Salvage Crews Recover Over 1,000 Silver Coins From 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet Wreck

SEBASTIAN — Salvage crews have recovered more than 1,000 silver coins and five gold coins from the wreckage of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet off Florida’s east coast, marking one of the largest hauls in recent years from the historic site. The...

South Africa docked qualifying points over ineligible player in huge blow to World Cup hopes

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Boston’s Brazilian roots run deep

And Portuguese is the third-most-spoken language in the Commonwealth, after English and Spanish, thanks to the influx of immigrants from not only Brazil but Portugal and Cape Verde, too. Most Brazilians living in the state, like Vitorino, have...

East Providence recognizes World War II veteran with street dedication

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The city of East Providence honored a late World War II veteran with a street dedication ceremony on Saturday. Avelino “Chappy” Rose was a Purple Heart recipient and a pilar in the East Providence's Cape Verdean...

Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?

Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from...

The battle behind digital IDs

At nearly 2.5 million signatures, the petition against the Government’s proposed digital ID scheme has vastly exceeded the threshold — 100,000 — for parliamentary consideration. The plans have been decried by political figures ranging from the...

Health sector gains buoy life expectancy

Mkhululi Ncube-Zimpapers Reporter ZIMBABWE’S life expectancy has increased by four years to 65, with women likely to live longer than men, a development the Ministry of Health and Child Care says is a positive sign of gains being recorded by the...

Zimbabwe’s life expectancy rises to 65

Mkhululi Ncube, Zimpapers Reporter ZIMBABWE’S life expectancy has increased by four years to 65, with women expected to live longer than men — a development the Ministry of Health and Child Care has described as a positive indicator of the gains...

UNGA latestNetanyahu addresses UN with speakers broadcasting speech in Gaza

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

UNGA 2025 live: Israeli military to broadcast Netanyahu's speech to Gazans through loudspeakers

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

The Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking countries gets underway

Macao is set to come alive with a spectacular display of culture as the 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries gets underway over the coming weeks. The event kicked off on 26 September and runs through to 18 November 2025....

Irish navy returns five turtles to warmer waters after they washed up on west coast

Irish naval officers have returned five loggerhead turtles to the wild after the young reptiles washed up on Ireland’s west coast in unprecedented numbers earlier this summer.Marine experts believe the juveniles were swept from the Cape Verde, off...

President Russell M. Nelson dies at 101

28 Sept 2025, 12:00 a.m. MDT After a most extraordinary life of service, leadership, consecration, innovation and love, President Russell M. Nelson — president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a world-renowned...

Special Report – MIF: 30 years, 30 highlights (26-30)

Macau Business magazine l September | Special Report | MIF: 30 years, 30 highlights How much does it cost to participate? MIF has long relied on financial incentives to encourage participation — a point made clear in 2000 when the subsidies for...

We have a shared vision for Kenya and Israel

When I landed in Nairobi and saw the signs “Karibu Kenya” at the airport, I immediately felt at home. As I take up my role as Israel’s Ambassador to Kenya — and concurrently to Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Seychelles — I feel both honoured and...

US Nears Highest Cancer-Rate Around The World

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, but its prevalence varies significantly from country to country. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu shows age-standardized cancer incidence rates across 180+ countries,...

Ngozi Odikpo: A meritorious rise to the top

By Ingram Osigwe When Ngozi Odikpo joined the Nigerian Immigration service on September 24, 1991 as an Assistant Superintendent, she did so with dedication to work and passion for her country in mind. She was determined to contribute her quota to...

Sundance Institute announces 2025 Documentary Fund grant recipients

Photo: _holdsyoutight__2_of_3 LOS ANGELES, California — On Sept. 24 Sundance Institute announced their 2025 Documentary Fund grant recipients including the inaugural cohort of Creative Spirit Fund grantees, who are independent women storytellers...

France's Navy Seizes 10 Tonnes of Cocaine Off West Africa

France's navy has completed a major cocaine bust in the trafficking lanes off the coast of West Africa, an increasingly important transshipment region for the drug supply chain from South America to Europe. Following a tip-off from British...

Hurricane Gabrielle threat looms in Atlantic as forecasters raise formation odds

A developing tropical system in the Atlantic Ocean is gaining attention as it shows a 90 percent chance of cyclone formation over the next seven days. The system, designated Invest AL92, is currently located in the central tropical Atlantic,...