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The entrance of the Lima Convention Center, part of the government complex where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit is taking place this week. Peru: AFP

As Apec opens, the largest figure in attendance is not even there: Donald Trump

The US president-elect and his preference to shed, not support, multilateral institutions cast a looming shadow over Lima this week.

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China’s Chancay, Peru port project

Gunmen open fire in bar in central Mexico, killing 10 and injuring 13

After hurricanes, 2 earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba

Back-to-back earthquakes follow two hurricanes and two major blackouts in the last three weeks.

Cuban children play on a road after Hurricane Rafael last week. Photo: AP

Amazon’s giant fish catch threatened by severe drought

Two years of drought has fishermen and indigenous communities requesting government aid, in what is being called a matter of climate justice.

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than 5 decades

Data showed that January-to-September beef exports totalled nearly 700,000 metric tons, with nearly 70 per cent bought by Chinese buyers.

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Global South faces trickier US-China balancing act after Trump victory

The pledge to put 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese exports will have a major impact on economic decision-making across different continents.

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Donald Trump, pictured at an Asean summit in 2017. Photo: AP

Morales supporters storm Bolivia military barracks, take hostages

The situation marks a dramatic escalation between backers of the ex-president – who is facing rape charges – and the government.

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Bolivia accuses ex-president Morales of ‘staged’ assassination attempt

Bolivia’s government claimed the former leader’s convoy had fired on special anti-narcotics police who were carrying out a patrol.

Bolivia’s Morales accuses government after his vehicle was hit by gunfire

Ex-president accuses current president of assassination attempt after vehicle was shot 14 times, hurting driver.

Bullet damage on a pickup truck in which former Bolivian president Evo Morales was traveling. Photo: Kawsachun Coca via AFP

Haiti gangs open fire and hit UN helicopter mid-air as violence surges

Spike in Haiti gang violence comes just months after a UN-backed mission led by Kenyan police began.

Security personnel escort the car of a member of Haiti’s presidential council in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Reuters

Xi offered Brazil state visit while Biden plans Lula talks in Amazon

Xi Jinping gets state visit in place of Biden, who will not make it to Brasilia.

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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets 20 years in prison for corruption

Alejandro Toledo, who governed Peru from 2001 to 2006, was jailed for accepting US$35 million in bribes for construction tenders.

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Cuba’s president warns against unrest over nationwide blackout

Cubans struggled with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm.

A blackout in Havana, Cuba, following the failure of a major power plant. Photo: AP

UN chief seeks ‘significant’ funding at biodiversity summit to save nature

Environmental delegates are gathering in Colombia for the two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or Cop16.

Greenpeace activists hang a banner that reads ‘COP 16 Action for Nature’, in Cali, Colombia. Photo: AFP

Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power, millions still in dark

Residents were already suffering from food, medicine and fuel shortages. Most have also been unable to charge phones and get online.

US likely to be concerned as Colombia invited to join China’s belt and road

Bogota’s top diplomat has confirmed formation of working group to discuss matter and hails ‘great potential’ to lure mainland investment.

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Latin America split on colonialism, Spain’s legacy

Argentina’s President Javier Milei posted on social media that the Italian explorer’s arrival introduced enlightenment to the region.

Argentine President Javier Milei. Photo: Reuters

Elon Musk’s X pays US$5.2 million in Brazil fines to wrong bank account

The payment was made to settle a dispute with a Brazilian judge who banned the platform in August.

Argentina’s Milei, a China critic, to visit Beijing amid frustration with US

Argentine president, who had criticised China, now praises it as a ‘very interesting commercial partner’ and announces January Beijing trip.

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No surgery needed: scientists develop dog neutering jab – and it’s reversible

The procedure, a simple injection, means canine patients don’t have to be sedated or go under the knife.

A vet prepares a dog before it receives a neutering injection in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

UN ‘horrified’ as at least 70 killed in Haiti gang attack

Gangs have taken over the capital, and the country’s security and health systems are collapsing.

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Armoured vehicles used by Kenyan police rumble through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: TNS

South America treated to rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

The rare spectacle occurs when the moon moves perfectly in line with the sun but doesn’t block it out completely, creating a fiery circle.

Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president: ‘It’s time for women’

Promising to boost women’s rights, the leader also sought to reassure investors concerned by the passing of a controversial judicial reform.

At least 3,661 killed this year in Haiti violence: UN

Gangs have taken over the capital on the Caribbean island, carrying out executions and also using sexual violence ‘to punish, spread fear and subjugate populations’.

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A woman reacts after seeing the body of her brother who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on September 9. Photo: Reuters

France sends anti-riot force to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests

Violent protests broke out last week in the Caribbean French overseas territory over rising living costs.

Burned-out cars in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, days after riots erupted. Photo: AFP

Mural paintings make a bullet-scarred neighbourhood ‘proud’

Civil war and gang violence left a Central American neighbourhood scarred. Painting huge murals on housing blocks heralds a brighter future.

New luxury Chinese, Japanese and US cars a contrast to Cuba’s classics

Easing of import restrictions sees a sudden influx of luxury cars from Japan, South Korea, China and the US in Cuba, especially in Havana.

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23 August, 2024
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