DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister arrived in Washington on Thursday, the first official visit at that level in more than 25 years as the U.S. makes a pro-Damascus policy push, lifting sanctions and mediating between the new Islamist rulers and Israel. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani will meet U.S. lawmakers to discuss the lifting of …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Wednesday from the hospital where he had been admitted a day earlier due to vomiting, dizziness and low blood pressure, his doctors said in a statement. Bolsonaro’s health condition improved, but he will continue to receive follow-up care, Brasilia’s DF Star Hospital added. The …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani will meet with U.S. lawmakers in Washington this week to discuss the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions on his country, Senator Lindsey Graham was quoted as saying by Axios. Shibani’s visit – the first by a Syrian foreign minister to Washington in more than 25 …
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Less than two months before Belem hosts heads of state at U.N. climate summit COP30, the Brazilian city welcomed another type of global figure on Wednesday night, as pop legend Mariah Carey joined a cast of local artists for a floating concert dedicated to the Amazon rainforest. The performance was part of …
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(Refiles to remove extraneous language from paragraph 10) By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it would allow companies seeking to go public to require that investors resolve claims of fraud or other false statements through arbitration rather than court litigation, handing a victory to companies and weakening investor …
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By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday called for the United Nations to stop the United States from starting a war in the region, amid rising tensions due to a military buildup in the Caribbean to counter drug cartels. “I call on the United Nations General Assembly and …
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By Nate Raymond and Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused for now to allow U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to proceed with a planned overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which would involve reorganizing several agencies and firing thousands of employees. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based …
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By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday to demand increased funding for universities and pediatric care, which have suffered cuts under libertarian President Javier Milei’s austerity measures. Milei’s popularity has declined following his deep budget cuts, and he is dealing with …
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By Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s presidential election kicked into high gear on Wednesday, as leading campaigns officially launched ahead of a November 16 contest which may signal a shift to the right for the mining powerhouse. The election’s top contenders are a left-wing coalition candidate from the Communist Party, Jeannette Jara, and conservative candidates …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Kate Abnett BRASILIA (Reuters) -The U.N. will give low-income countries more money to help them attend COP30, the global climate summit set to take place in Brazil this November, in view of soaring accommodation costs in the Amazonian city of Belem. For months, Brazil has resisted calls to move the conference …
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