Switzerland launches trade alliance with 13 small and medium-sized economies

Switzerland and 13 other countries want to strengthen trade relations Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

How West Germany won the 1974 World Cup: Beckenbauer as leader and tactician, and their own brand of Total Football

This is the tenth in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 1938, Uruguay in 1950, West Germany in 1954, before a Brazilian double in...

Singapore joins 13 countries to launch partnership committed to free trade and enhancing investment flows

The members pledge to work together to develop ‘solutions-oriented initiatives’ to strengthen the rules-based trading system [SINGAPORE] Fourteen countries from across continents on Tuesday (Sep 16) announced an initiative committed to open, fair...

Peres Jepchirchir outduels Tigst Assefa for gold in thrilling marathon sprint finish

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

We can tell a different story about Hurricane Katrina and who we are in disasters

This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence. Authoritarians love to tell stories that make us afraid of each other, but how we respond in disasters shows that people often act with extraordinary grace and solidarity. This article...

Challenger Energy says its Chevron partnership is working well - ICYMI

Challenger Energy Group PLC (AIM:CEG, OTCQB:BSHPF) this week provided an update on its operations, highlighting progress across its Uruguay assets following the release of interim results. The company told investors that it achieved all the...

Jepchirchir honoured on flight home from Tokyo

Peres Chepchirchir honoured on flight back home from Tokyo/COURTESYKenya’s long-distance star Peres Jepchirchir received a heartwarming mid-air celebration on her journey back home after clinching gold in the women’s marathon at the ongoing World...

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025: Switzerland, Sweden, US, the Republic of Korea and Singapore Top Ranking; China Enters Top 10; Innovation Investment Growth Slows

Geneva, September 16, 2025 PR/2025/940 Switzerland, Sweden, the United States of America (US), the Republic of Korea and Singapore top the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ranking, followed by the...

‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa

When Alexandre Padilha’s father most needed help, the United States took him in. It was 1971, the height of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship, and Anivaldo Padilha, a young Methodist activist, had been forced to flee his homeland after...

Cultural ballet group arrive ahead of festival

A Rapa Nui cultural dance group from Easter Island arrives in Tauranga on Friday, offering a rare opportunity to see them perform or to participate in their ballet workshop this weekend. Organisers of Tauranga’s first Latin American Spring...

Agnes Choir shines at ‘Catholic Grammys’

KEY BISCAYNE | When Anna Keller Sarmiento was a teen attending music-based Eucharistic Adoration in Argentina, she established a love for prayer that would propel her to the event nicknamed the “Catholic Grammys” almost 20 years later. A...

Bird Club members travel around Cape Horn

Following its summer hiatus, the Margaret Watson Bird Club (MWBC) held its first meeting of the season on Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Prince Edward County Extension Office in Farmville. Nearly 40 people packed the room for the meeting, which began...

BME Hosts The 52nd General Assembly And Annual Meeting Of FIAB In Madrid Starting Tomorrow

The summit of the Ibero-American Federation of Exchanges, which includes 23 exchanges and markets, will be held at the Madrid Stock Exchange Palace from September 16 to 18 Juan Flames, CEO of BME; Juan Pablo Córdoba, president of FIAB and CEO of...

Who Controls Water?

Climate change and other environmental impacts can contribute to the perception of water scarcity. But, like abundance, scarcity is often the result of unequal power relations rather than a purely natural phenomenon. Although the United Nations...

WWF Zimbabwe, Global Methane Hub launch project to develop satellite-guided grazing to cut livestock emissions.

WWF Zimbabwe says it will work with the Global Methane Hub as part of a new initiative to develop satellite-based decision support systems that help farmers optimize livestock grazing to improve nutrition, increase productivity, and reduce...

Consumer Goods Fairs introduces new event

Consumer Goods Fairs introduces new event personAustralian GiftGuide Team calendar_monthSeptember 16, 2025 During a recent press conference, Julia Uherek and Philipp Ferger, vice presidents Consumer Goods Fairs, presented the innovations for...

A’ Design Awards & Competition: Call for Submissions 2025-2026

The A’ Design Award & Competition is recognized as one of the most significant international platforms for architecture, design, and innovation. Its mission is to promote excellence by identifying and celebrating the most outstanding projects...

U-M School of Nursing hosts training for Latin American and Caribbean nurse leaders

Laurie McCauley Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | University of Michigan-Ann ArborLaurie McCauley Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor The University of Michigan...

Accelerating Bitcoin 2025: Forging A Future Of Finance And Freedom In Paraguay

Inspired by vision and passion, Accelerating Bitcoin 2025 – Paraguay’s first Bitcoin-Only event – opened on 15 September in Asunción. The event, running for two days until 16 September, is held at Paseo La Galería in Asunción. The conference...

The Unique Or Bizarre Creation Stories Behind These Micronations

In 2025, there were 195 recognized countries in the world, of which all but two, Vatican City and the State of Palestine, were also member states of the United Nations. While the total number changes depending on who you ask, the picture becomes...