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As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

Set to sign long-term contracts with Morocco and Latin American countries to ensure steady flow

Colombian election heads to runoff between leftist, populist candidates

Leftist Sen. Gustavo Petro led Sunday's results with just over 40 per cent of the votes, while independent real estate tychoon Rodolfo Hernndez finished second with more than 28 per cent

Brazil electoral body drops talks to bring EU observers for upcoming polls

The electoral court said in a statement that all the necessary conditions were not present to enable a comprehensive electoral observation mission

China cutting deals in South America as more nations join BRI: US

The US has realized that China is cutting lucrative deals in South America as more nations are joining China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Gabriel Boric: From student protest leader to Chile's youngest president

Boric has assembled a majority-female cabinet, a mix of young progressives and technocrats.

Covid-19: Latin America and Asia latest to get hit with Omicron surge

Omicron quickly swept through the places it first hit, such as South Africa, the UK and the United States, pushing daily cases far higher than at any time during the pandemic

Dirty War comes closer to home

India has always been exceptional, though it has endured Dirty Wars on a larger scale than most other places

The Great Gatsby Curve: Will India be like East Asia or Latin America?

If India combines great inequality with poor inter-generation mobility, it risks becoming, not like East Asia with its rapid growth rates, but like under-performing Latin America, writes T N Ninan

Robust sustainable solutions segment to drive growth for UPL in FY22

Market share gains, margin improvement are other positives for the stock

SoftBank pulls out of Latin America partnership with Oyo Hotels, ends JV

Oyo has struggled across its markets worldwide as the coronavirus crisis pummeled the tourism industry, and has drastically scaled back its workforce

UPL makes the right moves with mega debt retirement plan

Healthy fundamentals and expectation of a strong second half of 2020-21 cheer investors

In landmark decision, Argentina votes to legalise elective abortion

Argentina on Wednesday voted to legalise elective abortion, becoming the largest Latin American country to do so

Maradona: Why English can't let go of Hand of God & Latin Americans love it

The inability of a few in England to move on from that goal speaks to the historical processes that underpin Britain's relationship with Latin America

US elections 2020: As campaign heats up, Trump woos Latino, Black voters

President Donald Trump unveiled his second policy plan in as many days as he tries to chip away at his Democratic rival's support among Black and Hispanic voters and in key battleground states

New Trump-backed chief of Latin American bank vows push for regional unity

The bank has been led by Latin Americans since its inception in 1959, while the World Bank has historically been led by a US citizen

SoftBank partners with Oyo in Latin America in move for more oversight

It shows SoftBank's keenness to ensure Oyo remains on track, and is the latest sign SoftBank is more closely overseeing Oyo's operations including in offshore markets

World Coronavirus Dispatch: LatAm, Caribbean surpass Europe in fatalities

Hong Kong's free tests to entire city, China's exports jump in July, Google, Facebook announces WFH and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Russia to start mass vaccination drive

South Africa cases cross half a million, China to help Hong Kong boost tests, Latin America death toll surges past 200,000, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Over 4,700 die each day, LatAm leads mortality

Record daily rise in US cases, gold hits 8-yr high, Airbus to axe 15,000 and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

Covid-19 cases in Brazil cross 1 million, death toll approaches 50,000

Brazil reported 1,032,913 confirmed cases on Friday, with 1,206 new deaths to take total official fatalities to 48,954, the Health Ministry said.