Bloomberg Protests continued across India for the second straight day over a shift in the army’s recruitment policy to short-term jobs, putting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has pledged to boost employment in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Television footage showed crowds of protesters, who appear to be potential recruits, setting fire to ...

Bloomberg Colombia’s presidential election this weekend is more than just a choice between political models —it’s a contest that’s dividing the generations like no other. Gustavo Petro, 62, a former guerrilla fighter who says he wants to end an economic model based on oil and coal, has a wide lead among younger voters who grew up during during the relative ...

  Bloomberg President Jair Bolsonaro criticized an expected increase in domestic fuel prices by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, saying the state-owned oil producer has made exaggerated profits during the crisis, without taking into account Brazil’s “public interest.” “Petrobras may plunge Brazil into chaos,” Bolsonaro said in a Twitter post early Friday, referring to the oil giant. “Its chief executive, directors and ...