The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiscal Monitor report warned that global public debt was nearing a historic high, projected to exceed 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2029. In Latin America, the report identified Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay as the countries with
"Seeing it for the first time was a revelation," says 'Billy Elliot' director Daldry, while Friedman shares: "I hope it reminds us of the extraordinary impact that even the smallest acts of kindness can have."
Waning retail sales in Argentina, even in the wake of Sunday's Mother's Day celebrations, reflected the country's ongoing crisis just one week before the Oct. 26 midterms, according to a survey conducted by the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME).
This Halloween, bring some Wizarding World magic home. The post LEGO’s Hagrid’s Hut Set Just Got a Magical Price Drop for Harry Potter Fans, Practically Selling for Peanuts appeared first on Kotaku .
A quartet of the best tracking tags on the market is just $65, only 50 cents above their record low price, during this limited-time sale. The post Apple’s Clearing Out AirTag (4-Pack) Before Black Friday, Practically Free at This Price appeared first on Kotaku .
The world-famous museum in Paris is still closed on Monday after a masked gang raided one of its galleries.
China is racing to make the Western Pacific “transparent” to submarines—pitting its expanding seabed-to-space surveillance web against the stealthiest arm of US sea power. This month, Defense One reported that China is rapidly advancing its “Transparent Ocean” system, a
China, the world’s biggest importer of soybeans, has stopped buying U.S. crops to put pressure on Trump ahead of his trade-focused meeting with Xi Jinping.
NICOSIA (Reuters) -A landslide victory for a moderate candidate in a Turkish Cypriot presidential election offers a glimmer of hope in breaking an eight-year impasse in peace talks on the ethnically split island, diplomats and analysts said. Centre-left Tufan Erhurman won a
In Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's view, joint education projects involving all Latin American countries would ensure greater independence for the region and prevent "presidents of other countries" from bullying him.
Rodrigo Paz won Sunday's runoff and will become Bolivia's next president. With 97% of the ballots counted, the center-right senator secured 54.5% of the vote, defeating former right-wing president Jorge Tuto Quiroga, who received 45.4%.
KK Park has been synonymous with online fraud, money laundering and human trafficking.
It’s easy to believe we have an accurate understanding of ourselves. After all, we spend a lot of time looking in the mirror. It might be worth wondering about why the mirror is deemed to be accurate at reflecting what we see as our flaws, real or metaphorical, but indistinct
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change shape and behavior in response to their surroundings, just like living organisms do. These tiny "DNA flowers" are made from special crystals formed by
In the right combinations and conditions, two-dimensional materials can host intriguing and potentially valuable quantum phases, like superconductivity and unique forms of magnetism. Why they occur, and how they can be controlled, is of considerable interest among physicists
The love letter to pioneering director Kira Muratova, screening at Austria's Viennale, features interviews with the likes of Virginie Despentes, Céline Sciamma, Alice Diop, and Joey Soloway.
A cold air mass driven by a high-pressure system is expanding from northern China.
Trump says the U.S. is blowing up boats carrying deadly fentanyl to the United States. U.S. and other officials say the route under attack carries cocaine and marijuana to Europe and Africa.
SYDNEY - Australia, the United States and Britain announced in 2021 they would transfer nuclear powered submarines to Australia, and two years later detailed an ambitious pathway that would bolster U.S. efforts to counter China's naval ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
In an era when ASEAN’s unity is often described more as symbolism than substance, the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) stands out as an ambitious vision that could finally bring tangible integration to Southeast Asia. Conceived more than two decades ago, the APG aims to connect the power
Members of Congress appreciate the political cover but don’t love how the White House is circumventing Capitol Hill’s power of the purse yet again.
Japanese anime feature “Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc” led the Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, earning $1.8 million from 246,138 admissions across 911 screens for a 31.9% market share. According to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film
He has ordered authorities to step up enforcement in islands rich in metals.
A sweeping review of over 200 studies finds that aerobic exercises like walking and cycling offer the best pain relief and mobility gains for knee osteoarthritis. Compared to other types of exercise, aerobic training showed the strongest evidence across short- and long-term
Many observers caution that the suspension may be more about deterrence than diplomacy.
The unveiling is timed to coincide with the 2025 Apec Summit.
A Chinese jet allegedly dropped a flare close to an Australian plane over the South China Sea.
Rodrigo Paz's win shows Bolivians want change, but he faces economic challenges after almost 20 years of socialist rule.
KYIV - Ukraine is preparing a contract to buy 25 Patriot air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in what would be a huge boost to Kyiv's abilities to defend against Russia's aerial bombardments.
The poll showed a decline in the perceived need for unification, observed across all generations.
Bridging Continents, Transforming Futures — Ten Years of the EU–Kazakhstan Strategic Cooperation Framework As Kazakhstan celebrates its National Day on 25 October, it also marks a milestone of deep geopolitical and economic significance — ten years since the signing of the
The city government are responding by setting up traps.
Ameer Fakher Eldin’s “Yunan” has won this year’s Arab Critics’ Award for European Films. The award, now in its seventh edition, is presented by European Film Promotion in collaboration with the Arab Cinema Center. The announcement was made during the award ceremony at the El
Haphazard construction and land conversion has “put Bali in a very disaster-prone situation”.
The flares posed a risk to an Australian maritime patrol plane carrying out surveillance in the South China Sea.
"It’s a classic bully situation," the actor said during an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday night
Myeong Jae-wan fatally stabbed the student in February after luring her into a classroom.
A manhunt is underway to find the four thieves before the jewels - which once belonged to French royals - are broken up.
Every year, Germany’s youth select their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country.
18 October marked the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, dedicated to raise awareness of trafficking in human beings and the exploitation of women, men and children. Data collection helps to support legislation and develop measures that address trafficking in human beings. Since 2013,