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Venezuela's government evaluates return to Parliament

The return of the ruling party to the National Assembly would mean the search to "extend the political dialogue"

Macroeconomics
Lagarde wins EU lawmakers' approval to lead ECB

Christine Legarde will become the first women to hold the position of European Central Bank's president

Wellness
Colombia: Zika and Dengue are fought with technology

Using a telephone application and a platform created by Premise, the information collected was transmitted to the city's health authorities

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New controversy in the case of the 43 missing students in Mexico

Torture scandals and arbitrary detentions have been the reasons why many of the detainees are already at large

US justice denies bail for Peruvian ex-president Toledo

Former President Alejandro Toledo is waiting for an extradition process due to links with Odebrecht

EU will give 30 million euros to Colombia to attend Venezuelan immigrants

The money will go to support government efforts to offer employment, housing and entrepreneurship for Venezuelans

Mexico: Self-defense defies the president in fight against cartels

The resurgence of dozens of self-defense groups has exposed deficiencies in the security strategy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Economics

Business
Gender discrimination holding women back in veterinary practice

Women face discrimination and occupy fewer places in the higher reaches of the veterinary profession, even as they begin to outnumber men in the field

Business
Gender discrimination holding women back in veterinary practice

Women face discrimination and occupy fewer places in the higher reaches of the veterinary profession, even as they begin to outnumber men in the field

Macroeconomics
Key weeks are coming for trade war and Brexit

Fed is coming and looks are focused on the importance of the trade war and Brexit

Macroeconomics
Saudi Arabia: oil soars and stocks dip after attack

Oil prices hit four-month highs on Monday after attacks on crude facilities in Saudi Arabia fuelled worries over the impact of an oil shock on economic growth

Global Issues

Iran rules out talks as Trump links Tehran to Saudi oil attack

Iran's supreme leader ruled out talks with Washington after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for an attack on Saudi oil facilities that knocked out half the kingdom's output

British PM "cautious" ahead of Brexit talks with EU's Juncker

With less than seven weeks until Britain is due to leave the European Union, Johnson has yet to reach an agreement with Brussels on how to manage the separation

Living

Wellness
What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia

A strong ability in languages may help reduce the risk of developing dementia, says a new University of Waterloo study

Wellness
Did you know that drinking tea improves brain health?

A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore revealed that regular tea drinkers have better organised brain regions

Wellness
Refugees' children with PTSD are at higher risk of having psychiatric disorders

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied what it means for children to have parents who are refugees and have PTSD

Wellness
Are you pregnant? You should check out your blood pressure

Having high blood pressure before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy poses potential complications for both women and their unborn children

Sports

CAS reduces Neymar's suspension

The PSG and the Brazilian had appealed the three-game suspension imposed by UEFA in June and the CAS reduced the penalty

Will Maradona be good enough as manager in Argentina?

In spite of the impulse that generated that the former soccer player and an Argentine idol is the new DT, Gimnasia did not manage to defeat its opponent

Roglic becomes first Slovenian to win Vuelta a Espana

Primoz Roglic became the first Slovenian to win a Grand Tour when he was crowned Vuelta a Espana champion by completing Sunday's processional final stage into Madrid

$Villa's Kodjia out for three weeks with fractured cheekbone$ Villa's Kodjia out for three weeks with fractured cheekbone

Aston Villa forward Jonathan Kodjia will be out for at least three weeks after fracturing his cheekbone in training, manager Dean Smith said on Friday

Signing young players: the success of european clubs

According to a report, 80 clubs spent a total of $ 3,980 million; using 64 percent in the purchase of players 24 years old or younger

Valencia says goodbye to manager Marcelino

Marcelino, who won the Copa del Rey and secured Champions League football last season, leaves after two campaigns at the helm

Environment

Environment
New wildfire models to predict how wildfires will burn in next 20 minutes

While it's impossible to predict where the next wildfire will start, new Department of Defense-sponsored research is getting into the microscopic details of how fires initiate