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LIMA, Peru — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions…

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — The United States is still in discussion with Israel about the way the latter would retaliate against the missile attacks from Iran, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday, adding “nothing” is expected to happen during…

VIENTIANE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Laos logged a trade deficit of 129 million U.S. dollars in August, according to the latest figures from the Lao Trade Portal website. Laos’ exports during August were worth 541 million U.S. dollars, while the…