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Why Trump's Venezuela Strike Has Latin America On Edge
Latin America’s three largest countries, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, all governed by leftist leaders, criticised the capture of Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuela's New President Hires Ex-Central Bank Boss To Lead Economy
Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodriguez appointed a former central bank director to her cabinet's top economic post on Tuesday, a position she herself had held until the toppling of leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Spain Orders Town To Scrap Motion Restricting Muslim Festivities
Spain's leftist government ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations in municipal sports facilities, a measure critics say was aimed at blocking longstanding Muslim festivities.
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US Seizes Venezuela Government Plane In Dominican Republic
The US on Thursday seized a second aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan government in less than a year during a visit to the Dominican Republic by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, despite nascent diplomacy with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Spain Moves To Slash Working Week To 37.5 Hours
Spain's minority leftist government on Tuesday approved a plan to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours in one of the world's fastest-growing developed economies.
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US Threatens To Reimpose Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil Sector
The United States warned Tuesday it was ready to snap back sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil industry unless opponents of President Nicolas Maduro are allowed to run against him, as the leftist government vowed to hit back through migration.
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Brazil's Lula Government Launches 1st Anti-Deforestation Raids To Protect Amazon
Brazil this week began the first operations against Amazon deforestation since veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, the Ibama environmental agency said Friday.
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Mexican President Intercedes on Behalf of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, Says He Committed No Serious Crime
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, on behalf of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Mexico's leftist leader explained that “Assange did not commit any serious crime” as he did not cause the death of anyone, did not violate any human right and exercised his freedom, according to Obrad...
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How Trump Scored Florida, A Key Battleground State
President Donald Trump's big win in Florida owes much to his strident denunciation of leftist governments in Latin America, which resonated loud and clear with conservative Hispanics in the southeastern state.
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"We Don't Recognise Nicolas Maduro's Government": US Tells Venezuela
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro has no authority to sever relations with the United States, the State Department said Wednesday, hitting back after the leftist leader gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
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Clashes After 2 Women Enter Sabarimala, Stun Grenades, Tear Gas Used
Youth activists of the BJP clashed with Leftist cadres in front of the Kerala secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, hours after two women sneaked into the Sabarimala temple early this morning. Police used stun grenades, tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse the protesters.
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Leftist Lopez Obrador Wins Mexico Presidential Election: Exit Polls
Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico's presidential election Sunday by a large margin, according to exit polls, in a landmark break with the parties that have governed for nearly a century.
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Iceland Leans Toward Leftist Government In Snap Election
Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted their centre-right government in an election that could pave the way for a charismatic young opposition leader to form a left-leaning coalition, final vote counts showed on Sunday.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff To Face Accusers In Impeachment Showdown
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff will confront her accusers on Monday in a dramatic finale to a Senate impeachment trial likely to end 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest country.
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Michel Temer Vows To Get Brazil 'Back On Rails'
Brazil's acting president Michel Temer vowed on Friday to get Latin America's largest economy back on track after a cascade of crises put an end to 13 years of leftist rule.
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Why Trump's Venezuela Strike Has Latin America On Edge
Latin America’s three largest countries, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, all governed by leftist leaders, criticised the capture of Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuela's New President Hires Ex-Central Bank Boss To Lead Economy
Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodriguez appointed a former central bank director to her cabinet's top economic post on Tuesday, a position she herself had held until the toppling of leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Spain Orders Town To Scrap Motion Restricting Muslim Festivities
Spain's leftist government ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations in municipal sports facilities, a measure critics say was aimed at blocking longstanding Muslim festivities.
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US Seizes Venezuela Government Plane In Dominican Republic
The US on Thursday seized a second aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan government in less than a year during a visit to the Dominican Republic by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, despite nascent diplomacy with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Spain Moves To Slash Working Week To 37.5 Hours
Spain's minority leftist government on Tuesday approved a plan to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours in one of the world's fastest-growing developed economies.
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US Threatens To Reimpose Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil Sector
The United States warned Tuesday it was ready to snap back sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil industry unless opponents of President Nicolas Maduro are allowed to run against him, as the leftist government vowed to hit back through migration.
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Brazil's Lula Government Launches 1st Anti-Deforestation Raids To Protect Amazon
Brazil this week began the first operations against Amazon deforestation since veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, the Ibama environmental agency said Friday.
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Mexican President Intercedes on Behalf of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, Says He Committed No Serious Crime
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, on behalf of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Mexico's leftist leader explained that “Assange did not commit any serious crime” as he did not cause the death of anyone, did not violate any human right and exercised his freedom, according to Obrad...
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How Trump Scored Florida, A Key Battleground State
President Donald Trump's big win in Florida owes much to his strident denunciation of leftist governments in Latin America, which resonated loud and clear with conservative Hispanics in the southeastern state.
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"We Don't Recognise Nicolas Maduro's Government": US Tells Venezuela
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro has no authority to sever relations with the United States, the State Department said Wednesday, hitting back after the leftist leader gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
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Clashes After 2 Women Enter Sabarimala, Stun Grenades, Tear Gas Used
Youth activists of the BJP clashed with Leftist cadres in front of the Kerala secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, hours after two women sneaked into the Sabarimala temple early this morning. Police used stun grenades, tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse the protesters.
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Leftist Lopez Obrador Wins Mexico Presidential Election: Exit Polls
Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico's presidential election Sunday by a large margin, according to exit polls, in a landmark break with the parties that have governed for nearly a century.
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Iceland Leans Toward Leftist Government In Snap Election
Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted their centre-right government in an election that could pave the way for a charismatic young opposition leader to form a left-leaning coalition, final vote counts showed on Sunday.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff To Face Accusers In Impeachment Showdown
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff will confront her accusers on Monday in a dramatic finale to a Senate impeachment trial likely to end 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest country.
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Michel Temer Vows To Get Brazil 'Back On Rails'
Brazil's acting president Michel Temer vowed on Friday to get Latin America's largest economy back on track after a cascade of crises put an end to 13 years of leftist rule.
