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What fate awaits undocumented Chinese migrants in the US under Trump?
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Experts say US president-elect’s rhetoric could be a ‘message’ for China, which has increased its influence in Latin America and the Arctic.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:26PM
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Tourists watch a cargo ship transit through the Panama Canal in Panama City on December 23. Photo: AFP
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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD site in Brazil
Officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in ‘degrading conditions’ in their accommodation.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:22PM
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Small plane crashes in Brazil tourist city, killing at least 10
Plane was piloted by Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, a Brazilian businessman who was travelling with his family.
23 Dec 2024 - 11:09AM
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Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41
The bus was hit by a large block of granite that apparently fell from a truck travelling in the opposite direction.
22 Dec 2024 - 11:42PM
A crane works on the site of a crash in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Photo: AFP/Minas Gerais Fire Department
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Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal unless deal reached on rates
US president-elect also warned of potential Chinese influence on the passage, saying the canal should not be managed by China.
23 Dec 2024 - 7:17AM
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Brazil
Brazil’s Lula discharged from hospital after emergency head surgery
President Lula wore a fedora-style hat that covered signs of operations related to a fall he took at his home.
16 Dec 2024 - 12:54PM
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Venezuelan holiday island that’s a symbol of economic collapse
On Margarita Island, derelict hotels stand on dead streets after a decade-long downturn stripped the ‘pearl of the Caribbean’ of its lustre.
15 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM
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Global Economy
Chinese overseas
Reporter’s note: How a mall in Mexico became a flashpoint in US-China rivalry
The fierce economic competition between the US and China has had many casualties - even a shopping centre in the heart of Mexico City.
14 Dec 2024 - 10:00PM
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Mexican authorities raid the Plaza Izazaga 89 shopping centre on November 28. Photo: Reuters
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Brazilian ports jammed with 70,000 Chinese EVs as tariffs loom
Chinese carmakers flood the world’s sixth-biggest car market as they try to avoid new tariffs.
14 Dec 2024 - 1:18AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Latest operation on Brazil’s Lula a ‘success’, doctor says
The ‘low risk’ procedure is meant to minimise the risk of future bleeding under the president’s skull after he hurt his head in a fall.
12 Dec 2024 - 10:02PM
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Brazil’s Lula alert, ‘progressed well’ since emergency brain surgery
Doctors successfully drained a bleed on the president’s brain, related to a fall in October.
11 Dec 2024 - 11:28PM
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Gang leader’s witchcraft accusations sparked Haiti massacre that left 184 dead
Rights group says gang leader ordered massacre with machetes and knives after his child became sick.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:20PM
People take cover from gunfire during clashes between police and gangs in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on December 2. Photo: AP
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Diplomacy
Paraguay expels Chinese diplomat for urging lawmakers to sever ties to Taiwan
Xu Wei, senior Chinese envoy to Latin America, is directed to leave the country after telling legislators to recognise mainland China.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:59AM
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Americas
Bitcoin
El Salvador’s President Bukele triumphant after his bet on bitcoin comes true
As bitcoin surpassed US$100,000 for first time, value of El Salvador government’s reported investment now stands at more than US$600 million.
6 Dec 2024 - 7:20AM
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Donald Trump
Mexico seeks deal with Trump to avoid deported migrants from other countries
Mexico’s president wants the US to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries as mass crackdown looms.
6 Dec 2024 - 10:12AM
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a group of undocumented immigrants detained in Kansas. File photo: The Wichita Eagle/TNS
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Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in 2 months
Cuba’s power grid collapses again, leaving the entire island in the dark.
5 Dec 2024 - 2:59PM
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Peru rocked by president’s nose job controversy
Peruvian president faces calls for removal after she disappeared from public view for nose surgery without delegating her powers.
4 Dec 2024 - 11:09AM
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Global Economy
China trade
Will China turn to Argentina to fill its farming import gap? Wheat and see
The first wheat shipment from Argentina to China since the 1990s suggests a deeper trade relationship could be on the horizon.
3 Dec 2024 - 9:30PM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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