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Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations have agreed to strive toward effectively taxing the super-rich

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) Friday closed down -4.45 (-1.90%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed down -93 (-2.12%). Coffee prices on Friday fell sharply. Sep arabica coffee remained above Thursday's 3-week low, but Sep robusta coffee Friday edged to a new 3-week low. Coffee harvest pressures in...

G20 finance ministers are expected to take a first step towards international cooperation on taxing the super-rich Friday, with a deal in Brazil likely to call for individual nations to strengthen their own measures, rather than delivering a set of unified regulations.

The world's richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade, British NGO Oxfam announced ahead of a G20 summit in Brazil where taxing the super-rich is top of the agenda.

Brazilian court halts highway project over climate change concerns and deforestation risks, highlighting the need for environmental impact assessment in ma...

The Brazilian government has apologized to the Japanese community for human rights violations in the persecution and internment of immigrants in the years after World War II

In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, citing the likelihood it will contribute to climate change

Global finance ministers discuss a proposed 2% tax on billionaires to address wealth inequality and fund public services and climate initiatives in Rio de ...

The Brazilian driver speaks honestly how he remembers the day, and whether he lost his competitive fire after the horrifying incident.