Argentina’s lower house approves Milei’s ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Government News

Argentina’s lower house approves Milei’s ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Government News

The president introduced the divisive reform package in an attempt to transform the economy and the state. Legislators in Argentina have approved President Javier Milei’s divisive “omnibus” reform bill after days of debate, paving the way for a decisive vote in the Senate. The lower chamber of deputies approved the…

Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News

Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News

Police in Argentina have fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress in Buenos Aires as lawmakers debated newly elected President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic, social and political reform package. Opposition legislators stormed out of the building at one point to observe and denounce the police action, but later…

New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts | World Health Organization News

New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts | World Health Organization News

There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050. The number of new cancer cases globally will reach 35 million in 2050, 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, according to predictions from the World Health Organization’s…

Argentina lawmakers debate Milei’s ‘omnibus’ economic reform bill | Business and Economy News

Argentina lawmakers debate Milei’s ‘omnibus’ economic reform bill | Business and Economy News

Opposition has pledged to block the president’s mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects of private life. Argentina’s lower house of Congress has begun what is expected to be a marathon debate on libertarian President Javier Milei’s mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects…

‘Unwaveringly loyal’: Why El Salvador’s Bukele is poised for reelection | Elections News

‘Unwaveringly loyal’: Why El Salvador’s Bukele is poised for reelection | Elections News

San Salvador, El Salvador – He suspended civil liberties. Led a mass incarceration effort. And provoked international criticism for human rights violations. But five years after he was first elected, President Nayib Bukele appears on track to secure a second term in office when El Salvador holds its general elections…

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blackmail’ over sanctions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blackmail’ over sanctions | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

The US reimposed sanctions after a ban blocking the candidacy of the opposition in Venezuela’s elections was upheld. Venezuela has criticised Washington’s decision to reimpose oil and gas sanctions and warned it could halt deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants who are in the United States without documents. “All of Venezuela…

US reimposes some sanctions after Venezuela bans presidential hopeful | News

US reimposes some sanctions after Venezuela bans presidential hopeful | News

Venezuela’s Supreme Court upheld a 15-year ban on opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holding public office. The United States has begun reimposing sanctions on Venezuela by restricting its mining sector after the South American nation’s top court upheld the disqualification of an opposition presidential hopeful. Any US companies doing business…

Venezuela court disqualifies leading opposition presidential candidate | Elections News

Venezuela court disqualifies leading opposition presidential candidate | Elections News

Maria Corina Machado had declared victory in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary last October. Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal has upheld a ban which prevents presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, upending the opposition’s plans for elections planned for later this year. Machado, a former lawmaker, won the opposition’s…

Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide | Indigenous Rights

Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide | Indigenous Rights

In December 2022, Brazilian media published photos of malnourished Yanomami children which shocked the nation. The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon had long lived off of hunting, farming, and gathering food and resources from the bountiful rainforest. But the encroachment on their lands by the Brazilian state, corporations, illegal loggers,…