Dollarizing the economy: What does it mean and which countries have implemented Javier Milei’s proposal?
Argentina’s president-elect is proposing to use the US dollar as the official currency in order to curb inflation
Daniel Noboa assumes power in Quito: ‘I am not an anti-anything; I am pro Ecuador’
The 35-year-old entrepreneur delivered a short speech in which he appealed for the renewal of the political class
Zhongzhi, one of China’s major shadow banks, declares itself ‘severely insolvent’
The wealth management giant reports a shortfall of $36 billion and warns of the risk of maintaining operations normally
Hamas releases 24 hostages, Israel lets out 39 prisoners as four-day ceasefire in Gaza comes into effect
The first group returned as part of the deal between Israel and the militia consisted of women and children as well as Thai workers
Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country
It also dissolved Samidoun, a group that was behind a celebration in Berlin of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The Latin American republic
Not only did I have to exile myself from Cuba, I also had to exile myself from its exile, because it is a totalitarian exile in its metaphysical dimension
Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleón’ has few fans in France: ‘A very anti-French film’
Historians point out factual errors and hostile bias against the emperor in the movie by the ‘Blade Runner’ director
New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of 1993 sexual assault in legal filing
The filing comes as Adams has been dogged by an FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign that prompted agents to seize his phones and raid the home of his chief campaign fundraiser
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ turns 30: the highlights and shadows of Robin Williams’ role that defined his comedy success
Chris Columbus, director of the film, remembers in an interview the ‘master of improvisation’ and intends to pay tribute to the film and the actor in a documentary: ‘There is something special and magical about how he worked and I think it would be fun to delve into it’
Amazon and NFL hoping to establish a tradition with the first Black Friday game
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Hans Schroeder, the executive vice president of NFL Media, said the league had been exploring the possibility of adding a game on Black Friday for a while
OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court
Families that lost loved ones to overdoses are divided over Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle with governments
The uncertainty of living with an extremely rare disease: ‘No one can tell us how it will evolve’
Guille is two years and eight months old. He lives with Desanto Shinawi Syndrome (DESSH), a rare pathology diagnosed in only about 100 people around the world
Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
The rollout of the tourist “contribution” came after Venice narrowly escaped being placed on the UNESCO danger list earlier this year because of the threat that overtourism was having on its delicate ecosystem