Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena is pictured before the group photo after the first session of the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena was discharged Tuesday from a Rio hospital where he spent the night after falling ill while attending a G20 summit, the facility said. Pena, 46, was taken to the Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro as local media reported he had suffered chest pains and witnesses said he was whisked away from the summit venue by ambulance. “The head of state was discharged from hospital early in the morning,” and was free to “continue his agenda,” the hospital said in a statement. It added that doctors had ruled out heart trouble or
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It’s not just the Harris-Trump show: US voters this November 5 will cast ballots for members of Congress, tens of thousands of state and local officials, and in multiple referendums on topics including hot-button issues like abortion. Here is a look at who and what is up for a vote beyond the choice between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. Congress In addition to choosing a president, millions of US voters will decide the fate of Congress: both in the House of Representatives — where all seats are up for grabs — and the Senate, where one-third are. The House of Representatives has 435 members, with each representing a Congressional district and elected for a two-year term. Republicans presently hold the House by a small margin, with the election
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FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid Monday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision, and expected Chinese stimulus measures. Oil prices rallied around 2.5 percent after eight members of the OPEC+ group of producers said Sunday they would extend supply cuts until the end of next month. They had been delaying output hikes because of worries about slowing demand in China and the United States. All major European and Asian markets gained, tracking a positive lead from Wall Street ahead of the weekend. “Traders are gearing up for perhaps the most