Latin American classics get the streaming treatment
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Six decades after Latin America burst onto the international literary scene with magical tales that held up a mirror to the continent, its masterworks are enjoying a new moment as streaming platforms adapt them for the screen.
Fires, strikes, pandemic and AI: Hollywood workers can't catch a break
Burbank (United States) (AFP) – Dutch Merrick isn’t really in a party mood for this year’s Oscars.
Their dreams dashed by Trump, migrants make return journey home
Cartí (AFP) – Months after trekking through the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama, Saudy Palacios abandoned her hopes of a new life in the United States and joined other migrants going home to South America by sea.
Judge declines to immediately grant AP access to White House events
Washington (AFP) – A US judge on Monday declined to immediately order the White House to restore full access to President Donald Trump’s events to the Associated Press news agency.
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
Washington (AFP) – Employees of the US federal government on Monday faced a deadline imposed by Elon Musk that required them to explain their work achievements in an email or potentially lose their jobs.
'All eyes on Arctic': Canada boosts its northern force
Yellowknife (Canada) (AFP) – In the mess hall of a Canadian military base a few hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, Brigadier-General Daniel Riviere pointed to a map highlighting the region that is becoming a national priority.
Bolivia inaugurates steel plant built with Chinese loan
Puerto Suárez (Bolivia) (AFP) – Short on foreign currency, Bolivia inaugurated a steel plant Monday that it hopes will reduce its reliance on metal imports, thanks to a loan from China.
'Assassin's Creed Shadows' leaked ahead of release
Paris (AFP) – French video game giant Ubisoft said Monday that players had managed to “access” its hotly awaited new instalment of the popular “Assassin’s Creed” series, which is scheduled to be released March 20 after repeated delays.
Spain's Telefonica sells Argentina subsidiary for $1.2 bn
Madrid (AFP) – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica agreed to sell its Argentine subsidiary to Telecom Argentina for $1.2 billion on Monday, prompting libertarian President Javier Milei’s government to announce an investigation over competition concerns.
Macron and Trump rekindle Le Bromance
Washington (AFP) – They hugged, they gripped hands, they touched knees and they backslapped. But they didn’t agree on everything.
