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Business · 2:47 AM UTCYellen tells Mexican counterpart G20 countries should back global minimum tax

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Mexican finance minister Arturo Herrera on Thursday, stressing the importance of securing support from the Group of 20 major economies for a proposed global minimum tax, the Treasury said in a statement.

WorldAmid pandemic, number of people forced to flee homes has risen, says U.N.
EnergyBrazil's Senate approves Eletrobras privatization bill
AmericasPeru's electoral board says it is working at top speed to resolve election questions
AmericasDonors pledge $1.5 bln for Venezuelan migrants, humanitarian crisis
AmericasMexican economy grows nearly 25% in May as recovery gathers steam
AmericasColombia’s ELN rebels deny any role in car bombing at military base
AmericasU.S. says delivered one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada on Thursday
AmericasVeering from democracy, Nicaragua defies U.S. rebukes
AmericasTemptation everywhere: Mexican children struggle with obesity
AmericasAt least 5 killed, 39 injured in gang brawl in Honduras prison

At least 5 inmates were killed and 39 prisoners and guards were injured on Thursday in a brawl between gang members at a high-security prison in Honduras, judicial authorities said.

AmericasNicaragua issues arrest warrant for brother of writer Gioconda Belli

Police in Nicaragua issued an arrest warrant for former Education Minister Humberto Belli, the brother of Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli, the ministry responsible for security said on Thursday.

WorldGlobal COVID-19 death toll exceeds 4 million
AmericasProbe finds new defects after Mexico City metro crash
AmericasDrop in Havana COVID-19 cases boosts hopes Cuban vaccines working
AmericasCanada PM Trudeau nominates first judge of color to sit on Supreme Court
AmericasCanadian home price gains accelerate again in May -Teranet
BusinessCanadian regulator lifts banks' capital buffer to record, priming for post-pandemic world
AmericasEcuador to start new 'normalization process' for Venezuelan migrants
BusinessWorld Bank rejects El Salvador request for help on bitcoin implementation