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Monaco Tops Japan As The World's 'Oldest' Nation

Much of the Western, industrialized world is worrying about falling birth rates and aging societies. While reaching 65 is still a privilege in most parts of the world, social security and welfare systems typically rely on a growing working-age...

Prostate cancer in men of African heritage: understanding the risk and prognostic factors

Prostate cancer (PCa) represents a major public health concern and is recognised as one of the most common cancers worldwide, accounting for a significant proportion of cancer-related deaths. It is the second most common malignancy among men...

T&T opens CAZOVA medal quest against Curacao and Martinique

T&T opens CAZOVA medal quest against Curacao and Martinique

NIGEL SI­MON Se­nior Mul­ti­me­dia Re­porter nigel.si­mon@guardian.co.tt T&T men and women teams will open their cam­paigns in the T&T Vol­ley­ball Fed­er­a­tion (T&TVF) host­ed Caribbean Zon­al Vol­ley­ball As­so­ci­a­tion (CA­ZO­VA) Un­der-23...

Scientists Discover a Completely New Blood Type

Scientists Discover a Completely New Blood Type

Researchers have confirmed a completely new blood type. Credit: Governo do Estado de São Paulo / CC BY 2.0 A newly discovered blood type has been identified in a 68-year-old woman from Guadeloupe, making her the only known person in the world with...

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century

Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...

Traditional sailing race, TRADITOUR 2025, comes to Dominica

Traditional sailing race, TRADITOUR 2025, comes to Dominica

In a historic development, Dominica will serve as the starting point for the renowned TRADITOUR 2025, a celebrated traditional sailing race that attracts maritime enthusiasts from across the Caribbean. Announced by the Ministry of Tourism and...

World News | Rajnath Singh Holds Talks with Russian Counterpart in Qingdao

World News | Rajnath Singh Holds Talks with Russian Counterpart in Qingdao

Qingdao, Jun 26 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov, focusing on the evolving regional security scenario and bilateral defence and strategic ties. The meeting took place on the...

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Jamaica defender Ethan Pinnock (right) tracks the run of Panama defender Tomas Rodriguez during their Concacaf Gold Cup Group C game at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. (Photo: Concacaf Media) Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President...

World News | Afro-Mexican Communities Devastated by Hurricane Erick Call for Emergency Aid

World News | Afro-Mexican Communities Devastated by Hurricane Erick Call for Emergency Aid

Mexico City, Jun 26 (AP) Afro-descendant communities along Mexico's Pacific coast are calling on President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration for an immediate response a week after Hurricane Erick, saying poorer and predominantly Black communities...

JFF promises pleasing decision for angry fans after Gold Cup disappointment

JFF promises pleasing decision for angry fans after Gold Cup disappointment

Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football Federation RACHID PARCHMENT, Digital Sports Coordinator, parchmentr@jamaicaobserver.com June 26, 2025 Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says several issues will be...

World News | EAM Jaishankar Greets Madagascar on 65th Independence Day, Highlights MAHASAGAR Vision

World News | EAM Jaishankar Greets Madagascar on 65th Independence Day, Highlights MAHASAGAR Vision

New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar extended greetings to Madagascar on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of its Independence. In a post on X, Jaishankar said, "Felicitations to FM @rafaravavitafi1, the...

World News | EU Leaders Meet to Discuss Tougher Russia Sanctions, US Tariffs, Middle East Conflicts

World News | EU Leaders Meet to Discuss Tougher Russia Sanctions, US Tariffs, Middle East Conflicts

Brussels, Jun 26 (AP) The heads of the European Union's 27 member nations will meet Thursday in Brussels to discuss tougher sanctions on Russia, ways to prevent painful new US tariffs, and how to make their voices heard in the Middle East...

Caribbean Games, Jason Griffith victims of T&T's gone and forgotten culture

Caribbean Games, Jason Griffith victims of T&T's gone and forgotten culture

"T&T has a very frag­ile mem­o­ry of things that we do. I say frag­ile be­cause it is eas­i­ly for­got­ten and eas­i­ly bro­ken." - Win­ston "Gyp­sy" Pe­ters. Gyp­sy calls it a "frag­ile mem­o­ry", I call it a "gone and for­got­ten" cul­ture. We...

World News | Ecuador Recaptures Gang Leader Wanted in United States More Than Year After His Prison Escape

World News | Ecuador Recaptures Gang Leader Wanted in United States More Than Year After His Prison Escape

Quito(Ecuador), Jun 26 (AP) A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday....

I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?

I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?

France’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was historically among the most significant in Europe. After Britain, France had the second biggest colonial empire. We know that 1.38 million people were deported in at least 4,220 documented...

Guadeloupian journalist says his country still suffering from colonial dominance

Guadeloupian journalist says his country still suffering from colonial dominance

Baku, June 25, AZERTAC “Although some nominal newspapers were established in Guadeloupe in the 1960s, they did not talk about colonialism. Until 1990, local journalists served the French state and its colonial regime,” said Danik Zandronis, a...

Guadeloupean Reporter Slams France Using Its Anthem On Radio To Sway Compatriots' Mindset

Guadeloupean Reporter Slams France Using Its Anthem On Radio To Sway Compatriots' Mindset

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25 . The press in Guadeloupe is not free, and even in the 1940s, our journalists were under the influence of others, Danick Zandronis, a reporter and producer of ZCL News, said at the "History and...

National coordinator: Baku Initiative Group operating in Azerbaijan is working for our freedom

National coordinator: Baku Initiative Group operating in Azerbaijan is working for our freedom

"Although Azerbaijan's geography and culture are far from us, the Baku Initiative Group operating here works for our freedom," said Jean-Jacob Bisep, the national coordinator of the FID Guadeloupe Section, at the thematic conference titled...

Boyz make one change to starting line-up against Panama in Gold Cup

Boyz make one change to starting line-up against Panama in Gold Cup

Jamaica’s Kasey Palmer strikes the ball during a warm-up session before the game.Garfield Robinson June 24, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica- Kasey Palmer, who came off the bench in Jamaica’s loss to Guatemala in their opening Concacaf Gold Cup game last...

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | June 22 to June 28, 2025

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | June 22 to June 28, 2025

UPSC Weekly Quiz is a current affairs-based quiz on relevant topics from the past week, curated for the aspirants of competitive examinations. Attempt the weekly quiz every Saturday and find answers to the MCQs with explanations.🚨 Click Here to...

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