Americas News Stories
Trump’s economic team set to push ‘America First’ policies
President-elect Donald Trump’s economic team is expected to quickly implement policies in coordination with what he calls his “America First” policies. Trump put economic policies at the center of his election campaign last year and promised to lower inflation, impose additional...
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S. Korea opens embassy in Cuba 1 year after establishing diplomatic relations
South Korea opened its embassy in Cuba this week, the foreign ministry said Saturday, nearly a year after the two countries forged the diplomatic relations that took the world by surprise, including Cuba's Cold War-era ally, North Korea. An opening ceremony took place at the embassy in the...
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Mexico expands regional migrant aid to Latin America as Trump inauguration nears
Mexico has agreed to expand support to other Latin American and Caribbean nations as...
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'Too dangerous': LA fire evacuees told not to return for at least a week
Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to toxic materials. ......
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Former Bank boss Mark Carney announces bid to replace Canada’s Trudeau
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced he is running to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. Mr Carney, who headed up Britain’s central bank between...
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Trump, Biden claim credit for cease-fire deal in Gaza where more than 46,000 were killed by Israel
US President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden claimed credit Wednesday for a cease-fire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip, where more than 46,000 Palestinians were killed by Israel. Earlier in the day, reports emerged of a deal between Israel and the Palestinian group, Hamas,...
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Cuba releases 553 prisoners after removal from US terrorism list
Cuba on Tuesday said it will release 553 prisoners, after US President Joe Biden administration's announcement that it would remove the country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, the prisoner release stems from negotiations with the Catholic...
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Cuba to free over 550 prisoners after removal from US terror list
HAVANA: Cuba said Tuesday it would release 553 prisoners in response to Washington removing the communist country from its list of terror sponsors in a deal hailed by relatives of jailed protesters.The White House said President Joe Biden was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of...
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Getting rich without getting fat: The challenge of developing countries
T he global effort to eradicate hunger by 2030 is facing a gradual challenge. After world hunger decreased from around 19 percent to 11 percent of the worldwide population in 2014,...
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Panama Canal will 'remain' Panamanian: UN maritime chief
The Panama Canal will remain Panamanian, the secretary general of the United Nation's maritime body told AFP on Tuesday, after Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize the key waterway. "For me it is very clear and it is not a subject of great discussion, because the treaties...
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