Understanding gambling regulations

Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 00:13 UTC Compliance touches every function. Product stays within the permitted list. Marketing follows advertising codes and audience restrictio Every rulebook carries a backstory: public health, tax priorities,...

Invitational Cup draws 20 amateur teams to sail bay

Hannah Swett, center, onboard her IC37 MO. The Olympian from Jamestown is helming the New York Yacht Club’s entry during the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup through Sept. 13. PHOTO BY PAUL TODD/OUTSIDE IMAGES While April showers bring...

Mercosur Deal Comes With Internal Tweaks To Appease Paris, Rome, and Warsaw

Brussels will soon unveil the final text of the free trade agreement with Mercosur—the bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—after more than 25 years of negotiations. Yet the publication does not come without complications: the...

Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge celebrates 120th birthday

The lift bridge in Duluth is celebrating its 120th birthday this year. It helps manage the farthest inland port in the world. "It's like the best, little daytrip from the cities, I think," said Hannah Foss, who was visiting Duluth. Duluth has a...

Kerre Woodham: The realities of leaving the Paris Agreement

ACT Party Leader David Seymour has set the cat among the pigeons, or the Huntaway among the cattle, by calling for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a pact that’s part of the UN's framework convention on...

CELAC Condemns Military Presence in the Region

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Saint Lucia has released a powerful Communiqué from the Member States of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) addressing the...

Will We Still Eat Beef in 50 Years?

By John Cannon Beef production contributes to numerous global crises, from climate change to habitat destruction to biodiversity loss. Big conservation NGOs have worked fervently to combat these crises, and many also have programs to encourage...

This South American Country Is One of the Most Overlooked Food Destinations in the World, According to a Top Travel Advisor

Small and unassuming, Uruguay has long been overlooked as a foodie destination. Generations-old farming traditions, diverse cultural influences, and a long Atlantic coastline combine to create the ideal environment for a world-class food scene....

B.C. court dismisses challenge to SFU faculty association’s Gaza resolutions

The court ruling says the faculty association had passed other political resolutions and gone unchallenged, including a protest against the arrest and torture of a Uruguayan professor, the oppressive regime of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, the abuse...

Farmers deserve Mercosur deal to be judged on safeguards, not slogans

After 20 years of stop-start negotiations, the EU’s proposed trade deal with the Mercosur bloc — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay — is moving from theory to reality.On Wednesday, the European Commission will present the updated text to the...

These 23 Trips Are Perfect for Multigenerational Travel and Large Groups, According to Travel Experts

Multigenerational travel can be one of the most rewarding ways to explore the world, offering opportunities for grandparents, parents, and children to share experiences and create lasting memories together. But planning a trip that appeals to...

The Restoration Of The Monroe Doctrine

Above photo: Donald Trump greets Jair Bolsonaro, March 2020. MRonline/Wikimedia. 1. The Revival of the Big Stick and the Monroe Doctrine Since Donald Trump’s reelection as president of the United States, the world has watched in shock as US...

Dozens of containers fall off vessel berthed in Long Beach

AN ESTIMATED 67 containers on board the Zim-operated Mississippi (IMO: 9954187) collapsed while the vessel was berthed at Long Beach, California, on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the port, Art Marroquin, said that the 2024-built, 5,500 teu...

Highlights and goals of Honduras 2-0 Nicaragua in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers

⏱️90+6´ The match in Tegucigalpa is over. La H won. A great victory, with a final score of 2-0. The home team made the most of their home advantage and, in a great game that was intense from the first minute, showed that they want to dream of...

A message from The Wandering Vine: Wine, food and natural wonders in South America

As the name implies, a reason we began ‘Wandering Vine’ was to bring people the opportunity to explore through food and drink. To sample a little piece of the World – no passport required. Now we invite you to go with us now as we retrace our...

What Palestinian Statehood Must Mean to Mean Anything

Looking to the situation in Gaza—at what lawyers, genocide scholars, rights watchdogs, international civil servants, and activists all around the world increasingly recognize as genocide and famine—a number of governments announced their intention...

Co-ops respond to finalised EU-Mercosur trade deal text

Agricultural co-ops have reacted to the European Commission’s new proposals for the EU-Mercosur trade deal, presented to the European Council on 3 September. The deal, which has been in discussion for 25 years, has met with resistance from several...

Business News | Sony India Amplifies the Party with New Products Under ULT POWER SOUND Series

NewsVoir New Delhi [India], September 9: Sony India today unveiled the second-generation lineup of ULT POWER SOUND series. The new range consists of wireless party speakers ULT TOWER 9 & ULT TOWER 9AC, wireless bluetooth speakers ULT FIELD 5 & ULT...

More than 900 journalists from Latin America are estimated to be rebuilding lives and jobs in exile

By César López Linares September 9, 2025 From 2018 to 2024, nearly 913 journalists from 15 Latin American countries have been forced to move to other countries to protect their lives, their safety, and that of their families. A large portion end...

Luis Suarez appears to spit at Seattle Sounders coach after Inter Miami loss

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