BRASILIA, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian markets delivered a withering verdict on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first full day in office on Monday, after he pledged to prioritize social issues and ordered a budget-busting extension to a fuel tax exemption. Lula’s decision to extend the fuel tax exemption, which will deprive the […]

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MEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court on Monday elected its first female president, who has pushed back against the government’s nationalist energy agenda, amid a succession process clouded by allegations of plagiarism against another justice competing for the job. By a 6-5 majority vote, the justices chose Norma Pina to head Mexico’s […]

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Jan 2 (Reuters) – The Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) rebuffed on Monday FTX’s claims about the digital assets of its Bahamas unit held by the regulator, saying the debtors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange had “incomplete information”. Last month, the SCB said it had seized more than $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency from the […]

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China’s lagging growth a key threat this year, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said, while the US is ‘most resilient.’ International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva warns 2023 will be a tough year for much of the global economy. Photograph: Michele Tantussi/Reuters Staff and agencies The  Hill For much of the global economy, […]

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Jan 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Park Service closed Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys for several days starting on Monday after 300 immigrants had arrived on the islands in recent days, overwhelming first responders. “Like elsewhere in the Florida Keys, the park has recently seen an increase in people arriving by […]

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MEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (Reuters) – An attack on a prison in the Mexican border town of Juarez left 19 dead and allowed a cartel kingpin to escape along with two dozen other prisoners, authorities said Monday. An armed group, traveling in armored vehicles, launched almost-simultaneous attacks on the prison and the municipal police station, […]

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Image caption, Cuba has finally relaxed its rules to allow women to compete in boxing By Will Grant BBC News, Havana For Joanna Rodriguez, a recent rule change by the Cuban authorities to finally allow women to compete in boxing couldn’t come soon enough. Already in her 30s, time was fast running out for her […]

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SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Pelé’s coffin was placed on the field where he scored scored […]

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World Ukraine says it shoots down all drones in third night of strikes, article with galleryEuropecategory · January 2, 2023 · 10:28 AM GMT Ukraine said on Monday it had shot down all Russian drones in a massive wave of attacks, after Moscow launched an unprecedented third straight night of air strikes against civilian targets, intensifying its […]

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By CNW Contributor Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, has made a habit of delivering stirring calls to action. ] At the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt this past November, attended by over 90 heads of state, thousands of officials, business representatives, and various advocacy groups, Mottley demanded more from the […]

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