Brazil government, house speaker bury hatchet to save pension bill
Brazil’s president, economy minister and speaker of the lower house of Congress patched things up publicly on Thursday, trying to move past days of finger pointing to focus on passing a thorny pension reform to save the country’s public finances.
Brazil budget vote in Congress this week could cost $1 billion -Treasury
A move by Brazil’s Congress this week grabbing for more control over the federal budget would have an annual fiscal impact of up to 4 billion reais ($1 billion), Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida estimated on Thursday.
Chile court opens door for more Church sex abuse victims to seek damages
Chile’s Catholic Church should prepare itself for an onslaught of new civil suits from victims seeking compensation for past cases of sexual abuse, a lawyer who successfully sued the Archdiocese of Santiago said on Thursday.
American Airlines indefinitely suspends flights to Venezuela
American Airlines Group Inc is indefinitely suspending its flights to Venezuela, as the country continues to struggle with political turmoil and unrest.
U.S. calls for probe of bombing of hospital in Yemen
A U.S. State Department spokesman on Thursday called the bombing earlier this week of a Save the Children-supported hospital in Yemen “awful” and urged the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to conduct an investigation.
Trump changes mind and extends Liberians’ immigration protections in U.S
President Donald Trump on Thursday extended an immigration designation granting protected status to Liberians in the United States for an additional year, just three days before it was to expire, a rare move from a president who has taken a hardline st…
At least three dead in gunfight in Comoros after opposition moves to unseat president
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Dubai court restores yacht to Russia tycoon, move disputed in divorce contest
A $436 million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the center of one of the world’s costliest divorce battles has been released by a Dubai court after being impounded last year, but legal wrangling over the fate of the vessel continued.
U.S. energy secretary unsure if Saudi nuclear approvals came after Khashoggi killing
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers on Thursday he did not know whether any of the approvals he authorized for U.S. companies to sell nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia were made after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Octo…
UK PM May plans watered-down Brexit vote to secure departure delay
British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled on Thursday for a way to secure a new delay to Brexit in the face of parliamentary deadlock by setting out plans for a watered-down vote on her EU divorce deal to be held on Friday.
