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Caribbean Leads the in Reducing AIDS-Related Deaths Globally, But Progress on Reducing New Infection Slow
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Data from the latest Global AIDS Update Report, released by UNAIDS, shows the Caribbean recorded a 62% reduction in AIDS-related deaths, between 2010 and 2024, the steepest decline among eight regions...

John Kerry Admits Trump was Right: Democrats Allowed US-Mexico Border to be ‘Under Siege’ During Biden Presidency
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with BBC special correspondent James Naughtie and shared a message certain to earn him cold looks at his next globalist cocktail party. Kerry told Naughtie that his fellow Democrats allowed the...

Nigeria to boost aviation, agro trade with Brazil
Nigeria is poised to deepen trade ties with Brazil in key sectors such as agriculture, fertiliser, textiles and aviation, as both countries pursue practical economic cooperation under the broader framework of South-South partnerships. This was...

Senator Urges Parliament to Act Quickly to Pass Elderly Care and Protection Bill
Parliament must act swiftly to pass the Elderly Care and Protection Bill into law. That’s the call from chairman of the Senate Special Select Committee handling the proposed legislation, Sherene Golding Campbell. She was reacting to the horror...

Trump threatens to slap Brazil with 50 percent tariffs over treatment of Bolsonaro, other disagreements
And it echoes a social media post Trump shared earlier this week, accusing the country of unfairly treating Bolsonaro, who is on trial over allegations related to his role in 2022 riots in the capital of Brasilia, when his supporters stormed...

Tensión diplomática entre El Salvador y México por interceptación de avioneta con droga
Por Gerardo Lemos, CNN en Español El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ha vuelto a pedir este miércoles una aclaración al Gobierno de México sobre una avioneta interceptada que transportaba cocaína, después de que autoridades de ese país...

Former Mexican president investigated over allegedly taking bribes from spyware industry
Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero announced Tuesday that he has launched a probe into allegations that former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto took bribes from Israeli businessmen who allegedly paid him as much as $25 million to...

Mexico’s first luxury wellness resort, Mailena, set to debut in 2026
Danzante Bay unveils Mailena, Loreto’s first adults-only wellness resort, opening 2026 with holistic design, luxury amenities, and immersive wellness experiences. LORETO, MEXICO – Danzante Bay, a 741-acre master-planned resort community set amidst...

US-Brazil trade war intensifies with new 50 per cent tariff
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will impose a 50 per cent tariff on all Brazilian imports. The new tariffs will take effect on 1 August, with Trump framing the move as a response to what he described as a politically motivated...

Russia, Brazil agree BRICS can help build "new paradise for all" — deputy foreign minister
MOSCOW, July 10. /TASS/. Moscow agrees with Brazil that BRICS can build a "new paradise for everyone," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS sherpa Sergey Ryabkov said at a press conference following the group’s summit in Rio de Janeiro. "We...

Nigeria to enjoy full BRICS benefits without political challenges – Minister
Nigeria will enjoy full economic benefits from its partnership status with the BRICS alliance despite not being a full member, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar. Speaking on Channels Television, the minister emphasised...
Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariff.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his country will match any tariffs imposed on Brazil by President Trump. Trump threatened a 50% levy on Brazilian imports on Wednesday night, saying the country’s treatment of former president...

Brazil’s Lula Squares Up to Trump After Tariff Hike and Bolsonaro Defense
Donald Trump has often likened efforts to hold him accountable by the media, Democrats, investigators, courts, and others, to a “witch hunt.” But recently he’s begun also using the phrase to defend his foreign buddies. From Israeli Prime Minister...
Political Watch: July 10, 2025
• On July 3, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) released a statement on the passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. Carbajal voted against the bill, while opposing its unprecedented cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and food...

Trump Imposes 50% Tariff on Brazil over ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Jair Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 50-percent tariff on Wednesday on Brazilian products sent into the United States, citing the “witch hunt” against conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, which he described as an...
Rand Paul pans Trump’s ‘haphazard’ tariff against Brazil over Bolsonaro trial
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday heaped criticism on President Trump's move to issue a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, in part to protest the legal proceedings against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a top Trump ally. ...

Brazil, Trump up the ante inrow over Bolsonaro coup trial
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives for a press statement at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP) WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Brazil and the United States escalated their row Wednesday over President...
Brazil's markets face testing time after Trump tariff blow
LONDON (Reuters) -Brazil's financial markets looked set for a bumpy start on Thursday, with traders still trying to grasp U.S. President Donald Trump's shock move to slap 50% tariffs on Latin America's largest economy rather than the 10%...
Brazil's Lula squares up to Trump as U.S. tariffs turn political Brazil's president forcefully rebuked Trump after he called the prosecution of Lula's predecessor, Bolsonaro, a "witch hunt" and hiked tariffs on Brazil. Read More »
Left: U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on July 4, 2025. Right: Brazil President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro on April 2, 2024. Credit - Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images; Buda Mendes—Getty Images Donald Trump has...

Dapo Abiodun seeks partnership with Brazilian investors to build fertiliser plant in Ogun
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor, says Brazilian investors are welcome to partner with the state to set up a fertiliser plant in the Olokola region as part of the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Abiodun spoke at the state investment...