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Roaming Charges: Who Shot the Tariffs?
Sabertooth tiger skull and Bay Bridge, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. ‘Patriotism’ is its cult…Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for...
Venice Architecture Biennale announces the Full List Of Participants and Collateral Events
The Venice Architecture Biennale has announced the full list of participants and collateral events at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition. The 19th International Architecture Exhibition will take place from 10 May to 23 November 2025 at...
Opacity Index: Tunisia ranks as Africa’s 5th most transparent country
The UK-based NGO Tax Justice Network has published the newest edition of its Opacity Index. This global ranking assesses the level of financial opacity across 141 countries, measuring the degree of transparency shortcomings and opacity in banking...
CARPHA Calls for Urgent Action to Beat Plastic Pollution to Secure Future Health on World Environment Day 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joined their regional and international partners in observing World Environment Day 2025. “Under the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”, we encourage our regional community – individuals, governments and the...
2025 Best & Brightest MBA: Lili (Lily) Chen, IESE Business School
“I make things happen: driving healthcare innovation, business growth, and impactful investments.” Hometown: Weihai, China. Fun fact about yourself: Growing up in a small city in China, I traveled across half the world to find my Spanish husband,...
MNI Boys and Girls Celebrate Young Innovators and Leaders at Annual Awards Ceremony
The MNI Boys and Girls Organization hosted its second Appreciation Award Ceremony on Monday, December 23 2024, celebrating school-aged entrepreneurs, innovators, cultural enthusiasts, and leaders from across Montserrat. The event aimed to...
Quarter of rough sleepers in Buenos Aires City have been on streets for less than year
Juan finds it hard to talk or accept help. Lately, he doesn’t even want to eat. Ismael couldn’t bear to see himself that way anymore. He accepted assistance, went back to studying and is now looking for a job. Both are roughly the same age, in...
Riverhead Town Forms Committee for Hispanic Development, Empowerment & Education
From left: committee members Edgar Meija, Pastor Elias Salcedo, Alexander Escobar, and Montserrat Ruiz outside Riverhead Town Hall. It was a historic work session meeting on Jan. 16 as the Riverhead Town Board officially formed the Committee for...
Why Women Live Longer Than Men: The Science Behind the Gender Longevity Gap
Watan-Despite enormous progress in medicine and healthcare, the question “Why do women live longer than men?” continues to intrigue researchers in aging and neuroscience. Across cultures and societies—and even among most mammal species—women have...
Designer Julia Sloan's Guide To Mexico City
For Julia Sloan, designer and founder of namesake label SLOAN, Mexico City is more than just a beautiful place and business hub—it’s home. Since relocating to the country nearly a decade ago and building her business from the ground up, Julia has...
Ministry of BUILT Releases 2024–2025 Annual Report
The Ministry of Building, Utilities, Infrastructure, Labour and Transport (BUILT) has released its Annual Report for the financial year ending 31 March 2025, offering a comprehensive look at its operations, finances, and strategic direction. The...
Air Europa sale talks stall over valuation - report
Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM have halted talks to acquire a stake in Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) due to a disagreement over the price with the Hidalgo family, the carrier's majority owners through Globalia. According to the Spanish...
Paper warns of less clarity about broader implications for CBI
WASHINGTON, May 30, CMC — Citizenship by investment programmes (CBI) have long been recognized in their importance to fiscal revenue in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) but there is less clarity over their broader economic...
Conversion of a Foreign Pilot’s Licence by ECCAA
When you think of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA), what likely comes to mind are the duties and services provided by this organisation to its Participating States. It is the governing body of the Eastern Caribbean skies....
Planning your 1st trip to Europe? Start with these must-see cities
Image Credit: Shutterstock.It's finally time for you to plan your first trip to Europe. You've saved all the money you needed; you spent your days dreaming of the adventure you're about to start, but where do you begin in your planning process?...
Say hello to a happier you! 10 top brands to help you glow inside and out this January Ad Feature
As we step into 2025, there’s no better time to prioritise your well-being and make self-care a top priority. Whether you're looking to boost your energy, enhance your mental clarity, or simply feel your best every day, the right products can make...
All qualifying degrees and master's degrees will be reduced in price starting next academic year.
BarcelonaNext academic year, the Department of Research and Universities will implement the reduction in public tuition fees for qualifying bachelor's and master's degrees—those that qualify for a profession, such as law or architecture—to the...
The 'legal bribery' and duality of Gianni Infantino's FIFA
The rhetoric of change rang 'round soccer in 2016 with FIFA mired in "the worst crisis of its history." With "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption exposed, the powerful men atop the world's most popular sport vowed, repeatedly, to...
Festival de Ópera de Sevilla Announces 2025 Season Featuring Leonor Bonilla, Alessio Arduini, Franco Fagioli & Pablo García-López
The Festival de Ópera de Sevilla has announced its 2025 season, which will take place between September 25 and October 12, 2025. Opera Manuel Garcia’s “Il califfo di Bagdad” will be directed by Guillermo Amaya and conducted by Alessandro...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 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...