]
Sliman Mansour’s Work Paid Tribute to the Palestinian Struggle
From iconic canvases of historic Jerusalem to textured mud reliefs, explore the master painter’s celebrated career. Sliman Mansour (1947–2026) was a pioneering Palestinian painter, sculptor, author, and cultural organizer whose five-decade career established a visual vocabulary of modern Palestinian identity and resistance. Born in Birzeit on the eve of the 1948 Nakba, Mansour came of […]
Over 100 Honduran Municipalities Under Red Alert Amid El Niño Drought
The Government of Honduras reported this Wednesday that 28 new municipalities are under red alert as a result of the drought associated with the El Niño phenomenon. The measure follows a decree issued Tuesday that established an indefinite red alert for 75 localities. The new additions bring the total number of municipalities under emergency to […]
BRICS Pay Expansions on New Delhi Summit Agenda
The BRICS bloc will debate the progress of BRICS Pay at its next summit in New Delhi, India, a mechanism designed to interconnect instant payment systems of member nations. The instrument, presented last year, seeks to facilitate direct settlement of transactions in local currencies without the mediation of the dollar or of SWIFT, the global […]
Nicaragua Sends Its Condolences to China Following the Flash Floods
The floods swept away bridges, cut off roads, and affected hydroelectric projects. On Wednesday, the Nicaraguan government sent its condolences and solidarity to China following the flash floods that struck both sides of the border between Nepal and Tibet (Xizang, China), leaving at least 98 dead and hundreds missing, including tourists. RELATED: China Deploys Rescue […]
Africa To Employ 3 Million Health Workers by 2035
The WHO emphasized that investing in healthcare workers is a health priority and a smart strategy for Africa’s future. On Wednesday, African health ministers adopted a plan in Addis Ababa to train, employ, and retain three million health workers by 2035, aiming to strengthen health systems and ensure universal access. RELATED: U.S. Health Aid Meets […]
Florida Rejects Meta Settlement Over Harm To Children
The US$17 billion settlement reached with other states does not address the harm caused by Facebook and Instagram: Uthmeier. On Wednesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier rejected the US$16.68 billion settlement Meta reached with several U.S. states and said he will continue his lawsuit against the technology company over the harms Facebook and Instagram cause […]
U.S. Designates Palestine Action, Masar Badil, and Autistici Inventati As Terrorist Groups
The Treasury Department said these solidarity organizations pose threats to U.S. national security. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the UK-based direct-action group Palestine Action, the international Palestine advocacy organization Masar Badil, and the Italy-based digital security group Autistici Inventati as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (SDGT). […]
Meta To Pay $17 Billion To Settle Claims Over Youth Addiction
29 states alleged that Meta designed its social media platforms to be addictive to minors and violated children’s privacy laws. On Wednesday, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, agreed to pay up to US$16.6 billion as part of a settlement to resolve lawsuits filed by several U.S. states alleging that minors were addicted […]
Cuba Rejects Trump’s Decision to Extend the U.S. Blockade
The decision was published in the Federal Register and is based on the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917. On Tuesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the U.S. blockade and called the policy “genocidal,” denouncing it as an attempt to “suffocate an entire nation.” RELATED: U.S. […]
Sport
Show allThe partnership includes an experiential space at the Parc des Princes stadium, open to fans. On Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced a sponsorship agreement with Coca-Cola until 2029, which includes the production of 400,000 collectible cans in honor of the club, two-time European champion in 2025 and 2026. RELATED: Riots Erupt in France After PSG […]
Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, with a limit of two per person. On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets for the U.S. Open at US$100 each, aiming to make the tournament more accessible amid rising prices. RELATED: New York Sues Trump Administration Over Immigration and Policing Laws Tickets will be […]
The Ultimate Championship was designed to bring together world and Olympic champions. British runner Josh Kerr and Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen have confirmed their participation in the 1,500 meters at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships, which will be held in Budapest. RELATED: IOC Sets 2028 Olympic Games Criteria for Transgender Athletes Kerr is the recent world […]
The draw will determine 32 teams that will play 64 matches between June and July 2027. FIFA will hold the draw for the final phase of the 2027 Women’s World Cup on December 11 at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio), a venue chosen to honor Brazil’s tradition of artistic […]
Severe weather near Font Romeu halted the race as riders sought shelter from heavy rain and hail. On Monday, a powerful rain and hailstorm during the climb to Col de Mont Louis, 16 kilometers from the finish in Font Romeu, forced the cancellation of Stage 3 of the 2026 Vuelta a España. RELATED: Tornado in […]
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Latin America and The Caribbean
Show allThe Government of Honduras reported this Wednesday that 28 new municipalities are under red alert as a result of the drought associated with the El Niño phenomenon. The measure follows a decree issued Tuesday that established an indefinite red alert for 75 localities. The new additions bring the total number of municipalities under emergency to […]
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez received the new United Nations resident coordinator, Álvaro Rodríguez, at Miraflores Palace on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation between Venezuela and the multilateral organization. The encounter addresses the strategic transition from emergency assistance toward projects focused on sustainable development and social protection. According to the official note from the presidential palace, […]
A preliminary government balance counts 121,731 families affected by snowstorms across six departments of Bolivia, with heavy losses in crops and camelid herds. A climate emergency driven by snowfalls and freezing temperatures is under way in the Bolivian highlands, according to recent civil defense reports. The new balance from the Deputy Ministry of Civil Defense […]
The floods swept away bridges, cut off roads, and affected hydroelectric projects. On Wednesday, the Nicaraguan government sent its condolences and solidarity to China following the flash floods that struck both sides of the border between Nepal and Tibet (Xizang, China), leaving at least 98 dead and hundreds missing, including tourists. RELATED: China Deploys Rescue […]
The decision was published in the Federal Register and is based on the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917. On Tuesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the U.S. blockade and called the policy “genocidal,” denouncing it as an attempt to “suffocate an entire nation.” RELATED: U.S. […]
World
Show allA flood of mud and sediment swept through northern Nepal near the Tibetan border on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people and leaving about 800 missing, with Rasuwa district among the hardest hit. The torrent, a mixture of water, mud and rock, began moving shortly after 08:40 A.M. local time when a glacial detachment gave […]
The BRICS bloc will debate the progress of BRICS Pay at its next summit in New Delhi, India, a mechanism designed to interconnect instant payment systems of member nations. The instrument, presented last year, seeks to facilitate direct settlement of transactions in local currencies without the mediation of the dollar or of SWIFT, the global […]
The WHO emphasized that investing in healthcare workers is a health priority and a smart strategy for Africa’s future. On Wednesday, African health ministers adopted a plan in Addis Ababa to train, employ, and retain three million health workers by 2035, aiming to strengthen health systems and ensure universal access. RELATED: U.S. Health Aid Meets […]
The US$17 billion settlement reached with other states does not address the harm caused by Facebook and Instagram: Uthmeier. On Wednesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier rejected the US$16.68 billion settlement Meta reached with several U.S. states and said he will continue his lawsuit against the technology company over the harms Facebook and Instagram cause […]
The Treasury Department said these solidarity organizations pose threats to U.S. national security. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the UK-based direct-action group Palestine Action, the international Palestine advocacy organization Masar Badil, and the Italy-based digital security group Autistici Inventati as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (SDGT). […]
Technology
Show allThey analyzed more than 6,000 seizure records between 1997 and 2024. A team of scientists from Arizona State University (ASU) and the Australian National University (ANU) developed an interactive platform that identifies, in real time, the critical areas and hidden corridors for the illicit trade of wild parrots in Mexico. RELATED: Mexico Studies 179 Pre-Hispanic […]
Both nations have intensified their industry and trade ties in recent years. On Monday, Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco agreed to strengthen cooperation in science and technology with South Korea during a meeting in Seoul with his counterpart, Cho Hyun. RELATED: Mexico Protests U.S. Deportations of Citizens Via Third Countries According to the South Korean […]
The project will be installed in Rio Grande do Norte and is expected to begin operations in 2027. On Thursday, President Lula da Silva launched a tender to build one of the 10 largest supercomputers in the world, with the aim of developing artificial intelligence tools in Brazil. The investment in the supercomputer is expected […]
The act is reshaping the business practices of major technology platforms. On Tuesday, U.S. tech company Apple announced changes to its rules, including a revamped fee structure for apps distributed through alternative marketplaces or the web, following what the company called “close collaboration with the European Commission.” RELATED: Apple Removes Russian Applications From App Store […]
The International Meridian Circle Program seeks to advance worldwide space-weather monitoring capabilities. On Thursday, Chinese scientist Zhang Qinghe stood before an international audience, presenting a plan to connect observation facilities, data and researchers around the world for space weather studies. RELATED: NASA Sets Roman Space Telescope Launch for No Earlier Than Aug. 30 Zhang was […]
Culture
Show allRubén Rada, the Uruguayan singer who created candombe beat, died Wednesday in Montevideo at 83 after a month hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia. Rubén Rada, one of the most influential figures in Uruguayan popular music, died this Wednesday in Montevideo at the age of 83. The singer had spent a month in hospital battling bilateral pneumonia […]
The project will initially focus on the remains of Caral, considered one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. On Tuesday, the Chinese Institute of Archaeology, Peru’s Culture Ministry, and the Faculty of Archaeology at the National University of San Marcos signed an agreement to expand their cultural cooperation with a joint archaeological research project […]
Karahantepe is part of a group of Neolithic sites dating back more than 10,000 years. On Tuesday, Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy confirmed that archaeologists have uncovered an 11,000-year-old stone sculpture showing a human figure seated on a leopard at Karahantepe, a neolithic site in southeastern Türkiye. RELATED: 22 Mexican Archaeological Pieces to Be Repatriated […]
Ticket sales and fundraising have fallen sharply as the cultural center faces a projected US$23 million deficit. On Tuesday, The Washington Post (TWP) published an article showing that the Kennedy Center’s finances plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump added his name to that of the cultural institution. RELATED: Trump Vows to Respect Canadians While Seeking […]
The objects, dating from 600 to 900 A.D., were discovered in 13 offerings inside a cave in Chiapas. On Friday, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced new studies of 179 pre-Hispanic artifacts dating from 600 to 900 A.D. that were found in a ritual cave of the Zoque culture in the municipality […]
