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El Salvador president's party nominates Bukele to seek third term
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has secured the nomination of his ruling Nuevas Ideas party for the 2027 presidential election, the party said late on Sunday, following legal ...
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Bank of Canada set to hold rates as a rebound in growth offsets inflation worries
The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday, as signs of an easing underlying price pressures give policymakers little reason to rai...
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Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 4,490
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,490, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday on his Telegram acco...
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Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, National Assembly president says
The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez told reporters on Saturday, announcin...
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Teen Venezuela quake survivor mourns her 'young forever' friends
The 17-year-old had lain in near-darkness for 17 hours after the June 24 quakes, trapped beneath a collapsed building, drinking her own urine to survive and assuming the other mem...
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Mexico arrests man in theft of Leonora Carrington bronzework from church patio
Mexican authorities on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of stealing bronze sculptures, including artwork by famed surrealist Leonora Carrington, from the courtyard of a church i...
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Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,811
The death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes has risen to 3,811, according to figures released by lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday.
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US coffee industry asks Trump to keep tariff exemption on Brazil beans
The U.S. coffee industry asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to keep Brazilian green coffee exempt from tariffs, during a session of public consultation that is reviewing ...
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IMF's Georgieva to visit Argentina in late July
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Argentina at the end of July, IMF spokesman Pierre Mejlak said on Wednesday.
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Venezuelan fashion workshop swaps gowns for body bags after deadly earthquakes
Seated in his office alongside sketches of elegant dresses, fashion designer Efrain Mogollon starts the workday in Venezuela like any other.
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Fatal ICE shooting in Houston sparks demands for transparency, independent investigation
There were growing calls on Wednesday for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of a man in Houston by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, the latest i...
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Mexico expects economy to outperform IMF projections
Mexico Finance Minister Edgar Amador said on Wednesday that he expects the economy to perform better than the latest projections by the International Monetary Fund.
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Brazilian police search former President Bolsonaro's home for weapons
Brazil's federal police searched Jair Bolsonaro's home on Wednesday for any unauthorized weapons, a court ruling showed, but the former president's lawyer said nothing was found.
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Brazil's Natura sees second-quarter revenue down 9% to 10% year-on-year
Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura on Wednesday reported preliminary second-quarter consolidated net revenue between 5.1 billion reais and 5.2 billion reais ($1.01 billion), down 9%...
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Venezuela appoints new heads for state petrochemical company, tax authority
Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Tuesday appointed Jose David Cabello as head of state petrochemical company Pequiven and Roman Maniglia to lead the country's t...
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Bottled water business owner appeals detention in Trinidad over alleged PM assassination plot
Businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve filed an appeal on Tuesday against their detention over an alleged plot to assassinate top members of the Trinidad and Tobago go...
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Brazil's Senator Bolsonaro argues against 25% US tariff on its exports
Brazilian Senator and presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro on Tuesday argued to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) against a new 25% tariff on Brazilian goods, distancing himse...
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Five NATO members seen to spend over 3.5% of GDP on core defence this year, alliance estimates show
Five NATO members are projected to meet the alliance's goal of spending 3.5% of gross domestic product on core defence already in 2026, according to updated NATO data published o...
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