• U.S. to end Russia's ability to pay off international debt

    U.S. to end Russia's ability to pay off international debt

    May 24, 2022 07:42 PM EST

    ... to expand its gains in Ukraine’s south Jay Auslander, a prominent sovereign debt lawyer who previously litigated other debt crises like the one in Argentina, said at this point most of the institutional investors in Russian debts have likely sold their holdings, knowing this deadline is coming. Those who ...

  • As U.S. poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access

    As U.S. poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access

    May 13, 2022 10:59 AM EST

    ... to do so. Victims of sexual violence are excluded from the requirement. While there is a growing call for women to have the right to make their own decision, Japan’s government, led by the ultra-conservative Liberal Democratic Party, has long focused on traditional gender roles of women to ...

  • Biden's order to increase mining to power electric vehicles raises contamination concerns

    Biden's order to increase mining to power electric vehicles raises contamination concerns

    Apr 30, 2022 11:23 PM EST

    ... materials needed for EV batteries, heat pumps and large-capacity batteries for the electric grid. A majority of global lithium production comes from China, Australia, Argentina and Chile, while Russia dominates the global nickel market and the Democratic Republic of Congo is the world's largest cobalt producer. “We need ...

  • Pope apologizes to First Nations members for widespread abuse at residential schools

    Pope apologizes to First Nations members for widespread abuse at residential schools

    Apr 01, 2022 01:34 PM EST

    ... the church to do on the path of reconciliation, but that for now Indigenous leaders insisted on being involved in organizing the papal visit to make sure Francis stops in places that hold spiritual importance to their people. Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, thanked Francis for addressing ...

  • Colombia's Constitutional Court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

    Colombia's Constitutional Court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

    Feb 22, 2022 10:01 PM EST

    ... could help them to prove that carrying out pregnancies would put their health at risk. Rosero said the changes made to Colombian law will now make it easier for people of lower income levels to access safe abortions. "Our challenge now is to ensure that this ruling is implemented" she ...

  • Inspired by her mother, Isabel Allende publishes new book 'Violeta'

    Inspired by her mother, Isabel Allende publishes new book 'Violeta'

    Jan 25, 2022 06:48 PM EST

    ... day he was born. WATCH: Isabel Allende on studying real people for characters in her novels Set mainly in the Chilean Patagonia, with moments in Argentina, Miami and Norway, the novel deals with a wide range of themes, from feminism and verbal abuse, human rights violations and homosexuality, to amorous ...

  • Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate

    Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate

    Sep 17, 2021 03:58 PM EST

    The provided list of Friday’s attendees included only nine leaders: those of Argentina, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the European Council, European Union Commission and United Nations. China, India and Russia, with the United States, are the nations that emit the most climate-damaging gases ...

  • Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

    Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

    Jul 14, 2021 01:54 PM EST

    ... before beginning to travel again in September. There are plans for him to visit Hungary and Slovakia in a Sept. 12-15 trip, and then make a quick stop in Glasgow, Scotland, in November to participate in the COP26 climate conference. Other possible trips are also under review. The Vatican ...

  • Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada's residential schools amid demands for apology

    Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada's residential schools amid demands for apology

    Jun 30, 2021 05:51 PM EST

    ... discoveries — more than 600 graves in one school, 215 bodies in another — have revived calls, including from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for the pope to make a formal apology. From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend state-funded Christian boarding ...

  • Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in U.S.

    Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in U.S.

    Sep 23, 2020 03:29 PM EST

    ... be one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing the shot in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. A handful of other vaccines in the U.S. — including shots made by Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc ...