Nine years since TTFA started its elite/high performance model, is T&T’s youth football better or worse off?

On 25 July, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards suggested that “progress” was being made with regards to the country’s eligibility law, which would widen the pool of players available for the national football...

Partnership to promote nuclear projects in Norway

Friday, 31 January 2025 Nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a letter of intent with Nordic consultancy company Norconsult to promote the development of nuclear power in Norway. The partners said their cooperation could "result...

European Regions Airline Association Criticizes New EU261 Passenger Rights

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) raises concern following the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council’s agreement on its position for revising the Passenger Rights Regulation, EU261. Regional airlines operate under unique...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Air Traffic Management Airline groups urge Schiphol to rethink noise decision

The trio of aviation bodies said that the airport’s recent decision to cap flights at 478,000 does not follow recommended guidelines on noise nor does it protect the integrity of the Single Market, but rather focuses on “unnecessary” flight...

Increased Use of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Demands SSI Prevention

Introduction The use of ambulatory health care facilities for minor surgical procedures is projected to grow by at least 25% at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and 18% at hospital outpatient departments and physician offices over the next 10...

India bids goodbye to Registered Post: When India used pigeons to send mail

When was the last time you wrote a letter? Some of us can faintly recall writing one, maybe a postcard mailed on a holiday or a letter to a distant cousin. For Gen Z, licking a stamp and sealing an envelope may be something they’ve only seen in...

European Urogynaecological Association Position Statement: Implantable Devices for Female Stress Incontinence Surgery.

The European Urogynecological Association (EUGA) convened an expert group to address the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) using implantable devices. Midurethral synthetic slings (MUS) remain the gold standard, demonstrating...

Mark Knopfler on 40 years of Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms – the guitars, the riffs… the pressure of learning to play in time

Behind an unmarked door in a nondescript West London street, you’ll find the recording studio of the world’s most reluctant rock god. Do this job long enough and you’ll learn to spot the artists who project a carefully cultivated aura of false...

Eastern Caribbean Ministers and Officials at IICA Headquarters

Ministers of agriculture from the Eastern Caribbean make a historic visit to IICA Ministers of agriculture, senior officials, and rural women and young people from the Eastern Caribbean nations began a historic joint work and study visit to the...

Ge’eve makes history as youngest Leeward Islands Calypso Monarch

GE’EVE MAKES HISTORY YOUNGEST TO BE CROWNED LEEWARD ISLANDS CALYPSO MONARCH A PROUD AND HISTORIC MOMENT FOR ANTIGUA & BARBUDA For Immediate Release – Monday 11th August 2025 – St. John’s, Antigua……… The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission...

Climate Change Weekly # 545 — GAO Questions Biden’s Offshore Wind Effort, Vindicates Critics

IN THIS ISSUE: GAO Questions Biden’s Offshore Wind Effort, Vindicates Critics An April 2025 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) affirms what critics of President Joe Biden’s wind-energy spree have long argued: offshore wind...

The 10 Exhibitions to See in August 2025

Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to this month, from Veronica Ryan and Aki Sasimoto to EVA International and Seoul Mediacity Biennale Veronica Ryan, Disavowal (She Follows You Around), 2002, photographic print and acrylic on...

Biomarker-Based Nomogram to Predict Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify response prediction and prognostic biomarkers in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Methods: A retrospective multicentre study...

While rural travel in Alaska changes, fall airfares to Europe are enticing

This week we have a collection of great airfares to Europe. Some feature Condor’s final flights of the season, while two others feature Delta’s service to Barcelona and Madrid in November. It’s worth mentioning again, though, how fortunate...

Risk Factors for Acute Exacerbation in Patients with COPD Group E in Ningbo: Risk Analysis of Irregular Review, Cardiovascular Complications, and Lung Function Decline

Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough and sputum, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. It is a prevalent global disease with...

UFO: 'No Place to Run' To Be Expanded, Remastered And Reissued On Double CD And Triple Vinyl

Chrysalis Records will release UFO's classic 1980 album "No Place To Run", newly remastered from the original production tapes transfers at AIR Mastering and reissued on stunning three-LP tri-fold sleeve 180gm vinyl and two-CD digipak formats, on...

Specialist Endoscopy Team Boosts Local GI Cancer Screening Capacity

Residents of Montserrat are seeing improved access to gastrointestinal (GI) cancer screening, thanks to a successful visit by a specialist endoscopy team that completed over 30 procedures during their mission from May 6 to 27, 2025. Led by Dr...

Labour Policy Reform and Green Transport Among Priorities for BUILT Ministry

The Ministry of BUILT is moving ahead with several key reforms to improve labour market conditions and advance sustainable transport solutions, Minister Veronica Dorsette-Hector told the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Highlighting the importance...

Technical and Vocational Education to Be Expanded at All Levels

Minister of Education, Dr. Ingrid Buffonge has addressed the island’s persistent skills gap, saying that the ministry is prioritising the integration of technical and vocational training from primary school through to college level. “We recognise...