CBS- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing at least two people, leaving tens of thousands without power, and causing significant damage to roads and buildings. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said that the sheriff’s office initial assessment is that 12 people were injured in […]
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LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The head of Peru’s electoral jury on Tuesday gave Congress the provisional green light to bring forward a general election to the end of 2023, amid deadly protests over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo. The opposition-controlled Congress is set to debate a proposal to hold early elections […]
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By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Ted Hesson CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) – When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived. Castellanos and his brother are Venezuelans, and they were […]
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By Toby Sterling and Ank Kuipers Summary Dutch PM says slavery was a crime against humanity Mixed reactions from activists, former colonies Apology part of wider reckoning with colonial past PM Rutte rules out paying reparations THE HAGUE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State […]
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By Sarah LaBrecque December 15 – The oceans are inextricably connected to the health of the planet, and of humans: they absorb up to 30% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 90% of excess heat, and over 3 billion people — almost half the global population — depend directly on marine and coastal biodiversity […]
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SAO PAULO, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had congratulated him on his recent election win and talked of stronger relations between the two countries. Putin said earlier this year he had “good relations” with both Lula and far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, […]
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The Cotopaxi Volcano, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes in Ecuador is seen from Quito, October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja QUITO, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The Ecuadorean Geophysical Institute on Tuesday detected a column of gases and ashes rising from the crater of the Cotopaxi volcano, as part of its ongoing eruptive activity, affecting […]
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By Diego Oré and Marco Aquino MEXICO CITY/LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Peru declared Mexico’s ambassador to Lima “persona non grata” and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, Peru’s foreign minister announced, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Pedro Castillo as president. The abrupt order, a […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by Judith Langowski Hello Here’s what you need to know. Hundreds of death certificates show fate of missing Syrians, China’s Covid surge sparks global concern, and crypto exchange Binance lacks transparency. Today’s biggest stories People take part in a sit-in protest organized by Syrian activists, calling […]
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Onlookers gather by a river where a man and a child drowned on Friday. By Micaiah Morgan A man who is said to be from the United Kingdom and a child drowned at a river in Mullet Hall in Clarendon, Jamaica on Friday. He is 34-year-old Remo Douglas, a warehouse operator of Bedford Street in […]
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