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PAHO highlights wider effects of Brazil's robust vaccination scheme
Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:08 UTC Vaccine hesitance prevails among some groups, Morales reckoned The Pan American Health Organization noted this week that Brazil's robust vaccination campaigns have yielded benefits for neighboring countries....
VIDEO: Antigua and Barbuda Eyes Record-Breaking Tourism Year in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Eyes Record-Breaking Tourism Year in 2025 Antigua and Barbuda is on track for another record year in tourism, with strong bookings for the second half of 2025 expected to surpass last year’s historic highs, officials said at a...

Highway 54 Bowl football game between Fulton-Mexico is tonight; Zimmer to carry three live broadcasts
It’s week six in mid-Missouri’s 2025 high school football season, and Zimmer Radio will have three live broadcasts Friday evening. Columbia Hickman travels to Jefferson City tonight to play the Jays at Adkins Stadium, and you can hear the game on...

Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Earns Travelife Gold and Supports Aruba’s Cultural Future
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba has achieved two major milestones in 2025. The resort proudly announced a new cultural sponsorship with Cas di Cultura, Aruba’s premier theater and cultural venue, while also receiving its third consecutive Travelife...

National Sports Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker ruled out until after international break The Brazil international injured a hamstring in the midweek Champions League defeat to Galatasaray in Istanbul. 41 minutes ago RSS, Syndicated Content
By Carl Markham, PA Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been ruled out until after this month’s international break. The Brazil international injured a hamstring in the midweek Champions League defeat to Galatasaray in Istanbul. “Alisson is...

No Beyoncé or K-pop so Argentina v South Africa will have to boost RFU’s bank balance
A quick look at Twickenham’s upcoming events and, alas, still no Beyoncé. No Bills, Bills, Bills for Mr Sweeney just yet. In fact, the Rugby Football Union’s ambition to host more concerts and thereby pay for Twickenham’s £660m rebuild has...

This Caribbean All-Inclusive Hotel Comes With Waterfalls, Rainforests, and Volcanic Lakes
The day can start almost any way you want here. You might plunge into Titou Gorge’s cool waters, or hike through rainforest to a volcanic lake, snorkel off the hotel’s jetty. Tomorrow, it could be canyoning, soaking in hot springs, or exploring...

5 things to know for Oct. 3: Synagogue attack, ICE impersonators, Chevron fire, Drone sightings, Venezuela
By Alexandra Banner, CNN The US government shutdown has entered its third day and appears likely to extend into next week. As of now, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are unwilling to concede any ground while scores of federal workers are...

Inside Pablo Escobar's home city where drugs are readily available to a traffic jam of cars
2 October 2025, 13:05 | Updated: 3 October 2025, 07:57 "Listen man, we're a narco state, it's just how it is, if you want to see drug deals, I'll show you drug deals - it's Colombia." Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. I'd...

Intrepid Launches ‘Short Breaks’ for Time-Strapped Travelers
Intrepid Travel has unveiled its new ‘Short Breaks’ range, featuring 4–6-day adventures for time-pressed travelers seeking immersive travel experiences. The range includes 10 brand-new itineraries across Latin America and Europe and 45 refreshed...

Fala Formosa! Taiwanese expats to Brazil carve 7 decades of immigrant stories
By Tang Ya-lin and James Lo, CNA staff reporter and writer São Paulo is not typically thought of as a hotspot for Taiwanese restaurants and Boba tea shops, much less places that attract long lines of patrons. Yet there are Taiwanese eateries such...

Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson of One Direction reunite for travel show
MANILA, Philippines — In the One Direction song "Don't Forget Where You Belong," members Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson sing the bridge which culminates in "Don't matter how far I've gone, I'm always free to run home." It appears like fate then...

Arival CEO unpacks 2025’s travel realities in opening session
Douglas Quinby, CEO and Co-founder of Arival, opened Arival 360 Washington with a data-rich keynote that laid bare the trends reshaping the travel experiences sector. Leading with a compelling stat from Arival’s proprietary research, Quinby...

Meet the Travelers Who Visit the World’s Most Dangerous Places
On the U.S. State Department’s Travel Advisories Map , the cobblestone lanes of Damascus, the gold-domed cathedrals of southern Ukraine and the lively fish markets of Mogadishu, Somalia, all carry the most severe warning: a red Level-4 “Do Not...

Alternatives to Russia oil: India’s Reliance, Nayara ramp up supplies to Brazil, Turkey, UAE; plug in shortages as Russian refineries hit
The majority of Indian exports to Brazil and Turkey originated from Reliance, with Nayara providing a smaller portion. (AI image) With Russia’s oil refineries being damaged by Ukraine attacks, India’s oil companies are plugging in the resulting...

Why Argentina and South Africa are playing Rugby Championship decider in London
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...

Who Touched Brazil’s Pension Checks? CONTAG’s Finances, PT Proximity, and an Oversight Test
Brazil’s largest rural workers’ confederation, CONTAG, is under investigation after the country’s financial-intelligence unit flagged unusual flows totaling about R$2 billion ($377 million) from May 2024 to May 2025. The money moved in roughly...
CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Region records decline in tourist arrivvals from Canada, Europe, but an increase from South America

‘We need anger to fight for our lives’: Mexican musician Silvana Estrada on grief, violence and the indignity of ‘el ghosting’
Silvana Estrada spent 25 years “not knowing how to get angry”, she says. “That cost me so much energy and dignity.” Sadness, though, she had always understood: “I live with her very close to me.” Now 28, the Mexican singer-songwriter grew up...

Caribbean Travelers Face Sharp Hike in U.S. Visa and Travel Fees
New “Visa Integrity Fee” triples costs for regional families; critics warn of chilling effect on tourism, diaspora ties WASHINGTON, D.C. — Caribbean nationals heading to the United States will now face a substantially higher price tag for entry,...