The government of President Gustavo Petro will raise Colombia’s minimum wage by 16% for next year, potentially putting extra pressure on the central bank to extend its steepest-ever series of interest rate rises. The monthly wage will rise to 1,160,000 pesos or $242 from January, while a...
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Japan has announced it will double its military spending in the next five years, citing threats posed by China and North Korea. It will also acquire the ability to strike enemy bases. The changes mark the most dramatic overhaul to Japan’s security strategy since it adopted a...
The voices of Pamiri ethnic groups in Tajikistan reduced since May as the regime continues to stop freedom of speech in the Central Asian country by imprisoning the activists and their relatives. Komyor Mirzoev, a Tajik blogger from the Central Asian nation’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous...
The head of the Russian cultural centre in the Central African Republic was badly wounded Friday after opening a parcel bomb, Moscow’s embassy said, amid accusations France was behind the blast. Central Africa has been battling civil war since 2013 and is at the heart of...
The WHO has said it stands by its action after India said that four cough syrups linked to child deaths in The Gambia complied with specifications when tested at home. The WHO had issued an alert in October advising regulators to stop the sale of the syrups, made by an Indian...