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Canada's CPP taps foreign investors to grow C$100 billion bond program
Canada's biggest pension fund, CPP Investments, is tapping large foreign investors from central banks to insurance companies to grow its bond program, the pension fund's Head of ...
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Global hunger declines across continents but climate, trade risks loom, UN says
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, with improvements recorded across every continent, although mounting risks from climate shocks and trade disruption c...
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Son of Brazil's former President Bolsonaro secures US green card
Former Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, told Reuters on Monday that he received permanent U...
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Alsea lowers 2026 earnings growth forecast on weak spending, currency headwinds
Mexican restaurant and cafe chain operator Alsea cut its 2026 earnings growth forecast on Monday, citing weak consumer spending and currency headwinds, as the Mexican restaurant...
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Haitian children jailed for years without facing judge, UN official says
Children in Haiti have reported being jailed for years without appearing before a judge, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Confl...
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Ortega says Nicaragua will no longer hold elections
Nicaragua's long-serving president Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his te...
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Mexico economy to grow less than previously expected on trade concerns
Mexico's economy will grow more slowly this year and next than previously forecast as concerns over trade rules with the United States continue to erode investment, a Reuters poll ...
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Canada's annual inflation rate cools below forecast on cheaper fuel
Canada's annual inflation rate cooled more than expected to 2.8% in June, data showed on Monday, as gasoline costs fell sharply after the U.S. and Iran signed their memorandum of ...
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Canada to temporarily bar entry for foreigners who have recently been to Congo, against UN advice
The Canadian government said on Sunday it would deny entry to any foreigner who has been to Congo within the past 21 days as part of new, temporary border measures to combat the ...
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Cuban dissident artist arrives in US after five years in prison, Rubio says
Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has arrived in the United States after completing a five-year prison sentence, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Satu...
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Brazil justice suspends visits to ex-President Bolsonaro for 30 days
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Friday to suspend former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, from receiving visits for a 30-day peri...
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Cuban dissident artist to go into exile in US after five years in prison
Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is expected to travel to the United States in the coming days after completing a five-year prison sentence, according to a messa...
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Brazil finance chief pledges reciprocity, not retaliation, after new U.S. tariffs
Brazil Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Friday there were no grounds for discussing retaliation against Washington's latest tariffs, promising instead to carefully evaluate...
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Brazil unveils credit package for rural sector hit by U.S. tariffs
Brazil's government has authorized nearly 13.3 billion reais ($2.6 billion) in extraordinary credit for rural development programs, debt-refinancing initiatives, and support for ...
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As life expectancy rises, talks start on a UN treaty to protect older people
A United Nations meeting this week heard calls for an end to ageism and better protection against what campaigners say are hidden abuses as negotiations began on a treaty to stren...
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US tariffs on Brazil are a bitter pill for sugar and ethanol makers
Brazil's ethanol and sugar producers on Thursday despaired at the imposition of new 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods by the U.S. government, lamenting a rollback in cooperation betw...
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Brazil readies 'tough' response to new Trump tariffs, sources say
Brazil's government convened top ministers on Thursday to prepare retaliatory measures against Washington's latest tariffs, with options including curbs on U.S. audiovisual compan...
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Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Italy over 1978 murder case
Nicaragua has broken diplomatic relations with Italy in a spat over the 1978 killing of a former Italian prime minister, Nicaragua's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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