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After a year of planning, Oubres meeting in Donaldsonville Oct. 10 for family reunion
Strengthening old bonds while meeting new members, the Oubre family will continue its large fall family reunion in Donaldsonville at the Lemann Memorial Center. More than 1,000 people related to the Vacherie, Louisiana Oubre family will travel to...

Kabza De Small breaks Spotify record with massive streaming milestone
South African music producer Kabza De Small has once again broken a record with his hit songs The Amapiano sensation is making waves on Spotify after hundreds of his songs were streamed over a million times each, making him the first South African...
French Bee choque avec ces nouveaux vols secrets vers La Réunion (surprenant)
Je vous présente les dernières évolutions de French bee pour la saison hivernale 2025-2026. Cette compagnie low-cost renforce considérablement son programme de vols, avec une stratégie ambitieuse qui transforme l’offre aérienne vers des...

Relebogile Mabotja announced as host of 'Married At First SA' season 2 reunion
South African broadcaster Relebogile Mabotja recently bagged a new and exciting gig Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela announced on social media that Mabotja will host the Married At First Sight SA 2nd season's reunion Mabotja shared with...
Robben Island Reunion of Ex-Political Prisoners marks historic day of remembrance
Staff Reporter ROBBEN Island became the site of a deeply moving and historic reunion on 27 September, when Namibia’s Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, and South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and...

India, France share commitment to rules-based world order: Top French diplomat
New Delhi: France and India can deepen bilateral and multilateral partnerships to provide stability and predictability to the world order in unpredictable times when the “instrumentalisation of tariffs” is becoming counterproductive, the top...

Bodo/Glimt vs. Tottenham lineups: Predicted starting XI, team news as Spurs battle injury worries
Tottenham Hotspur are back in UEFA Champions League action on September 30 as Thomas Frank's side head to Bodo/Glimt in matchweek two. Spurs were held to a 1-1 home Premier League draw by Wolves over the weekend, meaning they have lost just once...

Kairat vs. Real Madrid lineups: Predicted starting XI, team news as Alonso battles defensive crisis
Real Madrid face an historic trip to Kazakhstan on September 30 as Xabi Alonso's team take on Kairat in their second game of the UEFA Champions League first phase. The long flight east marks Madrid's first UCL clash with a team from the Central...
Toivo ya Toivo honoured with statue at Robben Island
Allexer Namundjembo The late liberation hero, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, was honoured with a statue at Robben Island during the second reunion of political ex-prisoners on Saturday. The event brought together former political prisoners from Namibia...
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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Have Bill & Ted Reunion as Waiting for Godot Opens on Broadway: 'Dream Come True' (Exclusive) By Dave Quinn and Tabitha Parent
NEED TO KNOW Keanu Reeves, 61, and Alex Winter, 60, reunited on Broadway for the revival of Waiting for Godot at the Hudson Theatre PEOPLE spoke to the longtime friends, who first starred together in 1989’s Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and...
Former Namibian and South African political prisoners reunite at Robben Island
Former political prisoners from Namibia and South Africa who were sentenced at Robben Island gathered for a reunion at the world heritage site on Saturday. Held under the theme "Reuniting with Robben Island as the Stronghold that Fortified Our...

Baku Initiative Group achieves international triumph
Baku, October 2, AZERTAC The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has marked another significant achievement. BIG’s report was reflected in the UN Secretary-General’s 2025 report on the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Second International...

Second Annual SE Colorado YouthBiz Holiday Marketplace set for November 15, 2025
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Group-Friendly Michelin Dining in Texas
In November 2023, the Michelin Guide made its Texas debut in a three-year deal. Staged at Houston’s event-capable 713 Music Hall, the inaugural ceremony recognized 117 restaurants in and around Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston and San...


Statue in honour of Ya Toivo unveiled at Robben Island
A statue of the late Namibian anti-apartheid activist Andimba Toivo ya Toivo was unveiled at Robben Island near Cape Town on Saturday. Ya Toivo, a co-founder of Swapo, was one of thousands of political prisoners incarcerated at Robben Island,...

What is chikungunya virus? French holiday hotspot hit with over 100 cases amid warning to tourists
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The Wild Political Story That Inspired One Battle After Another
The novels of Thomas Pynchon—which include towering canonical works such as Gravity’s Rainbow and V.—are challenging. They’re also brilliant: intoxicating, hilarious, maddening, and vulgar, aggressively lampooning the fascist-capitalist sweep of...

Alliance Francaise to host “Month of Reunion Island” fete on October
The Alliance Française de Pondichéry will showcase the culture of Reunion Island, the overseas archipelago with month-long events on October. The ‘Month of Reunion Island’ fete, opening on October 1, will feature concerts, film screenings,...

‘Revival’ at Charlie Kirk’s Memorial: When Politicians Doubled as Evangelists
By the time Vice President JD Vance called Charlie Kirk’s memorial service this past weekend a “revival,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had already given a description of salvation history worthy of a preacher. Kirk, 31, a conservative...