Millions of Americans are expected to tune into the live 90-minute debate

Hispanic voters courted ahead of election as president set to name supreme court justice

UK financial institutions struggle after Bank of England’s negative rates talk

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Order follows sanctions against 11 officials accused of preventing democratic functioning

Recovery more gradual than previously expected as government finances take strain

How the banana adapts now could be crucial to understanding the post-pandemic era of trade

Over 82,000 people now infected, with over 2,700 deaths in China and 57 deaths in 46 other countries

Shortage of priests in Amazon led bishops to recommend ordaining older married men

Wall Street maintains upward momentum on optimism over international trade

Joe Brennan: One-time stock market darling pummelled by slew of negative news

‘I, like thousands of others, am working from home ... things are tense, protests continue in Santiago’

President facing tight race, with voters growing frustrated over corruption scandals

International scrutiny has made social network’s cryptocurrency a contentious project

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US company will factor in whether it meets specific diversity targets when it calculates bonuses for its chief executive and other top officials

The insurance salesman could not speak English, only read it, and plans for a revised edition sank in a plane crash

European commissioner’s position questioned amid row over Irish beef industry

Mercosur countries show little euphoria following conclusion of beef agreement

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed calls on commissioner to safeguard Irish farmers

Mercosur agreement reached after 20 years of talks criticised on environmental grounds

Former Ryanair CEO is also considering Ecuador or Central America as the base for a third airline

US president blames Democrats for ‘horrible laws’ on immigration during visit to Texas

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Venezuelan president denies humanitarian crisis as shipment arrives on Colombian border

Embattled president Maduro backs EU-chaired initiative but opposition rejects it

Vote comes as arrest and expulsion of foreign journalists in Venezuela draws condemnation

Russian-supplied weaponry demonstrated in face of international call to rerun election

President Maduro’s efforts to withdraw $1.2bn in gold blocked by US, say reports

World leaders split over power struggle in crisis-stricken South American country

Irish aviation financier will begin delivery of planes from the middle of next year

Huge numbers are fleeing economic meltdown and political turmoil in Venezuela

Currency devalued by 95 per cent and redenominated in effort to curb hyperinflation

Ten years on from the global banking crisis, have we learned anything?

Shares in Irish company up as US firm International Paper backs off from binding offer

Nordic countries are happiest, with annual study also charting the decline of the US

‘Backward’ Republic of Ireland becoming more progressive than conservative North

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Operating profits at parent IAG soar more than 20% to €1.45bn for first nine months

Irish minister concerned EU is vulnerable to massive influx of beef from Mercosur countries