By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s security forces will “very soon” receive advice from Erik Prince, the private security executive, on fighting criminal gangs that are attempting to increase violence ahead of an April presidential runoff vote, Interior Minister John Reimberg said. President Daniel Noboa, who is locked in a tight contest with his…
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to seek accountability for those who pursued him during his years out of power, speaking at the U.S. Justice Department whose prosecutors had brought some of those cases. In a rare political speech at the department’s Washington headquarters, Trump painted a dark picture of…
By Walter Bianchi and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s monthly inflation rate accelerated to 2.4% in February, in line with analyst estimates, data from the INDEC statistics agency showed on Friday. This marks an acceleration from the 2.2% recorded in January, as housing and public services expenses rose nearly 4%. Inflation in the…
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA on Friday said it received a one-week deadline extension to submit its plans for mass layoffs to the top U.S. personnel agency, given the number of high-priority space missions the agency is grappling with this month. Federal agencies faced a deadline of late in the week to turn in…
