Today: September 17, 2024
Today: September 17, 2024

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Economy|Finance

Mexico central bank shrinks 2024 GDP growth forecast to 1.5%

The Bank of Mexico cut its forecast for economic growth this year and next, according to the central bank's quarterly report on Wednesday, citing weaker foreign

Mexico central bank shrinks 2024 GDP growth forecast to 1.5%
Business|Economy

Dominican Republic creates state miner to explore for rare earths

The Dominican Republic on Tuesday said it will create a state mining firm to explore and exploit the nation's key mining resources, including rare earth minerals.

Dominican Republic creates state miner to explore for rare earths
Americas|World

Dominican Republic's Abinader vows economic growth, social reforms in second term

Dominican Republic leader Luis Abinader assumed his second four-year term as president on Friday, vowing economic growth and a set of social reforms while criticizing the

Economy|Environment|News|World

Leaders from Beryl-battered Caribbean say urgent climate financing needed

The leaders of small Caribbean island nations on Thursday said that financial damages wrought by Hurricane Beryl would run beyond their capacities and urged lenders to ease

Leaders from Beryl-battered Caribbean say urgent climate financing needed
Environment|News|World

Caribbean braces for economic punch after season's deadly first hurricane

Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to the maximum Category 5 level, after it

Caribbean braces for economic punch after season's deadly first hurricane
World

US lawmakers, activists urge action on migration from, firearms to Haiti

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday called for the country to take further action to stop the flow of firearms to Haiti and to halt the forced return of migrants seeking to flee

US lawmakers, activists urge action on migration from, firearms to Haiti
News|Political|World

Dominican Republic's top diplomat to attend Haiti meetings at UN

The Dominican Republic announced its foreign minister will travel to New York on Tuesday to participate in a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the

Dominican Republic's top diplomat to attend Haiti meetings at UN
Environment|News|World

What to know about Hurricane Beryl as it barrels across Texas

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near the coastal town of Matagorda in Texas on Monday, bringing dangerous storm surges along

What to know about Hurricane Beryl as it barrels across Texas
News|Political|World

UN Haiti chief warns of 'catastrophic' impact of gang war displacements

A top executive at the United Nations' migration agency on Tuesday warned of catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the spiraling numbers of Haitians forced to flee

UN Haiti chief warns of 'catastrophic' impact of gang war displacements
News|Political

Mexico's Sheinbaum says polls show support for judicial reform

Polls commissioned by Mexico's ruling MORENA party show support for a proposed reform of the country's judiciary, including support for the popular election of

Mexico's Sheinbaum says polls show support for judicial reform
World

Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war

Nearly 500 immigration and human rights organizations signed a letter urging the U.S. government to halt deportations of Haitians and expand migration protections as a

Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
World

Haiti gang war spreads in upscale suburb, embassies evacuate staff

Residents in the upscale neighborhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince barricaded themselves in their homes on Wednesday, local media

Haiti gang war spreads in upscale suburb, embassies evacuate staff
World

Haiti PM Henry's road to resignation

An uneasy quiet hung over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a 74-year-old neurosurgeon who came to power

Haiti PM Henry's road to resignation
World

Explainer-Haiti's prime minister resigned. Who will replace him?

Haiti's embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation late on Monday, effective once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed.

Explainer-Haiti's prime minister resigned. Who will replace him?
World

Explainer-Haiti's prime minister called for international security support. Who answered?

As increasingly powerful alliances of heavily armed gangs expand their influence over Haiti's capital, its government formally requested a multinational force be deployed

Explainer-Haiti's prime minister called for international security support. Who answered?
World

UN urges measures to stop arms trafficking fueling Haiti's gang wars

The head of the United Nation's drugs and crime office on Thursday warned of a "vicious cycle" of arms trafficking to increasingly powerful Haitian gangs, fueling an

UN urges measures to stop arms trafficking fueling Haiti's gang wars
World

Trinidad asks Canada to help stem worsening Caribbean violence

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Keith Rowley urged Canada on Thursday to help Caribbean countries reinforce their security by helping with coastal patrols as the

Trinidad asks Canada to help stem worsening Caribbean violence
Economy|Environment|News|Political

Caribbean leader blasts 'empty' climate promises at small islands summit

The president of this decade's summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted "empty" and "grossly inadequate" climate pledges, saying wealthy nations have

Caribbean leader blasts 'empty' climate promises at small islands summit
Health|News|Political|World

Haiti's death toll rises as international support lags, UN report says

More than 2,500 people were killed or injured in gang violence in Haiti from January through March, up 53% from the last three months of 2023, the United Nations

Haiti's death toll rises as international support lags, UN report says

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