What’s up with… Ciena, Salt Typhoon, remote surgery

In today’s industry news roundup: Ciena gear to be deployed in new subsea network that connects Central America and the Caribbean to the US; Darktrace suggests the Salt Typhoon hacking group has breached a European telco; Open RAN tech could soon...

Vancouver Islander celebrates his 200th blood donation

Murray McNab is known to be a giving type of guy, but some of his giving started in a different way. In September McNab gave his 200th pint of blood to the Canadian Blood Donor Clinic. McNab, a resident of rural North Oyster near Ladysmith, first...

Costa Rica’s president limits abortion to life-threatening cases

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves further restricted access to abortion Wednesday, limiting it to situations when the mother’s life is in danger. The country’s previous regulations also allowed abortions if a...

AMHC welcomes Dr. Copeland as psychiatrist in Presque Isle

Dr. Copeland PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Silvia Merida-Copeland is joining the AMHC team. She will be working at the Presque Isle Outpatient Office providing psychiatric care for...

UK Avocado Consumption Poised for Family-Driven Expansion, World Avocado Organisation Reveals

6 Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the Fruit Attraction trade fair in Madrid, the World Avocado Organisation (WAO) presented new consumer insights pointing to families and young parents as the central force in boosting avocado demand in the United...

US and Belize sign ‘safe third country’ agreement for asylum seekers 

The United States and Belize have signed a “safe third country” immigration agreement, which will allow the administration of President Donald Trump to transfer asylum seekers to the Central American country. The deal marks the latest effort by...

Trump’s ICE Arrested a Whistleblower Who Exposed Sexual Assault in Detention. Now, He’s Left the Country.

When immigration agents detained Douglas Menjivar in June, it wasn’t his first time. Menjivar, a 50-year-old master mechanic originally from El Salvador, had lived in the United States for most of the last twenty years. A decade prior, he’d spent...

El Salvador Expected to Lead Latin America With Lowest Inflation in 2025, IMF Says.

El Salvador is projected to close 2025 with the lowest inflation rate in Latin America, according to new estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization’s latest economic outlook, released on October 14, places the country...

Gallup: Morocco Ranks Tenth Globally in Anger Levels

Rabat – The Gallup World’s Emotional Health 2025 identified Morocco as one of the top countries that experiences the highest levels of reported anger globally in 2024. The report, released in partnership with the World Health Summit, said that 39%...

What ‘Safe Third Country’ Is, How Trump’s Belize Deal Affects Refugees

Washington: A new deal between the United States and Belize (a Central American nation with Caribbean Sea shorelines to the east and dense jungle to the west) has redrawn the map for asylum seekers heading north. The two countries have signed what...

Hazards in cosmetics, must-visit destinations, Gen Alpha’s viral catchphrase: Check out the day’s stories

By Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Cold temps may be creeping in, but your travel dreams don’t have to hibernate. National Geographic just dropped its list of must-visit destinations that’ll have you mentally packing your bags....

F – M | NJBIZ In the Lead 2025: Family-Owned Businesses

Julio and Marty Gillis. – PROVIDED BY THE GILLS ORGANIZATION Gillis Organization Gillis Organization runs 15 McDonald’s locations across the state, led by Julio Morgan Gillis, a second-generation McDonald’s operator, and his mother, Marty Gillis....

UVic to Nepal, Victoria Hand Projects returns to one of its original sites

Greater Victoria Rotary groups back return visit nearly a decade after clinic setup A prosthetic project started in the wake of a natural disaster a decade ago is getting a refresh as a small team from the UVic-based Victoria Hand Project prepares...

Screwworm cases jump 32% in September

4 Mexico sees a 32% jump in screwworm cases in September as cases move north. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite in September, according to government data, as a...

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How far can the New World screwworm really fly? And does its latest detection in Mexico mean it’s on the verge of entering the US? Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, breaks down the parasite’s movement timeline and explains what government...

Welcoming newcomers: The implications of immigration for rural communities, with Rachel Perić of Welcoming America

TP: What led you personally to this work? RP: My family, like many families in this country, came as immigrants. My mom and my grandparents arrived as refugees in the late 1940s. My grandmother ultimately opened a small business in a mid-sized...

UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025: 52 Communities Leading Tourism for Rural Development

From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina, and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognized Best Tourism Villages from 29 countries showcase the power of tourism. The latest list...

Another Open Borders Nightmare: Repeat Illegal DUI Killer Takes Innocent NC Man's Life—Thanks, Biden

Richard Ferguson was a 61 year old North Carolina man with 11 siblings. His life was taken by a drunk driver. That's heartbreaking enough, but it has been revealed his killer was an illegal who has been arrested for DUI previously, as well as...

The Silent Crisis: Gen Z Women Are Walking Away from Faith

A quiet crisis is unfolding among young women in America. According to new data from Barna Research, nearly 40% of women in Generation Z now identify as atheist, agnostic or having no faith at all. Behind the statistics lies a deeper story of...

The colonial legacy of retreat: From Palestine to Belize

How British promises of peace became legacies of conflict—from the Middle East to Central America By Ismael Perez SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo District, Tues. Oct. 14, 2025 The tragedy unfolding in Gaza today echoes Belize’s own history of colonial...