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Verisk estimates over $10 billion in economic losses from Venezuela earthquake
Catastrophe and risk modeling firm Verisk said on Thursday it expects economic losses from the Venezuelan earthquake to exceed $10 billion.
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In Brazil, a Bolsonaro family rift exposes the right's struggle with women voters
A widening rift between far-right Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his stepmother, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, threatens to worsen his already weak standing among ...
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Germany's top diplomat says EU-Mercosur deal still has issues to resolve
Germany's foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said on Wednesday there were still "issues" to resolve before the European Union's trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc can be ratif...
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Young survivors of Venezuela quakes run shelters as search drags on
The command center hums with activity as radios crackle to life, medical staff stop in to say hello and supplies are arranged in orderly piles.
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Brazil's bad loans on non-earmarked credit at record high, despite debt relief drive
Delinquency rates on Brazilian loans not tied to a specific purpose rose to 6.2% in May from 6.1% in April, reaching the highest level since the central bank's data series began i...
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Mexico's peso to trade in range on economic recovery hopes: Reuters poll
Mexico's peso will likely hold steady near the middle of its well-established trading range at least into the first half of 2027, a Reuters poll found, supported by foreign exchan...
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After Venezuela quakes, citizens lead rescues amid military theft accusations
Most of the time, Alexander Delgado teaches physical education at a school in the central Venezuelan state of Aragua.
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Lula leads Senator Bolsonaro in Brazil presidential run-off, poll shows
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win a potential second-round run-off vote in the October presidential elections against opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, ...
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Spain citizenship law for exiles' descendants triggers row over votes
Spain's reparations law granting descendants of Spaniards the right to citizenship has sparked a heated political debate, with right-wing opposition figures accusing the governme...
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US military deploys over 900 personnel to Venezuela for earthquake response
The US military has established a robust footprint of US forces in and around Venezuela to support relief operations.
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Brazil needs new fiscal measures as targets become unfeasible from 2028, Treasury says
Brazil's Treasury said on Tuesday that fiscal targets will become unfeasible from 2028 without new measures, as rising mandatory spending outpaces efforts to contain costs even wi...
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South32 to sell bulk of aluminium portfolio to Alcoa for up to $5.6 bln
Australia's South32 said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell most of its aluminium assets to Alcoa for an implied enterprise value of up to $5.6 billion, as the diversified miner m...
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Colombia president-elect taps Miguel Gomez as finance minister
Miguel Gomez has been appointed finance minister by Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo De La Espriella, Gomez told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Rescuers in Venezuela pluck child alive from collapsed building six days after twin quakes
Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 less than a minute apart last Wednesday.
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Cuba`s top diplomat says talks with the United States showing "no progress"
Cuba's foreign minister said on Tuesday that talks initiated earlier this year with long-time foe the United States had stalled, leaving little hope for an end to U.S. sanctions t...
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Iran war and AI boom drive wild ride on global markets
Investors have had to gulp down the motion-sickness tablets this year as the turmoil from the Iran war has clashed with a seemingly unstoppable boom in all things AI and otherworl...
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Canada's GDP rebounds in April, posts 0.5% growth on monthly basis
Canada's economy rebounded more than expected in April, data showed on Tuesday, following a slight contraction in the previous month, allaying concerns that a tariff-led slowdown ...
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Key US complaints against Canada ahead of Trump's new tariffs
Canada is approaching an August 19 deadline for new 50% U.S. tariffs on a range of its exports and intensifying negotiations as Prime Minister Mark Carney and his trade team seek t...
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