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The Church Suffering: Christian Persecution in Africa and Latin America
PJ Media - Virginia
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June 21, 2025
Even in majority-Christian nations in Africa and Latin America, Islamic jihadis, criminal cartels, and dictatorial governments continue to create a crisis of persecution. Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mexico, Mozambique,...
Latin American Leaders Consider Sending Detainees to El Salvador
Asume Tech
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June 21, 2025
In a controversial move, two Latin American leaders have initiated discussions about transferring their detainees to El Salvador’s notoriously overcrowded prison system. This decision has sparked a wave of concern among human rights advocates and...
Latin America Still Sips Toddy While Us Vintage Drink’s Past Forgotten
LatinAmerican Post
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June 20, 2025
A century after fizzing to life in frozen Buffalo, the malt-sweet drink mix Toddy has slipped from North American shelves. Yet every dawn from Caracas to Curitiba, a yellow tin still thumps on kitchen counters, stirring memories—and milk—into...
China Spares No Expense For Latin America and Caribbean Ties
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has cultivated close ties with Brazil, which it sees as a prime candidate to co-lead the Global South in an emerging multipolar world. Beijing is now the top trading partner for the South...
China Accelerates Economic Push Into Latin America as U.S. Trade Tensions Mount
[your]NEWS
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June 20, 2025
Chinese corporations ramp up investment and market dominance efforts in Brazil after Trump tariffs close loopholes. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Major Chinese corporations are stepping up efforts to expand in Brazil and other Latin American markets...
Latin America sees data center boom
Semafor
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June 20, 2025
Latin America is building a vast number of data centers as it seeks to leverage its abundant land, water, and energy resources amid soaring AI investment. The Inter-American Development Bank forecasts data center investments in the region will...
Latin America Should Pursue Active Non-Alignment
Project Syndicate - New York
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The struggle between China and the United States for global hegemony will almost certainly be arduous and prolonged. Instead of picking sides, Latin American countries should build a new kind of relationship with both superpowers that allows them...
Christian Persecution Pervades Christian-Majority Nations in Africa, Latin America
International Christian Concern
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June 20, 2025
6/20/2025 Africa/Latin America (International Christian Concern) — Many Christians across Africa and Latin America continue to suffer for their faith because of Islamic oppression, dictatorial paranoia, and criminal cartel organizations. Large...
WOCA 2025: Can Latin America Take Flight? Airline CEOs Meet in Bogota to Find Out
Business Traveler
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June 20, 2025
As Latin America’s aviation industry continues to navigate post-pandemic recovery, regulatory shifts, and growing infrastructure demands, one of the most critical forums for dialogue and strategy will take center stage in Bogotá, Colombia. The...
From Africa to Latin America to West Asia: PM Modi plans 5-nation tour in July
The Economic Times
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June 20, 2025
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a five-nation tour of Africa, Latin America, and West Asia early July to push India's leadership of the Global South and shape a broad anti-terror coalition after the Pahalgam attack. Starting...
Electronic waste surges in Latin America amid lack of recycling laws
United Press International (UPI)
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SANTIAGO, Chile, June 20 (UPI) -- Growing demand for technology in Latin America has made the region a major importer of electronic devices, but it still lacks clear regulations for managing the resulting waste -- a problem with serious...
VI tapped to lead Latin America & C’bean cooperation on development
Virgin Islands News Online
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SANTIAGO, Chile- The Virgin Islands (VI) has been selected to serve as a Vice Chair of the Second Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was made by member states of the United Nations (UN)...
In plain sight: the Lebanese imprint in Latin America
Meer
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June 20, 2025
Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant and a member of a minority?” (Amin Maalouf) Latin America is home to a massive chunk of the Lebanese diaspora. There, they found a welcoming destination...
Hiram "El Pavo" Remón, vocal master of the Latin American Songbook, dies at 93
WBGO - New Jersey
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June 20, 2025
Hiram Remón, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the vocal traditions of Latin America, passed at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY Saturday June 14 of natural causes. His death was confirmed by his daughter Malena Remón, he was 93 years old....
China-Sponsored Projects Arouse Suspicion in Latin America
Dialogo Magazine
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June 20, 2025
The economic expansion of the Chinese Communist Party in Latin America has been the subject of growing criticism and mistrust. Governments and experts in the region are questioning the suitability and real benefits of projects promoted by Beijing...
Leveraging Technology for Resilient Supply Chains in the Latin American Business Landscape
Latin Post
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June 20, 2025
Supply chain disruption is no longer an occasional crisis—it's a recurring fact of life. Be it the post-pandemic situation, volatile trade policies, or infrastructure constraints, Latin American companies are under increasing pressure to evolve....
Increased Latin American audit activity focuses on payments for intercompany services
International Tax Review
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June 20, 2025
There is a general auditing trend in Latin America towards targeting payments for intercompany services. The focus starts with an assessment of whether the general deductibility requirements are met; if not, the full expense may be disallowed. If...
Brazil’s Botafogo Makes History with Shocking PSG Upset — & Latin America is Celebrating
REMEZCLA
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June 20, 2025
South America is reigning supreme at the FIFA Club World Cup. Brazil’s Botafogo shocked current European champions Paris Saint Germain on Thursday (June 19), handing them their first defeat in the tournament in a very contested match that took...
The Buzz | The Pastry Lover opens in Appleton with Latin American goods
The Post-Crescent - Wisconsin
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The Pastry Lover, a Chilean and North American fusion bakery, opened for business on June 14. Owners Anne Marie Fernandez and Hernan Barros, who run the business with their children, moved to Wisconsin from Chile three years ago. The bakery will...
Brazil Leads Latin America in Millionaires, but Inequality Remains Stark, UBS Report Shows
The Rio Times
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June 20, 2025
Brazil has more millionaires than any other country in Latin America, but it also has the biggest gap between rich and poor among 56 countries studied by Swiss bank UBS. The bank’s latest Global Wealth Report, released in June 2025, counts 433,000...