Ecuador’s Moreno calms protests with vow to repeal fuel subsidy cuts
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday promised to repeal an IMF-backed decree that slashed fuel subsidies, as triumphant protesters who had agitated against it went...
Ecuador’s Moreno signs decree ditching fuel subsidy cuts after protests
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno signed on Monday an official decree, repealing his own fuel subsidy cut that sparked days of violent, indigenous-led protests, and reverting...
Japan typhoon death toll rises to 58 as hopes for missing fade
The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 58 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in...
Young Africans facing poor job prospects as education worsens: report
The quality of education and training provided by African countries has worsened since 2014, leaving many of the continent’s growing population of young people ill-prepared...
Chile’s Codelco says considering closure of coastal copper smelter
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, said on Monday that it is evaluating the closure of its Ventanas copper smelter in a polluted coastal...
England thrash Bulgaria after game halted over racist abuse
England bounced back from their first tournament qualifying defeat for 10 years with a 6-0 thrashing of toothless Bulgaria on Monday in a Euro 2020...
Racist abuse blights Bulgaria-England qualifier
Racist abuse cast a blight over a Euro 2020 qualifier between Bulgaria and England on Monday with the match in Sofia twice halted by the...
Scrambling to limit damage, Trump tells Turkey to stop its Syria invasion
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled...
Rule-breaking Booker judges honor Atwood, Evaristo with rare double prize
Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments” and Bernardine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other” jointly won the Booker Prize on Monday in a surprise double award in which the...
To ease dementia agitation, drugs may not be best option
(Reuters Health) – Symptoms of aggression and agitation in dementia patients may respond better to non-drug therapies such as massage, touch therapy and outdoor activities,...