US founder of ‘orgasmic meditation’ company charged with forced labor conspiracy
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The founder of OneTaste, a sexual wellness company that claims to teach “orgasmic meditation”,…
Latin America
Brazil lawmakers propose reforms combining consumption taxes
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s consumption tax reform advanced on Tuesday as a working group in Congress outlined a proposal to…
Party backing Ecuador’s Lasso will not field candidates in elections
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso’s political movement Creating Opportunities will not field candidates for the country’s early presidential…
White House vows an improved effort against drug overdoses
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday pledged an improved effort to combat drug overdoses…
Brazil’s cenbank did not participate in govt’s consumer debt renegotiation program design
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank abstained from involvement in developing the government’s comprehensive consumer debt renegotiation program unveiled on…
Five nations elected to U.N. Security Council, but Belarus denied
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the…
Brazil’s May inflation seen at eight-month low, opening window for rate cuts: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin (Reuters) – Brazilian inflation probably declined to an eight-month low in May versus April, opening a much…
Nestle trials giving cash to coffee farmers who grow beans sustainably
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle is piloting a scheme to give cash to coffee farmers who grow beans…
At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in Haiti
(Reuters) – Flooding from torrential rains in Haiti has left at least 42 people dead over the past couple days…
Honduran president headed to China in first trip after ties established
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran President Xiomara Castro is set to travel this week to China, her foreign minister said on…