Latin America's Political Fault Lines Are Shifting The only other regional leader Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa praises is on the opposite side of the political spectrum. That's very telling. The post Latin America's Political Fault Lines Are ... 06/24/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
The Pope is Argentine, but God is Brazilian, says Rousseff; Francis is expected in Rio next July Argentines are lucky because they have a great Pope, but “if the Pope is Argentine, God is Brazilian”, said Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday following her half hour meeting with ... 06/21/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Brazil’s Central Bank Faces Self-Inflicted Crisis on Interest Rates and Inflation Forecasts Brazil’s central bank is facing an emergency of its own making that threatens to sabotage years of deft policy making and credibility gains. Inflation forecasts are above the 3% target into the ... 06/17/2024 - 1:20 am | View Link
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Egypt important to the global economy and ready for an integrated financial economy: President of BRICS’ dev’t bank Egypt, with its geographical location, acts as a gateway between Asia and Africa and is a crucial corridor for global trade, underscoring its importance in the global economic system, said President ... 06/11/2024 - 3:24 am | View Link
mdash; Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup, insisted he stands firm and urged people to mobilize.
In a video of Arce surrounded by ministers in the palace, he said: “The country is facing an attempted coup d’état.
As the death toll in Gaza continues to grow amid Israel’s punishing bombardment of the Strip, so too does another statistic: the missing children. To date, at least 21,000 children are missing amid the chaos of the war, according to a new report by Save the Children—a figure the charity says includes 17,000 children who are unaccompanied or separated from their families as a result of the war and the 4,000 children who are thought to be missing under the rubble, as well as the untold number of children who have either been detained by Israeli forces or have been recently discovered in mass graves.
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As with all of the statistics coming out of Gaza—including the more than 37,000-person death toll, a figure that is tracked by the Hamas-led Gaza Health Ministry and which is considered reliable by the U.
Wimbledon tennis tournament is a big ticket item on the U. K. social calendar, but beyond that it has earned global cachet for offering attendees a quintessentially British experience. Think Pimm’s Cup cocktails, strawberries and cream, and the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the British royal family, dressed to the nines, besides celebrity guests in the Royal Box.
But as the two-week sporting event—which debuted in 1877—returns to its namesake London suburb between July 1-14, there could be one glaring absence from courtside.
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades.
The government wanted to raise funds to pay off debt, but Kenyans said the bill caused more economic pain as millions struggle to get by.
A little girl had something “crazy” to announce to the world at the start of Glastonbury Festival 2024 on Wednesday: she has a boyfriend.
When BBC reporter Colin Patterson asked 5-year-old Elske to elaborate on her new boyfriend, the little girl proceeded to share his name, proudly sharing it is “Toby Ogden.” Patterson then turned to her parents, who amusingly had differing opinions on the boy.
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“It’s a no from me,” the girl’s father told Patterson, teasing, while her mother adopted a more positive attitude.
King Charles III welcomed the Emperor and Empress of Japan, Naruhito and his wife Masako Owada, to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday for a three-day visit to celebrate the cultural, economic, and diplomatic ties between the two nations.
“Your Majesties, my wife and I are so delighted to be able to welcome you to Buckingham Palace this evening,” the King told the Japanese royals at a state banquet on Tuesday.