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Bachata: From Margins to Global Stage โ The Soulful Rhythm of the Dominican Republic
Bachata is a string- and percussion-based musical genre that originated in the Dominican Republic in the early 20th century. Rooted in Cuban son and African rhythms, it blends elements of bolero with other Latin and Caribbean styles. Its signature instruments include guitars, marimbas, maracas, gรผira, bongos, and timbales. Initially dismissed as music of the poor, [โฆ]
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US judge denies bid to unseal Epstein grand jury records
Federal judge says government already has bounty of documents and material regarding Epstein that it could release.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Fed minutes highlight split over effects of Trumpโs tariffs on inflation
โSomeโ members of policy setting board noted that it is inappropriate to wait for clarity before cutting rates
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Haiti Faces Renewed Foreign Military Involvement Amid Outcry Over Mercenary Deployment
On the eve of a new foreign military intervention in Haiti, social movements and grassroots leaders are raising alarms over what they describe as a plan to subordinate the Caribbean nation to the interests of foreign powers. The controversy intensified after confirmation that U.S. businessman Erik Princeโfounder of the notorious private military firm Blackwaterโplans to [โฆ]
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Qatar Confirms Hamas Acceptance of Ceasefire Proposal; Israelโs Response Still Pending Amid Escalating Tensions
The Government of Qatar has officially confirmed that Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, which includes a 60-day truce, a prisoner-hostage exchange, partial Israeli troop withdrawal, and a significant increase in humanitarian aid. The plan, developed in coordination with the United States, is now awaiting a formal response from Israel, whose government [โฆ]
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu advisor met Qatari officials in Paris to discuss ceasefire: Report
Netanyahu advisor met Qatari officials in Paris to discuss ceasefire: Report Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs and close advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, met on Wednesday with senior Qatari officials in Paris to discuss a Gaza ceasefire deal, according to a report by Axios. Dermer told the Qatari officials that Israel wants all the Israeli captives in Gaza released and Hamas's "defeat."...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Burkina Faso Expels Senior UN Official Following Critical Report
Click to expand Image UN Regional Coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak. United Nations Earlier this week, Burkina Fasoโs junta expelled the top United Nations representative in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, declaring herโpersona non grataโ following a new UN report on violations against children in the country.Flore-Smereczniak is the second senior UN official to be expelled by the junta, after Barbara Manzi...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Israel to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of Gaza City invasion
Plan for renewed assault comes as officials approve controversial settlement project that would split West Bank
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Bulgarian devotees welcome โdivine new yearโ in mountaintop ritual
Followers of a Bulgarian spiritual movement, Universal White Brotherhood, welcomed the groupโs new year with a ritual.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trump has snapped up more than $100 million in bonds since taking office
The U.S. president has purchased hundreds of bonds issued by companies, local governments and school boards.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Which European countries might send troops to Ukraine?
US President Donald Trump is urging EU allies to send ground troops into Ukraine to secure a possible ceasefire. But not all European states are prepared to do so.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US imposes sanctions on two more judges and two deputy prosecutors at ICC
US imposes sanctions on two more judges and two deputy prosecutors at ICC Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 08/20/2025 - 17:17 The sanctions come just days after Middle East Eye revealed that arrest warrants had been prepared for Israeli ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich ICC deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan speaks to the press after a ministerial meeting on 16 September 2017 in Montreal (Alice Chiche/AFP) Off The...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:The Waorani Press Ecuador Over Delays in Shutting Down Yasuni Oil Wells
They denounce the Noboa administration for failing to comply with 2023 referendum. On Wednesday, leaders of the Waorani Indigenous people called out Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa over delays in closing oil wells in Block 43, located inside the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon. RELATED: Ecuadorian Government is Persecuting Indigenous Leaders: MICC The appeal came [โฆ]
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:A Geothermal Network in Colorado Could Help A Rural Town Diversify Its Economy
Hayden, a small town in the mountains of northwest Colorado, is searching for ways to diversify its economy, much like other energy communities across the Mountain West. For decades, a coal-fired power plant, now scheduled to shut down in the coming years, served as a reliable source of tax revenue, jobs and electricity. When town [โฆ]
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:One dead and 19 injured after migrant shipwreck found drifting off Mallorca
The vessel was found more than four kilometres off Mallorcaโs southern coast after a private boat rescued an immigrant from the sea who alerted authorities to the shipwreck.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US-led mediators โappalledโ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan
US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, others urge warring sides to halt fighting and allow aid into Sudan's famine-struck areas.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Taking on racial bias in early math lessons
The early years are a critical time to teach the foundations of math. Thatโs when children learn to count, start identifying shapes and gain an early understanding of concepts like size and measurement. These years can also be a time when children are confronted with preconceived notions of their abilities in math, often based on [โฆ] The post Taking on racial bias in early math lessons appeared first on The Hechinger...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:At least 72 Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn
At least 72 Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn At least 72 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's genocide in Gaza since dawn according to Al Jazeera. The rising death toll includes27 Palestinians killed while trying to seek aid. Of those killed at least 12 died in Israeli strikes near the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:A โGreat Defectionโ threatens to empty universities and colleges of top teaching talent
Paulina Cossette spent six years getting a doctoral degree with the goal of becoming a university professor. But it wasnโt long before she gave up on that path. With higher education under political assault, and opportunities as well as job security diminished by enrollment declines, Cossette felt burnt out and disillusioned. So she quit her [โฆ] The post A โGreat Defectionโ threatens to empty universities and colleges...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 'Bandits' go on killing spree in Katsina state
Scores were killed and dozens kidnapped after "bandits" attacked a mosque in the Nigerian town of Unguwar Mantau and set homes ablaze in nearby villages.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Gap between UK and Eurozone inflation at widest in nearly 2 years
Latest official figures underscore stubborn price pressures confronting the Bank of England
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Vance, Miller criticize protesters while visiting National Guard troops at DC’s Union Station
โWe appreciate everything youโre doing," Vance said as he presented burgers to the troops. Citing the protesters whose shouts echoed through the station, Vance said โthey appear to hate the idea that Americans can enjoy their communities.โ
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Germany's Wadephul urges China to help Ukraine peace push
With Russia and Ukraine floating the idea of peace talks, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told DW that it was "never too late" for China to step in and use its influence on Moscow.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Taiwan Is Rewiring North Americaโs AI Hardware Chain
Foxconn, Pegatron, and Quanta are moving AI-focused production to Mexico, even as Trumpโs tariff threats and Mexicoโs quiet diplomacy shape the runway.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:UK foreign minister says Israel's E1 settlement plan would be 'flagrant violation' of international law
UK foreign minister says Israel's E1 settlement plan would be 'flagrant violation' of international law UK foreign minister David Lammy said on Wednesday that Israel's planned settlement expansion in the occupied West Bankwould constitute a breach of international law and risk dividing a future Palestinian state if implemented. Israel's sprawling E1 project is designed to bisect the occupied West Bank and cut it off...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Most Americans support international recognition of Palestine: Poll
A Reuters/Ipsos survey shows 59 percent of US respondents say Israel's military campaign in Gaza has been excessive.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why Trump is really targeting India
Washington is singling out New Delhi in an effort to extract concessions in trade negotiations
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why Donetsk matters so much for Ukraine's defences
For Ukraine to lose western Donetsk would mean the fall of a bulwark against any future Russian advance.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why Donetsk 'fortress belt' matters so much for Ukraine's defences
For Ukraine to lose western Donetsk would mean the fall of a bulwark against any future Russian advance.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Analysts prioritize cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam
Phnom Penh, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Cambodian analysts today prioritized strengthening youth exchanges, boosting economic cooperation and consolidating mutual trust as measures to deepen relations with Vietnam. The post Analysts prioritize cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Winds complicate wildfire battles in Spain; Portugal suffers third death
Firefighters are battling 21 blazes in western Spain, while a man in Portugal was killed while fighting wildfires.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Report accounts for missing Palestinians in the Syrian war
Damascus, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria today accounts for the deaths of 4,965 Palestinian refugees in that country from the start of the war in 2011 to the end of 2024. The post Report accounts for missing Palestinians in the Syrian war first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:At least 64 Palestinians killed by Israel since dawn: Report
At least 64 Palestinians killed by Israel since dawn: Report At least 64 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's genocide in Gaza since dawn on Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera. At least 19 of those killed by Israel were trying to receive aid from US and Israeli run food distribution sites. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) runs the sites. Israel is planning to escalate its genocide with a new assault on Gaza...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trump calls on Fed Gov Cook to resign over mortgage allegations
The resignation calls intensify Trumpโs attempts to yield influence over the central bank.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Man sets fire to check-in area at Milan's Malpensa airport
The incident saw the partial evacuation of the terminal and may have a knock-on effect on departures.
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