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Today: September 19, 2024

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Americas|Economy

Argentina's August inflation still stubborn as residents struggle to save

Argentina's monthly inflation rate stood at 4.2% in August, official data published on Wednesday showed, rising from last month and surpassing analysts' forecasts, while

Argentina's August inflation still stubborn as residents struggle to save
Americas|News|World

Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs

Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti
Americas|Crime

Sinaloa violence sparks fear of intra-cartel war in Mexico

Shootouts in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa have kindled fears that an intra-cartel war is about to break out in the wake of the

Sinaloa violence sparks fear of intra-cartel war in Mexico
Americas|News|Uncategorized|World

Cuba's 'migratory stampede' has no end in sight

Cuban lab chemist Deisy Herrera was crushed when her two sons left the island in search of a better life.

Cuba's 'migratory stampede' has no end in sight
Americas|Business|Finance

Copper output at Chile's Codelco slips nearly 11% in July

Copper output from Chilean state miner Codelco fell 10.7% in July from a year earlier, copper commission Cochilco said on Wednesday, as the world's largest copper company grapples

Copper output at Chile's Codelco slips nearly 11% in July
Americas|News|World

Hurricane Francine disrupts Louisiana energy hubs, crop exports

Energy production and agricultural exports out of the U.S.

Hurricane Francine disrupts Louisiana energy hubs, crop exports
Americas|Business|Economy

Brazil economy to grow at least 3% this year, finance minister says

Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday that the government is expected to raise its annual economic growth forecast to above 3%, up from the current projection

Brazil economy to grow at least 3% this year, finance minister says
Americas|News

Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth - and now a US presidential debate

Rose Joseph and Banal Oreus followed different paths from Haiti to this struggling Midwestern industrial city that suddenly finds itself at the center

Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth - and now a US presidential debate
Africa|Americas|Environment|World

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam

Extreme weather is again striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon and flooding in Nigeria

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Americas|News|Opinion

Trump suggests he won’t debate Harris again, attacks ABC over moderators’ fact-checking

Trump suggests he won’t debate Harris again, attacks ABC over moderators’ fact-checking

Trump suggests he won’t debate Harris again, attacks ABC over moderators’ fact-checking
Americas|Business|Economy|News

Chile's Codelco seals early union deals at El Teniente and Ministro Hales

Chile's state copper miner Codelco said on Wednesday it reached early contract agreements with unions at its major El Teniente complex, as well as the Ministro Hales division.

Chile's Codelco seals early union deals at El Teniente and Ministro Hales
Americas|Election|News

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

Election officials across the U.S. are warning that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
Americas|Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy says 'victory plan' could push Russia to end war diplomatically

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday a "victory plan" he wants to present to U.S.

Zelenskiy says 'victory plan' could push Russia to end war diplomatically
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West

On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow China’s AI progress, while not damaging its own lucrative market.

With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West
Americas|Environment|News

Hurricane Francine lands in Louisiana, hitting New Orleans with wind and rain

Hurricane Francine came ashore in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, pounding New Orleans with heavy rains and gusty winds while threatening the wider Gulf Coast

Hurricane Francine lands in Louisiana, hitting New Orleans with wind and rain
Americas|News|Political|World

Biden, Harris seek 'full accountability' after killing of US citizen in West Bank

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called the Israeli military's killing of an American activist in the Israeli-

Biden, Harris seek 'full accountability' after killing of US citizen in West Bank
Americas|News|Sports

Brazil and Argentina both lose World Cup qualifying matches

Brazil and Argentina both lose World Cup qualifying matches

Brazil and Argentina both lose World Cup qualifying matches
Americas|World

Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber

Mexico’s Senate has voted to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election

Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber
Americas|News|World

Mexican Senate gives final approval for judicial reform

Mexico's Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a sweeping reform that will reshape the country's judiciary system by electing judges by popular vote, cementing a victory

Mexican Senate gives final approval for judicial reform
Americas|Economy|Election|Finance|Stock Markets

Crypto stocks fall as bets on Harris win rise after debate, Swift support

U.S. cryptocurrency shares fell in early trading on Wednesday after Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival and crypto supporter Donald Trump on the

Crypto stocks fall as bets on Harris win rise after debate, Swift support
Americas|News|Political|World

In triumph for Mexico's outgoing president, lawmakers finalize courts overhaul

Mexico's Senate early Wednesday approved a sweeping judicial reform that will overhaul the country's judiciary by electing judges by

In triumph for Mexico's outgoing president, lawmakers finalize courts overhaul
Americas|News|Political

Trump trades roiled after fiery debate as investors weigh chance of Harris success

Investors scrambled to shift their positioning on Wednesday following a closely-watched debate between Republican Donald Trump and

Trump trades roiled after fiery debate as investors weigh chance of Harris success
Americas|Election|Finance|Stock Markets

Markets try to shake it off after US presidential debate

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors broadly took the U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in stride where details were

Markets try to shake it off after US presidential debate
Americas|News

Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants

Human Rights Watch is calling on governments in Latin America to improve protection schemes for millions of people from Venezuela and Haiti who have struggled to get work, education and health care in their host countries and are increasingly heading to the United States

Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants
Americas|Election|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Investors react to fiery presidential debate between Trump and Harris

U.S. stock futures slipped and the dollar edged lower in early Asian trading on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris faced each other for the

Investors react to fiery presidential debate between Trump and Harris

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