Brazil lower house set to vote on pension reform before recess: presidential spokesman
Brazil’s lower house of Congress is expected to vote on pension reform before lawmakers break for recess on July 18, presidential spokesman Otavio Rego Barros...
New Istanbul mayor’s star power could be a challenge for Erdogan
Istanbul’s new mayor now shoulders the expectations of Turkey’s long-subdued opposition after he emerged from obscurity to deal President Tayyip Erdogan the biggest election blow...
Brazil economy minister Guedes to miss G20 summit: presidential spokesman
Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes will not attend the G20 summit this week in Osaka and Deputy Minister Marcelo Guaranys will stand in for him,...
Mexico president says there may have been ‘excesses’ in migrant detentions
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the country’s new militarized National Guard police force could have committed “excesses” by detaining migrant women...
Ethiopia holds memorial for slain army chief
Ethiopia paid tribute on Tuesday to its military chief of staff who was one of five killed in a foiled coup attempt in Amhara state....
African food-delivery firm targets lower-income shoppers
Jumia Food, a unit of New York-listed e-commerce platform Jumia Technologies, is offering cheaper menu options in its African home market to attract lower-income earners...
Japan’s Suntory joins rival Coca Cola to push Vietnam on plastic recycling
Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings said it would work with rival Coca-Cola as well as Nestle to push the government in Vietnam, among the biggest...
FDA declines to approve Acer Therapeutics’ rare genetic disorder treatment
Acer Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its treatment for a severe, rare genetic disorder that can...
FDA issues warning letters to companies selling drugs containing kratom
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters on Tuesday to two privately held companies for illegally selling unapproved, misbranded drugs containing kratom claiming...
Migrant children removed from crowded border station
Nearly 250 migrant children have been relocated to children’s shelters from an overcrowded Texas border patrol station where attorneys said they had been held for...