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Editorial | Behind the suicide attempts

Reports on the National Council on Drug Abuse’s (NCDA) latest survey of students have mostly focused on their access to drugs and how many turn up to school drunk. The findings, however, highlight a…
Sheldon Shepherd’s ‘Give Thanks’ album cover.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Sheldon Shepherd to ‘Give Thanks’ on his birthday

Award-winning actor, poet and cultural practitioner Sheldon Shepherd will release his début album, Give Thanks, on September 18, which is also his birthday. “I started a thing years ago where I…
James Norton, assistant producer; David Gross, executive producer; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange; Adam Low, film director; Barbara Blake-Hannah, cultural liaison; and Martin Rosenbaum, producer, are all smiles after t
07 Sep, 2026 0

New James Bond feature film to première at GoldenEye

A new feature documentary exploring the life, imagination and enduring legacy of James Bond creator Ian Fleming – titled Ian Fleming and the Curse of James Bond – will première at GoldenEye,…
A construction worker hydrates at the Shedd Aquarium, on a hot day in Chicago.
07 Sep, 2026 0

A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target

For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That is no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That is not good…
A boy plays in wet sand as others swim and commercial vessels lie anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Daily life in Iran on the beach along the Strait of Hormuz

BANDAR ABBAS (AP): As global attention focuses on the Strait of Hormuz, some Iranians are able to see its waters as a haven. A child plays with a toy on the beach in Kuhestak, and others soak in the…
A technician cleans solar panels installed on the roof of a home in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan.
07 Sep, 2026 0

War-driven blackouts push residents towards solar power but high costs shut many out

OMDURMAN (AP): For almost a year, Randa al-Mansour, a 31-year-old Sudanese housewife, has relied on solar-energy panels installed on the rooftop of her building to survive the recurrent blackouts…
A contestant competes on a game show called Masoyinbo, which translates to ‘Do not speak English,’ in Lagos, Nigeria.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life

HARARE (AP): A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a US-born millennial in the audience, and a student of her parents’…
Travelers wait for their flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Flights cancelled as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts

JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting operations at other…
Letters
07 Sep, 2026 0

Democratic socialism and the PNP

THE EDITOR, Madam: Lately, there have been discussions about democratic socialism in the public square. In 1974, the People’s National Party (PNP) declared itself a party committed to democratic…