Explainer-What is China’s position on restructuring debt owed by poor nations?

By Joe Cash (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang and dozens of world leaders will meet in Paris on Thursday and Friday to discuss ways to help low-income countries manage their debt burdens and free up funding for climate financing. As the world’s largest bilateral creditor, China is central to talks on making tangible progress…

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Honduran families seek answers as prison riot deaths rise to 46

By Gustavo Palencia and Fredy Rodriguez TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (Reuters) -The death toll from a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras rose to 46, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, as anxious relatives demanded information about the fate of incarcerated family members. President Xiomara Castro’s office said Honduras’ military police would take control of most…

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Honduras hands prison control to military police, expands emergency powers after deadly riot

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will return control of most of the country’s penal system to the military police for the next year, the Central American country’s presidential office said late on Wednesday, a day after a prison riot claimed nearly 50 lives. The measure is part of a fresh crackdown on crime which includes expanding…

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Turkish central bank to hike rates sharply in post-election pivot

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey’s central bank is expected to raise its policy rate sharply on Thursday in a strong signal that re-elected President Tayyip Erdogan has accepted some steps toward economic orthodoxy to address inflation that has soared under his watch. The expected policy pivot, under new central bank chief Hafize Gaye Erkan,…

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