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Brazil’s assets sink on fears aid programme will hurt fiscal rule (Martha Beck, Rachel Gamarski, Vinícius Andrade, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Brazilian assets tumbled on Tuesday, leading losses across the globe, on reports the government will breach the country’s spending cap rule to finance a...

Colombia ‘responsible for kidnap, attack and rape of journalist’ (Al Jazeera)

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a ruling holding Colombia’s government responsible for the kidnap, torture and rape of a journalist by...

Oil price starts to drop after China looks to tame coal prices (Al Jazeera)

Oil prices turned down after the Chinese government flagged it was looking for ways to tame record high coal prices and that it would...

Love them or hate them: Cryptocurrencies are here to stay (Al Jazeera)

Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value...

Sri Lanka reverses organic farming drive as tea suffers (Al Jazeera)

Sri Lanka has backed down from its ambitious plans to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, reversing a ban on imports of...

What is behind the recent surge in violence in Kashmir? (Al Jazeera)

A surge in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir in recent weeks, including a spate of suspected rebel attacks on civilians and a widespread crackdown by...

Bangladesh ruling party rallies for Hindus after deadly violence (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of members of Bangladesh’s ruling party have rallied in support of the nation’s besieged minority Hindus after one of the worst bouts of...

US: Taliban will have no access to Afghan central bank reserves (Al Jazeera)

Deputy United States Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said he sees no situation where the Taliban, who regained power in Afghanistan in August, would be...

Mali asks Islamic body to open negotiations with al-Qaeda (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s government says that it has asked the country’s main Islamic body to open peace talks with leaders of al-Qaeda’s local affiliate in an...

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