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Book Review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, “The Wind Knows My Name.”

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Exclusive-EU Commission says Mercosur trade deal a priority as it seeks new allies

The European Commission has said it is a priority to conclude a long-delayed trade deal with South America's Mercosur bloc, as the EU seeks new allies to reduce its dependence on China and the United States, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Greek police find 3.2 million euros of cocaine in banana containers

Police in northern Greece have seized dozens of packages of cocaine stashed in containers laden with bananas that had been shipped from Latin America, they said on Saturday.

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 25 – June 1, 2023

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Italy police arrest 40 mafia suspects for drug smuggling via Chinese money brokers

Italian police arrested 40 people on Tuesday in a new crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs trafficking with counterparts in Latin America using shadow networks of Chinese money brokers.

Reuters

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 19-25, 2023

The Independent UK

Improving how the IMF does business could help billions of people worldwide — by giving governments money to spend on public goods and increasing accountability. Podcast

In countries across the Global South, the launch of IMF programs often sparks considerable concern. This is because of the IMF’s reputation: during the 1980s, many nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America turned to the IMF seeking loans to mitigate economic challenges. These loans were accompanied by stringent conditions,…

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Lula's diplomatic dance is nothing new for Brazil or its leader -- what has changed is the world around him

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a man currently very much in demand in international circles.

The Conversation

Eduardo Porter: Latin America’s best hope is european social democracy

Social democracy is the answer.

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From disrupted flights to ash clouds: What you need to know about the Popocatepetl eruption

Towering a few hours from one of the world’s largest cities, the Popocatepetl volcano has been coating nearby towns with ash and disrupting flights at Mexico City’s airport, the busiest in Latin America

The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary blasted for 'ludicrous' use of Succession-style plush jet on trip

THE Foreign Secretary’s choice to use the same luxurious private jet as the billionaire Roy family in the TV series Succession has been branded…

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James Cleverly’s use of £10,000 an hour Succession-style jet ‘ludicrous’

Exclusive: UK foreign secretary has been using type of private jet featured in hit TV show for Caribbean and Latin America tour

The Guardian - UK

Top Tory James Cleverly hires £40m private jet to globetrot like Succession's Kendall Roy

The Foreign Secretary has chartered the aircraft described as 'one of the best luxury private jets money can buy' for his eight-day diplomatic jaunt around the Caribbean and Latin America

Daily Mirror

Romance, strife, and broadcasting rights: African telenovela goes global

Producers of hugely successful shows are chasing viewers in Latin America, where the genre was pioneered

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May 12-18, 2023

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In Miami, NATO official says only Ukraine can decide what ‘just and lasting peace’ would look like

Even as several countries have offered to mediate in the search for a political solution to the war in Ukraine, including several in Latin America, a high-ranking North Atlantic Treaty Organization official insists that only the Ukrainian government can determine what it will consider “a just and lasting peace.”

Fortune

'Axie Infinity' creator Sky Mavis releases new mobile app where buying NFTs isn't required

The game has been released in select countries in Latin America and Asia.

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How China uses 'geostrategic corruption' to exert its influence in Latin America

Corruption has long been a scourge in parts of Latin America.

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Microsoft’s Airband expands internet connections in Latin America and Africa

Microsoft's Airband initiative expands the availability of broadband access to more than 40 million people to nine countries in Latin America and Africa.

Reuters

Cultural center on wheels brings the arts closer to working-class Brazilians

At one of Latin America's largest commuter bus terminals in Brazil's gritty downtown Sao Paulo, 84-year-old Rerizenil de Paula Santos waits on a bus decorated with neon lights and bright graffiti amid the hustle and bustle of rush hour.

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China Expands Its Economic Reach Into the United States’ Backyard

Economically, China has been making inroads into South America and the Caribbean, a region where U.S. power once went unchallenged.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 5-11, 2023

The Independent UK

US, Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold talks at White House

President Joe Biden and Spain's Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can go to apply for protection

Businessweek

‘Nearshoring’ Push Is Fueling Tech Job Demand in Latin America

Post-pandemic interest in reducing reliance on Asia is benefiting IT workers from Chile to Guatemala.

Fortune

Why the CEOs of OnlyFans and Latin America's top women's health companies see the region as a growth market

CEOs of OnlyFans, Bloom Care, and Oya Care discussed Latin America at Web Summit Rio.

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