By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – After enduring days of lock-in at Foxconn’s vast facility in central China with 200,000 other workers, Yuan finally climbed the fences on Saturday night and escaped the complex, joining others fleeing what they feared wa…
Somalia car bombings death toll rises to 120- health minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The number of people killed by two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to at least 120 people, the health minister said on Monday. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Sha…
Colombia, Venezuela presidents to meet in Caracas
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro will meet in Caracas on Tuesday to discuss their countries’ recently-thawed bilateral ties and expanded trade, the Colombian government said on Monday. T…
Italy delays EU-required justice reform, scraps vaccine mandate for medics
By Angelo Amante and Emilio Parodi ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new government on Monday delayed the application of a justice reform required to obtain European post-pandemic funds and scrapped a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers. Both moves mark…
Russia says movement of ships in Black Sea corridor is ‘unacceptable’
(Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was “unacceptable” for shipping to pass through a Black Sea security corridor after it suspended its participation in a Turkish- and U.N.-brokered deal that had allowed Ukraine to resume grain exports. “The movement…
True the Vote leaders jailed after being found in contempt
(Reuters) – Two leaders of a Texas nonprofit with a history of spreading false claims about voter fraud were jailed on Monday for not complying with a judge’s order to identify a person behind data at the heart of their claims of a conspiracy involving…
The party’s over for illegal raves, Italy’s new government says
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government signalled on Monday it would crack down on unlicensed rave parties, with organisers risking jail terms of up to six years for staging such events. The move followed a weekend Halloween party in a disus…
Brazil’s Lula to speak with Biden later on Monday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to speak with U.S. President Joe Biden later on Monday, said the head of Lula’s Workers Party, a day after he won the country’s presidential runoff ousting far-right incumb…
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block lawmakers from obtaining tax returns
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to prevent a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to his tax returns for reasons he claims are p…
Wall Street ends strong month on weaker note; focus on Fed meeting
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks lost ground on Monday, with the major indexes closing out a strong month of gains on a weaker foot, as investor focus turned to the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week. The central bank is wi…