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Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights while publicly playing down differences

President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focused on workers’ rights as the leaders of the Western Hemisphere’s largest democracies met Wednesday in New York

Biden and Brazil's Lula focus on workers' rights while publicly playing down differences
News|World

Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper

It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters

Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
Americas|Election

Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election

Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa is leading right-wing populist Javier Milei in early returns from Sunday’s presidential election

Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election
Americas|Economy|Election

After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff

Argentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month have begun competing to shore up the moderate voters they need

After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff
Americas|Election|News

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes

Right-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes
Americas|Election|World

Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'

What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidency

Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'
Celebrity|Entertainment

The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect?

His legions of fans call him “the madman” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair

The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect?
Americas|Economy|Election

Argentina's president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go

Argentina’s president-elect has given the first signals of how he plans to shake up South America’s second-largest economy

Argentina's president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go
Americas|Economy|News

After the dollar-loving Milei wins the presidency, Argentines anxiously watch the exchange rate

The exchange rate is top of mind for millions of Argentines coping with triple-digit inflation

After the dollar-loving Milei wins the presidency, Argentines anxiously watch the exchange rate
Americas|Economy|News|World

In inaugural speech, Argentina's Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment

Right-wing economist Javier Milei has been sworn in as Argentina’s president and has immediately moved to prepare the public for a painful shock adjustment with drastic public spending cuts

In inaugural speech, Argentina's Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment
Americas|World

16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls 'subnormal.' It's finally changing the name

Brazil's statistics and geography institute will start using “favelas and urban communities” to describe thousands of poor urban neighborhoods

16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls 'subnormal.' It's finally changing the name
Americas|Economy|News|Political|World

Argentina's president faces 1-day general strike as foes seek to derail his austerity agenda

Argentina's President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes

Argentina's president faces 1-day general strike as foes seek to derail his austerity agenda
Americas|Crime|Election|News|World

Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plot

Brazilian police have searched homes and offices of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s top aides in an investigation alleging they plotted a coup and that the ex-president was aware of the plan

Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plot
Americas|Crime|News|World

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman

Brazil’s federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman
News|World

How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as President Luis Arce said his country faced an apparent attempted coup

How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power
Business|News|Technology

How one Brazilian judge could suspend Elon Musk's X

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice could shut down the local operation of X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t name a legal representative

How one Brazilian judge could suspend Elon Musk's X
News|Technology

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Americas|Business|News|Technology|World

Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide

Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide
Americas|Business|Celebrity|News|Technology

With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes

As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation

With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83
Americas|Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in connection with a money laundering investigation

Americas|Business|News|Technology|World

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice is threatening to shut down the operations of X, formerly Twitter, in that country unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
Americas|Crime|News

Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro's new public enemy

Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration among children and adults alike across the city

Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro's new public enemy
Americas|Business|Celebrity|News|Technology|World

Brazil Supreme Court justice investigating Elon Musk over fake news and alleged obstruction

A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and investigating him separately for alleged obstruction

Brazil Supreme Court justice investigating Elon Musk over fake news and alleged obstruction
News|World

Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language

Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct

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