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Poles abroad complain they missed out in swift presidential election
As Poland prepares for a tight runoff in the country’s presidential election, some Poles living abroad complain that their vote was not counted in the first round of the contest. Due to a combination...
View ArticleUK bans South America and Portugal arrivals amid Brazil variant fears
LONDON — The U.K. halted arrivals from a host of South and Central American countries, Portugal and Cape Verde from Friday in an attempt to halt the spread of a Brazilian variant of coronavirus....
View ArticleThe rise and fall of a coronavirus ‘miracle cure’
In just 12 months, an affordable anti-parasitic has made its way from a humble head-lice treatment to being touted as a “miracle cure” for coronavirus — getting an audience before the U.S. Senate and...
View ArticleBig vaccine makers reject offers to help produce more jabs
As much of the world remains starved for coronavirus vaccines, a group of companies is offering to partner with larger drugmakers as one way to rev up production. But they’re getting the same answer:...
View ArticleNew geopolitical blocs will govern the future
Abishur Prakash is a co-founder and geopolitical futurist at Center for Innovating the Future (CIF), an advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. He is also the author of five books and a global...
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Why Latin America still won’t condemn Putin’s war in Ukraine
The ghosts of colonial history returned to haunt European and Latin American leaders at their summit in Brussels. For the guests, four hundred years of European colonial rule, economic exploitation...
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LatAm eyes leverage on lithium as EU scrambles for resources
In the global race for green transition technologies, Latin America is fed up with providing shoes to the sprinters. It wants to run its own race. Countries such as Chile, Brazil and Argentina hold...
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Portugal’s corruption scandal spells trouble for EU’s critical minerals hunt
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s hunt for raw materials is running into new roadblocks — at home and abroad. Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa’s recent resignation over a corruption probe in...
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The EU’s trade deal with Latin America hangs by a thread. Here’s how to save it.
BRUSSELS — Slow and steady wins the race — but just how slow is too slow for the EU-Mercosur trade pact? The European Union and the South American bloc of Mercosur countries have been discussing one...
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Europe’s drug gangs open ‘torture rooms,’ arm kids with AK-47s, EU agencies warn
Children shoot at other children with Kalashnikovs. Adolescents unload cocaine off container ports. And a torture chamber sits hidden among shipping containers in a Dutch forest. This is the new...
View ArticleAnti-deforestation law will deepen Europe’s cocaine problem, warn ambassadors
South American diplomats are warning the European Union that its haste to implement a new law against deforestation could have a major unforeseen consequence: pushing their poorer farmers into the...
View ArticleChina pressures lawmakers from Slovakia, other countries to skip Taiwan summit
China is putting pressure on lawmakers from six countries to not attend a China-focused summit in Taiwan that kicks off on Monday. While Beijing is well known for its attempts to curb politicians...
View ArticleFirst imported cases of Zika-like virus detected in Europe
Europe’s disease agency has warned vacationers about the risks — especially for pregnant women — of traveling to areas with high cases of a Zika-like virus after the first cases of the disease were...
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We don’t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
BRUSSELS — The “cows for cars” free-trade deal between Europe and South America could be about to undergo some last-minute changes. For Brazil, the deal can still happen as long as imports of electric...
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‘Isolated’ France faces political storm over EU-South American trade deal
BRUSSELS — Paris is rapidly running out of both the time and political clout required to halt a European Union trade deal with South America, only adding to the woes of President Emmanuel Macron, who...
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EU plans cash help for farmers to overcome French resistance to Mercosur deal
BERLIN/PARIS — The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement, hoping the cash pot will help overcome French...
View ArticleFrance to EU: Don’t seal South America trade deal against our will
PARIS — France’s new trade minister has a warning for Brussels. Signing off on the trade deal between the European Union and South American countries of the Mercosur bloc without French support would...
View Article5 takeaways from Christophe Hansen’s farm chief hearing
BRUSSELS — Christophe Hansen won over European lawmakers on Monday with his down-to-earth charm and mastery of policy detail as he pitched to become the next EU agriculture commissioner. Followers of...
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