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By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – As Brazil struggles to meet its year-end budget target, the government is getting increasingly creative in how it accounts for spending, tax breaks and new revenues, raising concerns among experts about the credibility of the new fiscal regime. While most private economists argue that President Luiz […]

Japanese Airlines has announced that it will offer international passengers free domestic flights to any destination within Japan. While most tourists go to Japan to explore the high-tech neighborhoods of Tokyo and Osaka or a visit to the Buddhist temples of Kyoto, the Japanese airline encourages visitors to travel to other parts of the country

Voters in India’s troubled Jammu and Kashmir region turned out in large numbers on Wednesday amid tight security for the first regional parliamentary elections in a decade. The region, which has seen years of separatist violence and is at the center of a conflict between India and Pakistan, has been under federal rule since the

The eastern German city of Dresden is bracing for possible flooding on Wednesday after days of heavy rain caused severe flooding across Central Europe. The Elbe River, which flows through the city, has now reached the 6-metre mark, prompting authorities to issue the second-highest warning level. This means that built-up areas, main roads and railway

The French budget situation is “very serious”, Prime Minister Michel Barnier told AFP on Wednesday, adding that more information was needed to assess the “precise reality” of French public finances. France was subject to formal proceedings for breaching European Union budget rules before Barnier became head of government earlier this month, while the Bank of

The number of permits for housing construction in Germany fell far short of the target in July, with only 17,000 new homes approved. That is 19.2% less than in the same month a year ago, the Federal Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. This meant that the decline was slightly greater than in June, when the

€60,000 fine proposed for racist insults against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior on Twitter/X Three weeks later Vinicius Junior Spain must continue to make progress in tackling racism, the Anti-Violence Commission, which handles cases of discrimination in sport, has recommended an unprecedented fine for abuse on social media. Classified as ‘very serious’ by the commission, a

Alice Edwards, the UN Human Rights Council– appointed Special Rapporteur on Torture, also condemned the killing of six Israeli hostages earlier this month and called for an immediate end to hostilities on all fronts. About 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas and other Palestinian armed

According to international media, the coordinated attacks targeted the militant group Hezbollah, with hundreds of electronic beepers belonging to the group’s members exploding simultaneously. ‘Extremely worrying escalation’ “Today’s developments mark an extremely worrying escalation in an already unacceptably volatile context.”, said Mrs. Hennis-Plasschaert a statement. In accordance with international law, she reminded all ‘concerned actors

Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of the country’s 36 states, the UN refugee agency said. UN refugee agency, said on tuesday. The government has reported 269 deaths so far, while more than a million people have been affected and more than 640,000 have been displaced. Major dam break Nigeria is one of the few West