International Customs

CARACAS: William Machado worked all winter harvesting palm-sized yellow cacao pods and drying the flavorful beans inside. He's part of...

MADRID: Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said he would visit Cuba, in a sign of increased contact between the...

HAVANA: Cuba has suspended imports of U.S. chicken citing a bird flu epidemic ravaging the U.S. poultry industry, U.S. traders...

BRASILIA: Russia’s Gazprom is considering investments in oil and natural gas in Brazil and may bid for exploration rights in...

BRASILIA: According to latest trade data published by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) of Brazil, the...

BRASILIA: A top Brazilian minister said that Mercosur must allow member countries to sign trade agreements with third parties and...

CARACAS: Venezuela demanded that neighboring Guyana halt oil exploration being carried out by Exxon Mobil Corp in disputed offshore territory...

GEORGETOWN: Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis was released from prison on Tuesday and admitted fearing for his future after finishing...

WASHINGTON: There’s a minor earthquake underway over in the South America section of your local wine shop. Some of the...

NEW YORK: A U.S. delegation recent visited Argentina with view to allowing fresh lemon imports from a key area in...

BUENOS AIRES: Pro-government union leaders joined government officials in criticizing the walkout. Industrial action by Argentina’s anti-government trade unions paralyzed...

WARSAW: Business Process Outsourcing centers in Poland may create up to 600,000 jobs within the coming ten years from the...

MADRID: The Spanish government has repeated that it has no intention of introducing regulations governing the use of bitcoin, the...

WARSAW: The standing committee of the Polish government has approved a PLN 2 billion wage bill hike, which should translate...

ATHENS: Online rates for Athens hotels have shown a 30.2 percent annual increase this month, according to a survey comparing...

ATHENS: Greece is facing some tough decisions ahead, with time running dangerously short for its banks and economy, which are...

ATHENS: Since the Greece government announced that car taxes will change, luxury car sales have been led to a halt...

COPENHAGEN: Danish ferry operator DFDS said on Monday it had agreed to buy two ferries from rail tunnel operator Eurotunnel,...

HELSINKI: The credit rating agency Moody’s has lowered its evaluation of Finland’s future outlook from stable to negative. This means...

ATHENS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded urgent action from the Greek government on Monday after U.S. President Barack Obama voiced...