Tag: politics
Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence
BELEM, Brazil -- For the last few years, climate scientists, environmentalists and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have been talking up...
Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after playing spoiler at G20
LA PAZ, Boliva -- Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling...
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai begins to testify in his national security trial
HONG KONG -- Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai began testifying Wednesday in his landmark national security trial that is widely seen as...
California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour...
What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee...
Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce...