Latin American banana associations urge supermarkets to make real commitments

Major banana producer and exporter associations from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and the Dominican Republic have issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the sourcing policies of European supermarkets, which they...

Gavin Newsom’s American dystopia

‘President Gavin Newsom met today in Carmel, California with the representatives of the “Ten” – a consortium of giant tech and finance firms who control most of America’s business assets. Facing a challenge from front-running New York senator...

Cross-Sector Solutions To Global Hunger: “Every Season We Waste Is a Season Where Someone Is Going Hungry”

On Tuesday afternoon, September 23, Food Tank hosted a “Food Security Solutions in a World of Climate Extremes” Summit during Climate Week NYC, in partnership with World Food Program USA. The invitation-only event explored how climate...

Changes for Aurora’s betterment; Kirk’s assassination

Musings: •The sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter 11). He has: Removed three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission in order to gain control of the agency; Weakened the guidelines of the National Environmental Protection Act,...

NHC tracking Tropical Storm Jerry, tropical waves

Invest 95L strengthened into Tropical Storm Jerry Oct. 7. Jerry is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the next day or two. Where the strengthening system will go remains unclear at this time, but most models show it curving north and...

Preparing for Scarcity

The truck wheel’s inner tube was right in front of me, no longer half-submerged in the pond’s late summer muck. After so many hot weeks without rain, the water had dried up and the garbage was completely exposed. My feet barely sank into the mud...

NovaGold Resources Inc. (AMEX:NG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

NovaGold Resources Inc. (AMEX:NG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript October 1, 2025 NovaGold Resources Inc. reports earnings inline with expectations. Reported EPS is $-0.04 EPS, expectations were $-0.04. Operator: Thank you for standing by. This...

As China Talks Stall, USDA Floats Plan to Boost Trade

The USDA on Tuesday officially acknowledged it’s pushing a “three-point plan” to support farmers, ranchers and exporters as economic headwinds continue to threaten the U.S. farm industry. During the annual meeting of the National Assn. of State...

Sae-A Trading acquires Swisstex operations in El Salvador & US

Sae-A Trading, a leading global textile and apparel manufacturer and subsidiary of the Global Sae-A Group, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Swisstex's manufacturing operations in El Salvador, as well as Swisstex Direct, LLC, a...

Greenpeace activists scale 100-meter monument to protest destruction of Maya Rainforest

Greenpeace activists climbed Mexico City’s Estela de Luz monument on Tuesday morning to bring attention to the destruction of the Maya Rainforest. A group of protesters unfurled a 27-meter-long, 6-meter-wide banner calling on Mexico’s Environment...

New watches issued in the Caribbean: Tropical Storm Jerry forecast to become a hurricane Wednesday

Wind alerts have been issued in the Caribbean ahead of newly-formed Tropical Storm Jerry. While it is no danger to the mainland U.S., it could pose a threat to the Leeward Islands with rain and wind. (MORE: How Hurricane Season Usually Changes In...

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Jerry forms, expected to become hurricane in next few days

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner gives us a look at the latest updates in the tropics as we continue to follow Invest 95L, which is now likely to become our next tropical depression or Tropical Storm Jerry within the next day or so....

Barrio 18 gang designated as foreign terrorist organization by Trump administration

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...

Global South Science Leaders Honor Excellence at Rio Conference

More than 300 leading scientists from over 60 countries gathered in Rio de Janeiro this week to celebrate developing world research achievements and chart the future of science in emerging economies, culminating in the announcement of prestigious...

Animals everywhere: LSU Vet Med's 'Animals in Art' exhibit showcases work of 60 artists

Terry Head's 'Coming Home' is featured in the LSU VetMed's annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art.' STAFF PHOTO BY ROBIN MILLER Ginger Guttner felt like a kid on Christmas morning each time a package found its way to her office. She...

Tropical Storm Jerry Could Form Soon, And May Brush Leeward Islands Late This Week

Tropical Storm Jerry could form soon in the Atlantic Basin and while it could eventually brush the Leeward Islands, current indications are it could once again curl north into the open Atlantic this weekend. A second area in the far southwest Gulf...

Tropical Storm Jerry May Form in the Atlantic This Weekend

Miami, Florida – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a potential tropical storm forming in the Atlantic. This system, known as “Invest 95L,” is expected to develop into Tropical Storm Jerry by Thursday or Friday. The wave is...

<![CDATA[AAO 2025: Imagine what can happen during this collective experience]]>

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting and expo are fast approaching on October 18 and will run through October 20 at the Orange County Convention Center West in Orlando. In a runup to the main meeting, the Subspecialty Day...

Australia’s Travel Hotlist 2021-25: New Favourites, Old Flames And Surprising Drop-Offs

Australians are travelling in two distinct directions, according to a new data-led report from travel consultancy Forward Travel – with some sticking to short-haul comfort zones, while others venture further in search of authentic,...

Espert resigns candidacy over links to alleged drug-trafficker

President Javier Milei suffered another damaging blow on Sunday as his top candidate in the upcoming October midterms withdrew from the running. After a turbulent week of speculation and scandal, José Luis Espert bowed to growing pressure and said...