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Brasilia, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Brazil reported an average of 225 missing people a day in 2023, as revealed by the Public Security Map of the Ministry of Justice. The post Brazil reported 225 missing persons a day in 2023 first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Major Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday, with investors assessing economic data from Singapore and South Korea and ahead of China's awaited trade figures. Earlier, it was known that the
(JNS) — In part due to the unleashing of Jew-hatred in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, antisemitism in the United States spiked by a record 140%, according to figures released by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday. Nearly 9,000 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism—including more than 5,000 in the post-Oct. 7 period—were reported […]
WASHINGTON >> Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol today, urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and deep skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.
The mighty Mekong River, a life source for millions across Southeast Asia, now faces an existential threat. An ambitious regional plan developed by ASEAN
Officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong when the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Hawaii town, more than a half-year after the disaster
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released a new report showing antisemitic incidents are at an all-time high across the United States. In New Mexico, antisemitic incidents nearly quadrupled in 2023 compared to data from 2022. New Mexico recorded eight anti-Jewish incidents in 2022, and that number increased to 31 incidents in 2023. Out []
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, on Monday released tax returns showing that their income rose 7% to $619,976 in 2023 and that the couple paid 23.7% of their income in federal taxes. Biden released the data on the day U.S. taxes for the prior year are due and as the Democrat seeks re-election in 2024. Donald Trump, his Republican opponent, broke with the tradition of presidents making their federal tax returns public, saying he was not able to do so while being audited by the Internal...
A new drug regimen involving fewer pills and side effects is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific