IRCC raises cap for study to PR pathway  

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will accept close to 700 more applications through its Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) study to permanent residence (PR) pathway. This increase brings the total number of...

US updates $15,000 visa bond list — Should Indian travellers worry?

The US has updated the list of nations whose citizens would be required to post a visa bond before entering America. The visa bond list has been revised by removing Mali from the up to $15,000 visa bond list, bringing the total to six. After Mali...

26 new Biosphere Reserves: UNESCO’s continues unprecedented expansion of its global network

This week, UNESCO gathered more than 2,000 international experts, public decision-makers, civil society, Indigenous representatives and youth for the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Hangzhou, China, to take stock of the achievements of...

How Christopher Columbus’s Brutal Enslavement of Indigenous Caribbeans Set the Tone For the “New” World

The decades of exploration in the Caribbean and Spanish encounters with indigenous peoples, and the use of enslaved labor in mining, would lead to the cultivation of critical crops—namely, sugar—that would soon come to be developed using enslaved...

Portugal creates new marine reserve between Algarve and Madeira, bringing forward 30% protection target

Portugal is set to create a vast new marine reserve, the Madeira–Tore and Gorringe Bank Marine Nature Reserve, covering around 200,000 square kilometres of the Atlantic Ocean between Sagres and Madeira. The move will allow the country to reach its...

Portugal the “Best Destination in Europe”

The World Travel Awards European gala honoured the best tourism and travel companies in Europe on Wednesday, October 22nd, at an event held at the Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Italy, according to a report by Publituris. Portugal emerged...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Four Kenyan referees selected for AFCON 2025 in Morocco

Referee Peter Kamaku (second right) lead his team in Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards during FKF Premier League match at the Nyayo National stadium on April 21, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya will be represented by four referees at the upcoming...

FG Should Not Reinforce Nigeria’s Economic Hardship Chains – Justice Faloye

5 •Says Electoral Reforms, Devaluation, Oil Subsidy Removal Are Key Areas To Tackle ASHE Foundation president, Prince Justice Faloye, has stated that the current APC government is creating more hardship in the country than expected, noting that...

Newcastle v Fulham Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday for St James’ Park match

Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Fulham Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe looking to follow up that excellent 3-0 Champions...

Galp to select partner for Namibia’s Mopane field by year-end 

Portuguese energy company Galp Energia is in advanced talks with several major oil companies to divest a 40% stake in its Mopane field offshore Namibia, reported Reuters. According to Galp executive board member Nuno Bastos, the company aims to...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

UN liquidity crisis: analysis of contributions paid by UN Member States by date of payment (2019-2025)

This analysis is regularly updated and serves as complementary information to ISHR’s report ‘Budget Battles at the UN: How States try to Defund Human Rights’ launched on 21 October 2025. Funding the UN’s regular budget The UN’s regular budget...

BuCor proposes hike in prisoner medical allowance

EJ Macababbad - The Philippine Star October 24, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Saying it is high time for an increase, the Bureau of Corrections is urging lawmakers to increase the medical allowance for prisoners to at least P30, with BuCor...

Macau, Lusophone cohort completes first sustainable tourism diploma

Thirty-nine graduates – 23 from Macau and 16 from Mozambique, Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe – have completed the first cohort of the Diploma in Sustainable Tourism Practices, a programme run by the International Tourism Professionals...

My First Cruise Connections: CMP's commercial cruise director, Luis de Carvalho

Describe the first time you saw a cruise ship. It was the paquete Vera Cruz in the Port of Lisbon. The Portuguese cruise ships in those days were called paquetes. My father was on board returning from service in Africa. I was four years old and I...

Macao pledges to strengthen judicial ties with Portuguese-speaking nations

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai hosted a meeting on Tuesday with judicial leaders from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories, aiming to bolster judicial cooperation. The gathering, held at Government Headquarters, celebrated the successful...

Healthy nature for better food systems: UN awards new World Restoration Flagships

Rome – The United Nations (UN) has named four new World Restoration Flagships under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Recognizing global efforts to heal degraded ecosystems, boost community incomes and support food security, the announcement...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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America’s Millionaires and Billionaires vs. Other Top Countries

Mapped: Financing Risk by Country in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Most countries (90)...