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In Foz do Iguaçu, the Bolsonarist stronghold, the economic crisis passes bill to Lula before elections

The economy in Foz do Iguaçu is in crisis and many blame President and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This border city lives from the tourism of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Centre and from trade, but sales have fallen and GDP has been retracted by about 3%. In 2022, Jair Bolsonaro received 66% of the votes in Foz do Iguaçu, and since then Paraná, in southern Brazil, has become an increasingly conservative state. Report from our correspondent Valeria Saccone and Fanny Lothaire.

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The UN extends the list of companies linked to Israeli settlements to 214

Although the list does not entail economic sanctions, these companies are usually the subject of boycotts or disinvestments to pressure Israel for the expansion of settlements in the territory that houses more than three million Palestinians. This time 61 companies were added, such as the Israeli pesticide manufacturer Adama, belonging to the Chinese group Syngenta, or the Spanish Salvat Logística, which joined Airbnb or Expidia, which were already on the list.

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India launches battle against the sale of junk food near schools

Until October 7, a regulatory project will be for comments that aims to restrict the sale of high-fat and sugars food within a 50-metre radius of almost 1.5 million schools. This is the latest proposal to reduce the consumption of scrap food in a country that is fighting the increasing rates of obesity, especially among children. Large multinationals like Coca- Cola, Mondelez and Nestlé.

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Hate speech against Rohingya refugees in Malaysia increases

Harassment in social networks, disinformation and open campaigns to expel them: Rohingya refugees in Malaysia face a growing wave of rejection. This anti-migrant rhetoric has already led to the eviction of more than 100 people in a village and the temporary closure of schools hosting children from this Muslim minority fleeing Burma.

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Economic reactivation in Colombia following the earthquake: festival of the peaceful travels to Bogotá

More than a hundred traders and traditional carriers from the Pacific region in Colombia moved to Bogotá to sell products they had planned for the Petronio Alvarez Festival, a traditional quote that could not be given as a result of the 7.4-degree earthquake that hit the country last August 10. This is only one of the many activities that the Colombian Government has been willing to reactivate a region that has been experiencing economic complications since before the earthquake.

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César Pérez: "Freedom of expression in Venezuela remains fragile despite the end of censorship"

The Government of Venezuela unlocked access to at least 17 websites, while another 188 remain restricted. This decision takes place at the same time as the Office of the Prosecutor announced another measure aimed at safeguarding the presumption of innocence, and coincides with the resumption of dialogue between Chavismo and the opposition. Days ago, the UN had warned that the repressive structures of the state remain undismantled. We talked to César Pérez Vivas, a lawyer, university professor and former governor of the Táchira state.

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