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Former Central Bank Chief Campos Neto Joins Nubank as Digital Banking Expands in Latin America
The Rio Times
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July 1, 2025
Roberto Campos Neto, who led Brazil’s Central Bank from 2019 to 2024, started his new job at Nubank on July 1, 2025. Nubank is the largest digital bank in Latin America, and Campos Neto now serves as Vice Chairman and Head of Global Public Policy....
Venezuela confiscates Israeli-made arms linked to terror plot
Al Mayadeen
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July 1, 2025
Venezuela links the terror plot to Colombian drug cartels, right-wing operatives, and US-backed intervention efforts. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on Tuesday that authorities confiscated Israeli-made weapons intended for...
Mexico slashes budget deficit by US $8.5B as tax collection surges 8.9%
Mexico News Daily
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July 2, 2025
The highest increase in tax revenue in almost a decade. A year-over-year reduction in public spending of over 5%. A reduction in government debt as a percentage of GDP. A lower-than-expected budget deficit. Mexico’s Finance Ministry (SHCP)...
Mexican Peso Strengthens for Seventh Day as Dollar Weakens and Trump Spending Bill Advances
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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July 1, 2025
The Mexican peso appreciated for a seventh consecutive day, closing at 18.7307 per dollar amid U.S. fiscal policy shifts and weakening of the dollar. Analysts expect a rebound but warn of long-term depreciation. The Mexican peso posted its seventh...
CGN project brings green ingenuity to Brazil
China Daily
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China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has brought its first self-built greenfield solar power project in Brazil to full capacity operation, marking a significant expansion of its clean energy footprint in Latin America's largest economy. The...
World News | Venezuelan Lawmakers Declare UN Human Rights Chief Persona Non Grata
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
Caracas, Jul 2 (AP) Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday declared Volker Turk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, persona non grata, criticising the UN official for failing to protect the rights of...
22nd Century Technologies Adding 880 Jobs At Virginia HQ
Business Facilities
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July 1, 2025
In Fairfax County, Virginia, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc. will invest $1 million to expand its headquarters. The fast growing IT service integrator and workforce solutions company expects to create 880 new jobs at the McLean, VA location....
Outback council staffer was working from Caribbean island, audit finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 2, 2025
An outback shire unfairly dismissed two staff, used restricted funds to cover shortfalls and improperly employed a man working remotely from a Carribean island, Western Australia's government watchdog has found. Those are just some of the issues...
President denies hiring US lobbyist to target Azruddin Mohamed
Demerara Waves
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July 1, 2025
Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 18:55 by Writer President Irfaan Ali President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday denied that government has hired a United States (U.S.) lobbying firm to target his political opponent, Azruddin Mohamed, but he shortly...
Chattanooga-based Grain Craft adds 600 employees
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 2, 2025
Chattanooga-based Grain Craft, the largest independent wheat flour miller in the U.S., closed Tuesday on an expansive purchase of North American dry corn milling facilities, the company announced in a press release. The acquisition from Bunge,...
DASA, Latin America's Largest Diagnostic Provider, Selects AGFA Healthcare's Enterprise Imaging Platform In Flagship Agreement
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- ACN NewsWire) DASA, Latin America's Largest Diagnostic Provider, Selects AGFA HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging Platform in Flagship Agreement AGFA HealthCare is proud to announce a landmark achievement: the adoption of its Enterprise...
Long Valley To Argentina: Meet The Bilingual Grad Teaching English South Of The Equator
Patch
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July 1, 2025
LONG VALLEY, NJ — A recent Rutgers graduate from Long Valley has taken their education south of the equator — All the way to Argentina. Jay Schroepfer, 23, has been in Santa Fe, Argentina, for the last two months participating in a teacher...
Protests, demands for rights define Pride month in Latin America
Washington Blade - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
Activists throughout the region agree the elections offer a crucial opportunity to advance the inclusion and protection of the rights of their community amid far-right advances. Venezuela’s presidential election will take place on July 28, while...
Almost 400 human corpses found piled high in mysterious house of horrors at US-Mexico border
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
By MARYANN MARTINEZ, TEXAS BUREAU CHIEF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:13 EDT, 1 July 2025 | Updated: 18:14 EDT, 1 July 2025 The number of decomposing bodies found stacked in a non-descript building at the Mexico-US border is still rising,...
The Wiretap: A Mexican Cartel Hacker Spied On The FBI And Its Informants
Forbes
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The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Back in 2018, the FBI learned of a hack that...
Golden boy Mason Smith clinches third Caribbean squash title
The Royal Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Created: Jul 01, 2025 06:58 PM (Updated: Jul 01, 2025 06:59 PM) Three in a row: Mason Smith three times (Photograph supplied) Mason Smith clinched Bermuda’s first gold medal at the Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association Championships when he won...
2025 Gold Cup, Odds: For Bookmakers, 'USA-Mexico Final Is Preferred'
Fox News
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When Gold Cup futures odds first went up, the idea of a USA vs. Mexico final was quite appealing to bookmakers. With the U.S. men’s national team and El Tri on opposite sides of the bracket, that contest...
Latin America Copper Production Faces Chile’s Decline and Argentina’s Incentives Amid Global Demand Surge
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 1, 2025
Latin America faces eroding ore grades and rising competition but is stepping up policy shifts to sustain copper leadership. Chile grapples with declining copper quality, straining costs and output. Argentina’s incentives are positioning it as a...
International hiring in Colombia grows by 55% as remote work surges: report
The Bogota Post
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July 1, 2025
According to a report from Deel, international hiring in Colombia saw double-digit growth this past year. Within Latin America, Colombia saw a 55% increase compared to the prior year. Leading hiring cities in the report included Bogotá, Medellín,...
Best TN Visa Job Categories for Quick Entry to the U.S.
The Clinton Courier - Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
The U.S. Work Visa Game: Who Gets to Cross the Border Fastest? Think of U.S. work visas as exclusive passes to a very high-end club. Some passes get you past the velvet rope in minutes, others mean waiting in line behind the velvet stanchions and...