Politics
10 Feared Dead In Chile Forest Fires
Chilean firefighters were battling rapidly expanding wildfires Saturday that officials fear have claimed around 10 lives and are threatening hundreds of homes, prompting the president to declare a state...
Deadly Strikes Hit ‘Pressure Cooker’ Rafah Ahead Of Gaza Truce Push
Deadly strikes were reported early Saturday in the overcrowded Gaza border town of Rafah -- dubbed a "pressure cooker of despair" by the UN -- as international mediators readied...
Chinese Investors Flock To Foreign Stock ETFs, Triggering $2B Rush
Reuters KEY POINTSThe domestic ETF market saw significant disruptions with the inflow of $2billion in JanuaryMore than half of the money went to US stocks while another $204 million...
The Fight Over Vaping: Lobbyists, Campaigners Clash Before Summit
Does vaping offer an opportunity for smokers to kick their deadly tobacco habit, or pose a vast new health threat to the world's young people?This long-smouldering question has again...
Fake News, Online Hate Swell Indonesia Anti-Rohingya Sentiment
Arriving on a rickety boat in western Indonesia from squalid Bangladesh camps after weeks at sea late last year, hundreds of Rohingya refugees came to shore only to be...
A Mega-prison And A Mayan ‘Pompeii’: Five Things About El Salvador
The Central American nation of El Salvador goes to the polls Sunday in an election dominated by President Nayib Bukele's war on gangs.Here are five things to know about...
Argentine President’s Reforms Pass First Test In Congress
Argentine lawmakers took a first step Friday toward approving President Javier Milei's sweeping economic, social and political reform package, which has sparked angry opposition protests.The bill won the "general"...
US Fed ‘Not Yet’ At The Point Of Rate Cuts, Official Says
The US Federal Reserve is on the right track in its inflation fight, but "not yet" at the point where it should begin cutting interest rates, a senior official...
