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Venezuela Launches Mandatory October ‘Christmas’ Season with Fireworks over Torture Complex
Venezuela’s socialist regime kicked off its mandatory 2025 “Christmas season” on Wednesday with a fireworks show launched from the Helicoide (“The Helix”), its largest and most infamous torture center. Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro has...
Caribbean excellence takes centre stage at UWI’s London Benefit Dinner
Nearly eight decades after its roots were planted in the British capital, The University of the West Indies (UWI) is returning to London with a celebration of the region’s brightest minds and boldest achievements. On November...

Students Face Impacts of Exigency at SOU
When Southern Oregon University students returned to campus for the 2025-26 academic year, they were met with major cuts to academic programs, staff, and campus resources. Among the most visible changes at SOU, the university has reduced its...

Argentina’s Congress overturns President Javier Milei’s veto on funding
The congressional setback arrives as Milei’s political party faces slumping popularity headed into a midterm election. Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025 Argentina’s struggling President Javier Milei has suffered a new setback as Congress...

Argentina’s Milei suffers veto overrides again, a blow before consequential midterms
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentine lawmakers on Thursday overturned two vetoes by President Javier Milei, marking a setback for the libertarian leader ahead of key legislative elections that could shape the future of his economic reform agenda. The...

Carnival Expands Meal Donation Program into Latin America
Carnival Corporation has announced that it has signed a series of historic memoranda of understanding with food banks and community partners in Mexico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The company is the first cruise company to sign formal...

Isabella Cota, Mexican business journalist, wins Cabot for holding economic power to account
By César López Linares October 2, 2025 In the business and finance world, largely dominated by men, Mexican journalist Isabella Cota has had to learn to deal with the discomfort of being the only woman in the room. Especially as a woman who asks...

New setback for Milei as Argentine Congress overturns spending vetoes
Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and pediatric care. Senators invalidated both vetoes, which had already been...

New setback for Milei as Argentine Congress overturns spending vetoes
Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback on Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and for pediatric care. Senators invalidated both vetoes, which had already been...

List of 10 Best Universities in Europe for 2025-2026 Academic Year
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The best universities in Europe are globally recognized for their academic excellence, innovative research, and influential alumni. Countries like the UK, Switzerland, and Germany consistently rank high in global education....

Why are we outsourcing our children’s education to headhunters?
ERIE, Pennsylvania — Late Wednesday evening, the Millcreek Township School District in Erie County issued a statement noting they may file claims against Ian Roberts and the search firm used during his hiring process, saying they “were incensed by...

These Colombian Mummies Were Buried with Death Masks Fused to Their Faces. Now, Scientists Digitally Reconstruct Their Faces After 500 years
The researchers digitally removed the masks from the skulls to recreate the faces of four Colombian mummies. Credit: Facial depictions by Face Lab, Liverpool John Moores University For centuries, four mummified individuals from the Colombian Andes...

In Argentina, Milei faces a new setback as Congress overturns spending vetoes
President Javier Milei presents a draft reform of the criminal code to be sent to Congress at Ezeiza Prison Complex in Ezeiza, Argentina, Oct. 2, 2025. RODRIGO ABD / AP Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback on...

Global support boosts Caribbean’s reparations fight
THE CARIBBEAN’S Reparations Commission has said the reparatory justice movement’s recent progress is due to various strategic partnerships. Reflecting on ten years of activities aimed at defining a path to reconciliation, truth and justice for...

Mobilization in Argentina against Milei’s veto of the pediatric emergency law
The workers of the Garrahan Hospital insist that health, education, pensions and disability care are fundamental rights that cannot be curtailed. The presidential veto of the pediatric emergency law generated strong rejection among workers. Photo:...

AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In the Barrio San Bernardo in Bogotà there is a new beginning among the "broken people"
by Monica Poletto Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – In the south of Bogotá, in a former middle-class neighborhood, lies the "Barrio San Bernardo," where the parish of "Nuestra Señora de los Dolores" is located. The young parish priest Juan Felipe Quevedo...

Julia Sosa empowers Latino families through Tuscaloosa schools' Welcome Center resources
Julia Sosa, chairman of the Tuscaloosa Latino Coalition, leads a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the community through mental health assistance, cultural training and translation services.The coalition also operates the Welcome...

Demonstrators celebrate in front of the National Congress that the Argentine Senate overturned two vetoes by the government in Buenos Aires on October 2, 2025.
President Javier Milei suffered a new setback Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and for paediatric care. Senators invalidated both vetoes, which had already been rejected by the lower...

AP News: Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday,...

Texas A&M's Mexican Student Association in 50th year of bringing Hispanic heritage and community to campus
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KRHD) — The Mexican Student Association at Texas A&M University has been fostering Hispanic culture and community on campus for five decades, serving as a home away from home for students seeking connection and...