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'Sharing Emirati identity': Sharjah showcases UAE literature at Rio International Book Fair

'Sharing Emirati identity': Sharjah showcases UAE literature at Rio International Book Fair

Sharjah is participating in the Rio International Book Fair 2025, presenting a range of Emirati and Arab literary works as part of efforts to strengthen cultural exchange with Latin America. The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) is showcasing Emirati...

In Petra Costa’s ‘Apocalypse In The Tropics,’ Rise Of Christian Nationalism Presents Urgent Warning For Brazil, And America – Sheffield DocFest

In Petra Costa’s ‘Apocalypse In The Tropics,’ Rise Of Christian Nationalism Presents Urgent Warning For Brazil, And America – Sheffield DocFest

Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa has a way of making documentaries about Brazil that speak directly and crucially to American politics. Her 2019 Oscar-nominated film The Edge of Democracy illustrated how critical the peaceful transfer of power was...

Practitioners' Insights: China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite project vividly presents South-South cooperation in starry sky

Practitioners' Insights: China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite project vividly presents South-South cooperation in starry sky

Editor's Note: May 30, 2025 marks the ninth National Science and Technology Workers Day. In the early morning of the previous day, Tianwen-2, the country's first asteroid probe and sampling mission, soared into the sky, carrying with it humanity's...

Sharjah shares Emirati, Arab heritage at Rio Book Fair

Sharjah shares Emirati, Arab heritage at Rio Book Fair

Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, CEO of SBA, said Sharjah’s participation in Rio is part of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, who believes that books can build bridges between cultures. “Sharjah’s...

Flamengo 1-3 Chelsea: Brazilians baffle Blues, who finish with 10 men

Flamengo 1-3 Chelsea: Brazilians baffle Blues, who finish with 10 men

Flamengo made Lincoln Financial Field into Maracana North, as the Brazilians came back from a halftime deficit to beat 10-man Chelsea 3-1 in Philadelphia on Friday during Club World Cup group play. Pedro Neto gave the Blues a 13th-minute lead, but...

Former world champion breaks silence after performing on AEW Grand Slam Mexico: "I got no jokes"

Former world champion breaks silence after performing on AEW Grand Slam Mexico: "I got no jokes"

“Hangman” Adam Page is all set to challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship in the main event of AEW All In 2025. On the June 18th episode of Dynamite at Grand Slam Mexico, Page opened the show with a promo in Spanish, introducing...

As Venezuela’s currency crashes, Maduro locks up analysts, shuts down dollar trackers

As Venezuela’s currency crashes, Maduro locks up analysts, shuts down dollar trackers

Failing to revive an economy in free fall, Nicolás Maduro’s regime has now turned its sights on those who dare to describe the collapse. In recent weeks, authorities have detained economists, analysts and digital platform operators who publish...

Mexican Cuisine Goes Vegan

Mexican Cuisine Goes Vegan

For cookbook author Jocelyn Ramirez, going vegan was a lifeline. Ramirez wanted to change the trajectory of her father’s health, who was diagnosed with cancer and diabetes. Ramirez knew this could possibly help her father while acknowledging that...

Sharjah shines light on experience as World Book Capital

Sharjah shines light on experience as World Book Capital

The authority’s participation in the largest event of its kind in Latin America, which runs until June 22, comes as part of Brazil’s celebration of World Book Capitals following the selection of Rio de Janeiro as the World Book Capital for 2025....

Summer Love & Magic: June 24 Book Releases

Summer Love & Magic: June 24 Book Releases

Welcome to the first edition Hot Off the Shelf, your go-to column for buzzy new releases that deserve a spot in your beach bag, bedside stack, or bookmarked wish list. With June 24 bringing everything from dreamy vacation flings to gothic fairy...

Ambassador of Belarus A.Molchan meets the Governor of the State of Merida (Venezuela)

20 June 2025 On June 19, 2025, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Andrei Molchan, visited the state of Merida. During the visit, the Ambassador met with the Governor...

New book details family’s two-year sailing journey to the Caribbean islands

New book details family’s two-year sailing journey to the Caribbean islands

Keith Lacey Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Penticton Herald A Penticton mother has turned a life-changing experience into a new book, chronicling the two years she, her husband, and their three young children spent living aboard a 45-foot...

Carnival shakes up cruise loyalty; Royal Caribbean to revamp ships

Carnival shakes up cruise loyalty; Royal Caribbean to revamp ships

Carnival shakes up cruise loyalty; Royal Caribbean to revamp ships originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. Complaints are pouring in on social media after Carnival Cruise Line announced details of its completely overhauled loyalty program on...

The 14 best all-inclusive family resorts in Mexico

The 14 best all-inclusive family resorts in Mexico

PureWow editors select every item that appears on this page, and some items may be gifted to us. Additionally, PureWow may earn compensation through affiliate links within the story. All prices are accurate upon date of publish. You can learn more...

Publishers vs platforms: is the legal disconnect tenable?

Publishers vs platforms: is the legal disconnect tenable?

A ruling by the Brazil Supreme Court to treat social media as publishers rather than platforms in terms o... A ruling by the Brazil Supreme Court to treat social media as publishers rather than platforms in terms of liability for their content...

How to watch Lions vs Argentina: Live stream the 2025 rugby game for FREE, team news

How to watch Lions vs Argentina: Live stream the 2025 rugby game for FREE, team news

Will the toughest fixture of the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour come before the team sets off? Having beaten South Africa, France, New Zealand and Australia within the past 12 months, No.5-ranked Argentina could crash the leaving do tonight with...

Ricardo Salinas Pliego increases Bitcoin holdings as cryptocurrency dips below recent highs in Mexico City investment move

Ricardo Salinas Pliego increases Bitcoin holdings as cryptocurrency dips below recent highs in Mexico City investment move

While most investors are sweating over Bitcoin’s latest price dip, Mexican tycoon Ricardo Salinas Pliego is doing the opposite—he’s buying more. And not just a little. The billionaire, known for being one of Mexico’s wealthiest individuals, has...

Today In Culture, Friday, June 20, 2025: Carmen Winant at Patron | Wilco Brings Sky Blue Sky to Mexico | Brookfield’s New Tropical Forests

Today In Culture, Friday, June 20, 2025: Carmen Winant at Patron | Wilco Brings Sky Blue Sky to Mexico | Brookfield’s New Tropical Forests

Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Carmen Winant’s “Manuals For Living” Opens At Patron Patron’s second solo exhibition with conceptual photo-based artist Carmen...

Watch Lions v Argentina: Live streams, TV channels, free options for British & Irish Lions’ opening game

Watch Lions v Argentina: Live streams, TV channels, free options for British & Irish Lions’ opening game

The Lions’ 2025 tour gets underway as they take on the Pumas under the Friday night lights in Dublin Watch a British & Irish Lions v Argentina live stream as Andy Farrell’s men play their first ever match in Dublin, before flying to the southern...

CAT-3 Hurricane With CAT-4 Wind Gusts Made Landfall At Southern Mexico On Thursday!!!!! New Alert For BIG Earthquake!!!

Some shaking. . . 4.9 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2025-06-19 20:09 4.6 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2025-06-19 18:06 5.0 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2025-06-19 17:21 4.9 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2025-06-19 13:28 5.0 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge...

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