By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Shivangi Acharya GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Debt restructuring talks made little progress during the third finance meeting of the G20 countries in India as the bloc was unable to overcome key differences and low attendance due to domestic issues adding to the roadblocks. The finance ministers of the G20 countries…
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – The families of Venezuelan migrants lost in the Caribbean sea are demanding their government investigate the disappearance of their loved ones after years of stasis. At least 150 people have gone missing in connection with a series of vessels which have sunk between Venezuela’s north coast and islands in…
(Reuters) – Along with offering a place in the tennis history books, the four Grand Slams – the biggest events on the tennis calendar – also provide serious financial incentives for the champions. Here is what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at Wimbledon: WHAT IS THE TOTAL PRIZE FUND IN…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed Saturday in the coastal resort city of Acapulco in the southwestern state of Guerrero, local media reported. The director of local news site Lo Real de Guerrero, Matus was shot in his car in the parking lot of a store, Mexican newspaper El Universal reported….
MANAGUA (Reuters) – In a packed bar in Nicaragua’s capital, Managua, on Friday night, more than 1,000 people gathered to see a group of drag queens battle it out to snatch the crown for best performance while representing several Central American countries. The Mix Imperial Central American Tropical Drag Royale provided a stage for drag…
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday made public a document purporting to reveal the business dealings of a leading opposition politician vying to succeed him next year, prompting her to accuse him of abuse of power and threaten legal action. Reuters could not verify the authenticity…
MEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) -Construction worker Brian Larreta’s job is tough any day of the year, but scorching temperatures this month in northern Mexico have made it a dangerous feat. In Mexicali, a city of over a million people on Mexico’s northern border across from California, temperatures soared to 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) this week, forcing…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Virgin Islands said it wants JPMorgan Chase to pay at least $190 million, and possibly much more, to resolve its lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. bank of ignoring the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking. In a Friday filing in federal court in Manhattan, the territory…
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s government vowed on Friday to use only appropriate force in protests planned for next week and guarantee demonstrators’ safety, following alleged abuses during the previous series of clashes. President Dina Boluarte met with top officials on Friday to discuss the need to guarantee protesters’ human rights. “We call upon the authorities to…
By Sergio Queiroz RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A group of Brazilian school children gleefully remove pieces of plastic and trash on the sand of a Rio de Janeiro beach during an outing to teach them about the importance of protecting the environment. Their school, called Notre Dame, is located on the city’s tourist hot…
