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Walton-backed aquaculture innovation hub launches in Mexico
Innovaciones Alumbra, the ocean-focused foundation created by Christy Walton, daughter-in-law of Walmart founder Sam Walton, has launched a new aquaculture innovation hub in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Center for Applied Aquaculture...

What You Need To Know About Big Lots Store Closures
Doesn't it seem like more and more big retailers are shutting down after decades in business? Obviously, inflation is playing a major role, but I think the bigger issue is the rise of Online Shopping! Here in 2025, way more people are opting to...

Reactions as Trump threatens 10% tariff on Nigeria over BRICS’ alignment
Mixed reactions have trailed the threat by the US President Donald Trump to impose an additional 10% tariff on Nigeria for aligning with the BRICS. Economic Experts however called for caution, urging Nigeria to handle the threat diplomatically to...

Highlights and goals: Estudiantes 0-2 Velez in International Supercup
END OF BROADCAST We're off! This was the coverage of the match between Vélez Sarsfield and Estudiantes de La Plata in the International Super Cup final. ⏱️ 90'+4 END OF THE MATCH Vélez Sarsfield defeated Estudiantes de La Plata 2-0 and was crowned...

BRICS calls for fairer, balanced economic order
Leaders attending the plenary session of "Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance" of the 17th BRICS Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BRICS' push to recalibrate global economic order...

Hobbs talks legislative session, from groundwater to school vouchers
PHOENIX – The way Katie Hobbs sees it, the just completed legislative session was the best that could be hoped for in a divided government. In a wide-ranging interview with Capitol Media Services, she noted the $17.6 billion budget that eventually...

BRICS welcomes Indonesia as new full member; PM Modi hails ‘ability to evolve with times’
Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as partner countries. The joint declaration of...

AI, the New Frontier for Global Tobacco Control
[DUBLIN, SciDev.Net] Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be harnessed to clamp down on the tobacco sector targeting young people globally in the digital space, especially where resources are limited, a conference heard. Speakers at the World...

World News | BRICS Welcomes Indonesia as Member, and 10 Partner Countries, Including Belarus, Malaysia
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as...

UN votes to renew LGBTQ+ expert’s mandate just after the US withdrew from Human Rights Council
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted yesterday to extend the term of its current expert on LGBTQ+ rights by three years. The LGBTQ+ rights expert, South African author and scholar Graeme Reid, investigates human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ people...

BRICS welcomes Indonesia as member, and 10 partner countries, including Belarus, Malaysia
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as...

BRICS Envoys Flock to Rio
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Brazil readies to host the BRICS leaders’ summit, Bolivia embraces cryptocurrency amid an economic crisis, and Mercosur notches a new trade deal. Brazil Prepares to...

Night of Champions fallout show was least viewed Raw ever on Netflix
What little data we get about the performance of WWE Raw on Netflix is here. It comes from the streamer itself via their Tudum website. Tudum ranks Netflix’s Top 10 shows by weekly number of views, which it calculates by dividing the time all...

In Pantanal, tourism is tapped to power conservation
Until just a few years ago, it was common for men gathered in the local bars of Brazil’s Pantanal region, site of the world’s largest freshwater wetland, to swap stories about their latest jaguar-hunting experiences. So says Wendell Ribeiro, 48, a...

In Rio, BRICS Tries to Play it Safe
This year’s BRICS leaders’ summit was relatively subdued compared with recent meetings of the bloc, which underwent a rapid expansion and recently added several new members. But the event, held on Sunday and Monday in Rio de Janeiro, still managed...

Did Turkey's anti-India policy cost it BRICS membership? Erdogan's hopes dashed for now
Amid India's rift with Turkey over the latter's overt support for Pakistan in the recent conflict, reports cite that Turkey's hopes for entering BRICS, the intergovernmental organisation comprising 10 countries, including India, might have hit a...

Comprehensive plan report finds county population aging and poverty rate growing
Matrix Design Group of Phoenix is the firm hired by La Paz County to create their comprehensive plan for the next 10 years. In order to create such a plan, Matrix first had to find out where the county was. Their findings were reported in a...

Goals and Highlights: Vitesse 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs in International Friendlies
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us in our coverage of Vitesse vs Kaizer Chiefs live in real time, corresponding to an international friendly match. We wish you all a happy afternoon and stay tuned to VAVEL.com. Watch again the...

Highlights and best moments of Stage 4 Tour de France 2025
🥇 TADEJ POGACAR WINS! VICTORY FOR TADEJ POGACAR! GREAT VICTORY FOR THE SLOVENIAN! 100TH WIN FOR HIM! Tremendous sprint at the end among the favorites and at the last moment he beat Mathieu Van der Poel to raise his arms at the finish line. 🏁 Last...

STRONG START, CLEAR VISION: Treñas opens term with action and commitment to inclusive leadership
ILOILO City – Barely a week since assuming office, newly installed Mayor Raisa S. Treñas has already made significant strides in delivering on her promise of inclusive, action-oriented governance. From day one, the young Treñas has walked her talk...