BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of setting wildfires in the Amazon rainforest to damage his government’s image after he cut their funding. FILE PHOTO: A charred trunk is seen on a tract of Amazon jungle that was recently burned by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Barack and Michelle Obama made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a documentary set in industrial Ohio that film reviewers are calling compelling and timely. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama react to the crowd during an unveiling ceremony for their portraits at the
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican tomato producers struck a last-minute agreement with the Trump administration to avert an anti-dumping investigation and end a tariff dispute that has rumbled on for months, government officials said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Tomatoes are on display for sale at the wholesale market “Central de Abastos” in Mexico City, Mexico
(Reuters) – Kiva, a San Francisco-based tech charity, is using blockchain to create an online ID database in Sierra Leone allowing people who struggle to get loans to prove their credit history. Schan Duff, Vice President of Strategy for Kiva, a San Francisco-based tech charity that is using blockchain to create an online ID database
La precariedad laboral de los trabajadores de tierra de Iberia que denuncian los sindicatos UGT de Catalunya y USO no es exclusiva del aeropuerto de El Prat y las protestas se extienden a otras instalaciones. De momento, este miércoles el sindicato UGT convocó también paros de 24 horas en el aeropuerto de Barajas para el
FILE PHOTO: The last rays of sunlight illuminate an American Bald Eagle as it soars above the Hudson River just before sunset near Croton Point in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, March 23, 2015. Bald eagles, which live only in North America, were nearly wiped out over the past century. Picture taken March 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday gave Britain 30 days to come up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop to ensure a Brexit deal, but French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned there could be no new renegotiation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a news conference at
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Higher trade barriers, including President Donald Trump’s tariffs, are slowing the U.S. economy and cutting household income, congressional budget experts warned on Wednesday, as Trump heads toward a 2020 election showdown with Democrats. FILE PHOTO: Sea gulls sit on a lamppost beside shipping containers stacked at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry joked on social media on Wednesday that photo-sharing site Instagram could “publish, distribute and/or sell” his pictures of dogs, Texas flags and chili recipes, an attempt at humor after
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danes expressed shock and disbelief on Wednesday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a state visit to Denmark after its prime minister rebuffed his interest in purchasing Greenland. U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., en route to Bedminster, New
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said a no-deal Brexit would be of Britain’s own making and not the European Union’s, adding that any trade deal London cut with Washington would not mitigate the cost of crashing out of the bloc. FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with Russian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States, eliminating a previous 20-day limit. The rule, which is certain to draw a legal challenge, would replace a 1997 court settlement that limits the
English actor and director Tim Roth holds the Heart of Sarajevo honorary award during the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Hollywood star Tim Roth, who launched his acting career playing a racist skinhead in 1980s Britain, said on Wednesday that the “odium of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering scaling back an effort that could have cut billions of dollars in foreign aid and would decide on the proposal – which faces strong opposition in Congress – within days. FILE PHOTO: The logo of USAID is seen at a community kitchen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, accusing the agency of prematurely allowing General Electric Co to stop clearing the Hudson River of PCB contamination before the cleanup was finished. A New York Waterway ferry boat crosses the Hudson River as heavy fog hangs over the Manhattan skyline
FILE PHOTO: Aug 13, 2019; Mason, OH, USA; Novak Djokovic (SRB) returns a shot against Sam Querrey (USA) during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo (Reuters) – World number ones and title holders Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka have been named the
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