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Gabriel Cabrera, president of the Venezuelan Youth Center for Democracy, gives a statement outside of the United States embassy with members of the organisation holding signs that read in Spanish “Intervention is not the solution”, in reference to US w
December 9, 2025

Venezuela suspends energy agreements with Trinidad as it hosts US warship

Venezuela on Monday suspended energy agreements with Trinidad & Tobago, over what officials have described as “hostile” actions by the island nation. Trinidad is now hosting one of the US warships…
Argentina’s President Javier Milei waves to supporters after voting during legislative midterm elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Big win in midterm vote for Argentina’s President Milei boosts markets

Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged, and government bonds jumped on Monday as President Javier Milei hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) reacts as he, along with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (centre) inspects a car produced by Malaysia’s national automaker, Proton, in which China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group holds a 49.9 per cent stake, ahead
December 9, 2025

China pitches itself as alternative to US protectionism

China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with Premier Li Qiang pitching expanded economic ties with Beijing as an alternative…
A shopper uses the Amazon app to pay for his purchase at the Amazon 4-star store in the Soho neighbourhood of New York, in this September 27, 2018 photo.
December 9, 2025

Amazon cutting 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on AI accelerates

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere. In June, CEO Andy Jassy, who has aggressively sought…
People cross a street, with Russian oil company Lukoil’s headquarters seen in the background, in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, October, 23, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Russian company Lukoil to sell international assets in response to new sanctions

Russian oil company Lukoil says it is selling its international assets in response to sanctions imposed by the United States that aim to push Russia to agree to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.…
People walk on a street enveloped in smog, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

India conducts cloud-seeding trial to clear New Delhi’s smog

Indian authorities in late October carried out a cloud-seeding experiment over smog-choked New Delhi in an attempt to induce rainfall and clear the city’s toxic air, which has sparked anger among…
In this September 21, 2018 photo, soybeans are offloaded from a combine in Brownsburg, Indiana.
December 9, 2025

Jun Du | Supply chain economics beats tariff politics

When a photographer recently captured US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reading a text message at the United Nations General Assembly, the image inadvertently revealed the scale of America’s…
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier brings the ball up court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Sports betting a booming business

The stunning indictment that led to the arrest of more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and other NBA figures, on charges of illegal sports betting has drawn new scrutiny of the…
A resident of Port Royal toting a plant to tend to animals, October 27, 2025, as Hurricane Melissa was approaching Jamaica.
December 9, 2025

Big storms deepen poverty, food insecurity for Jamaicans, says World Bank

Poverty and inequality fell in Jamaica, but weather events – particularly hurricanes – are driving cycles of food insecurity and economic hardship, according to the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity…