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What the Hekk? In Search of Hungary’s Summer Fish Treat
I’m fortunate enough to be spending the month of September in an apartment high up on the Buda side of the city. On my Buda bucket list are swimming at one of the pools on Margaret Island, going for a tramp across the Buda Hills, investing in...

Summary and goals of Heidenheim 0 vs 2 Borussia for the third matchday of the Bundesliga.
End of transmission We're off! It has been a pleasure to bring you the coverage of the exciting match between Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund for the third round of the Bundesliga.We thank you for your company and passion for football. Don't...

Highlights Rangers vs Hearts LIVE Score Updates (0-2)
Muchas gracias Thank you very much for watching this match with an unexpected result between Rangers and Hearts. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day. Take care, and see you tomorrow with two more matches from two different leagues. Goles del...

Game plan for World Sailing Awards
When the nomination period closes for the 2025 World Sailing Awards on September 30, 2025, an international panel will review all entries and select shortlists for each award. The shortlists will be announced on October 16, 2025, with the winners...
ACT wants out of Paris Agreement, National says no
David Seymour (left) wants out of the Parics climate accord, but Christopher Luxon (right), disagrees. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The ACT Party is calling for New Zealand to pull out of the "broken" Paris climate accord unless major...

Happenings around the Perham area, Sept. 11-21
The Perham Focus accepts community calendar items for publication online and in our Thursday print edition, space permitting. Submissions must be made at least a week in advance of the event date, in writing, to either editor@perhamfocus.com or...

10 of the best hotels in Brazil for every kind of traveler
Take some of the finest nature-spotting on the planet, add thousands of world-class beaches, and throw in top-notch city break potential, too. That’s Brazil—one great gumbo of bucket-list travel, a country where you can go from remote rainforest...

Books of the Month: What to read this September, from Arundhati Roy’s searing memoir to Ian McEwan’s sci-fi outing
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...

Peru’s Crackdown Forces Chinese Fleet South, Posing New Regional Threat
A new emergency decree in Peru requiring foreign vessels to have a satellite tracking system has drastically reduced the presence of China’s deep-sea fishing fleet considered the main culprit of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing...

Five international experts to lead student seminars at FIU’s Adam Smith Center
This fall, FIU’s Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom will host five distinguished Senior Leadership Fellows: a former president of Mexico, the Dominican Republic’s minister of industry and commerce, a former secretary general of the...

From Sports Popularity to Economic Growth: Building China-LAC Bridges
28:12 Editor's Note: Sports have long been a powerful bond connecting people across cultures and continents. In late July this year, a group of Latin American guests gathered in Beijing to explore the theme "From Sports Popularity to Economic...

12 Tax-Free Countries Where American Retirees Live Like Royalty
Have you ever wondered if you can live a high lifestyle on a lower budget than your neighborhood? Most retirees will head down to Florida for the sunshine or even Arizona. These places offer warm weather, good healthcare and lower costs, but if I...


CELAC nations say no support for extra-regional military forces
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela, as...
Pichot brands All Blacks, Springboks ‘selfish’ over Rugby Championship shake-up
Pichot remains deeply involved in Argentinian rugby and still attends games at his local club in Buenos Aires. The 51-year-old was originally a major supporter of the Jaguares franchise, whose four-season stint in Super Rugby culminated in a...

Pakistan removed from anti-doping agency’s watchlist
Pakistan has been removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (Wada) watchlist, a spokesperson of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) said on Friday. The country was placed on Wada’s watchlist in September 2024 over outstanding non-conformities to the...

EU presses ahead with Mercosur trade deal as Irish farmers cry betrayal
The European Union and the bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay reached agreement to create the EU's largest ever trade accord last December, some 25 years after negotiations were launched. It now needs consent in the European Union,...

Costa Rica Reaches 10 Organ Donors per Million Population
For the first time in the history of organ and tissue donation and transplantation at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, our country has achieved a donation rate of 10 donors per million inhabitants (dpmh), placing us among the Latin American...
EU to Vote on Landmark Trade Pact with South American Bloc
European Union member states will soon vote on a trade agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, creating the world’s largest free-trade area. The deal would remove tariffs on various goods, boosting trade after decades of...

The American farmers China is using as a trade-war bargaining chip
In just a few weeks, U.S. farmers will begin harvesting tens of millions of tons of soybeans. But they have a big problem on their hands: The world’s biggest buyer doesn’t want any. Over the years, China had become one of the biggest buyers of...