In Panama the IMA will have 800,000 Christmas Boxes in 160 Locations across the Country

The Agricultural Marketing Institute (IMA) announced on its social media this Tuesday that some 800,000 Christmas boxes will be distributed during the 2025 Naviferias at 160 locations across the country. Naviferias is an initiative that brings...

Humbled Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison after emotional goodbye to distraught-looking Carla Bruni: Crowds look on as ex French president begins five-year term after final visit from his sons

Nicolas Sarkozy waved to crowds of supporters as he entered prison this morning to begin his five-year sentence after sharing an emotional goodbye with his wife Carla Bruni. The former French president, 70, arrived at La Santé prison on Tuesday...

Montreal's diverse Ensemble Obiora is changing the faces of classical music

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Canada’s first orchestra comprised primarily of professional musicians from culturally diverse backgrounds, Ensemble Obiora performs free shows this weekend in N.D.G. Park and Ahuntsic Park. Author of the article:...

Free Latin music concert set for Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A free Latin music concert will take place in October at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. The free concert will feature Son Venezuela, a nine-piece band from Kansas City, Kansas. The concert will be at 3 p.m....

4 Days in the Hudson Valley: Wild Apple Ciders, Centuries-old Estates, and Vibrant New Art Spaces

Now might be the best time ever to visit the Hudson Valley—and not just for its iconic fall foliage and cider doughnuts. Sky High Farm, a historic apple-storage warehouse, was recently converted into a contemporary art space to raise awareness on...

New Mexico joins partnership with Japan to export natural gas

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It could be a big energy opportunity for New Mexico to help export natural gas from the Rocky Mountain basin to Asia. Governor Michelle Lunjan Grisham unveiled a potential partnership Monday. That unveiling comes with a new...

Nicolas Sarkozy shares last kiss with Carla Bruni as he leaves home to begin five-year prison sentence

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A Musical Inferno at the Swedish American Museum

Hissing bulbs of fairy lights hung above tables full of eager listeners, short phrases and friendly conversations were exchanged in Swedish among the audience as an acoustic guitar’s shrill strings were carefully tuned. A bustling crowd gathered...

Penelope Pigott

Penelope "Pene" Krueger Pigott, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully at the home of her son, Randy in Boquete, Panama, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. She was born July 2, 1933, in Phoenix to Paul and Penelope...

An Everyday Art Tour: Monument to progress

Joseph Strauss, chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge, said: “Bridges are a monument to progress.” Such is the case of the recently completed William Fenton ‘Bill’ Russell Bridge, named after the Celtics player and civil rights activist, which...

This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from September 30 to October 6, 2025

?> originally published: 09/30/2025 Here is a look at shows taking place from September 30 to October 6, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden...

All the Top Shoes, Bags, Hats and Sunglasses From Milan Fashion Week’s Accessories Presentations

MILAN — Footwear and accessories designers at Milan Fashion Week were unified in their approach to spring 2026: To spread joy in chaotic times. Make no mistake, there was plenty to be worried about: punishing tariffs and department store turmoil...

Former French president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has entered a Paris jail where he will serve a five-year sentence over seeking to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run. "Welcome Sarkozy!", "Sarkozy's here," reporters heard convicts shouting...

Tuesday’s TV/Radio listings (Sept. 30)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge takes batting practice at Yankee Stadium in New York, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, ahead of his team's Wild Card Series baseball opener against the Boston Red Sox. Ron Blum / AP Tuesday’s TV/Radio listings below: EVENT...

Hospital Crisis in Santiago Panama Exposes a Patient’s Death

A patient seeking medical attention at Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fábrega Hospital collapsed in the dialysis unit on Tuesday and died minutes later from cardiorespiratory arrest, despite the efforts of medical staff. The incident occurred in the morning,...

Nicolas Sarkozy begins five-year prison sentence

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. The...

New on Paramount Plus in October 2025 — all the new shows and movies to watch

October’s chill is setting in, but Paramount Plus is still bringing the heat, with a fresh wave of series and films rolling onto the platform all month long. If you’re between shows and scouting your next watch, October delivers the return of...

Endorois Youth Unleash Voices, Revitalize Culture Through Media Project

By Titus N’getuny, Communication Officer, Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN) For generations, the Endorois Indigenous community, deeply rooted in their ancestral lands around Kenya's sacred Lake Bogoria, has faced...

SDMA chief executive honored for transforming San Diego with art

San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park. (File photo via the San Diego Museum of Art.) As a teenager, Roxana Velásquez was just discovering the arts that would change her life. Now, she uses the arts to change lives across borders. On behalf of the...

Sweet Turnovers

From the left, Kalun Hodgkin, Eligh DeLeon and Chase Bonta dive for a fumble by NIagara Falls’ Christian Parmer (3) in Saturday’s Class AA football game at Niagara Falls. Bonta was credited with the recovery. P-J photo by Scott KindbergNIAGARA...