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Brazil Senate OKs bill regulating payroll tax waivers
BRASILIA - The Brazilian Senate approved a bill on Tuesday containing measures to offset the effects of a payroll tax exemption, in a key...
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Argentina quarantines grains ship over suspected mpox case
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox onboard, the...
Aug 21, 20242 min read
US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs
SAO PAULO/WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday seemingly backed a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian...
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Colombia government says it will not unilaterally end ELN peace talks
BOGOTA - Colombia's government will not unilaterally end peace talks with rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), its peace...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Venezuela legislators approve law to regulate NGOs
CARACAS - Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill allowing the government to more...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Archaeologists unearth bodies in Peruvian temple up to 3,800 years old
LIMA - Archaeologists have unearthed four human remains believed to be more than 3,000 years old in a stretch of barren land in northern...
Aug 15, 20241 min read
West hits pause on fresh measures against Venezuela's Maduro
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA - More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S. and...
Aug 14, 20244 min read
Explainer-What caused Brazil plane crash that killed 62 people?
RIO DE JANEIRO - An ATR-72 turboprop plane operated by regional carrier Voepass crashed on Friday in a residential area near Sao Paulo,...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Venezuela's Maduro blocks X access in country for 10 days
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday took tensions with social media platform X and its owner Elon Musk to new...
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Olympics-Gymnastics-Brazil's Andrade gets her moment of glory after long wait
PARIS - After playing second fiddle to American superstar Simone Biles for the past week, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade finally got her moment...
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Olympics-Surfing-Brazil's Medina hunts medal to go with Games golden moment
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti - Gabriel Medina goes into the Paris Games finals on Monday as favourite to win gold as the Brazilian looks to add...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
Olympics-Shooting-Crovetto Chadid ends Chile's wait for gold after shoot-off drama
CHATEAUROUX, France - Francisca Crovetto Chadid ended Chile's two-decade-old wait for an Olympic gold with a dramatic shoot-off victory...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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