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‘I’m Still Trapped in August 2021’: Afghan Women in Exile Share Haunting Memories With The Media Line
Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad [Islamabad] As Afghanistan enters its fourth year under Taliban rule, Afghan women forced into exile say their lives remain overshadowed by...
China’s Great Wall opens Brazil car plant, seeks site for second
[SAO PAULO] Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) may have just opened its first factory in Brazil, but is already scoping out sites for a second plant as it ramps up its ambitions in South America’s largest economy. The Iracemapolis, Sao Paulo...

GLOBL JAM Men’s Final on Sportsnet: USA vs. Brazil

The Media Line: ‘I’m Still Trapped in August 2021’: Afghan Women in Exile Share Haunting Memories With The Media Line
Audio By Carbonatix ‘I’m Still Trapped in August 2021’: Afghan Women in Exile Share Haunting Memories With The Media Line Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad By Arshad Mehmood...

Chainsaw Man Reze Arc Movie Release Date For Every Region
Chainsaw Man took the anime world by storm when it was first released back in 2022. Studio MAPPA’s brilliant animation and the show’s captivating premise got fans hooked from the very first episode. By the time season 1 concluded, Chainsaw Man had...
Photos: Sudbury's Up Here fest all about discovering music, art and fun
Festival forgoes its signature geodesic dome in 2025, opting to close downtown's Durham Street for only one day, with concerts instead taking place in permanent venues Sudbury’s Up Here festival, now on its 11th edition, is really all about...

The greatest rivalries in sport: El Savador v Honduras and the match that started a war
You know that thing where your favourite team loses and you say, “Oh well, nobody died”? It’s not always strictly true. Football is the sport with a multitude of storied rivalries, from the sectarian angst of Glasgow’s Old Firm Derby to the class...

Nigeria, Brazil to Seal Aviation Pact, Launch Direct Flights
The Federal Government is set to sign a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Brazil, which will enable direct flights between the two nations. Special Adviser on Foreign Direct Investments to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace...

SailGP confirms long-term commitment to racing in Germany, Australia, Brazil, USA, UK and UAE
SailGP, the world’s most exciting racing on water, has today announced a major three-season commitment to host the Germany Sail Grand Prix in August, cementing Sassnitz as a returning to the championship’s calendar on August 22-23, 2026 and then a...

Tinubu’s State Visit: Nigeria, Brazil To Sign Aviation Deal, Unlock Direct Flights
Special Adviser on Foreign Direct Investments to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Obafemi Bajomo, disclosed this in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. He revealed that the final documents were...

Mochakk has found his calling
Pedro Maia is a common name you’ll encounter in Brazil. However, the spirit that inhabits this particular Pedro is a much rarer find. Crafting his moniker from his affinity for a quality caffè mocha and the Mayan god of rain, storms, thunder and...
Fluminense beats Fortaleza to rise to eighth in Brazil's top flight
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- German Cano and Agustin Canobbio scored either side of halftime as Fluminense edged to a 2-1 home win over Fortaleza in Brazil's Serie A on Saturday. Veteran Argentine striker Cano put his side ahead in the...

24-YO Kerala Engineer Turns Portulaca Gardening Hobby Into Rs 1 Lakh/Month Flower Business
The reporting and interviews for this story were conducted in August 2024. After an exhausting week at her workplace in Kochi, Parvathy Mohanan comes back to her quaint hometown in the scenic locale of Muhamma gram panchayat in Kerala’s Alappuzha...

Brazil to rule on Bolsonaro coup case in Sept
Sat 16 Aug 2025 | 06:05 PM Brazil’s Supreme Court has announced it will hold special sessions from 2 September to determine whether former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is guilty of plotting a coup following his 2022 election defeat. If...

'A strange summit' Trump outflanked by wily Putin as ‘art of the deal’ fails again
EMBLAZONED on the podium’s backdrop were the words, “Pursuing Peace”. But just around the time that US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were wrapping up their much vaunted meeting in Alaska on Friday, at least...

'Planting food, not violence or hate': Brazil's Lula razzes Donald Trump over tariff-hit grapes
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday (August 17, 2025) he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump can come and get to know the real Brazil, as the South...

From a hijacked van to the Brazil team bus (and kissing Pele)... Elsie Cook's journey has been incredible
THERE is laughter, even the merest gasps of joy and incredulity, as Elsie Cook tells her story. There is the trip to Hampden in the official Brazil team bus after a meeting with Pele in 1966. There is the hailing down of a furniture van in Argyll...

Karol G honoured to perform at NFL game in Brazil
Karol G will perform during the halftime show of YouTube's first-ever broadcast of an NFL game. The Colombian star will take to the stage when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, on 5...

Georgetown ekes out win over Brazil, eliminating Canada from GLOBL JAM final
TORONTO – The Georgetown Hoyas locked up a spot in the men's GLOBL JAM gold medal game Sunday and relegated Canada to competing for the bronze. In a bruising, physical affair that turned into a shootout in the final minutes, the Hoyas held off a...

Texas Longhorns rout Brazil to set up probable Canada-U.S. GLOBL JAM final
TORONTO — Barring a miracle, there will be a Canada-U.S. final on the women’s side at GLOBL JAM on Sunday. The Texas Longhorns, representing the USA, defeated Brazil 90-54 Saturday at Mattamy Athletic Centre, moving to 3-0 going into the women’s...