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US envoy sees common ground with Brazil in racism fight

Salvador (Brazil) (AFP) - The United States and Brazil pledged Wednesday to do more together to combat racism, with the Americas' most populous countries saying they again saw common cause after the exit of leaders who championed white grievances.

AFP

Knights of Malta elect Canadian as first Grand Master from Americas

John Dunlap, a Canadian lawyer, was elected on Wednesday as the new Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, the global lay Catholic religious order and humanitarian group that is emerging from a period of internal upheaval.

Reuters

World's workers rally to mark May Day as France sees fresh pension protests

People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe and the Americas on Monday to mark May Day, in an outpouring of worker discontent not seen since before the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Researchers discover 18th-century clay tobacco pipes were used as weapons and surgical tools

Tobacco pipes were one of the first mass-produced, disposable objects in Britain. Through contact with indigenous peoples of the Americas, tobacco pipes and tobacco were introduced to Europe as early as the 16th century, but had been used in the Americas for centuries before this.

The Conversation

Biden, McCarthy in different worlds on debt standoff

As Washington slow-walks toward a crisis over the national debt, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are talking to two very different Americas

The Independent UK

US, Taiwan seen powerless to stem island’s diplomatic losses in Latin America

As China seeks to further whittle down the list of seven countries in the Americas that still recognize Taiwan, U.S. officials increasingly believe Paraguay may be the island’s next diplomatic ally to flip loyalties to Beijing.

Reuters

Riedel Expands Americas Sales Team

New hires include Todd Gardner as channel manager, North America

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Vatican Repudiates "Discovery Doctrine"

Last month, Chief Justice Marshall's opinion in Johnson v. McIntosh turned 200 years old. Most 1Ls read this case in property. In this canonical decision, Marshall explained that European explorers "acquired" land in the Americas pursuant to the discovery doctrine. Of course, indigenous people already resided on this territory, but…

Reason

MLS not Argentina, Mexico challenging Brazil's Americas domination

Sao Paulo (AFP) - A new force is in town and threatening the power of the Brazilian league to attract top Latin American football talent: Major League Soccer.

AFP

The slave trade and the deep south: accounting for the Cotton capital’s human cost

A visual exploration of how the growth of Manchester as an industrial city had a colossal human cost, the scale of which is difficult to comprehend

The Guardian - UK

Vatican repudiates colonial-era 'doctrine of discovery'

The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the colonial-era "doctrine of discovery", used centuries ago to justify European conquests of Africa and the Americas, saying "it is not part of Catholic Church teaching".

Reuters

Across Latin America, migrant blaze families left reeling

As images of the devastating blaze at an immigration detention center in Mexico consume news broadcasts and social media, families scattered across the Americas are suffering the consequences, reeling with agony as they await news of their loved ones

The Independent UK

Inside the boom in Chinese migrants at the southern border

It's another example of people from well beyond the Americas seeking refuge in the U.S.

Axios

The Women Fighting One of the Harshest Abortion Laws in the Americas

In some cases, women face handcuffs and criminal charges after suffering medical emergencies

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Ivanti bolsters global channel team with double leadership appointment

Automation platform provider Ivanti has announced the appointments of Steve Marconi as its new VP of partner sales for the Americas, and Dean Beaver as VP of global strategic alliances. The two roles form part of the company’s new global channels and alliances leadership team, which has been set up…

InsideEVs

Mullen Gets Approval To Assemble And Distribute Qiantu K50 EV In US

EV startup paid $6 million to China's Qiantu Motors for intellectual property and exclusive distribution rights of the K50 electric supercar in the Americas.

Reuters

Senior U.S. envoy to travel to Panama, Honduras in coming days

A high-ranking envoy of President Joe Biden will travel to Panama and Honduras this month, the U.S. Department of State said on Thursday, days after Honduras said it would establish formal diplomatic ties with China.

Fortune

Economics are a big factor in the U.S. migrant crisis. Here’s how immigration numbers and GDP compare in the Americas

In struggling countries in Latin America, economic breakdown often precedes an exodus.

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Biden, Lula vow to defend democracy in Americas

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday at the White House that the two biggest countries in the Americas have successfully seen off attacks on their democracies and will now work together on fighting the climate crisis.

AFP

Biden, Lula to unite on environment at W.House but split on Ukraine

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will join forces in defending democracy and combating the climate crisis at the White House Friday, but their meeting will also feature strong differences over Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. seeks to advance Americas economic plan with partners

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined with counterparts from across the Americas on Friday seeking to advance efforts to forge a regional economic partnership, building on a framework President Joe Biden announced at a Los Angeles summit in June.

AFP

Gang violence out of control in Haiti: UN

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Gang violence is spiralling out of control in Haiti, the UN envoy to that country said Tuesday as she appealed again for the creation of an international force to restore order in the poorest country in the Americas.

The National (Scotland)

The Darien disaster does not define story of Scottish colonisations

THE disastrous Darien scheme, a Scottish colony in Panama in the late 1690s whose failure almost crashed Scotland’s economy, played an important…

Zenger

Oldest Weapon Heads Ever Found In The Americas Uncovered In Idaho

It has been discovered that the oldest weapon heads ever discovered in the Americas date back 16,000 years

InsideEVs

Watch How Two Teslas Traversed The Longest Road In The World

A group of adventure seekers embarked on an epic journey to drive the length of the Americas in electric cars.

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