GST is not just an economic measure, it’s also a moral one. New tax slabs show that

The next-gen reforms to the existing GST were announced last week by the finance minister. While it comes amid the turmoil of Trump’s Tariffs kicking in, Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnav has said that the reforms have no connection with any...

A Road Trip Through Western South Dakota

There’s something about a classic road trip that never goes out of style—open roads, big skies, and the kind of towns where you don’t need reservations to find a good meal. On a recent trip through western South Dakota, I found all of this and...

China Sends Navy Ship to America's Doorstep

China has deployed a naval ship to the South Pacific and Latin America—a region regarded as the doorstep of the United States—for medical and cultural missions. China's naval mission, code-named Harmony 2025, begins as tensions between the U.S....

Seven elections will determine the future of Latin America

Latin America’s 2025-2026 elections may shift the region rightward, with polls showing the Sao Paulo Forum’s leftist candidates facing defeats. La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 17: A screen displays the initial results of the Bolivian presidential election....

Camus comes to America

The 20th-century French writer Albert Camus remains a living author, a permanent contemporary, in a way that the far more dogmatic and ideological Jean-Paul Sartre does not. The latter provided a caricature of “existentialism,” nihilism dressed up...

"Our yellow kiwi season has started over a week early"

In the Italian region of Lazio, the ripening period is ten days ahead of schedule, while in northern Italy it is seven days ahead. As a result, kiwi fruits may be sold as early as the end of September. This topic was discussed on 9 September 2025,...

Pak-China $8.5b in B2B deals forge a new economic destiny: Report

BEIJING - Pakistan-China $8.5 billion in B2B deals have forged a new economic destiny, says a report carried by China Economic Net (CEN). The Second Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference was held here at China World Hotel on September 4th....

From Chile to Pakistan: Washington’s covert playbook for orchestrating regime change across the world

Regime change is no accident; it is strategy, executed with precision by the unseen hand of power.Those who study international power know that regime change is rarely spontaneous. It is rarely, if ever, the act of aggrieved citizens tipping their...

What's Happening: First busy weekend of fall

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 BUSINESS SHOWCASE – The Porterville Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Business Showcase from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Porterville Veterans Memorial Building. The event is be presented by the Tule River Economic Development...

California anticipates lighter kiwi crop with larger sizing

Following the California kiwi season finishing up last month, shipments are underway of the fruit from Chile. "We finished up our California supply in mid-August and then on to Chilean kiwi," says Al Bates, president of Sun Pacific Shippers....

All the medallists from the Global Carmenere Masters 2025

Carmenere has come a long way from its Bordeaux origins, finding a warm welcome in vineyards as far-flung as Chile and Italy, reports Patricia Stefanowicz MW. CARMENERE IS a grape variety that produces wines that flow across the tongue as lightly...

Premium California table grapes find a market

"The 2025 California table grape season is shaping up to be one of the most dynamic in recent years," says Dalton Dovolis with International Produce Group (IPG). "Both challenges and opportunities present themselves, but across domestic and global...

Chile's presidential candidate Jeannette Jara, of the Progressive Center-Left Coalition, speaks to supporters during a rally at the Manzanal gymnasium in the city of Rancagua, Chile, in August 2025

Hollywood stuff! 20-year-old American pilot is released after being stranded at Antarctica island for 2 months

A 20-year-old American pilot and content creator who had been stranded at a Chilean base on King George Island off Antarctica for more than two months after authorities detained him there was released Saturday, according to the pilot and one of...

Taiwan approves Polish blueberry imports

Blueberries from Poland have been approved for export to Taiwan, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Wednesday. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIA) under the MOA stated that its staff completed quarantine inspections...

OECS Signs Landmark MOU with International Solar Alliance to Advance Sustainable Energy Goals

CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA, September 1, 2025 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has entered into a historic partnership with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at accelerating the...

Podcast: 50 years since the fall of Saigon

Interview with Tariq Ali, a leader of the mass anti-Vietnam War movement. Amandla!: It’s 60 years since the first debate you organised in the Oxford Union on the Vietnam War, and 50 years since the fall of Saigon. Can you remember how you felt as...

Online Attacks on Chile’s Presidential Contenders Rivaling Kast Traced to Far-Right Supporters

(FILE) Far-right presidential candidate José Antonio Kast. Photo: EFE. September 7, 2025 Hour: 6:59 am Coordinated networks of bots and trolls were used to smear rivals of far-right contender José Antonio Kast in Chile’s ongoing presidential race,...

Preview: Chile vs Uruguay - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - South America clash between Chile and Uruguay, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Uruguay will wrap up their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign when they travel to Santiago...

Bolivia 1-0 Brazil: La Verde steal World Cup playoff spot with win on final day

Bolivia beat Brazil on the final day of CONMEBOL’s 2026 World Cup qualifying to secure their place in the inter-confederation playoffs later this year as they try to qualify for the first time since the last time it was held in the United States...