Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

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Argentina's Milei to meet with Trump, Musk next week in the US

Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei will meet with U.S.

November 07, 2024
Argentina's Milei to meet with Trump, Musk next week in the US
Americas|Political|US|World

Canada's Trudeau revives a Cabinet-level panel to address concerns about a Trump presidency

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is re-establishing a special Cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations to address his administration’s concerns about another Donald Trump presidency

November 07, 2024
Canada's Trudeau revives a Cabinet-level panel to address concerns about a Trump presidency
Americas|Economy|Finance|World

Brazil denies CNN report that upcoming spending cuts limited to $2.6 billion

Brazil's government denied on Thursday a report by CNN Brasil saying its highly anticipated package to rein in mandatory expenses would involve cuts of up to just 15

November 07, 2024
Brazil denies CNN report that upcoming spending cuts limited to $2.6 billion
Americas|Crime|World

Mexico authorities find 11 bodies in violent Guerrero state, investigating as homicides

Authorities in Guerrero, one of Mexico's most violent states, said Thursday they found the remains of 11 people in the capital Chilpancingo, marking what appears to be another

November 07, 2024
Mexico authorities find 11 bodies in violent Guerrero state, investigating as homicides
Americas|Business|Technology

Mexican economy chief wants to sound out Musk on Tesla plant plans

Mexico's economy chief will try to meet soon with Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk to determine his plans for an electric car factory in northern Mexico, he told local radio on

November 07, 2024
Mexican economy chief wants to sound out Musk on Tesla plant plans
Americas|World

Trump victory a boost for Brazil's right-wing politics

Donald Trump's electoral victory in the United States has injected new energy into Brazil's hard right and stirred hopes that former President Jair Bolsonaro can

November 07, 2024
Trump victory a boost for Brazil's right-wing politics
Americas|Political|US|World

Mexican President Sheinbaum has cordial first call with Trump

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday morning, and described the first telephone call between the leaders since Tuesday's U.S.

November 07, 2024
Mexican President Sheinbaum has cordial first call with Trump
Americas|Europe|Lifestyle|Travel|US

For some Americans living in Europe, relief from some of the smaller stresses of US life makes for a more relaxed existence

For some Americans living in Europe, relief from some of the smaller stresses of US life makes for a more relaxed existence

November 07, 2024
For some Americans living in Europe, relief from some of the smaller stresses of US life makes for a more relaxed existence
Americas|World

Cuba slowly restores power after hurricane, Havana still dark

Cuban authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island on Thursday, a day after Hurricane Rafael knocked

November 07, 2024
Cuba slowly restores power after hurricane, Havana still dark
Americas|US|World

Mexico's migrant caravan breaking up after Trump victory sows uncertainty

A caravan of thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the U.S. had shrunk to about half its original

November 07, 2024
Mexico's migrant caravan breaking up after Trump victory sows uncertainty
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy

US farm exports to China at risk from Trump's tariff threat

Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have slowed since the trade war during Donald Trump's first presidential term, could be hit again if tariff hostilities

November 07, 2024
US farm exports to China at risk from Trump's tariff threat
Americas|Asia|Election|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Asia ex-China equities have biggest monthly foreign outflow in nearly 2-1/2 years

Asian equities, excluding China, witnessed sharp foreign outflows in October, as investors wary of the U.S. presidential election outcome reacted to concerns over weaker-

November 07, 2024
Asia ex-China equities have biggest monthly foreign outflow in nearly 2-1/2 years
Americas|World

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

Cuba has been left reeling after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across western portions of the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure

November 07, 2024
Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
Americas|Crime|US|World

Judge rules Guantanamo plea deals revoked by Pentagon were valid- New York Times

Plea deals agreed with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks and two accomplices held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were valid, according to a

November 07, 2024
Judge rules Guantanamo plea deals revoked by Pentagon were valid- New York Times
Americas|Business|Economy|Election|Finance|US

Automakers brace for new tariffs, EV changes under Trump presidency

Automakers are bracing for President-elect Donald Trump to impose new tariffs on vehicles from Mexico and potentially from

November 06, 2024
Automakers brace for new tariffs, EV changes under Trump presidency
Americas|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Coty sees annual profit at low end of forecast as mass beauty demand slows

Coty on Wednesday said it expects annual profit to come in at the low end of its forecast, as weak demand for beauty products in major markets such as the United States and Australia

November 06, 2024
Coty sees annual profit at low end of forecast as mass beauty demand slows
Americas|Election|US

Latino voters from battleground states react to Trump win

Latino voters from battleground states North Carolina and Pennsylvania reacted to Donald Trump's win. Support for Trump among Latino voters was at a historic high in 2024.

November 06, 2024
Latino voters from battleground states react to Trump win
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment

Liam Payne body moved from British cemetery in Buenos Aires on way to airport - cemetery source

The body of pop star Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires last month, has been taken from the city's British cemetery on route to the airport, a senior

November 06, 2024
Liam Payne body moved from British cemetery in Buenos Aires on way to airport - cemetery source
Americas|Finance|Stock Markets

'Two crazy people': Argentina bonds pop as investors cheer Milei-Trump prospect

Argentina's dollar bonds jumped in early trade on Wednesday and the country's risk index dropped sharply, with investors cheering the prospect of closer ties

November 06, 2024
'Two crazy people': Argentina bonds pop as investors cheer Milei-Trump prospect
Americas|Crime|Europe|World

Spanish police seize record cocaine in Ecuadorean banana shipment

Spanish police have made a record cocaine seizure after finding 13 metric tons of the drug hidden in a shipment of bananas in a container from Ecuador in the

November 06, 2024
Spanish police seize record cocaine in Ecuadorean banana shipment
Americas|Election|US

Mexico's Sheinbaum asks Trump for dialogue, respect for sovereignty after victory

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday congratulated former U.S.

November 06, 2024
Mexico's Sheinbaum asks Trump for dialogue, respect for sovereignty after victory
Americas|Environment|Science|US|World

Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path

Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path

November 06, 2024
Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil finalizes talks on new fiscal measures amid volatility post US election

Brazil's Finance Minister said on Wednesday the government has concluded talks on new measures to strengthen the fiscal framework, seen as crucial to improve the

November 06, 2024
Brazil finalizes talks on new fiscal measures amid volatility post US election
Americas|Economy

Brazil annual inflation forecast at 1-year high in Oct- Reuters poll

Brazil's annual inflation is forecast to have reached a one-year high in October on steeper energy and meat prices caused by a severe drought, while a host of risks

November 06, 2024
Brazil annual inflation forecast at 1-year high in Oct- Reuters poll
Americas|Election|Political|US|World

Mexico to feel initial blow from Trump victory but has room to negotiate

Mexico must maneuver carefully now that Donald Trump has secured his return to the U.S. presidency, but Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum

November 06, 2024
Mexico to feel initial blow from Trump victory but has room to negotiate
Americas|World

Cuba's electrical grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes island

Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island's southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115

November 06, 2024
Cuba's electrical grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes island
Americas|Election|US|World

Iranians worried, elated, wary in mixed reaction to Trump win

Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election drew mixed reactions among ordinary Iranians, with some fearing a heightened risk of war and economic

November 06, 2024
Iranians worried, elated, wary in mixed reaction to Trump win
Americas|Election|US

Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election

Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party is leading polls in a historic gubernatorial election that could see her party secure a third consecutive term for the first time

November 06, 2024
Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election
Americas|Election|Political|US

Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?

President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions following his election victory.

November 06, 2024
Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
Americas|Election|US

Mexico's peso trims early losses against dollar as markets digest Trump's win

Mexico's peso was narrowly weaker on Wednesday after largely recovering from a slump earlier in the day to its

November 06, 2024
Mexico's peso trims early losses against dollar as markets digest Trump's win
Americas|Asia|Election|US

China’s state media focuses on US divisions as America awaits election results

China’s state media focuses on US divisions as America awaits election results

November 06, 2024
China’s state media focuses on US divisions as America awaits election results
Americas|Economy|Election|Finance|US

Volatile Mexican peso hits 2-year low, traders lean toward Trump win

The Mexican peso sank against the U.S. dollar as results in the U.S. presidential election rolled in, extending a streak of volatility which has hit the currency

November 06, 2024
Volatile Mexican peso hits 2-year low, traders lean toward Trump win
Americas|Election|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Trump presidency lifts Wall St to record high; dollar, Treasury yields surge

Wall Street tore to record highs on Wednesday and major stock markets around the world surged, while bitcoin hit an all-time-high and

November 06, 2024
Trump presidency lifts Wall St to record high; dollar, Treasury yields surge
Americas|Business|Economy|Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|World

Oil settles lower as US dollar surges, investors take stock of Trump victory

Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday as investors weighed a strong U.S. dollar against the potential that U.S.

November 06, 2024
Oil settles lower as US dollar surges, investors take stock of Trump victory
Americas|World

Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island

Hurricane Rafael has pushed into the Gulf of Mexico after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid

November 06, 2024
Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island
Americas|Environment|World

Hurricane Rafael barrels through Cayman Islands

Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S.

November 05, 2024
Hurricane Rafael barrels through Cayman Islands
Americas|Economy|Education|Health|World

Brazil looks at curbing health, education spending in fiscal package, sources say

Brazil's government is preparing measures to curb spending that would put health and education expenditures under a general cap that

November 05, 2024
Brazil looks at curbing health, education spending in fiscal package, sources say
Americas|Business|Economy|Europe

EU official expects Mercosur trade deal this year, dismisses changes on deforestation law

The European Union expects to close the trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur by the end of the year, the EU commissioner for crisis management

November 05, 2024
EU official expects Mercosur trade deal this year, dismisses changes on deforestation law
Americas|US|World

Migrant caravan of 3,000 heads north in Mexico as US votes

A caravan of approximately 3,000 migrants set off on Tuesday from southern Mexico, headed toward the United States on the day when U.S

November 05, 2024
Migrant caravan of 3,000 heads north in Mexico as US votes
Americas|World

Mexico Supreme Court keeps intact most of ruling party's judicial reform

Mexico's controversial judicial reform requiring direct election of judges and magistrates emerged mostly unscathed on Tuesday from a Supreme Court vote on whether

November 05, 2024
Mexico Supreme Court keeps intact most of ruling party's judicial reform
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Delay in Chile mining permits a serious problem, says local head of Freeport

An extended delay in enacting reforms in Chile aimed at expediting mining permits represents a "serious" problem for the industry in the world's top copper-producing country, the

November 05, 2024
Delay in Chile mining permits a serious problem, says local head of Freeport
Americas|Business|Europe|US|World

Leaders from key countries to skip COP29 climate summit

World leaders from major economies including the United States, the European Union and Brazil are planning to skip this year's

November 05, 2024
Leaders from key countries to skip COP29 climate summit
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil continues high-level talks on spending control measures

Brazil's government continued high-level discussions on Tuesday towards the announcement of anticipated spending control measures seen as crucial for sustaining fiscal rules,

November 05, 2024
Brazil continues high-level talks on spending control measures
Americas|Economy|World

Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer

Blackouts on the Caribbean island are shining a light on a crumbling economy that the nation’s communist leaders may struggle to emerge from.

November 05, 2024
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
Americas|Election|US|World

Trump warns, if elected, he'll impose tariffs on Mexico, China over fentanyl

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned on Monday that, if elected, he would punish Mexico and China with tariffs unless both governments moved to stop the flow of

November 05, 2024
Trump warns, if elected, he'll impose tariffs on Mexico, China over fentanyl
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil's Haddad presents fiscal proposals to Lula, but no measures announced

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad presented fiscal proposals under discussion to other cabinet members and to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a meeting on Monday,

November 04, 2024
Brazil's Haddad presents fiscal proposals to Lula, but no measures announced
Americas|Business|Environment|Technology|World

Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says

Hangzhou Duojia Technology, which distributes solar technology to Cuba, called a Cuban plan to dramatically boost solar generation a win for both countries, touting

November 04, 2024
Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says
Americas|Business|Finance

Brazil's Itau Unibanco bumps up credit outlook after Q3 profit climbs 18%

Brazil's Itau Unibanco, Latin America's largest private lender, on Monday bumped up its estimated portfolio growth for the year after logging an 18% increase in

November 04, 2024
Brazil's Itau Unibanco bumps up credit outlook after Q3 profit climbs 18%
Americas|World

Mexico Congress likely to pass reform abolishing autonomous bodies by mid-November, official says

Mexico's Congress will likely be able to pass a constitutional reform abolishing certain autonomous institutions by mid-November, the lower house's leader said on Monday.

November 04, 2024
Mexico Congress likely to pass reform abolishing autonomous bodies by mid-November, official says
Americas|US|World

Argentina's Milei, singing Elvis, targets Cuba UN vote 'traitors'

Argentina's showman libertarian President Javier Milei sang along to Elvis Presley on Monday even as he took aim at officials he called "traitors" for defying

November 04, 2024
Argentina's Milei, singing Elvis, targets Cuba UN vote 'traitors'
Americas|Crime|Election|Health|US

Florida voters reject measures to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana

Florida voters rejected ballot measures to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana

November 04, 2024
Florida voters reject measures to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana
Americas|Crime

Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region

Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday

November 04, 2024
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Americas|World

Canada judge who headed residential school abuse investigation dies

The judge and senator who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into Canadian residential schools' abuse of Indigenous children has died.

November 04, 2024
Canada judge who headed residential school abuse investigation dies
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the US

Mexico’s Defense Department claims the National Guard has killed two Colombians and wounded four others in a confrontation near the U.S. border

November 04, 2024
Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the US
Americas|Environment|World

Tropical Storm Rafael gains steam, churns toward Jamaica, Cuba

Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago.

November 04, 2024
Tropical Storm Rafael gains steam, churns toward Jamaica, Cuba
Americas|Crime|Environment|World

Brazil prepares to remove illegal Amazon gold miners from Munduruku land

Brazilian authorities are preparing to remove illegal gold miners from an Indigenous reservation in the Amazon rainforest that has been criss-crossed with

November 04, 2024
Brazil prepares to remove illegal Amazon gold miners from Munduruku land
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil's Finance Minister says fiscal measures could be announced this week

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that fiscal measures to support the country's fiscal framework could be announced this week, adding that the government is

November 04, 2024
Brazil's Finance Minister says fiscal measures could be announced this week
Americas|US|World

Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India to pray for her election victory

Residents in U.S.

November 04, 2024
Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India to pray for her election victory
Americas|Political|World

Mexico President Sheinbaum chides top court ahead of judicial reform decision

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the country's Supreme Court on Monday for overstepping its authority as it weighs whether to deem part of a recently-enacted

November 04, 2024
Mexico President Sheinbaum chides top court ahead of judicial reform decision
Americas|Environment

Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba

November 04, 2024
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane
Americas|Election|Political

Can Milei defuse Argentina's economic time bomb?

Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, a political outsider who won election last year brandishing a chainsaw as a blunt symbol of his plans to cut

November 04, 2024
Can Milei defuse Argentina's economic time bomb?
Americas|Political|World

Bolivia's Evo Morales tells AP he'll press on with a hunger strike until his rival accepts dialogue

Bolivia’s transformative and divisive former President Evo Morales has told the Associated Press that he would press on with a hunger strike until the government of his protégé-turned-rival agreed to a political dialogue

November 03, 2024
Bolivia's Evo Morales tells AP he'll press on with a hunger strike until his rival accepts dialogue
Americas|Environment

Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores

A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen

November 03, 2024
Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores
Americas|Health|World

Brazilian President Lula stable after follow-up tests for October head injury

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who sustained a head injury last month, underwent imaging tests on Sunday in Brasilia, with the medical report saying his condition

November 03, 2024
Brazilian President Lula stable after follow-up tests for October head injury
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil Finance minister cancels trip to Europe amid pressure to present fiscal measures

Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad canceled a trip to Europe this week, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday, amid pressure from market participants for the government

November 03, 2024
Brazil Finance minister cancels trip to Europe amid pressure to present fiscal measures
Americas|Economy|US

Puerto Rico prepares for Election Day as a third-party candidate makes history

The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds

November 03, 2024
Puerto Rico prepares for Election Day as a third-party candidate makes history
Americas|Crime|Election|US

National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest

National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest

November 02, 2024
National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest
Americas|Crime

A leader of Mexican folk saint cult 'La Santa Muerte' is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure

Authorities say a local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” has been gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure

November 02, 2024
A leader of Mexican folk saint cult 'La Santa Muerte' is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure
Americas|Crime

Ecuador's Indigenous defenders face growing threats, activists say at UN summit

Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number of threats and sometimes deadly attacks amid spiraling violence in the

November 01, 2024
Ecuador's Indigenous defenders face growing threats, activists say at UN summit
Americas|World

Brazil surprised by Venezuela's 'offensive tone' as diplomatic row escalates

The Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday it was taken by surprise by an "offensive tone" that Venezuelan authorities used against Brazil

November 01, 2024
Brazil surprised by Venezuela's 'offensive tone' as diplomatic row escalates
Americas|Crime|World

Bolivia's Arce says Morales backers behind military posts takeover

Bolivian President Luis Arce accused followers of his former mentor-turned-rival, Evo Morales, of being behind an armed takeover of military posts and holding

November 01, 2024
Bolivia's Arce says Morales backers behind military posts takeover
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Venezuela's oil exports hit a 4-year peak on higher output, sales to US, India

Venezuela's oil exports rose to a four-year high, approaching 950,000 barrels per day in October, boosted by growing crude output

November 01, 2024
Venezuela's oil exports hit a 4-year peak on higher output, sales to US, India
Americas|Environment

Brazil federal police formally accuses Braskem over sinking ground

Petrochemical firm Braskem and 19 people were formally accused by Brazil's police following an investigation into sinking ground in the city of Maceio related to salt mining

November 01, 2024
Brazil federal police formally accuses Braskem over sinking ground
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Europe|MidEast|US|World

Spiritual, not spooky. After Halloween, Christians observe All Saints' Day

Christians in many countries around the world are celebrating All Saints’ Day, a somber and spiritual day in the church’s liturgical calendar that shares pagan roots with Halloween

November 01, 2024
Spiritual, not spooky. After Halloween, Christians observe All Saints' Day
Americas|US|World

US border arrests remained lower in October amid Biden asylum restrictions, source says

U.S. border authorities apprehended some 54,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in October, according to preliminary figures obtained by Reuters

November 01, 2024
US border arrests remained lower in October amid Biden asylum restrictions, source says
Americas|Food|Lifestyle|Travel

A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread

During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November, Latin Americans honor their departed loved ones by setting up altars adorned with food, flowers and photographs

November 01, 2024
A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread
Americas|Lifestyle|Travel|World

Pets join Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars

Pets are not forgotten during Mexico’s famed Day of the Dead celebrations, when even Fido and Tiger get a place at the altars Mexican families set up to honor their deceased loved ones, complete with flowers, candles and photographs

November 01, 2024
Pets join Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars
Americas|Crime|World

Brazilian ex-police officers get decades in prison for 2018 murder of Rio politician

A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to decades behind bars on Thursday for the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city council member

October 31, 2024
Brazilian ex-police officers get decades in prison for 2018 murder of Rio politician
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement

Arizona voters have approved letting local police arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the state from Mexico

October 31, 2024
Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement
Americas|Crime|Political

Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco

A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’s political left whose killing sparked outrage

October 31, 2024
Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco
Americas|Business|Finance|Sports|US

World Series champion Dodgers have eye on back-to-back titles with Ohtani returning to mound in 2025

The Los Angeles Dodgers spent big bucks to beef up their roster with the additions of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this season

October 31, 2024
World Series champion Dodgers have eye on back-to-back titles with Ohtani returning to mound in 2025
Americas|Crime

Mexico's Sinaloa bans Halloween costumes amid cartel violence

In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes on Thursday night for Halloween to avoid being confused with

October 31, 2024
Mexico's Sinaloa bans Halloween costumes amid cartel violence
Americas|Economy|Finance

Argentina tax amnesty scheme lures $18 billion in bank deposits

A tax amnesty program in Argentina encouraging residents to deposit foreign currency previously stuffed under mattresses, stored in safety-

October 31, 2024
Argentina tax amnesty scheme lures $18 billion in bank deposits
Americas|Asia|MidEast|World

How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election

At a recent naturalization ceremony, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took their oaths to become American citizens

October 31, 2024
How immigrants who just became US citizens plan to vote in the 2024 election
Americas|Political

Mexico's new president to attend G20 summit in Brazil in first trip abroad

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she will attend the G20 summit in November hosted by Brazil, marking her first international trip since taking office

October 31, 2024
Mexico's new president to attend G20 summit in Brazil in first trip abroad
Americas|Crime|US

US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on senior members of the armed wing of a Mexican drug cartel that operates on border territories in and around Chihuahua, Mexico

October 31, 2024
US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel
Americas|Health|World

Brazil's Lula cancels APEC trip to Lima, adviser says

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to the Nov. 14-15 APEC leaders' summit in Lima, a presidential adviser told Reuters on Thursday.

October 31, 2024
Brazil's Lula cancels APEC trip to Lima, adviser says
Americas|Asia|World

About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine's border are expected in combat in days, US says

The Biden administration says some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days

October 31, 2024
About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine's border are expected in combat in days, US says
Americas|Election|US

Harris warns Trump will slash Obamacare; Trump says he never mentioned it

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris warned voters on Thursday that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would

October 31, 2024
Harris warns Trump will slash Obamacare; Trump says he never mentioned it
Americas|Celebrity|Election|Entertainment|US

A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line

A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line

October 31, 2024
A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
Americas|Election|Political|World

8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul

Eight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last month

October 31, 2024
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
Americas|World

Mexico's lower house restricts judiciary's power to challenge constitutional changes

Mexico's lower house of Congress approved a measure on Wednesday that makes changes to the constitution "unchallengeable" as ruling party Morena and allies push through a swath

October 30, 2024
Mexico's lower house restricts judiciary's power to challenge constitutional changes
Americas|US|World

Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has dismissed his foreign minister hours after the country voted against the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba at the U.N. Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino was replaced by the current Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S., Gerardo Werthein, Milei’s spokesman Manuel Adorni announced on his X account

October 30, 2024
Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba
Americas|Business|Economy|World

Bolivia president calls for end of blockades, says costs exceed $1.7 billion

Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday called for the end of costly highway blockades that have paralyzed parts of the South American country and fueled an increasingly volatile

October 30, 2024
Bolivia president calls for end of blockades, says costs exceed $1.7 billion
Americas|Crime|Lifestyle|World

2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours

A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to death

October 30, 2024
2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours
Americas|World

Argentine President Milei fires foreign minister after vote to lift embargo against Cuba

Argentina's President Javier Milei on Wednesday replaced Foreign Affairs Minister Diana Mondino after she voted in favor of lifting the U.S. embargo against Cuba at the United

October 30, 2024
Argentine President Milei fires foreign minister after vote to lift embargo against Cuba
Americas|World

Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights

Hundreds of Indigenous people were marching Wednesday in Brazil’s capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed constitutional amendment that has the potential to paralyze and even reverse land allocations

October 30, 2024
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights
Americas|Business|Economy|US

Majority of Mexico's Supreme Court justices resigns after judicial reform

Eight of 11 justices on Mexico's Supreme Court have resigned and declined to participate in an election for the court scheduled for June, the court said on Wednesday.

October 30, 2024
Majority of Mexico's Supreme Court justices resigns after judicial reform
Americas|World

Venezuela recalls Brazil envoy over 'interventionist' criticisms

The Venezuelan government on Wednesday said it was recalling its ambassador in Brazil over what it described as "repeated

October 30, 2024
Venezuela recalls Brazil envoy over 'interventionist' criticisms
Americas|Business|US|World

Steel plant explosion in central Mexico kills at least 12 people

An explosion at a Simec-owned steel plant in Mexico's central Tlaxcala state in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 12 people, state authorities

October 30, 2024
Steel plant explosion in central Mexico kills at least 12 people
Americas|Business|Economy|World

Argentina transportation unions strike against Milei's austerity moves

A 24-hour strike launched on Wednesday by transportation unions in Argentina against President Javier Milei's austerity measures blocked grain shipments at a major hub and

October 30, 2024
Argentina transportation unions strike against Milei's austerity moves
Americas|Crime|Election

Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

A trial has opened against two former policemen accused in the 2018 killing of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

October 30, 2024
Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
Americas|World

How Mexican cartels manage the flow of migrants on their way to the US border

The first place many migrants sleep after entering Mexico from Guatemala is inside a large structure, a roof above and fenced in the sides on a rural ranch

October 30, 2024
How Mexican cartels manage the flow of migrants on their way to the US border
Americas|Election|Political|World

Suriname to hold off on new IMF program until next year's election

The government of Suriname said on Tuesday it would wait until after next year's May general election to decide whether to apply for another program with the

October 29, 2024
Suriname to hold off on new IMF program until next year's election
Americas|World

A hotel collapses in Argentina and leaves 1 dead and several trapped

Authorities say a 10-story hotel under renovation in Argentina has collapsed, leaving one person dead and at least seven trapped in the debris

October 29, 2024
A hotel collapses in Argentina and leaves 1 dead and several trapped
Americas|World

Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction

Colombia at the U.N.

October 29, 2024
Countries launch nature coalition at UN COP16 talks, warn of human extinction
Americas|Political

Mexico Supreme Court justice announces resignation, more expected

Mexican Supreme Court Justice Alfredo Gutierrez will resign from the court at the end of August 2025, he said in a letter on Tuesday, the first of several

October 29, 2024
Mexico Supreme Court justice announces resignation, more expected
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Mexico's Pemex posts wider third-quarter loss, hit by weaker peso

Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex reported a deeper $8.2 billion third-quarter net loss on Tuesday, hurt mostly by a weaker exchange rate

October 29, 2024
Mexico's Pemex posts wider third-quarter loss, hit by weaker peso
Americas|US

Federal Reserve to cut rates by 25 basis points at next two meetings- Reuters poll

The U.S.

October 29, 2024
Federal Reserve to cut rates by 25 basis points at next two meetings- Reuters poll
Americas|Travel|World

One dead and others trapped beneath rubble of collapsed hotel in Argentina

One dead and others trapped beneath rubble of collapsed hotel in Argentina

October 29, 2024
One dead and others trapped beneath rubble of collapsed hotel in Argentina
Americas|Economy|Finance

Argentina debt risk index drops again as default fears recede

Argentina's country risk index, a measure of the premium investors demand to hold local bonds versus equivalent U.S. debt, dropped under 900 basis points on

October 29, 2024
Argentina debt risk index drops again as default fears recede
Americas|World

Spain appoints new ambassador to Argentina ending spat over Sanchez's wife

Spain appointed a new ambassador to Buenos Aires on Tuesday, five months after having withdrawn its envoy in a diplomatic dispute over Argentine President Javier Milei's derogatory

October 29, 2024
Spain appoints new ambassador to Argentina ending spat over Sanchez's wife
Americas|Food|Travel|World

Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'

“Pan de muerto," or “bread of the dead,” is freshly baked in Mexico ahead of Day of the Dead celebrations

October 29, 2024
Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'
Americas|World

Hotel collapses in Argentina, firefighters search for trapped people

A ten-story hotel building collapsed early on Tuesday in the coastal city of Villa Gesell in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, the local municipality said in a statement.

October 29, 2024
Hotel collapses in Argentina, firefighters search for trapped people
Americas|US|World

Qatar says it will work with Biden administration until 'last minute' for Gaza ceasefire deal

Qatar will work with U.S.

October 29, 2024
Qatar says it will work with Biden administration until 'last minute' for Gaza ceasefire deal
Americas|Asia|Economy|World

Panama Canal seeks LNG comeback after 65% decline in traffic

The Panama Canal aims to regain vessel traffic carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas to Asia as demand in that

October 29, 2024
Panama Canal seeks LNG comeback after 65% decline in traffic
Americas|Asia|Political|US|World

What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S.

October 29, 2024
What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?
Americas|World

Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work

When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in prison without a conviction, he found it empty

October 29, 2024
Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work
Americas|Political|World

Bolivia's Morales says government has 'dark plot to destroy' him after alleged car attack

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales told Reuters on Monday that the government of ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce was behind an

October 29, 2024
Bolivia's Morales says government has 'dark plot to destroy' him after alleged car attack
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

Mexico Supreme Court justice challenges controversial judicial reform

Mexico's Supreme Court published a proposal on Monday to invalidate core parts of a controversial judicial overhaul that has rattled markets and shaken investor

October 28, 2024
Mexico Supreme Court justice challenges controversial judicial reform
Americas|Crime|World

Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants

More than 2,000 soldiers and 500 police officers surrounded a dense neighborhood on the outskirts of El Salvador’s capital in an effort to quash the remnants of gangs the president said were trying to set up shop in the area

October 28, 2024
Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants
Americas|Crime|World

Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico

Four Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has left more than a dozen dead in recent days

October 28, 2024
Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
Americas|Environment|Science|Technology|US

These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives

A coastal flooding prevention project in New York City could be a model for communities along America's hurricane-battered coasts

October 28, 2024
These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives
Americas|Sports|World

Pato O'Ward takes Mexico City by storm, proving the IndyCar driver can carry series in home country

IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward dazzled in Mexico City during the Formula 1 weekend and proved he's a big enough star to carry IndyCar into his native country for its own race

October 28, 2024
Pato O'Ward takes Mexico City by storm, proving the IndyCar driver can carry series in home country
Americas|US|World

Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race

Residents say a speaker calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment

October 28, 2024
Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
Americas|World

Bolivia government says ex-President Morales fired upon anti-narcotics patrol

Bolivia's government on Monday denied accusations that it had led a targeted attack on ex-President Evo Morales, whose car was shot at on Sunday, claiming the former

October 28, 2024
Bolivia government says ex-President Morales fired upon anti-narcotics patrol
Americas|Election|Political

City elections show Brazil shifted right but not far-right

Conservative and center-right parties were the big winners in Brazil's city elections on Sunday, but right-leaning voters preferred moderates to candidates

October 28, 2024
City elections show Brazil shifted right but not far-right
Americas|World

Mexican president condemns apparent assassination attempt on Bolivia's Morales

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday condemned an apparent assassination attempt on former Bolivian President Evo Morales a day earlier, which took place amid a growing

October 28, 2024
Mexican president condemns apparent assassination attempt on Bolivia's Morales
Americas|US|World

Mexican border crackdown takes heat out of Trump’s migrant jibes

At a remote military checkpoint in the Mexican desert some 25 miles (40 km) south of the border

October 28, 2024
Mexican border crackdown takes heat out of Trump’s migrant jibes
Americas|Election|US|World

US policy toward Cuba hangs in balance as presidential election looms

In Cuba, all eyes are on the U.S. presidential election.

October 28, 2024
US policy toward Cuba hangs in balance as presidential election looms
Americas|Crime|World

Mexico's Sinaloa state reports 14 murders in one day amid wave of violence

Authorities in Mexico's Sinaloa state said on Sunday that at least 14 people were killed the day before amid a wave of violence that erupted after drug trafficker Ismael "El

October 27, 2024
Mexico's Sinaloa state reports 14 murders in one day amid wave of violence
Americas|Election|Political

Sao Paulo mayor Nunes re-elected, defeats leftist Boulos, Datafolha projection shows

Sao Paulo's Mayor Ricardo Nunes was reelected for another four years in Brazil's largest city, defeating leftist challenger Guilherme Boulos, according to a projection on Sunday

October 27, 2024
Sao Paulo mayor Nunes re-elected, defeats leftist Boulos, Datafolha projection shows
Americas|Crime|World

Bolivia's former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claims he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car

October 27, 2024
Bolivia's former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination
Americas|World

Bolivia's Morales says his vehicle was hit by gunfire as tensions flare

Bolivia's former leader Evo Morales said on Sunday his vehicle was hit by gunfire captured in a video, reflecting how political tensions between

October 27, 2024
Bolivia's Morales says his vehicle was hit by gunfire as tensions flare
Americas|Election|Political

Brazil runoff vote in city elections confirms right-wing trend

Sao Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes was reelected on Sunday to serve another four years in Brazil's largest city, defeating leftist challenger Guilherme Boulos in

October 27, 2024
Brazil runoff vote in city elections confirms right-wing trend
Americas|Election|World

Uruguay heads for tight presidential run-off vote, rejects pension reform

Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election run-off next month after a first round on Sunday saw a center-left candidate come top ahead

October 27, 2024
Uruguay heads for tight presidential run-off vote, rejects pension reform
Americas|Education

They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed

The school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from Venezuela and Colombia

October 27, 2024
They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed
Americas|Election|World

Uruguay, one of Latin America's strongest democracies, heads to a runoff between two moderates

The leading contenders in Uruguay’s presidential election say voters in the small South American nation had sent the race to a run-off in November

October 27, 2024
Uruguay, one of Latin America's strongest democracies, heads to a runoff between two moderates
Americas|Crime|World

Bus crash in central Mexico kills 19 people

Nineteen people died and six others were injured when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico's central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, local authorities said.

October 26, 2024
Bus crash in central Mexico kills 19 people
Americas|Business|Economy|Environment|Finance

Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land

Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais ($64 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meat packers, including the world's largest JBS SA, for

October 26, 2024
Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|US

China expresses concern over tariffs, sanctions in US meeting

China expressed concern over U.S. tariffs and Russia-related sanctions during a meeting of the two countries' Economic Working Group in Washington, China's finance ministry said

October 26, 2024
China expresses concern over tariffs, sanctions in US meeting
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Education|Election|Europe|Finance|Health|Lifestyle|MidEast|US|World

War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says

Top U.N. officials say more than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war

October 25, 2024
War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says
Americas|Business|Crime|US|World

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sixteen counts of sex trafficking and international prostitution

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sixteen counts of sex trafficking and international prostitution

October 25, 2024
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sixteen counts of sex trafficking and international prostitution
Americas|Education|Opinion|Political|US|World

Biden apologizes to Native Americans for abusive government-funded boarding schools

Biden apologizes to Native Americans for abusive government-funded boarding schools

October 25, 2024
Biden apologizes to Native Americans for abusive government-funded boarding schools
Americas|US

Biden apology for Indian boarding schools interrupted by Gaza war protester

President Joe Biden formally apologized on Friday for the U.S. government's role in running abusive Native American boarding

October 25, 2024
Biden apology for Indian boarding schools interrupted by Gaza war protester
Americas|Business|Economy

Panama Canal net income rose to $3.45 billion despite drought

The Panama Canal's profit increased about 9.5% in the fiscal year ended in September to $3.45 billion despite a severe drought that reduced

October 25, 2024
Panama Canal net income rose to $3.45 billion despite drought
Americas|Economy|Finance

Argentina risk index breaks below 1,000-point barrier as markets cheer

Argentina's closely-watched country risk index, a reflection of how investors view the country's debt, broke below a key level of 1,000 basis points on

October 25, 2024
Argentina risk index breaks below 1,000-point barrier as markets cheer
Americas|Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|World

Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s worst-ever environmental disasters

October 25, 2024
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Economy|Europe|World

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies

October 25, 2024
Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
Americas|World

Mexican Senate passes proposal to block challenges to constitutional reforms

Mexico's Senate on Friday passed a proposal which would make reforms to the Constitution "unchallengeable" as ruling party Morena and allies push through a swath of

October 25, 2024
Mexican Senate passes proposal to block challenges to constitutional reforms
Americas|Election|World

Uruguay set for election dominated by pensions, crime

In Uruguay's capital Montevideo and around this South American nation of 3.4 million people, voters are gearing up for Sunday's election, overshadowed by a

October 25, 2024
Uruguay set for election dominated by pensions, crime
Americas|Economy

IMF says Latam, Caribbean should focus reforms toward growth

The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to target economic policies aimed at

October 25, 2024
IMF says Latam, Caribbean should focus reforms toward growth
Americas|Environment|World

Brazil's Lula cancels trip to COP16, COP29 after head injury

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled the trips to the United Nations summits COP16 in Colombia and COP29 in Azerbaijan, his office said on Friday, following

October 25, 2024
Brazil's Lula cancels trip to COP16, COP29 after head injury
Africa|Americas|Europe|World

Where Europe, US stand on slavery reparations

Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to

October 25, 2024
Where Europe, US stand on slavery reparations
Africa|Americas|Asia|Europe|Opinion|World

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

October 25, 2024
King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
Africa|Americas|Europe|World

King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push

October 25, 2024
King Charles acknowledges 'painful' slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
Americas|Crime|World

US to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources

US to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources

October 25, 2024
US to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources
Americas|Asia|Economy|Finance|US

Japan, US finance chiefs discussed FX moves in bilateral meeting, official says

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S.

October 24, 2024
Japan, US finance chiefs discussed FX moves in bilateral meeting, official says
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil to partly address fiscal concerns soon, central bank chief says

Brazil's government will make announcements soon that will partly address financial markets' fiscal concerns that are affecting the country's risk premium,

October 24, 2024
Brazil to partly address fiscal concerns soon, central bank chief says
Americas|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died

The police have raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony

October 24, 2024
Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died
Americas|Crime|Videos|World

A car bomb explodes outside a police station in western Mexico, wounding 3 officers

A car bomb left outside a police station in western Mexico has wounded three people

October 24, 2024
A car bomb explodes outside a police station in western Mexico, wounding 3 officers
Americas|Business|Finance

JBS, Sigma vie for Kraft Heinz's $3 billion hot-dog business, sources say

Brazilian meatpacker JBS and Mexico's Sigma Alimentos are among those competing to acquire Oscar Mayer, the hot dogs and cold cuts business of packaged food

October 24, 2024
JBS, Sigma vie for Kraft Heinz's $3 billion hot-dog business, sources say
Americas|World

Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will significantly reduce the number of new immigrants in the country after acknowledging his government failed to get the balance right coming out of the pandemic

October 24, 2024
Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed
Africa|Americas|Crime|Finance|Health|Technology|US|World

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case

An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and diplomatic grounds

October 24, 2024
Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case
Americas|Crime|Videos

Car bomb attack injures three police officers in central Mexico

A car bomb on Thursday in front of a local government's public security office in central Mexico injured three police officers, the secretariat said, in an uncommon type of

October 24, 2024
Car bomb attack injures three police officers in central Mexico
Americas|Crime|World

Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in the country's capital as violence surges once again

October 24, 2024
Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
Americas|Environment|Health|World

In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another

October 24, 2024
In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil to calculate potential GDP to balance debate on rates, says minister

Brazil's government is considering calculating the country's potential growth rate in addition to the official GDP to show that there is room for the economy to

October 24, 2024
Brazil to calculate potential GDP to balance debate on rates, says minister
Americas|Travel|World

In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the USA

The journey of Rossanna and Widman began in the Guatemalan village of San Juan La Laguna, on the turquoise Lake Atitlan, where they met

October 24, 2024
In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the USA
Americas|Election|Political|World

In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker

Uruguayan Alvaro Delgado, a 55-year-old former senator and the conservative ruling coalition's continuity candidate for president, is trailing his center-left

October 24, 2024
In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker
Americas|US|World

North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites

North Carolina state legislators have approved over $600 million more toward Hurricane Helene recovery and relief

October 24, 2024
North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites
Americas|Economy|Finance

World Bank, IDB grant Argentina $8.8 billion in financing for economic development

The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are providing Argentina with $8.8 billion in financing, the South American country's economy ministry announced on Wednesday, as

October 23, 2024
World Bank, IDB grant Argentina $8.8 billion in financing for economic development
Americas|Business|Finance

Tequila maker Becle quadruples net profit in third quarter on peso's slump

Mexico's Becle, the world's largest tequila producer, more than quadrupled its net profit in the third quarter, it said on Wednesday, boosted by favorable foreign exchange-rate

October 23, 2024
Tequila maker Becle quadruples net profit in third quarter on peso's slump
Americas|World

Canada to cut immigration numbers, government source says

Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, marking a notable shift in policy for the

October 23, 2024
Canada to cut immigration numbers, government source says
Americas|Sports|US|World

Angelenos mourn Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the 1980s

The city of Los Angeles is mourning the death of Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the early 1980s

October 23, 2024
Angelenos mourn Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the 1980s
Americas|Crime|World

Peru bus drivers strike disrupts Lima amid rising crime concerns

Bus drivers in Peru, angry over violent attacks and extortion, went on strike on Wednesday for the third time in less than a month, disrupting the country's sprawling

October 23, 2024
Peru bus drivers strike disrupts Lima amid rising crime concerns
Americas|Crime|Economy|Finance|US

US charges Venezuelan TV news network owner in alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that a Venezuelan television news network owner was charged in an alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme.

October 23, 2024
US charges Venezuelan TV news network owner in alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme
Americas|World

Cuba keeps schools closed, workers home during recovery from power failure, hurricane

Cuba said on Wednesday it would keep schools closed and non-essential workers home through Sunday as the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation struggled to recover from the collapse

October 23, 2024
Cuba keeps schools closed, workers home during recovery from power failure, hurricane
Americas|Economy|Environment|Political|World

Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island's solar buildout been so slow?

Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month wouldn’t have happened if the government had built out more solar power to boost its failing electric grid as promised, some experts say

October 23, 2024
Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island's solar buildout been so slow?
Americas|Election|Finance|Videos

Uruguay presidential candidate warns pension reform would 'blow up' economic stability

A Uruguayan pension reform plan that seeks to lower the retirement age to 60 and will be put to citizens in a referendum on Sunday would "blow up" the South

October 23, 2024
Uruguay presidential candidate warns pension reform would 'blow up' economic stability
Americas|World

Unhappy Canada legislators vent frustration in meeting with PM Trudeau

Unhappy legislators from Canada's ruling Liberals on Wednesday vented their frustration in a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who they blame

October 23, 2024
Unhappy Canada legislators vent frustration in meeting with PM Trudeau
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil's Haddad says measures for fiscal rules sustainability to be discussed with Lula

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday that a "remedy" to ensure the sustainability of the country's fiscal framework will be discussed

October 23, 2024
Brazil's Haddad says measures for fiscal rules sustainability to be discussed with Lula
Americas|Education|Opinion

Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died

Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the father of the social justice-centered liberation theology that the Vatican once criticized for its Marxist undercurrents, has died

October 23, 2024
Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

Foreign debt financing by Brazilian issuers surges in 2024

Foreign debt financing by Brazilian issuers is surging again, reaching a three-year high in 2024, as local companies seek to refinance existing obligations

October 23, 2024
Foreign debt financing by Brazilian issuers surges in 2024
Americas|Election|Political|US

Uruguay election frontrunner Yamandu Orsi pledges a 'modern left'

Uruguayan center-left opposition leader Yamandu Orsi, whose political ambitions were galvanized by his experience growing up in a dictatorship, is the

October 23, 2024
Uruguay election frontrunner Yamandu Orsi pledges a 'modern left'
Americas|Economy|Environment

Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply

The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama Canal

October 23, 2024
Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply
Americas|Asia|Business|Finance|Technology

Clothing retailer Shein launches credit card with Mexican fintech Stori

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein is launching its first branded credit card worldwide through a partnership with Mexican fintech Stori, the firms said on Tuesday

October 23, 2024
Clothing retailer Shein launches credit card with Mexican fintech Stori
Americas|Crime

Shootout in Mexico's Sinaloa state kills 19, local cartel leader arrested

A shootout near the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico's defense ministry

October 23, 2024
Shootout in Mexico's Sinaloa state kills 19, local cartel leader arrested
Americas|Crime|US

Border arrests fall in September in last monthly gauge before US elections

U.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico fell 7% in September to a more than four-year low

October 22, 2024
Border arrests fall in September in last monthly gauge before US elections
Americas|Crime|World

UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks

Haitian gangs are ramping up attacks on areas they do not yet control, the head of the United Nation's Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned on Tuesday,

October 22, 2024
UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks
Americas|World

Havana, Cuban provinces see power restored; Tropical Storm Oscar leaves six dead

Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency and grid

October 22, 2024
Havana, Cuban provinces see power restored; Tropical Storm Oscar leaves six dead
Americas|Crime|World

Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas

October 22, 2024
Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Americas|Economy|Finance

World Bank to loan Argentina over $2 billion for social support

The World Bank is prepared to provide Argentina with more than $2 billion in new loans destined for social security, education, transport, energy and battling poverty, the

October 22, 2024
World Bank to loan Argentina over $2 billion for social support
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Peru to scrutinize Venezuelan remittances amid crime concerns

Peru's government will monitor money transfers sent abroad from Venezuelans living in Peru, President Dina Boluarte announced on Tuesday, describing the measure as a response to

October 22, 2024
Peru to scrutinize Venezuelan remittances amid crime concerns
Americas|World

In Havana's still dark corners, a protest erupts

Just three or four city blocks in all of Central Havana remained without electricity on Monday evening - an island of darkness in the Cuban capital's sea of

October 22, 2024
In Havana's still dark corners, a protest erupts
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Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

Mexico's new president has announced an agriculture plan that could make the country's food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s

October 22, 2024
Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s
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Mining giant Grupo Mexico's profit jump on copper prices, production

Mining and transport conglomerate Grupo Mexico on Tuesday reported a 17.55% increase in its net profit during the third quarter, boosted by copper

October 22, 2024
Mining giant Grupo Mexico's profit jump on copper prices, production
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Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain

October 22, 2024
Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7
Americas|Health|World

Brazil's Lula stable after head injury, doctors say

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent new medical exams on Tuesday, which showed his condition is stable in comparison to previous assessments following a

October 22, 2024
Brazil's Lula stable after head injury, doctors say
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Business owners in disaster areas should be wary of possible scams

The devastation of Hurricanes Milton and Helene have opened the floodgates for people seeking disaster relief

October 22, 2024
Business owners in disaster areas should be wary of possible scams
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Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say

An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in

October 22, 2024
Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say
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Reuters Events: Ram brand CEO says Mexico truck plant expansion is 'relief valve'

Stellantis is expanding its truck plant in Mexico as a "relief valve" for a U.S. truck factory expected to reach capacity in the future, Chrysler and Ram brand CEO

October 22, 2024
Reuters Events: Ram brand CEO says Mexico truck plant expansion is 'relief valve'
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IMF raises Latin American growth forecast for 2024

GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to grow 2.1% this year, three-tenths of a percentage point more than projected in July, the International Monetary Fund said on

October 22, 2024
IMF raises Latin American growth forecast for 2024
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Argentina's beleaguered economy set to rebound in 2025: Reuters poll

Argentina's beleaguered economy is set to rebound in 2025 after two years of recession as the government tries to spark a private sector-driven recovery with

October 22, 2024
Argentina's beleaguered economy set to rebound in 2025: Reuters poll
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Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrates en route to the Bahamas after killing 7 people in Cuba

Tropical Storm Oscar has disintegrated as it heads toward the Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least seven people

October 22, 2024
Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrates en route to the Bahamas after killing 7 people in Cuba
Americas|Election|US

In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump

In a stretch of what once was Pennsylvania steel country, Democrats and Republicans are looking to test their strength with Latino voters

October 22, 2024
In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump
Americas|Lifestyle|Travel|World

In annual religious pilgrimage, Panamanians crawl to reach the Black Christ of Portobelo

At dawn, pilgrims like Ernesto Troya undertook the hardest stretch of their journey to reach the image of the Black Christ of Portobelo in Panama

October 22, 2024
In annual religious pilgrimage, Panamanians crawl to reach the Black Christ of Portobelo
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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others

October 21, 2024
Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
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Peru ex-President Toledo convicted of bribe-taking, sentenced to 20 years in prison

Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison

October 21, 2024
Peru ex-President Toledo convicted of bribe-taking, sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Hundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas

October 21, 2024
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|World

Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official

An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, shows that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said

October 21, 2024
Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official
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Colombian conglomerates Argos, SURA begin to study possible ownership split

Shareholders of Grupo Argos and Grupo SURA, two of Colombia's largest conglomerates, on Monday gave their boards the green light to begin studying alternative

October 21, 2024
Colombian conglomerates Argos, SURA begin to study possible ownership split
Americas|Election|US

What to expect in North Carolina on Election Day

North Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and governor in the Nov. 5 general election while many in the state are still dealing with the aftermath and massive destruction caused by Hurricane Helene

October 21, 2024
What to expect in North Carolina on Election Day
Americas|Business|Education|Food|Health

Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

Mexican officials say schools have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines

October 21, 2024
Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
Americas|Economy|Education

Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei

A series of protests are expected to intensify across Argentina this week over a veto by President Javier Milei of a law that passed last month increasing funding for public universities

October 21, 2024
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei
Americas|World

Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid

Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the

October 21, 2024
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid
Americas|Election|US

What to expect in Georgia on Election Day

Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov. 5, even as many are focusing on recovering and rebuilding from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene

October 21, 2024
What to expect in Georgia on Election Day
Americas|Crime

Nine dead as van carrying rowing team collides with truck in Brazil

Nine people died when the van they were traveling in collided with a truck in southern Brazil late on Sunday, local authorities said.

October 21, 2024
Nine dead as van carrying rowing team collides with truck in Brazil
Americas|World

Brazil's Lula says head injury 'serious,' with update from doctors in coming days

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the head injury he suffered from a fall at home over the weekend was "serious" and that doctors expect to have a clear view on

October 21, 2024
Brazil's Lula says head injury 'serious,' with update from doctors in coming days
Americas|Crime|Economy|US

Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry

Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced the arrest of a former oil minister and accused him of working with the U.S. government to undermine the industry that drives the country’s economy

October 21, 2024
Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry
Americas|Crime|World

Venezuela arrests former oil minister Tellechea

Venezuelan authorities have arrested former industry and oil minister Pedro Tellechea, Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Monday, the latest high-profile detention connected to

October 21, 2024
Venezuela arrests former oil minister Tellechea
Americas|Crime|World

Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs

October 21, 2024
Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
Americas|Economy|Environment

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday

October 21, 2024
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
Americas|Election|US

Latin America braces for US election impact on trade, tariffs

By Rodrigo Campos Latin America is anxiously counting the days to Nov. 5, when U.S. voters will choose between relative continuity under Vice President Kamala Harris or a return to policies that

October 21, 2024
Latin America braces for US election impact on trade, tariffs

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