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Former Peruvian President Vizcarra gets 14 years in prison in corruption case

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption

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Czech president ready to swear in Babiš as prime minister if conflict of interest is resolved

The Czech president has announced readiness to swear in billionaire Andrej Babiš as prime minister

Brazil’s Lula sanctions an increase in tax exemptions for low-income people

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sanctioned a bill that exempts people earning up to 5,000 reais a month from income taxes

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Tunisia summons European Union envoy over alleged protocol breach

Tunisia’s presidency says President Kais Saied has summoned the European Union’s ambassador to protest a perceived breach of diplomatic protocol

Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals

Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to elections’Myanmar’s junta applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for halting a scheme that protected its citizens from deportation from the US back to their war-racked homeland.About 4,000 Myanmar citizens are living in the US with temporary protected status (TPS), which shields foreign nationals from deportation to disaster zones and allows them the right to work. Continue reading...