Money sent home by Mexicans working abroad rose by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63 billion | AP News

Money sent home by Mexicans working abroad rose by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63 billion | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The money that Mexican migrants send home to their relatives grew by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63.3 billion for the year, Mexico’s central bank said Thursday.The money transfers, known as remittances, have been booming since the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of growth continued to cool somewhat in

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Dva najveća sindikata poljoprivrednika u Francuskoj obustavljaju protest

Dva najveća sindikata poljoprivrednika u Francuskoj obustavljaju protest

Ekonomija | 01.02.2024 | access_time 17:40 AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias Pošto je Vlada Francuske predložila mere za rešavanje problema poljoprivrednika, njihova dva najveća sindikata su danas saopštila da obustavljaju proteste i blokade puteva čime su vršili pritisak za povećanje prihoda i smanjenje administracije koja im ometa rad.Predsednik Sindikata mladih poljoprivrednika Arno Gajo je zajedno sa šefom

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38 people killed and 52 wounded in communal clashes over land in South Sudan, officials report | AP News

38 people killed and 52 wounded in communal clashes over land in South Sudan, officials report | AP News

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Residents of a swampy area in central South Sudan battled with cattle herders who moved in looking for water and pasture during the dry season, and at least 38 people were killed and 52 suffered gunshot wounds, officials said Thursday.The fighting started Wednesday and tensions remained high Thursday night, with

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Apple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips | AP News

Apple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips | AP News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter, propelled by solid demand for the latest model of its iPhone and still-robust growth in a services division facing legal threats that could undermine its prospects.The modest revenue growth announced Thursday as part of Apple’s October-December results ended four

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UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls | AP News

UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls | AP News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 2,300 people were killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from October to December last year, a nearly 10% increase compared with the previous quarter, according to a new U.N. report released Thursday.The number of killings alone spiked to more than 1,600 during the period, with officials blaming

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Clashes over reforms in Argentina | AP News

Clashes over reforms in Argentina | AP News

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police outside Argentina’s Congress while legislators debated a voluminous package of reforms promoted by the self-described libertarian president Javier Milei. (Jan 31) (AP Video by Victor R. Caivano) Hundreds of protesters clashed with police outside Argentina’s Congress while legislators debated a voluminous package of reforms promoted by the self-described libertarian

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