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France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms

France's top court has struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms

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Colombia grapples with rebuilding a shattered nation after a deadly earthquake

Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed at least 285 people and affected more than 100,000

Brazil's Lula triggers reciprocity process against US tariffs in effort to show strength

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his government has triggered an economic reciprocity law against U.S. tariffs

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BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration

Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in JanuaryBP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield.BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran gasfield, in one of the first large-scale foreign investments in Venezuela since the US ousted its leader Nicolás Maduro in January. Continue reading...

Brazil's Lula triggers reciprocity process against U.S. tariffs in effort to show strength

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday his government has triggered an economic reciprocity law mechanism against U.S.-imposed tariffs, saying the move was intended to show his nation must be respected.