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Nigeria to boost aviation, agro trade with Brazil

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

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...

John Kerry Admits Trump was Right: Democrats Allowed US-Mexico Border  to be ‘Under Siege’ During Biden Presidency

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...

Former Mexican president investigated over allegedly taking bribes from spyware industry

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...

Brazil responds with reciprocal tariffs to Trump’s tariff hike over Bolsonaro trial

Brazil responds with reciprocal tariffs to Trump’s tariff hike over Bolsonaro trial

U.S. President Donald Trump, as part of the latest offensive in his trade war, launched his most severe attack yet on Brazil, threatening the country with a sweeping 50% tariff, set to take effect on August 1. In a letter released Wednesday, he...

Tensión diplomática entre El Salvador y México por interceptación de avioneta con droga

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...

'Political pressure on both sides.' Lawmakers dodge blame as Texas flood death toll climbs

'Political pressure on both sides.' Lawmakers dodge blame as Texas flood death toll climbs

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing 'Political pressure on both sides.' Lawmakers dodge blame as Texas flood death toll climbs 05:44 UP NEXT 'The hammer he has': Trump uses tariff threat...

US-Brazil trade war intensifies with new 50 per cent tariff

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...

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...

Brazilian VP Decries Trump's Tariff As Being 'Unjust'

Brazilian VP Decries Trump's Tariff As Being 'Unjust'

(MENAFN- IANS) Sao Paulo, July 10 (IANS) Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin has said that it was "unjust" for US President Donald Trump to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Brazilian products."I see no reason to increase tariffs on Brazil....

Russia, Brazil agree BRICS can help build "new paradise for all" — deputy foreign minister

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...

Trump Imposes 50% Tariff on Brazil over ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Jair Bolsonaro

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...

Nigeria to enjoy full BRICS benefits without political challenges – Minister

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...

Latin America at the Crossroads: Reviving Nuclear Leadership for a Safer World

Latin America at the Crossroads: Reviving Nuclear Leadership for a Safer World

In 1967, Latin America and the Caribbean made history. With the Treaty of Tlatelolco, it became the world’s first nuclear-weapon-free zone, positioning itself as a moral compass in a world on the brink of annihilation. For decades, the region led...

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. ...

Trump hikes tariffs on 8 nations! 50% over Brazil!!

Trump hikes tariffs on 8 nations! 50% over Brazil!!

Washington: President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the US...

Why is Trump targeting Brazil - and will it backfire for Bolsonaro?

Why is Trump targeting Brazil - and will it backfire for Bolsonaro?

Caio QueroBBC Brasil editor ShareSave US President Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, his former counterpart in Brazil, have a closer relationship A message from US President Donald Trump on Wednesday landed like a grenade in Brazil, bringing the...

Mexico City expansion team in the NBA: the latest

Mexico City expansion team in the NBA: the latest

The NBA hasn’t taken its eyes off expansion - but a decision isn’t coming anytime soon. According to Raúl Zárraga, senior vice-president of the NBA and the organization’s head of operations in Latin America, the league continues to explore its...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for July 10, 2025

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for July 10, 2025

Brazil’s financial markets are bracing for a highly volatile session today, driven by a critical domestic inflation report and a dense global economic calendar. Escalating trade tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 50%...

Dapo Abiodun seeks partnership with Brazilian investors to build fertiliser plant in Ogun

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...

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