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Argentina analysts cut 2024 inflation forecast to nearly 123%

Argentina's monthly inflation rate stood at 3.9% in August and is expected to close the year at an annualized rate of nearly 123%, according to analysts surveyed by the

Argentina analysts cut 2024 inflation forecast to nearly 123%
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Persistent power outages in Puerto Rico spark outrage as officials demand answers

A growing number of government officials in Puerto Rico are demanding answers from two private electric companies as the U.S. territory struggles with persistent power outages

Persistent power outages in Puerto Rico spark outrage as officials demand answers
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US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate

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US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate
Americas|Crime|Environment

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
Americas|Crime|Education|News

Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police

Teachers at the Georgia high school, where a shooter killed four people on Wednesday, pressed wearable panic buttons -- in use just one week -- to alert law enforcement

Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police
Americas|Education|News|Opinion

Trump says US colleges could lose accreditation over 'antisemitic propaganda' if he's elected

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Jewish donors on Thursday that U.S. universities would lose accreditation and federal support over what he

Trump says US colleges could lose accreditation over 'antisemitic propaganda' if he's elected
Americas|Health|News

New Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students

Construction is getting underway on a state-funded reproductive health and abortion clinic in southern New Mexico that will cater to local residents and people who travel from neighboring states such as Texas and Oklahoma with major restrictions on abortion

New Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students
Americas|Election|News

The Navy secretary broke the law by voicing his views on Trump and Biden, a watchdog says

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Joe Biden and criticizing former President Donald Trump in several statements he made while on official duty overseas

The Navy secretary broke the law by voicing his views on Trump and Biden, a watchdog says
Americas|Economy|News

Brazil posts lower-than-expected trade surplus in August

Brazil posted a trade surplus of $4.828 billion in August, government data showed on Thursday, down nearly 50% from a year earlier and below market estimates of a $6.1 billion

Brazil posts lower-than-expected trade surplus in August
Americas|Election|News|World

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a multinational mission deployed to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for the organization of long-awaited general elections

Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
Americas|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Mexico bank regulator approves details of stock market reform

The board of Mexican bank regulator CNBV on Thursday approved the terms of a stock market reform passed last year, Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio, who spearheaded the

Mexico bank regulator approves details of stock market reform
Americas|Crime|News|World

Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV

The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds

Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
Americas|News|Political

Venezuela's Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is vowing to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave office in January

Venezuela's Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News

Melania Trump promotes upcoming memoir in new video: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’

Melania Trump promotes upcoming memoir in new video: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’

Melania Trump promotes upcoming memoir in new video: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’
Americas|News

US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

The United States government says it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala

US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners
Americas|Election|News

Venezuela opposition leader Machado wants US to do 'much more' on election dispute

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Thursday she wants the United States to do "much more" to press President

Venezuela opposition leader Machado wants US to do 'much more' on election dispute
Americas|Health

How fake Ozempic batch numbers help criminal groups spread dangerous drugs

In December, Drew, a 36-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, drove more than 250 miles (400 km) to Mexico to buy cheap Ozempic to help him lose weight.

How fake Ozempic batch numbers help criminal groups spread dangerous drugs
Americas|Asia|Crime|News

Why is Beijing interested in a mid-level government aide in New York State?

The decision by New York prosecutors to charge a former aide to the New York governor this week with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government has raised concerns about China’s efforts to influence U.S. politics

Why is Beijing interested in a mid-level government aide in New York State?
Americas|Crime|Lifestyle|Uncategorized

More than 200 remains to be moved from dilapidated Shawnee mausoleum

More than 200 remains to be moved from dilapidated Shawnee mausoleum

More than 200 remains to be moved from dilapidated Shawnee mausoleum
Americas|News|Political

After US talks, Nicaragua expels dozens of political prisoners to Guatemala

The United States secured the release of dozens of political prisoners in Nicaragua on Thursday following talks with the government of President Daniel Ortega, who

After US talks, Nicaragua expels dozens of political prisoners to Guatemala
Americas|Economy

Brazil's real on the up, but to stay restrained by fiscal worries: Reuters poll

Brazil's real will continue to be restrained by worries about the fiscal situation in the near future despite an expected boost from a widely anticipated

Brazil's real on the up, but to stay restrained by fiscal worries: Reuters poll
Americas|Lifestyle|Travel|Uncategorized

Emboldened by Supreme Court, California turns to police in homeless crisis

Palm Springs, long known as a desert playground for the rich and famous of Los Angeles, has enacted a number of progressive measures to address

Emboldened by Supreme Court, California turns to police in homeless crisis
Americas|News

What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president

Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a unusual proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — some 7,000 judges —stand for election

What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
Americas|Crime|Election|News|Opinion

Prosecutors in Trump election case get judge's OK to lay out fresh evidence in court filing

The federal election interference case against Donald Trump has inched forward

Prosecutors in Trump election case get judge's OK to lay out fresh evidence in court filing
Americas|Business|Technology|World

Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president

Donald Trump is promising to make America the “crypto capital of the planet” if he returns to the White House

Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president

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