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Canada’s Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of C ...

Colombia imposes tariffs and halts energy sales to Ecuador as trade feud escalates

Colombia has announced a 30% tax on certain Ecuadorian products and says it will suspend energy sales to Ecuador.

Colombia blasts Ecuador’s pipeline fee hike as trade war between neighbors escalates

Colombia has blasted Ecuador’s decision to increase transportation fees for Colombian oil. Ecuador announced a tenfold ...
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Activists say Iran’s crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, as the country’s currency plunges

Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft c ...

A more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest

High school students in the US often learn about Latin America through the lens of the US, as a main character that exerts ...

The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought

And this means we might have been thinking about the origins of syphilis in an entirely wrong way. While the French ...