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China’s Great Wall Motors to open factory in Brazil in May: report
GWM will focus on producing the Haval H6, a hybrid sports SUV that has been approved to benefit from a Brazilian tax incentive programme.
16 Oct 2024 - 5:39AM
5 beheaded bodies found in Mexico, latest grisly find in violence-plagued country
14 Oct 2024 - 9:58AM
Latin America split on colonialism, Spain’s legacy
13 Oct 2024 - 11:46PM
Americas
Brazil’s worst wildfires in 14 years destroy 22 million hectares
The South American country has seen the worst blazes in 14 years since the beginning of 2024.
12 Oct 2024 - 1:40PM
In September, 5.5 million hectares burned in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy
China’s US$13 billion Mexico investment may dwarf official figures: researchers
As Chinese companies avoid US-imposed tariffs, investment in Mexico has exploded – far more what official numbers show, researchers say.
10 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM
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Diplomacy
Mexico seeks US help in cutting back on imports from China
Mexican official tells Wall Street Journal government will focus on domestic supply chains, a potential problem as Washington-Beijing tensions rise.
10 Oct 2024 - 5:52AM
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Mexico president rules out new war on drugs amid shock over mayor’s beheading
Claudia Sheinbaum outlined her security plan to combat criminal violence using social policy, not extrajudicial executions.
9 Oct 2024 - 5:39AM
Global Economy
Mentor or rival? China takes notes from Brazilian giant Embraer as C919 soars
Aviation exchanges are expected as President Xi Jinping visits Brazil next month.
7 Oct 2024 - 11:06PM
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The first C919 owned by China Southern Airlines arrives at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua
Americas
City mayor in Mexico killed less than a week after he took office
Alejandro Arcos was the mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero.
7 Oct 2024 - 2:59PM
Entertainment
Drug lord El Chapo’s lawyer Mariel Colon is now a singer. Yes, really
Colon is using her notoriety and connection to the drug trafficking world to launch a music career. She denies she is glorifying crime.
5 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
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Americas
Elon Musk’s X pays US$5.2 million in Brazil fines to wrong bank account
The payment was made to settle a dispute with a Brazilian judge who banned the platform in August.
5 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM
Diplomacy
Argentina’s Milei, a China critic, to visit Beijing amid frustration with US
Argentine president, who had criticised China, now praises it as a ‘very interesting commercial partner’ and announces January Beijing trip.
5 Oct 2024 - 9:51AM
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Argentine President Javier Milei smiles during the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on June 14. Photo: EPA-EFE
Americas
No surgery needed: scientists develop dog neutering jab – and it’s reversible
The procedure, a simple injection, means canine patients don’t have to be sedated or go under the knife.
5 Oct 2024 - 1:25AM
Americas
UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack
Gangs have taken over the capital, and the country’s security and health systems are collapsing.
5 Oct 2024 - 1:27AM
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South America treated to rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
The rare spectacle occurs when the moon moves perfectly in line with the sun but doesn’t block it out completely, creating a fiery circle.
3 Oct 2024 - 5:34AM
Americas
Plane carrying Brazil’s president lands safely in Mexico after circling for hours
Airbus A319 had to circle to consume enough fuel to land again safely following a technical problem with the aircraft.
2 Oct 2024 - 10:31AM
Brazil’s presidential plane at the Felipe Angeles International Airport, Mexico. Photo: AFP
Americas
Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president: ‘It’s time for women’
Promising to boost women’s rights, the leader also sought to reassure investors concerned by the passing of a controversial judicial reform.
2 Oct 2024 - 10:36AM
Americas
Mexico president gives 1,438th press conference on his last day in office
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is passing the baton to Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman president.
1 Oct 2024 - 10:44AM
Global Economy
China, Brazil finding the right blend for soaring coffee trade as demand brews
China’s coffee market is expected to grow to 313.3 billion yuan (US$44 billion) by the end of 2024, up from 265.4 billion yuan last year.
28 Sep 2024 - 6:30PM
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At least 3,661 killed this year in Haiti violence: UN
Gangs have taken over the capital on the Caribbean island, carrying out executions and also using sexual violence ‘to punish, spread fear and subjugate populations’.
27 Sep 2024 - 7:56PM
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A woman reacts after seeing the body of her brother who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on September 9. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy
Brics impasse: Egypt, Ethiopia reject joint statement over Security Council bid
Consensus eludes group of major emerging national economies on General Assembly sidelines as new members balk at South Africa’s candidacy.
27 Sep 2024 - 5:47AM
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Americas
X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders: source
X complied with orders to block certain accounts from platform and pay fines imposed for not complying with court orders, lawyers said.
27 Sep 2024 - 2:47AM
East Asia
Japan scientists use AI to uncover hundreds of huge desert doodles in Peru
The Nazca lines, massive etchings on the desert floor depicting animals, plants and imaginary beings, have fascinated scientists for decades.
25 Sep 2024 - 12:32PM
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