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Opinion Kansas Reflector Political uncertainty shakes Kansas farmland values, and prosperity hangs in the balance
A farmer on a tractor sprays soybean crops. (Photo by Westend61/Getty Images) In 1979, I bought my first parcel of farmland. It was near Tribune, and I was a proud new landowner. As I recall, the purchase price was $350 per acre. Today, that land...

Orientation and Mobility Training at World Blind Union General Assembly in Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil – William Howard, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the Liberia Christian Association of the Blind, has underscored the critical importance of Orientation and Mobility training for blind and visually impaired children, during...

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro's supporters took to streets ahead of coup verdict
The high court is set to rule this week on whether Bolsonaro conspired to cling to power after losing 2022 elections to his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro...

This Powerful Political Netflix Documentary Is One of the Most Chilling Movies You’ll Watch This Year
Netflix releases more content than any other streaming service, and a significant portion of that output is non-fiction material. Although there are certainly a number of exploitative docudramas meant to shock viewers with their buzzworthy titles...

Prioritising the Burden of Geographic Atrophy and Treatment Expectations: A Modified Nominal Group Technique Study with International Patient-Led Organisations
Nabin Paudel, Ellen M Moran, Sinead Stafford, Kelly McVicker, Petia Stratieva, Avril Daly Aim: Geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of dry AMD, impacts over 5 million people globally and leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss. Current...

WATCH | ‘We’re not stopping’: Lamola on SA’s genocide case against Israel
Cape Town – South Africa remains committed to pursuing its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola told Parliament. The country filed an 84-page application in...

Geopolitical and Military Lessons
“History is the best prophecy, but only for those who know how to read it.” – paraphrase after Thucydides/Santayana By Corneliu Pivariu The present paper aims to highlight the main geopolitical and military lessons resulting from the...

Trump’s economic agenda hinges on Supreme Court’s tariff ruling
WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump unveiled his initial slate of punishing tariffs in April, he fashioned the announcement as a critical moment in a dawning global trade war, describing it as “the day America’s destiny was reclaimed.” Five...

Brazilian president denounces Washington’s deployment near Venezuela
Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Regional / World September 9, 2025 Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has criticized the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean during a virtual BRICS summit yesterday, Monday,...

Pre-bunking an effective way to combat election misinformation
This is no magic messaging to completely protect the public from election misinformation, explained Jason Reifler, a professor of political science at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. But, it’s important to enact multiple...

Exclusive: China-Brazil ties expand beyond economy co-op to strategic dimensions, says special advisor to Brazilian President
Celso Amorim, chief advisor to the President of Brazil Photo: Zhao Yusha/GTChina-Brazil relations have expanded beyond traditional economic and trade cooperation to encompass political and strategic dimensions, with broad space for collaboration...

Marfrig-BRF merger approved “without restrictions” in Brazil
The merger of BRF with Marfrig Global Foods has been approved by Brazil’s competition regulator and now moves to the final sign off stage. The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) issued its seal of approval on Friday (5 September),...

BHP pays $110m to settle class action brought by Australian investors over Samarco dam disaster in Brazil
BHP will pay $110 million to aggrieved Australian investors who bought shares in the Big Australian just before the deadly Samarco dam collapse in Brazil. The class action was launched in 2018 on behalf of shareholders who acquired BHP stock...
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Brazil lineup vs. Bolivia: Predicted XI for 2026 World Cup qualifier with Paqueta, Richarlison hoping for starting opportunities
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Brazil could line up for Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia. West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta and Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison are among those who could come into the Brazil side for...
The best Education Minister NZ ever had
There were many Ministers of Education during my teaching career, mostly National seeing as they were in government for longer periods, and some from Labour. The distinguishing factor about most of them is how bloody ignorant and hopeless they...

'Both Israel, India Are Negotiating With US': Israeli Finance Minister Amid Tariff Row
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Israel and India are both holding discussions with the United States over tariff-related disputes, expressing optimism that the negotiations will eventually lead to an agreement....
Bolsonaro fans load Brazil streets ahead of coup decision
Countless fans of Brazil’s reactionary previous president Jair Bolsonaro showed Sunday in numerous cities, days before the Supreme Court chooses whether he is guilty of trying a coup. The high court is set to rule today on whether Bolsonaro...

Brazil ‘Don’t Take Orders From Anyone’ Lula Says
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the “traitors of the homeland” this Saturday in an official statement, and affirmed that Brazil does not “accept orders” from any other country, in apparent reference to pressure from the...
Does the Bukele Model Have a Future?
In the past five years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has become Latin America’s most celebrated authoritarian. He has won plaudits—including from U.S. President Donald Trump—for reducing gang violence and transforming one of the world’s most...

Who is Barron Trump's superfan? Meet 19-year-old girl from Brazil whose ‘biggest dream’ is…
Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump, has long intrigued supporters of the MAGA movement with his reserved demeanor and low public profile. But for one 19-year-old Brazilian schoolgirl, he is more than a political figure, as...