OPEC+ powerless as Ukraine conflict pushes up prices

With some members failing to meet their monthly production quotas, the group is not expected to be able to control the wild swings in oil prices, analysts say. Major oil producers are not expected to be able to rein in prices, which have soared...

Book Review | When Valour No More a Prerequisite to Win Wars

Written by David John Kilcullen, an Australian author, strategist, and counterinsurgency expert and Greg Mills, heading the Brenthurst Foundation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa (established in 2005 by the Oppenheimers, of whom J. Robert...

Out in Music: Dance like you’re gay

Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest LGBTQ news from the Carolinas in your inbox every week. Do you have a favorite queer band that you feel never got the love and attention it deserved? Honestly, there are probably too many to...

Cork Jazz festival line-up announced

The line-up for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has been announced. Over five days this October Bank Holiday Weekend, the festival will feature more than 500 musicians across 100 events in nearly 80 venues, from headline venues for ticketed shows...

Things to do in Sudbury, Oct. 9 to Oct. 11

Breadcrumb Trail Links Entertainment Local Entertainment Local artist Sue Lampinen will be having a fall open house at Lampinen Fine Art and Custom Framing at 1350 Regent St. on October 18-19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The exhibition will...

Why is the UPND panicking over John Sangwa?- Sishuwa Sishuwa

Why is the UPND panicking over John Sangwa? By Sishuwa Sishuwa In a recent press statement titled “A Call to National Reflection”, constitutional lawyer John Sangwa said if he were to run for presidency, he would rather have his political...

Netscout Threat Intelligence Report For 1H

Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali underscore the rise of 'slow burn' attacks West Africa is facing a new dimension of cyberthreats. While the number of attacks often dominates headlines, a quieter but equally dangerous trend is emerging:...

Colonial amnesia, the rise of the right and everyday racism

In September 2017 the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD, ‘Alternative for Germany’), a right-wing political party, became the third largest party in the German parliament. The success of the AfD was explained with reference to contemporary...

Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, sparking White House anger

Gonzalez told Machado of the Nobel prize in a phone call shown on a video posted on X and reported by Agence France-Presse. “I’m in shock!” Machado said in Spanish on the phone call, AFP reported. In a video released by the Nobel Committee that...

Eni acquires Ivory Coast exploration block

Italian major Eni has acquired an offshore exploration block in the Ivory Coast, the operator said on Wednesday. The I-707 offshore block in Abidjan is near to Eni's 2024 Calao discovery, a proximity the operator said will provide a "strategic...

President Museveni Welcomes Col. Samson Mande Back to Uganda , Calls for Continued Peace, Reconciliation and Regional Unity

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has saluted peace-loving Ugandans and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for ensuring sustained stability across the country, describing peace as the foundation upon which Uganda’s progress stands. Speaking...

Namibia’s exports drop as imports climb

Namibia experienced a decline in the export of goods last month, while imports continued to rise. This was revealed by the Statistician General and CEO of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Alex Shimuafeni. The monthly decrease in exports was...

‘I Want People to Dance’: Tresor Talks Music, Legacy and Joy of Jazz

Moving people: Congolese-born musician Tresor will bring his 10-piece band to the Joy of Jazz festival in Joburg this weekend. Photo: Supplied This weekend, Johannesburg’s Joy of Jazz Festival will welcome Tresor, one of Africa’s most influential...

Liberia: GonetAcademy Graduates Over 800, Celebrates Milestone in Human Capacity Building

“According to the World Economic Forum, over one billion people will need to be re-skilled by 2030. GONET Academy is responding to this urgent call,” Mo Kerkulah CONGO TOWN– The auditorium of Harvest Intercontinental Cathedral was alive with...

Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Services marks 50 years of refugee support in Louisville

Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville When Father Peter Do arrived in Louisville from Vietnam at age 17, he and his family were welcomed by Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugee Services. "Catholic Charities helped...

Museveni hails return of rebel Col Mande

Col Mande (right) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has saluted peace-loving Ugandans and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for ensuring sustained stability across the country, describing peace as the...

Why In The World Was Boeing’s 1st Commercial Aircraft A Narrowbody Quadjet?

Boeing is one of the largest commercial aircraft manufacturers in the world. Currently, the commercial aviation business segment employs nearly 50,000 employees around the world. This includes those located at its major manufacturing facilities in...

19 held in police raid at illegal quarry in Arima

Shane Su­perville Se­nior Re­porter shane.su­perville@guardian.co.tt Nine­teen peo­ple, in­clud­ing a com­pa­ny di­rec­tor, are ex­pect­ed to be ques­tioned af­ter they were de­tained dur­ing a ma­jor po­lice raid on an il­le­gal quar­ry­ing site...

"This is number eight": Donald Trump takes credit after Gaza ceasefire deal

He highlighted his administration's role in addressing global conflicts, claiming that seven wars had been ended during his tenure and referring to the signing of the first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas as "number eight" US...

Trump is attacking Russia’s global strategy

At the heart of the West’s strategic approach to Russia – insofar as there is such a thing – lies a major fallacy. Western and especially European attention is overwhelmingly focused on the Ukrainian battlefield as the place where everything will...