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Women's soccer at Euro 2025 aims for global impact
Spanish head coach Montserrat Tome Vazquez, rear center, gestures during the training session of the Spanish women's national football team in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 30, 2025, ahead of the UEFA Women's EURO 2025. (Cyril...

Montserratians Unite in London to Remember and Give Thanks
Thousands of Montserratians and friends of Montserrat gathered in person and online for a moving Thanksgiving Service held on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London. The event commemorated 30 years since the...

Most African slaves brought to Saint Lucia were from Nigeria, says Alvina Reynolds
Alvina Reynolds, president of the Saint Lucian senate, says historical records show that most of the African slaves brought to the island during the transatlantic slave trade were from Nigeria. Reynolds referenced a British census conducted in...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Tinubu: Nigeria open to visa waiver for diplomats, government officials from Eastern Carribean states
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is open to exploring a visa waiver arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The OECS comprises Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth...

Pakistan's passport improves ranking with 100th spot worldwide
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan's passport improves ranking with 100th spot worldwide Close In 2021, it was ranked at 113th Published On: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:46:41 PKT (Web Desk) - Pakistani passport holders can now travel to 32 countries either...

“Don’t go outside!” : Extreme heat triggers chaos at Europe’s favourite destinations
A thermometer soars above 40°C as Europe battles an extreme summer heatwave, pushing temperatures to record highs across the continent. Credit : Sarkadi Roland, Shutterstock From Spain’s scorching pavements to missing Brits in Greece, this is not...

‘Significant doubt’: Entire Aussie council in jeopardy after damning audit finds workers unfairly dismissed, one working in Caribbean
An regional council in Western Australia is staring down an uncertain future, after a report from the state’s government watchdog expressed “significant doubt” over the shire’s ongoing viability. The Shire of Coolgardie is under fire for “shocking...

Paris parks open overnight as cool refuges due to extreme heat
Paris announced that it would keep its parks open overnight on Tuesday for people to cool off as the city was placed on red alert due to extreme heat. More than a dozen departments were given the highest warning rating as France sweltered in...
Significant doubt on Aussie council’s future
A regional council in Western Australia is staring down an uncertain future, after a report from the state’s government watchdog expressed “significant doubt” over the shire’s ongoing viability. The Shire of Coolgardie is under fire for “shocking...
Outback council staffer was working from Caribbean island, audit finds
An outback shire unfairly dismissed two staff, used restricted funds to cover shortfalls and improperly employed a man working remotely from a Carribean island, Western Australia's government watchdog has found. Those are just some of the issues...
Revealed: Most Saint Lucian Slaves Were Nigerians
Joyce Onwuka President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from...

Ghoton Homage: A Tribute to His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama
Phuntsog Wangyal* remembers the Dalai Lama as a bearer of timeless message for the good of humanity I had the privilege of serving as the first Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his office in London from its inception in 1981 until...

Despite city hurdles, 230 new businesses opened in S.F. last month
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. It’s a sector beset by trauma: the pandemic, on-line shopping and in San Francisco, even more: high rents, crime and poor street conditions, and...

Nigeria Is In Our DNA, Says Lucian PM
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...

Many formerly enslaved people in Saint Lucia were Nigerians – Official
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...

34% of enslaved people in Saint Lucia were from Nigeria – Alvina Reynolds
Alvina Reynolds, President of the Saint Lucian Senate has underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....

Most Saint Lucians formerly enslaved people were Nigerians, says Lucian Saint Senate President
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucia’s ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....

Saint Lucia’s Senate President: Majority of enslaved ancestors were Nigerians
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Senate President of Saint Lucia, Alvina Reynolds has revealed that most of the formerly enslaved people in the country traced their origins to Nigeria. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser on...

Barcelona investigates street sweeper’s death as Spain trapped in heatwave
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