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As Maduro shifts from migration denier to defender, Venezuelans consider leaving if he is reelected 2024-05-30
Newsday

SABANA DE MENDOZA, Venezuela — One of the most influential politicians in Venezuela once deemed images of his fellow citizens abandoning their home country the result of a professionally scripted, “Hollywood-type blockbuster.” Migration, Diosdado Cabello said, was an issue conjured by a “media...

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Colombia’s parliament has banned bullfighting - leaving just seven nations that still permit it 2024-05-29
CNN

Colombia has approved a bill banning bullfights, marking a significant victory for animal rights activists over advocates who argued to uphold the sport in the South American country. On Tuesday, 93 congressmen voted in favor of banning bullfighting – with only two against it –...

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Brussels and Washington seek ways to rely less on Chinese shipbuilding output 2024-05-23
Splash24/7

In Brussels and Washington, debate is ongoing about how best to revive shipbuilding as fears grow about the dominant position China has in the sector. The People’s Republic now commands more than 50% of the global merchant ship orderbook, while its naval shipbuilding output dwarfs any other nation....

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Ecuador: Unchecked Abuses Since ‘Armed Conflict” Announcement 2024-05-22
Human Rights Watch

(Washington, DC) – The decision by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa to announce that the country is in an “internal armed conflict” has contributed to serious human rights violations by security forces, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Noboa. The violations include at least one...

Trudeau touts democracy, freedom and trade ties in visit to Philadelphia 2024-05-22
North Shore News

PHILADELPHIA — There is lots of work to do to fight for progressive values and workers on both sides of the Canada-United States border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday during a trip to Philadelphia. The trip arose through an invitation to speak at the quadrennial North American...

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Spain recalls ambassador as spat with Argentina’s Milei extends 2024-05-20
Al Jazeera

Spain has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentinian President Javier Milei used an appearance in Madrid to make derogatory comments about the Spanish prime minister’s wife. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Monday demanded that the Argentinian leader issue an apology...

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International Booker prize 2024: six expert reviews of the shortlisted books 2024-05-13
The Conversation

From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 21. Not a River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott In Not a River, the final instalment in Selva Almada’s...

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Brazil floods leave 150,000 homeless, scores dead or missing 2024-05-09
The News International

A drone shot shows a cargo plane at the flooded Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. — Reuters ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil: Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul...

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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere 2024-05-08
Independent Online

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in India, amid national elections, are fainting in heat that hit as high as 115 degrees (46.3 degrees Celsius). A brutal Asian heat wave has closed schools in the...

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Settles Into $63K-$64K Range 2024-05-07
CoinDesk

The latest price moves in...

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