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Barbie. After its massive Box Office success, it is now making a mark in Oscar nominations 2024. Except that, this weekend offers several movies and web series on OTT platforms.

Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

hiring sentiment for the next three months is one of the highest across the world, with 37 per cent of employers planning to increase their staff strength amid buoyant domestic demand conditions, says a survey. According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey of nearly 3,100 employers across sectors and regions, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) in India is the highest amongst 41 countries. The outlook for January-March 2024, calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers who anticipate reductions to staffing levels from those who plan to hire, stood at 37 per cent, up 5 per cent from the corresponding period of 2023, and same when compared with the last quarter. «Domestic demand remains buoyant, and private investments continue to flow in making India a lucrative economy. With stability in the political arena, progressive India is not a dream but a reality,» Sandeep Gulati, Managing Director of ManpowerGroup India and Middle East, said. As per the survey, India and the Netherlands reported the strongest net employment outlooks at 37 per cent, followed by Costa Rica and the US at 35 per cent in second place, and Mexico at the third position with 34 per cent of the net employment outlook. The global average stood at 26 per cent.

WTO grouping with a major interest in farm trade that it will not discuss any new issue in the agriculture segment like imposition of export restrictions before a permanent solution is found with regard to public stockholding of food grains, an official said. This position was cleared during a mini-ministerial virtual meeting of about 28 WTO (World Trade Organisation) member countries on agriculture issues on November 28. In the meeting, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal put forward New Delhi's approach to the issue saying that public procurement and stockholding of food grains serve the twin objectives of food security and income support to marginal farmers.

The Golden Bachelor" lead — Gerry Turner's – search for the love of his life will come to an end on November, 30. The 72-year-old retired restaurateur from Hudson, Indiana, will choose one of the two finalists, who are vying for his heart and hand in marriage. The two finalists are — Theresa Nist and Leslie Fhima. The 69-year-old Nist is a financial services professional from Shrewsbury, New Jersey and Fhima, aged 64 is working as a fitness instructor from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Kwan was arrested in the country in March after providing falsified documents from Costa Rica while attempting to board a flight to Dubai.

The saga of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon continues to unfold, with a court in Montenegro approving his extradition to either South Korea or the United States.

By Joe Cash

China's growing influence across Central America. With the Chinese ambassador at his side, Bukele toured the seven-story building, erected at a cost of $54 million paid for by China. The building sprawls over 24,000 square meters (260,000 square feet), and contains gamer and robotics areas, interactive digital screens and both a digital library and shelves containing 360,000 books, the government said on Tuesday. A day later, the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Laureano Ortega, inspected 250 Chinese-made buses and thanked Beijing for the «special relationship» he asserted was lifting the nation out of poverty. «The new politics of the region has accelerated China's influence and put distance between the United States and Central America, from the leftist authoritarian Ortega regime to the right-wing authoritarian Bukele regime,» Evan Ellis, a researcher at the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, told AFP. Since Costa Rica switched diplomatic relations from Taipei to Beijing in 2007, China has steadily gained ground in Central America, establishing relations with Panama (2017), El Salvador (2018), Nicaragua (2021) and most recently Honduras earlier this year. «China's efforts in Central America have mostly been driven by an interest in isolating Taiwan,» Margaret Myers, a specialist in China and Latin America at the Inter-American Dialogue, told AFP. In Central America, only Guatemala and Belize are among the dwindling 13 nations that still maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a self-governing island that China considers part of its territory.

By David Lawder

Emerging-market borrowers are piling back into global bond markets, selling about $20 billion in dollar notes in just a few days, all too aware that the window of opportunity may snap shut as suddenly as it opened. 

President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed leaders from countries across the Americas to an economic summit by pledging to increase U.S. investment in the region in part to counter China’s influence

Solar Eclipse will be visible across most American cities for the first time since 2012. This Eclipse is called a ‘Ring of Fire’ because it appears in a distinctive shape of the Sun which is caused by the Moon partially blocking it. When the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth, and conceals the Sun partially, a dazzling ring becomes visible in the sky.

Mexico's president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico

National Hispanic Heritage Month began on Friday, September 15, a number of cultural programs celebrating Latino art and culture were held across the country. It is held every year from September 15 to October 15, to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans. Prior to National Hispanic Heritage Month, there was Hispanic Heritage Week. President Lyndon Johnson recognized it as a month of holiday for the first time in 1968.

Canadian Bitcoin (BTC), Bull Bitcoin has announced a partnership with Costa Rica’s most extensive payment system, SINPE Movil, and local wallet provider, Bitcoin Jungle.

A non-custodial Bitcoin-only exchange with a head office in Canada, Bull Bitcoin, has formed a partnership with SINPE Movil, Costa Rica’s principal fiat payments system, and Bitcoin Jungle, a local crypto wallet solution.

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Around 49% of employers covered in the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey said they would hire more people in the December quarter, while 12% said they expected a decrease in hiring intent or had no plans to backfill. About 34% plan to keep their workforce levels steady and 5% are unsure about hiring intentions, according to the findings shared exclusively with ET. This puts the net employment outlook — the difference between companies looking to hire and those expecting a fall in headcount or hiring numbers — at 37%.

Blue Zones released. In the docuseries, Dan Buettner, author and National Geographic fellow, takes a look at five areas in the world – the Blue Zones – where people have the highest life expectancy. He aims to learn the secret to a healthy and long life from the people in these areas. From what he learned from people who have lived a 100 years on this planet, Buettner created the Blue Zones diet.