Why Trump Is Bailing Out Argentina’s Libertarian Leader

The Donald Trump administration is using $20 billion of US government money plus $20B more in private loans to bail out Argentina’s corrupt libertarian President Javier Milei. The Trump administration is talking about using $40 billion to bail out...

Researchers are mapping heat to protect Californian farmworkers

Research assistants Brandon Toji, right, and Michelle Solorio watch as Raul Cruz, foreground, chops sugarcane in Niland, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this...

Hurricane Melissa forces Dominican Republic growers to watch for floods and strong winds

With Hurricane Melissa making its way through the Caribbean Sea and threatening to impact countries such as Cuba and Jamaica, preparations are underway for its effect. On Friday in the Dominican Republic, farmers were diligently implementing...

Brazil’s First Lady urges use of local food in Indonesia’s MBG

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Brazilian First Lady Janja da Silva on Friday urged Indonesia to prioritize locally sourced ingredients in its Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) Program, citing Brazil’s experience in building a sustainable school meal system. During...

C-390 For IAF? Why Brazil’s ‘Millennium’ Is A Hot Contender To Win India’s MTA Deal & Replace An-32, Il-76 Fleets?

Embraer, the global aerospace leader, began a bold new chapter in the world’s fastest-growing aviation market, India, as it inaugurated its brand-new office at the prestigious WorldMark 4 building in Aerocity, New Delhi. With this visionary move,...

USDA to restart vital farmer aid, offering financial relief amid prolonged government shutdown

USDA to restart vital farmer aid, offering financial relief amid prolonged government shutdown The USDA is restarting its Farm Service Agency to provide over $3 billion in frozen loans and aid payments to farmers, offering critical relief during...

Mexican Experts Suspect That Pemex Is Giving Cuba Low Quality Diesel That Won’t Work

The product does not meet the country’s regulations to be considered ultra low in sulfur, but it is suitable for power plants. Between January and September of this year, the daily average number of barrels leaving Mexican state oil refineries was...

Former ISU professor to receive prestigious USMEF award

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) announced the 2025 recipients of its two most prestigious awards, who will be honored Nov. 13 at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference in Indianapolis. National Association of State Departments of...

Brazilian President Lula accorded official welcome

PUTRAJAYA: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was accorded an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here on Saturday (Oct 25) in conjunction with his visit to Malaysia, during which he will attend the 47th Asean Summit as a...

As we mourned, 2025 Nobel prize winners were named

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on October 10, 2025. [AFP] The demise of Raila Odinga overshadowed the announcement of this year’s Nobel prizes. Why can’t a...

UN Praises T&T For Leadership And Regional Contribution

From 51 founding members to 193 Member States, the United Nations has remained guided by the Charter, principles like peace and security, friendly relations and cooperation and human rights. The UN’s Resident Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago,...

Brazilian President Lula receives official welcome in Malaysia ahead of Asean Summit

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was accorded an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here today in conjunction with his visit to Malaysia, during which he will attend the 47th Asean Summit and Related...

Hope and Resilience in the Face of Eco-Grief

Recently, I read the World Wildlife Federation’s Living Planet report 2024. Here are some of their key findings: There has been a catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations over just 50 years (1970-2020). The...

Carla Stellweg, influential critic, gallerist and scholar of Latin American art, has died, aged 83

Carla Stellweg, a gallerist and curator of Latin American art, has died at age 83 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Stellweg was a pivotal figure in the Latin American art world, working mainly between Mexico City and New York. The founder and...

Brazilian President Given Official Welcome In Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was accorded an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here today in conjunction with his visit to Malaysia, during which he will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit and...

Norris Grabs Pole for Mexican Grand Prix, Piastri Struggles

Lando Norris has been the dominant of the three leading championship contenders on the Saturday of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, topping Free Practice 3 before securing his first pole since the Belgian Grand Prix seven rounds back. "I’m happy to...

Australia trials GM banana resistant to Panama disease

In the Northern Territory, banana plants have been growing for nearly a decade in soil infected with a fungus that normally destroys banana crops. The plants, developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), carry a...

Reward and Retribution Is the New U.S. Policy for Latin America

During the press conference after the meeting with Zelensky, a reporter asked Trump how he would proceed with Venezuela, since Maduro had “offered everything.” Trump’s answer was telling: “Yeah, he has offered everything, you know why? Because he...

'First time that's happened': Black farmer leader blames Trump for 'humiliating' new low

Donald Trump has "betrayed" American farmers who voted for him, according to John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association. Boyd appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, saying directly that, "The president of the United States sold out...

Public R&D and Brazil’s agricultural revolution

Can targeted public investments in R&D drive productivity growth in developing countries? A common presumption in economics is that innovation takes place exclusively in a set of frontier nations, where returns to R&D are high, and countries...