Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the closing session of the thematic group of the transition government in Brasilia, on Dec 13, 2022. (EVARISTO SA / AFP) BRASILIA – Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be sworn in as president of Brazil on Sunday under tightened security in the Brazilian capital […]
Fireworks light up the sky as people react while they celebrate after counting down to the new year at a church in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan 1, 2023. (BADRU KATUMBA / AFP) KAMPALA – At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a New Year stampede in Uganda's capital, Kampala, police said […]
Onlookers watch as confetti fills the air to mark the beginning of the new year, in Times Square, New York City, on Jan 1, 2023. (YUKI IWAMURA / AFP) The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the […]
New York, NY, January 01, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – On a path to solve critical inefficiencies in the field of traditional financial lending and borrowing, Credefi has achieved a major milestone in its partnership with the TradFi behemoth Experian. Credefi has managed to secure the rights to use Experian’s officially recognized and reputable brand materials to now position […]
Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela (behind) and Cucuta, Colombia at sunrise on Aug 8, 2022, along the border which Venezuela partially closed in 2015. (MATIAS DELACROIX / AP) CARACAS – Venezuela and Colombia will fully reopen their shared border on January 1 to allow passage of cargo […]
Clients wait in line to withdraw cash at a bank in the center of Zagreb on Dec 30, 2022, as the euro becomes Croatia's official currency on Jan 1, 2023. (DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP) ZAGREB – Croatia entered the eurozone and the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen area on New Year's Day. This was the […]
In this Oct 19, 2014 file photo, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to attend a mass for the beatification of former pope Paul VI in St. Peter's square at the Vatican. (TONY GENTILE / REUTERS) VATICAN CITY – Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to […]
