RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas said on Monday that Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will have his support in a potential run for president next year, following days of silence about the matter. “Flavio can count on us,” Tarcisio told reporters after an event. He said he will …
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By Laura Garcia TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Honduras’ conservative National Party candidate Nasry Asfura, backed by Donald Trump, edged ahead in the count of the Central American nation’s presidential election on Monday, in an extended process marked by delays and accusations of fraud. With 97% of the ballots tallied, Asfura, a 67-year-old former Tegucigalpa …
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By Dave Sherwood and Nelson Acosta HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal on Monday sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison following a closed-door trial that found him guilty of espionage in one of the country’s highest-profile corruption cases in decades. The court additionally found Gil guilty of a …
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MEXICO CITY, Dec 8 – Cesar Duarte, the former governor of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, was arrested on Monday over alleged money laundering, the nation’s attorney general’s office said in a statement. The attorney general’s office said in a statement Duarte was likely involved in money laundering while acting as a public servant …
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By Brad Brooks Dec 8 (Reuters) – The developer of the most popular app used to share information about sightings of federal immigration agents sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging free speech violations after Apple removed ICEBlock from its online store. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by Joshua Aaron, the developer of …
Dec 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose an additional 5% tariff on Mexico if it doesn’t immediately provide additional water to help U.S. farmers, accusing the country of violating a treaty that outlines water sharing between the neighbors. Under the treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to …
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Dec 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order this week that he said would create a single national rule for artificial intelligence, which the industry has said is necessary to override disparate laws passed by U.S. states. The move would deliver a win for Big Tech …
HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media report “absurd and false.” Cuba vice foreign minister Josefina Vidal told the Associated Press on Monday that those alleged discussions, first reported by Reuters …
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DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday with jubilant celebrations in major cities, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war. The new leader, President Ahmed al-Sharaa, told a large crowd of supporters that …
By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Dark comedy “One Battle After Another” racked up a leading nine Golden Globe nominations on Monday, positioning the Leonardo DiCaprio thriller as an early favorite on Hollywood’s road to the Academy Awards. The movie directed by Paul Thomas Anderson stars DiCaprio as a …
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