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Former Brazil President Lula da Silva, wife and six others charged with corruption
Da Silva could face arrest for receiving an apartment from one of the engineering and construction firms in the Petrobras scandal.
New President Temer’s 2018 plans rattle Brazil’s fragile coalition politics
His tenure is based on taking unpopular decisions and clearing the way for wannabe presidents.
Brazil’s Senate votes to put President Rousseff on trial
The South American country’s first female president has been suspended and stripped of all her duties pending the outcome of her impeachment trial.
Brazil to take on Germany angered by Neymar’s World Cup injury
Brazil’s loss of their star player has dented their chances of winning a record sixth World Cup as they go on to face Germany in the semifinals.
Fifa expects Brazil cops to quell violent protest
As Brazilian authorities brace for a new set of protests during the World Cup, Fifa says it expects Brazil’s police to contain violent demonstrations.
US Congress passes stimulus, EU recession deepens
Congress passed a -billion stimulus plan to jump-start the economy on Friday, as G7 finance chiefs vowed to ward off the specter of protectionism.
Cuba looks to golf to boost tourism
The only time Cuba’s Fidel Castro is known to have played golf was in 1961, in a stunt thumbing his nose at the United States. Now that Fidel has handed over power to his…
Castro stepping down as Cuba’s leader
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country as president or commander-in-chief, retiring as head of state 49 years after he…
Castro hints he will not cling to power
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts — the first time he has spoken…
Weakened Tropical Storm Noel drenches Cuba
Tropical Storm Noel weakened as it moved across Cuba on Tuesday, dumping torrential rain on already water-logged areas of the Caribbean island after killing at least 18 people in…
Sicko patients got VIP treatment in Cuba
Three New York rescue workers injured in the September 11 attacks got the best treatment Cuba can offer in Michael Moore’s film critique of United States healthcare. The 9/11…
Castro says he’s eating well, age the only risk
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Wednesday he was eating enough solid food to recover from several intestinal operations that had not been successful at first. In his most…
Havana’s former grandeur decays and crumbles
Almost half a century of communist rule has saved Havana’s eclectic architecture from the urban developer’s bulldozer, but a lack of repair has taken a ruinous toll on its…
Fidel’s battle for health ‘is not lost’
State television showed Fidel Castro for the first time in three months on Tuesday and the ailing Cuban leader said he was still in the fight to recover from surgery that forced…
Castro says he’s well enough to meet dignitaries
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he has put the worst of his health crisis behind him and will be able to receive foreign dignitaries in private during a summit of the Nonaligned…