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Asian shares dip as Wall Street rally stalls
Business, Published on 27/09/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian markets retreated on Friday amid end-of-quarter repositioning by investors, after concerns about high valuations and mixed signals from US Federal Reserve officials on interest rates stalled a record-breaking rally on Wall Street.
UN assembly opens amidst wars, other woes
Oped, Published on 23/09/2025
» Presidents, prime ministers, kings and potentates are converging on New York for the United Nations General Assembly session. The upcoming General Debate, starting today, will bring together a cast of thousands of delegates for 10 days.
Argentina's Milei pelted with stones on campaign trail
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» LOMAS DE ZAMORA — Argentine President Javier Milei was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting a corruption scandal, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reporters said.
Bolsonaro and son accused of obstructing Brazil coup trial
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian police called Wednesday for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to be charged with obstruction of justice for attempting to interfere with the ex-leader's trial over plotting an attempted coup.
Patrick Star and 'Drag Queen' crab: underwater robot live stream captivates Argentines
AFP, Published on 03/08/2025
» MAR DEL PLATA (ARGENTINA) - A robot explores the dark, cold, deep sea floor of the South Atlantic, transmitting images of vibrant coral and fish never seen before as scientists give live commentary via YouTube. And Argentines can't get enough of it.
Argentines commemorate Jewish center bombing, demand justice
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) - Hundreds of Argentines gathered Friday to commemorate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed dozens, demanding justice for a crime for which there has not yet been a trial.
World leaders head to France for UN summit on ocean threats
AFP, Published on 08/06/2025
» NICE (FRANCE) - World leaders descend on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution.
'Alarming deterioration' of US press freedom under Trump, says RSF
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» PARIS - Media rights group RSF warned Friday about "an alarming deterioration in press freedom" in the United States under President Donald Trump as well as "unprecedented" difficulties for independent journalists around the world.
Francis's funeral to be grand farewell to 'pope of the poor'
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholic faithful.
Trump heads to Italy for pope’s funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump headed to Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term in which he will face foreign leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.