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Colombia government to propose fresh $2.86 billion tax reform to Congress

30 Jan 2025

BOGOTA (Reuters) – The Colombian government plans to pitch a new tax reform to Congress to raise at least 12 trillion pesos ($2.86 billion) needed to finance its budget, Finance Minister Diego Guevara said on Thursday, after lawmakers struck down a similar proposal late last year. Guevara, in an interview with local radio station Caracol, …

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Syria’s Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power

30 Jan 2025

By Timour Azhari and Tom Perry DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa was also empowered to form a temporary legislative council for a transitional period …

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Moments before deadly stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh, devotees pleaded to open more routes

30 Jan 2025

By Saurabh Sharma and Shivam Patel PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – Moments before a deadly stampede at the world’s biggest religious gathering in India, Hindu devotees queuing to take a spiritual bath in a river said they pleaded with police to open barricaded routes to thin out a surging crowd. Police did not respond, they said, …

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Refugees accepted by US stuck in Australia under Trump freeze, says official

30 Jan 2025

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Dozens of refugees who arrived in Australia by boat a decade ago and expected to resettle in the United States have been affected by the Trump Administration’s freeze on refugee programs, an Australian official told Reuters. Australia is “awaiting further advice” from the United States government on the ongoing operation …

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Analysis-US stock market confronts risks as investors grapple with tech, Fed outlook

30 Jan 2025

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Suzanne McGee and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Risks to the U.S. stock market are piling up as cracks emerge in the technology trade and the path for interest rates is clouded by persistent inflation worries that are being exacerbated by the potential for looming tariffs. Mixed results from megacap …

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Australia’s Albanese defends antisemitism response as Israel urges more action

30 Jan 2025

By Renju Jose and Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) – Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an “epidemic of antisemitism” in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks that he says include domestic terrorism. A Jewish school and two other properties in Sydney …

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Brazil seeking funds for Venezuelan migrant program after Trump freezes US aid

29 Jan 2025

By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it is scrambling to fund a joint operation with United Nations agencies to resettle Venezuelan migrants in Brazil after President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign aid. Brazil’s “Operacao Acolhida,” or Operation Welcome, offers humanitarian aid to …

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Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November

29 Jan 2025

By Sarah Morland PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation’s long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov. 15 of this year. Haiti has lacked elected representatives since January 2023 and has not held elections since 2016. The country’s capital …

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Trump’s envoy meets Netanyahu, visits Gaza after Saudi trip

29 Jan 2025

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visited Gaza on Wednesday, then met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the Gaza ceasefire and a regional diplomatic push.  Witkoff, whose visit to Gaza was confirmed by a White House official, is in the region to oversee the implementation of the Gaza …

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