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A person stands next to a blue boat on a sandy and grassy shoreline, looking out over a large body of water with distant islands and a flock of birds flying in the sky. The scene is under a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.

Cut to USAID funding affects rural regions of Colombia

Business, Economics and Jobs

Funding for the US Agency for International Development was one of the first things cut by the Trump Administration, with the President mocking some of the programs it supported. One of them was $60 million for “Indigenous empowerment” in Colombia. Reporter Natalie Skowlund looks at what the loss of funding means for the rural villages of Colombia — and the drugs coming into the US.

Trade pressure from US rallies Brazilians against foreign interference

Business, Economics and Jobs

This dying Spanish town is turning to books to put it on the literary map

Arts, Culture & Media

The precarious state of green tea in Japan

Japan in Focus
Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Lousteau and his girlfriend Anita attend the final match at the Buenos Aires Open tennis tournament between Jose Acasuso and David Nalbandian February 24, 2008.

Inflation — and hotness — make economists superstars in Argentina 

Economics
A man looks at a poster placed on an advertising board that reads "Yesterday, Braden or Peron - Today: Griesa or Cristina", in Buenos Aires on July 29, 2014. Argentine debt negotiators held talks in New York on Tuesday with the U.S. mediator in the South

The new Argentine debt crisis resurrects painful memories and fears of economic disaster

Economics

Argentina defaulted for the second time in 13 years after last-ditch talks with US hedge funds collapsed. Many Argentines worry that unless a deal is reached, another default could crash the peso and lead to inflation and unemployment.Argentina defaulted for the second time in 13 years after last-ditch talks with US hedge funds collapsed. Many Argentines worry that unless a deal is reached, another default could crash the peso and lead to inflation and unemployment.