QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuadorean officials said yesterday prison riots that left 79 inmates dead last week were linked to organized transnational crime, and said the situation in its penitentiary system remained “tense.”
(Reuters) – Protesters marched in Myanmar today in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for a more united international response after the worst violence since a coup one month ago.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump hinted yesterday at a possible presidential run in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden and repeated his fraudulent claims he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago.
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office cleared the way yesterday for an independent attorney with subpoena powers to investigate allegations against him of sexual misconduct.
(Reuters) – A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted unanimously yesterday to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot for widespread use, and U.S.
(Reuters) – Myanmar police fired on protesters today in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least seven people were killed and several wounded, political and medical sources and media said.
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called yesterday for an outside review following a report of sexual misconduct allegations against him by a second former aide, compounding problems for one of America’s most well-known Democratic politicians.
(Reuters) – The U.S. government yesterday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated in the coming weeks and setting the vaccine up for additional approvals around the world.
SANAA/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Ahmadiya Juaidi’s eyes are wide as she drinks a nutrition shake from a large orange mug, her thin fingers grasping the handle.
SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic will begin constructing a fence along its 376-kilometer (234 mi) border with Haiti later this year to curb unauthorized migration and illicit trade, President Luis Abinader said yesterday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil registered 1,386 COVID-19 deaths yesterday and 61,602 additional cases, according to data released by the nation’s Health Ministry.
(New York University) – Our use of social media, specifically our efforts to maximize “likes,” follows a pattern of “reward learning,” concludes a new study by an international team of scientists.
(Reuters) – Some Christians in Cyprus are in a lather over the country’s offering this year to the annual Eurovision song contest, saying it has scandalised the faithful with its references to the devil.
(Reuters) Police in Myanmar launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of nationwide protests against military rule today, arresting hundreds of people and shooting and wounding at least one person.State
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. conservatives praised Donald Trump at an annual gathering yesterday, even unveiling a golden statue of the former president, showing he remains a Republican political force despite violent scenes in Washington last month.
KANO, Nigeria, (Reuters) – An operation to rescue more than 300 girls kidnapped in Nigeria had failed to pinpoint their location by late yesterday, almost 24 hours after gunmen seized them in a raid on their school.