Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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US market proves a headache for global carmakers

Problems in the highly competitive U.S. car market including weak prices, high inventories and difficult logistics dented profits and hit shares

US market proves a headache for global carmakers
Americas|Business|Economy

Stellantis ready to axe brands and fix US problems, CEO says

Stellantis is taking steps to fix weak margins and high inventory at its U.S. operations and will not hesitate to axe

Stellantis ready to axe brands and fix US problems, CEO says
Americas|News|Opinion|Political

Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says

Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries

Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Americas|Crime|Education|News

Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack

A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School has pleaded not guilty during a court appearance

Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Political

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments

Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world's largest economies

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments
Americas|Crime|Election|News|Political

New York urges Supreme Court not to intervene in Trump’s hush money criminal case

New York urges Supreme Court not to intervene in Trump’s hush money criminal case

New York urges Supreme Court not to intervene in Trump’s hush money criminal case
Americas|Opinion

As Venezuela holds a presidential election Sunday, what does its religious landscape look like?

What do Venezuelans believe in

As Venezuela holds a presidential election Sunday, what does its religious landscape look like?
Americas|Environment|Health|Science

Sharks off Rio de Janeiro test positive for cocaine

Sharks off the coast of Brazil's party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for cocaine.

Sharks off Rio de Janeiro test positive for cocaine
Americas|Business|Economy

Walmart in Mexico posts Q2 profit boost as sales climb

Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit posted a 9.3% year-on-year climb in its second-quarter net profit on Wednesday, as its sales

Walmart in Mexico posts Q2 profit boost as sales climb
Americas|Business|Economy

Mexican breadmaker Bimbo's Q2 profit drops 16%

Mexican breadmaker Bimbo's second-quarter net profit slipped by 16.3% compared to the same period last year to 3.32 billion pesos ($181.56 million), the firm reported on

Mexican breadmaker Bimbo's Q2 profit drops 16%
Americas|Economy|Environment|Finance

Brazil, US to unveil climate transition initiative, Brazil's finance minister says

Brazil and the United States will unveil a joint climate transition initiative, Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday, after earlier meeting with U.S.

Brazil, US to unveil climate transition initiative, Brazil's finance minister says
Americas|News|Political

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island

Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory

Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Americas|News|Political

Top Trump Justice Dept officials intervened to reduce Stone sentence, watchdog finds

Top U.S.

Top Trump Justice Dept officials intervened to reduce Stone sentence, watchdog finds
Americas|Election|Political

Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost

Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status have come under scrutiny for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials announced the order and description of choices on the upcoming ballot

Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost
Americas|Crime|News|Political

FBI says shooter who tried to kill Trump Googled details on JFK assassination

The man who tried to kill former President Donald Trump conducted online research about how Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated former President John F.

FBI says shooter who tried to kill Trump Googled details on JFK assassination
Americas|Environment

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem

Griselda Ascanio keeps an improvised wood-burning stove ready in her backyard in Maracay, 120 kilometers (75 miles)

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem
Americas|Economy|World

Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off a global effort on Wednesday to end hunger and extreme poverty, aiming to make it a hallmark of

Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty
Americas|Business|Economy|Technology

Mexico president says Musk 'not serious' about possibly scrapping Mexican investment

Mexico's president on Wednesday pushed back on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comments that the EV maker has paused plans for a plant in Mexico and would reassess

Mexico president says Musk 'not serious' about possibly scrapping Mexican investment
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site

Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site

Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site
Americas|Economy|News|Sports|World

Olympics-United States risks sports and anti-doping isolation with unilateral action

The United States could find itself isolated from world sport with significant consequences for American athletes if it risks the harmonisation of the global anti-

Olympics-United States risks sports and anti-doping isolation with unilateral action
Americas|News|Political

Israel's Netanyahu to meet separately with Biden, Harris on Thursday, White House says

U.S.

Israel's Netanyahu to meet separately with Biden, Harris on Thursday, White House says
Americas|Election|News|Political

Russia says US election upheaval shows schism in American society

Russia said on Wednesday that the upheaval surrounding the U.S. election, including an assassination attempt against Donald Trump and the exit of President Joe

Russia says US election upheaval shows schism in American society
Americas|Economy|Health

U.S. pledges $667 million to global Pandemic Fund, but needs Congress' approval

The U.S. has pledged $667 million to the latest funding round for a global fund aimed at preventing pandemics and preparing countries to deal with them,

U.S. pledges $667 million to global Pandemic Fund, but needs Congress' approval
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

IDB and Brazil's public banks to launch Amazon ETF, say sources

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Brazil's public banks will announce on Thursday the development of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on

IDB and Brazil's public banks to launch Amazon ETF, say sources
Americas|News|World

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

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