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Brexit delay agreed after tumultuous talks with Theresa May
March 22, 2019
Brexit delay agreed after tumultuous talks with Theresa May
Brussels, Belgium (CNN)The European Union has agreed a delay to the tortuous Brexit process that avoids the UK crashing out without a…
N. Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office
March 22, 2019
N. Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office
North Korea pulled its staff out of an inter-Korean liaison office Friday, Seoul said, weeks after leader Kim Jong Un’s…
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
March 22, 2019
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases…
Brazil’s Temer detained as crime boss in ‘Car Wash’ probe
March 22, 2019
Brazil’s Temer detained as crime boss in ‘Car Wash’ probe
Brazil’s ex-president Michel Temer was the leader of a “criminal organization” involved in embezzlement and money laundering over decades, the…
Venezuela arrests Guaido aide for ‘terrorism’ in defiance of US
March 22, 2019
Venezuela arrests Guaido aide for ‘terrorism’ in defiance of US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime defied the US on Thursday to arrest a top aide of opposition leader Juan Guaido,…
Four in 10 Britons worried, angry about Brexit: survey
March 22, 2019
Four in 10 Britons worried, angry about Brexit: survey
Around four in 10 British adults have been left feeling powerless, angry or worried by Brexit in the past year,…
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
March 22, 2019
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
Armed only with gloves and large sacks, park rangers and volunteers are battling the scourge of plastic waste blighting the…
Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session
March 21, 2019
Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s leader has kept his country’s political rift from spilling over to a U.N.…
Karadzic sentence for Bosnia war crimes increased to life
March 21, 2019
Karadzic sentence for Bosnia war crimes increased to life
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will spend the rest of his life in jail for the “sheer scale and…
ICC to examine Mexican ex-presidents’ guilt in over 100 journalist murders
March 21, 2019
ICC to examine Mexican ex-presidents’ guilt in over 100 journalist murders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Mexican nonprofit Propuesta Civica, which provides legal assistance to journalists, have called on the International…