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Till Schöfer and Clara Weinhardt detail the BIC countries’ responses to pressure to give up their developing country status at the WTO. — The World Trade Organization (WTO) affords particular rights to ‘developing’ as opposed to ‘developed’ countries, and Brazil, India and China (BIC) have historically been afforded such differential treatment. However, as some of the largest economies today, the BICs are now being pressured to give up their status as developing countries.

Of a coup d’état and the silent war in the countries — By the time I was absent, many changes took place in the whole world. But a special attention should be given to South America. In Brazil, the greatest country and economy of the continent, the state of affairs is still murky. …

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by Al Jazeera, Reuters, France24, Washington Post, and ABC. Representatives of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group issued a joint statement on Monday praising and concluding the first round of peace talks, which was…

Brazil is one presidential signature away from becoming South America’s first nation to regulate its crypto business. The legal blueprint isn’t flawless but will boost retail investors' faltering trust in a hurting industry. Why it matters: South America is overseeing Brazil’s approach to crypto. …

Neymar’s elimination hits rough, as a football fanatic but mostly as an ideologist. Neymar isn’t just beautiful captivating football but an ideal of the footballer. He is like none else. And the thought that we’re losing grasp of this ideal, entering a dark time, is worrying. Neymar is a reference…

Abdul was born in Aleppo, Syria, the last century we have seen a lot of Syrians fleeing for different reasons to Brazil, even an ex-Syrian dictator was killed in Brazil. The two countries are intertwinged, was it to escape the Ottomans, or the fight the French, Syrians were always active…

A love affair that makes no sense — As the Brazil-Croatia quarterfinal in the 2022 World Cup went into penalties, I began to experience a mild unease. The team I was supporting, Brazil, were the favourites to win this game but somehow it had come down to standoff where the first one to blink would lose. Penalty shootouts…

🔈 Waves Protocol to launch DAO governance framework with potential airdrop: The team behind Waves will be launching a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance framework known as Power Protocol. Its aim is to add accountability and transparency into DAO governance that combines community-driven performance indicators with rewards or punishments ⬆️…

On Tuesday State Deputy Enio Tatto, a member of the Workers’ Party (PT), welcomed the Latin-Palestinian Forum’s coordination group at the Legislative Assembly of Sao Paulo (ALESP) in Brazil. At the meeting, MEMO Brazil Director Ahmad Alzoubi gave Tatto a Palestinian solidarity pin representing the League for Al-Quds. The symbolical gesture paid tribute to the congressman’s commitment to supporting Palestine at a time when it continues to suffer aggression and ethnic cleansing at the hand of what numerous human rights groups have labelled the ‘apartheid regime’ in Israel.