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Brazil sets 3% inflation target with new continuous framework
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Wednesday establishing a continuous inflation...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Factbox-Britain's big election issues
LONDON -Britain will elect a new government on July 4, with voters focussed on the high cost of living, failing public services and...
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Meat-loving Argentines eat less beef as inflation bites
BUENOS AIRES - Argentines, famed for steakhouses, sprawling cattle ranches and asado barbecues, are consuming less beef than ever, forced...
Jun 22, 20243 min read


Police fire tear gas, water cannon at anti-tax protesters in Kenya capital
NAIROBI -Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday as coordinated...
Jun 20, 20242 min read


South Africa's Ramaphosa vows to fight inequality as power-sharing begins
PRETORIA -A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday that his new multi-party government would work to...
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Explainer-Thai court cases that could unleash political crisis
BANGKOK -Thailand weathered a critical day of court cases on Tuesday, including those involving the fate of the prime minister and the...
Jun 18, 20243 min read


Factbox-What are UK political parties offering to voters?
LONDON - Britain's political parties vying for votes before a national election on July 4 have published their manifestos - documents...
Jun 17, 20245 min read


Brazil's Lula stands by finance minister but rejects spending cuts targeting the poor
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he is open to analyzing Finance Minister Fernando Haddad's spending cut...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


Explainer-How France's political alliances are shaping up and the policies they pledge
PARIS - France's political parties have scrambled to form political alliances after President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call a...
Jun 14, 20242 min read


Factbox-How much money does Ukraine owe, and to whom
NEW YORK/LONDON - More than two years into a war that has cost tens of thousands of lives, Ukraine is about to embark on the...
Jun 14, 20243 min read


Nigeria Revives Old Anthem Amid Economic Crisis Controversy
ABUJA - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed a bill switching back to a national anthem composed by a British expatriate...
Jun 12, 20241 min read


Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says
Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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