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Cuba’s Bureaucracy and Its Disconnect to Citizens’ Demands
Havana Times
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June 6, 2025
Officials repeated, for the umpteenth time, the same justifications of recent days. / Cubadebate Diaz-Canel denies the university student strike exists over Etecsa’s ‘rate hike’, though the evidence is overwhelming. By Yunior Garcia Aguilera...
Zijin’s La Arena mine in Peru deploying 50 all battery Tonly DTE145 trucks
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 6, 2025
Zijin Mining has invested in 50 Tonly DTE145 91 t class battery electric wide body mining trucks at its La Arena copper-gold mine in Peru, which are also equipped with battery swapping technology. The La Arena mine has thus became the first mine...
Brazil’s poultry exports drop after bird flu trade curbs
The Poultry Site
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May shipments down 13% in value, 14% in volume year-on-year Brazil's poultry exports fell in both value and volume in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday, as trade restrictions following a bird flu case weighed on the...
World News | Election Observers at the OAS Voice Serious Concerns About Mexico's Contentious Judicial Elections
Latestly
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June 7, 2025
Mexico City, Jun 6 (AP) Electoral watchdogs at the Organization of American States expressed concern Friday over the low turnout in Mexico's historic and contentious judicial elections, recommending that countries in the Americas not follow its...
Stocks and yields rise as NFP beat calms economic fears - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Zero Hedge
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SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries down, Crude up, Dollar up REAR VIEW: NFP beats, unemployment rate inline, wages rise; US/China teams to meet on Monday; China grants export licenses to rare earth suppliers; No plans for Musk/Trump call; Holzmann...
Brazil agriculture minister calls for bird flu vaccination debate
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 6, 2025
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro on Friday welcomed the opportunity to debate vaccination of poultry against bird flu following the country’s first confirmed outbreak on a commercial chicken breeding farm last...
Wild boar dig Argentina ... to a disturbing degree
EcoAmericas
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Though not a new problem, the presence of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Argentina is taking an ever-greater environmental and economic toll. Pressed by farmers and ranchers experiencing losses from wild-boar incursions on their lands, various...
Colombia to diversify economy by pushing to join BRICS
China Daily Global
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By Jimena Esteban in Buenos Aires | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-06 17:42 Looking to diversify its economic, trade and financing links, the Latin American country of Colombia is setting its sights on Asia, and China in particular, and...
Mike Yardley: Forest magic at Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
Newstalk ZB
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June 7, 2025
Nestled on the western flank of the Andes, three hours northwest of Quito, I was swathed in the finery of the Chocó rainforest. Mashpi Lodge is an eco-tourism jewel, a five-star oasis within the wider Mashpi Reserve that serves up a resplendent...
Expectant mom seeking political asylum in US urges protection of birthright citizenship
OSV News
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June 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — An asylum-seeker in the U.S. from Cuba told OSV News that she is spending the final part of her pregnancy on bedrest amid anxiety about her unborn child’s future due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump...
Argentina’s Strategic Advantage as a New Frontier for Uranium Exploration
Investing News Network
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June 5, 2025
Argentina is emerging as one of the most compelling new frontiers for uranium supply, with the country’s National Atomic Energy Commission estimating about 80,000 tonnes of uranium as "exploration targets" across various geological environments....
From the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
National Fisherman - Alaska
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June 6, 2025 Jack E. Davis’s 2017 book, The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, may have been prophetic in regards to renaming the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, was published by Liveright Publishing in 2017, but...
Venezuela signs nine oil deals to counter US sanctions – report
Offshore Technology
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June 6, 2025
Venezuela’s state-run oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), has reportedly signed at least nine new agreements with foreign service providers, including two Chinese companies, to maintain oil production and sustain foreign currency inflows...
'Culturally sensitive' mediation: Can a new China-led international outfit earn global trust?
Channel News Asia
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June 6, 2025
Enthusiasm and support from developing countries have also signalled Beijing’s efforts to court the Global South, experts noted. Global bodies like the ICJ, PCA and International Criminal Court (ICC), “lack objectivity and neutrality and cannot be...
Habilitados 9 candidatos presidenciales en Bolivia y Evo Morales queda excluido, informa el Tribunal Supremo Electoral
KVIA - Texas
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June 6, 2025
Por Ivonne Valdés y Mauricio Torres, CNN El Tribunal Supremo Electoral de Bolivia (TSE) informó este viernes que son nueve los candidatos presidenciales que están habilitados para las elecciones generales del 17 de agosto. La institución presentó...
Petrobras aims to make Africa its main exploratory region outside Brazil, CEO says
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras PETR3 aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant’s CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company’s strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the “red carpet” for...
In redefining citizenship, Argentina is following the US
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 7, 2025
Marta moved to Pennsylvania from Guatemala at 17. She didn’t speak English at first. She cleaned offices at night and studied during the day, eventually enrolling in community college. She got a student visa, then a work visa. When her sister got...
Election observers voice serious concerns about Mexico’s contentious judicial elections
Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Abysmal voter turnout, political polarization and voting “cheat sheets” were among the reasons an observation mission for Mexico’s historic judicial elections on Friday issued a recommendation to other countries in the region:...
Tensions escalate between Trinidad and Venezuela over mercenary allegations
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 7, 2025
Diplomatic tensions flared Friday after the Venezuelan government accused Trinidad and Tobago of overreacting to what it described as a “legitimate complaint” regarding the use of Trinidadian territory by mercenaries seeking to overthrow President...
Brazil enacts measures marking World Environment Day
MercoPress
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Friday, June 6th 2025 - 10:51 UTC Alckmin signed the measures given Lula's trip to France The Brazilian government announced Thursday a set of environmental measures, including the sanctioning of Bill 3.469/2024, which provides financial...