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Trinidad frees businessman and wife held over alleged plot against prime minister
Trinidad and Tobago businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve Hadeed were released from prison on Thursday after being held for nearly a month without charges over allegat...
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Mexican economy falters in May as construction dips
Mexico's economy contracted in May from April, official data showed on Thursday, fueling caution about the country's situation as the primary and secondary sectors posted decli...
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Mexico inflation undershoots forecasts; core rate returns to target range
Mexico's annual inflation rate decelerated for an eighth consecutive fortnight in early July, official data showed on Thursday, slowing more than market participants had expected...
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Brazil to provide $3.7 billion in credit for firms hit by US tariffs
The Brazilian government announced 18.5 billion reais ($3.66 billion) in financing for companies hit by the new U.S. tariffs valid as of Wednesday, adding the resources will also ...
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US coffee drinkers could pay more if Trump punishes Nicaragua's election ban
U.S. coffee drinkers, already paying the highest prices in a decade, could eventually feel the effects of any reaction by Washington to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's move ...
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US trade chief Greer aiming for 'interim arrangements' on USMCA by year end
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday said he hoped to strike some interim trade agreements with Mexico and Canada this year while tackling thornier changes of the...
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Vale shareholders elect Oliveira chairman after governance tensions
Shareholders of Vale on Wednesday elected Manuel Lino Oliveira as chairman of the Brazilian miner's board, a move backed by top shareholder Previ after weeks of governance tensio...
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House fire kills 10 in Peru's capital, including five minors
A fire that broke out at a family home in Lima, Peru's capital, left 10 people dead, including five minors, police said on Wednesday.
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Bolivia nears $2.5-$2.8 billion IMF financing deal, minister says
Bolivia is "days away" from announcing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for $2.5 billion to $2.8 billion in financing, Economy Minister Gabriel Espinoza told a l...
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UN rights chief condemns Nicaragua move to end elections
The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned what he described as a further deterioration of civil and political rights in Nicaragua, warning that proposed measur...
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New US 25% tariff hits billions of dollars in Brazilian exports
The tariff will hit a range of Brazilian goods, including farm machinery, wood products, ethanol and apparel, escalating tensions in an already strained relationship between the ...
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Separate US talks with Canada, Mexico test North America's trilateral trade pact
Separate negotiating tracks are testing a free trade zone that has defined North America's economy for 32 years.
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South Korea's Lee to visit South America and Germany, attend AI summit in US
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit San Francisco, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Germany from July 24 to August 3, the presidential office said on Wednesday.
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US officials see closer ties with Trump ally Prince's security firm in Haiti, military adviser says
U.S. security officials are planning for closer ties with a private military company in Haiti run by Erik Prince, a close ally of President Donald Trump, a top U.S. military advise...
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Canada cancels joint bridge celebration with US, citing Trump trade threats
Canada has canceled a planned joint celebration with the U.S. to mark the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, citing trade threa...
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Grupo Mexico profit beats estimates on higher copper prices
Mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico said on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose nearly 79% from the same period a year earlier, bolstered by higher copper pr...
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US sends first humanitarian flight to Cuba under new aid package
The U.S. on Tuesday sent a humanitarian flight to Cuba, the State Department said, the first part of a new $100 million assistance commitment that comes alongside U.S. moves to i...
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Rio Tinto exits aluminum composites business, transfers customers to Canada's Cymat
Rio Tinto has agreed to transfer customers from its aluminium metal matrix composites (MMC) business to Canada's Cymat Technologies , as the world's largest iron ore producer exi...
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