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Peru Government Returns Religious Saturday Rest Bill to New Congress
The Fujimori government's observation keeps employer discretion in place under Peru's 2010 religious freedom law, but a ...
Brazil's Next President Must Open With a Political Pact to Avert Fiscal Crisis
With gross debt at 81.9% of GDP and social-security spending above R$1 trillion a year, economists argue only credible s...
Kennedy Center Board Votes for Trump Inscription Despite Court Order
The Kennedy Center board has approved an inscription crediting Donald Trump with restoring the venue, setting up a new l...
Why the US Midterms Are Not Decided Despite Trump's Deep Unpopularity
The White House is on track for a historic midterm loss, but Democratic infighting and unreliable primary polls leave co...
Brazil Congress Approves Fuel-Tax Relief Tied to Oil Windfall and Spending Brakes
Finance Minister Dario Durigan says the package’s two fiscal brakes should trim mandatory spending by about R$10 billion...
ATA Chair: Secret Lawsuit Finance Hikes Trucking Costs, Demands Transparency
American Trucking Associations Chair Greg Hodgen urges Congress to mandate disclosure of third-party litigation funding,...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to Chair MPs’ Delimitation Meet, DMK to Boycott
The meeting aims to unify MPs on the implications of the proposed delimitation exercise, but the main opposition’s absen...
Congress Demands Supreme Court-Led Probe Into Ram Mandir Donation Scam Allegations
KC Venugopal moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, alleging embezzlement of public donations at the Ayodhya temp...
Juntos por el Perú Backtracks on Ethics Commission Nominee After Backlash Over Controversial Past
The Peruvian party reversed its nomination of César Tito Rojas, a lawmaker with links to pro-terrorism groups and a hidd...
Brazil Bill Would Exempt Teachers From Income Tax, Testing Fiscal Rules
A Brazilian bill proposes income tax exemption for teachers and education staff. Fiscal responsibility rules and revenue...
Bihar Court Acquits Digvijaya Singh in 14-Year-Old Defamation Case Over Remarks Against Baba Ramdev
A Vaishali court cleared the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister of charges filed in 2012 by a BJP leader over alleged ...
Rahul Gandhi and Opposition Stage Skit Alleging Ram Temple Donation Theft in Parliament
Opposition MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi, enacted a satirical skit outside Parliament to highlight allegations of misappropri...
Development vs OBC Quota: BJP, Congress Turn Datia Bypoll into a Microcosm of State Politics
The July 30 by-election in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia assembly seat sees the BJP campaign on development while the Congress ...
Colombia's Congress Moves to Form Health Oversight Body Amid Persistent System Crisis
A proposal in Colombia's House of Representatives would create a special legislative commission to monitor the troubled ...