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Taiwan Seeks US Funding as Chinese Warplanes Slowly Approach the Country

Taiwan's military engages in talks with the United States over newly allocated funding following reports of Chinese military aircraft breaching the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait.


Brazil Judge Opens Inquiry Into Elon Musk for Alleged Obstruction of Justice

A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has launched an investigation into Elon Musk for alleged obstruction of justice...

Mayor of Medellin, Colombia Bans Prostitution After American Man Caught With 2 Local Underage Girls in Hotel Room

The mayor of Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, has banned prostitution in some of the city's most popular places for six months...

Donald Trump Reacts to Mexico President's $20 Billion Demand From Joe Biden, Says AMLO Has Little Respect for Biden

Former President Donald Trump has reacted to Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's demand for $20 billion a year from the Biden administration in exchange for help to halt the surge of ille..


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Tycoon Diniz in talks to buy part of Carrefour's Brazil unit
Brazilian tycoon Abilio Diniz is in talks with Carrefour SA about buying a stake in the French retailer's Brazilian unit, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on Wednesday.
Citgo valued at more than $10 billion in revised bids
Citgo Petroleum Corp, Venezuela's U.S. oil refining unit, has received revised bids from at least four bidders, some which have valued the company at more than $10 billion, according to three people f
IMF says Argentina meets targets for more accurate data
Argentina has taken all the required steps so far to revamp its economic data but must still meet one more deadline as it seeks to bring the quality of its statistics in line with global standards, th
Brazil's CSN, partners see new venture done by end-2015
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA, Brazil's largest diversified steelmaker, and a group of Asian partners agreed on Friday to move forward with a merger of their mining and logistics assets that would be co
Mexico finance minister bought home from government contractor in scandal: WSJ
Mexico's finance minister bought a home from a government contractor who is at the center of a conflict-of-interest scandal embroiling President Enrique Pena Nieto and his administration, the Wall Str
A glum Christmas for Brazil retailers - and little cheer ahead
Brazilian retailers are expecting their worst Christmas season in a decade and signs are pointing to an unhappy New Year ahead.
Kerry feels heat on Keystone oil pipeline at U.N. climate talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged countries at U.N. climate talks in Lima to move away from using fossil fuels while demonstrators gathered outside the meeting urged him to reject t
Crowd-funded coffee machine touts taste through tech
A German entrepreneur has invented an in-home machine that quickly turns raw beans into a freshly brewed cup of coffee, racking up 5,000 pre-orders as consumers search for the perfect brew and retaile
First step in possible minimum wage increase presented in Mexico
President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday presented a bill to Mexico's lower house that represents the first step towards a possible increase in the country's low minimum wage.
Brazil airline Azul plans IPO in Sao Paulo and New York
Azul SA, Brazil's third-biggest airline, revived plans for an initial public offering in Sao Paulo and New York as it prepared to add the first of 75 Airbus jets and to begin flights to the United Sta
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