Spain’s Sanchez says there will be no ‘online’ independence for Catalonia
Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, stepping up efforts to control separatist groups and parties’ activity on the internet, said on Thursday his government would not...
Europe’s carbon market emissions fell 4% in 2018
Emissions regulated by Europe’s carbon market fell by 4% in 2018, the European Commission said on Thursday, as renewable power generation increased....
Movie ‘Harriet’ tells a different story about U.S. slavery
When director Kasi Lemmons started work on the first major movie about Harriet Tubman, the 19th century slave turned hero of the Underground Railway, she...
Fire destroys Japan’s World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle
A fire tore through World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle in Japan’s southern island of Okinawa on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old...
Sad, shocking: Inquiry finds Australia neglects older people
An inquiry into Australia’s providers of care for the elderly has found they fail to adequately look after the country’s old and vulnerable citizens, in...
Cheaper solar power gains ground in southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is accelerating plans to harness energy from the sun in coming years as the cost of generating electricity from some solar power projects...
Trump rule on health insurance leaves immigrants, companies scrambling for answers
Nearly a decade after receiving U.S. citizenship, Guatemalan-born Mayra Lopez thought she had cleared all the hurdles for her parents to join her in the...
Protests bring Beirut’s abandoned Egg back to life
In the heart of Beirut’s manicured downtown, something is stirring in a bullet-pocked concrete shell of a building known as “the Egg”....
The Reuters Graphic: Examining the weapons and tactics used by police and protesters in Hong Kong
As the showdown between police and protesters in Hong Kong has intensified, officers have used increasing force, deploying an arsenal of crowd-control weapons, including tear...
Chinese leadership says it will ensure Hong Kong’s stability and prosperity
China will ensure Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability and protect national security in the face of unrest there, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday...