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Venezuelan public employees to receive $130 per month in bonuses
CARACAS -Public employees in Venezuela will receive $130 per month in bonuses, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday, amid demands...
May 2, 20241 min read
Analysis-Russia can't match a Western asset seizure, but it can inflict pain
LONDON - Russia's ability to mete out like-for-like retaliation if Western leaders seize its frozen assets has been eroded by dwindling...
May 2, 20245 min read
US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons
HONG KONG - A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only...
May 2, 20242 min read
Georgian police disperse protesters as parliament approves 'foreign bill' second reading
TBILISI - Georgia's parliament on Wednesday approved the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticised as...
May 2, 20243 min read
Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he...
May 2, 20241 min read
Georgian police crack down on 'foreign agent' bill protesters with water cannon, tear gas
TBILISI -Georgian security forces used water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday,...
May 1, 20243 min read
China to hold key party 'plenum' to further modernise country, amid challenges at home, abroad
BEIJING -The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Argentine unions strike to protest Milei reforms, pressure lawmakers
BUENOS AIRES -Argentina's oilseed and maritime worker unions kicked off a strike on Monday to protest a labor reform bill backed by...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Four law enforcement officers killed in North Carolina, police say
Four law enforcement officers were shot to death and four others were wounded on Monday in a gun battle that erupted while they were...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance
LOME - Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Factbox-What is the International Criminal Court?
THE HAGUE - Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Analysis-Panama presidential contenders downplay gathering economic clouds
PANAMA CITY - With Panama's business-friendly reputation bruised by a recent move to close a copper mine accounting for 5% of GDP,...
Apr 29, 20244 min read
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