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Lifestyle
#MeToo: ‘Silence Breakers’ named Time’s 2017 person of the year
NEW YORK – The “silence breakers” – the women behind this year’s #MeToo movement against sexual harassment – have been named as Time magazine’s 2017 person of the year. The magazine’s editor-in-chief revealed the cover […]
Brazil
Brazil withdraws its offer to host UN conference on climate change next year
BRASILIA – Brazil has withdrawn its offer to host a large U.N. conference on climate change next year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, leading environmental groups to question the government’s commitment to reducing carbon […]
China
First shipment of Chinese pears lands in Chile
SANTIAGO – The first of two containers of Chinese pears is already in Chile and the second due to arrive in the first week of December. These are three varieties of high quality pears, which […]