Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Americas|Environment

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem

Griselda Ascanio keeps an improvised wood-burning stove ready in her backyard in Maracay, 120 kilometers (75 miles)

Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem
Americas|Economy|World

Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off a global effort on Wednesday to end hunger and extreme poverty, aiming to make it a hallmark of

Brazil's Lula kicks off global effort to end hunger and poverty
Americas|Business|Economy|Technology

Mexico president says Musk 'not serious' about possibly scrapping Mexican investment

Mexico's president on Wednesday pushed back on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comments that the EV maker has paused plans for a plant in Mexico and would reassess

Mexico president says Musk 'not serious' about possibly scrapping Mexican investment
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site

Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site

Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site
Americas|Economy|News|Sports|World

Olympics-United States risks sports and anti-doping isolation with unilateral action

The United States could find itself isolated from world sport with significant consequences for American athletes if it risks the harmonisation of the global anti-

Olympics-United States risks sports and anti-doping isolation with unilateral action
Americas|News|Political

Israel's Netanyahu to meet separately with Biden, Harris on Thursday, White House says

U.S.

Israel's Netanyahu to meet separately with Biden, Harris on Thursday, White House says
Americas|Election|News|Political

Russia says US election upheaval shows schism in American society

Russia said on Wednesday that the upheaval surrounding the U.S. election, including an assassination attempt against Donald Trump and the exit of President Joe

Russia says US election upheaval shows schism in American society
Americas|Economy|Health

U.S. pledges $667 million to global Pandemic Fund, but needs Congress' approval

The U.S. has pledged $667 million to the latest funding round for a global fund aimed at preventing pandemics and preparing countries to deal with them,

U.S. pledges $667 million to global Pandemic Fund, but needs Congress' approval
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

IDB and Brazil's public banks to launch Amazon ETF, say sources

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Brazil's public banks will announce on Thursday the development of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on

IDB and Brazil's public banks to launch Amazon ETF, say sources
Americas|News|World

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill six, Mexican officials say
Americas|Crime|Entertainment|Environment|Travel

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand
Americas|News|Sports|World

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation

As expected, Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation
Americas|Business|Travel

Hotel workers in four US cities to hold strike authorization votes

About 13,500 unionized hotel workers in four U.S. cities plan strike authorization votes next month as contract talks with Marriott International, Hilton

Hotel workers in four US cities to hold strike authorization votes
Americas|Election|Political

Trump turns his full focus on Harris at his first rally since Biden's exit from the 2024 race

Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of attack lines against his likely new Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris

Trump turns his full focus on Harris at his first rally since Biden's exit from the 2024 race
Americas|News

Blast at Jose Cuervo plant in Mexico's Tequila kills at least five people

An explosion at a Jose Cuervo tequila plant in central Mexico killed at least five company workers and forced the evacuation of tourists from the area in the spirit's hometown

Blast at Jose Cuervo plant in Mexico's Tequila kills at least five people
Americas|News|Political

Solar-power projects in Puerto Rico get $861-million US loan guarantee

The U.S.

Solar-power projects in Puerto Rico get $861-million US loan guarantee
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

LATAM Airlines readies NYSE listing at $8.5 billion potential valuation

LATAM Airlines is preparing to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a move that could fetch it a valuation of $8.5 billion, the company said on Thursday.

LATAM Airlines readies NYSE listing at $8.5 billion potential valuation
Americas|News|Travel

About 3,000 migrants travel in caravans to US border, undeterred by crackdown

About 3,000 people carrying bags, water and small children trod through intense heat along a highway in southern Mexico on Tuesday,

About 3,000 migrants travel in caravans to US border, undeterred by crackdown
Americas|News|World

Multiple crew members killed and missing after fishing boat sinks off Falkland islands

Multiple crew members killed and missing after fishing boat sinks off Falkland islands

Multiple crew members killed and missing after fishing boat sinks off Falkland islands
Americas|Economy|News|Political

Pentagon reaffirms support for Ukraine in first defense heads call since Biden's campaign exit

U.S.

Pentagon reaffirms support for Ukraine in first defense heads call since Biden's campaign exit
Americas|Economy|Finance

Deal on Brazil plan to tax super-rich off the table at G20, German sources say

An agreement on Brazil's proposal to tax the super-rich remains off the table as officials from the Group of Twenty (G20) countries meet in Rio de Janeiro this

Deal on Brazil plan to tax super-rich off the table at G20, German sources say
Americas|Environment|Science

Andean condor in rehab highlights conservation challenges

An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this

Andean condor in rehab highlights conservation challenges
Americas|News|Political

Jewish activists arrested during Gaza war protest in US Congress building

U.S.

Jewish activists arrested during Gaza war protest in US Congress building
Americas|News

Israel-Hamas ceasefire close to the goal line, Blinken says

U.S.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire close to the goal line, Blinken says
Americas|Economy|Finance

US opens probe into 150,000 Stellantis vehicles over loss of motive power

The U.S.

US opens probe into 150,000 Stellantis vehicles over loss of motive power

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