By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The founder of OneTaste, a sexual wellness company that claims to teach “orgasmic meditation”, has been charged with forced labor conspiracy, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone, who also served as chief executive until 2017, and former head of sales Rachel Cherwitz were accused of inducing…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s consumption tax reform advanced on Tuesday as a working group in Congress outlined a proposal to combine various levies into a value-added tax with separate federal and regional rates without increasing the overall tax burden on the economy. The report represents an early step in a reform considered crucial by President…
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso’s political movement Creating Opportunities will not field candidates for the country’s early presidential or legislative elections, it said on Tuesday. It also said it will not back other nominations or parties. Lasso, a conservative ex-banker, last week said he would not run as a candidate in presidential elections….
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday pledged an improved effort to combat drug overdoses that claimed the lives of about 100,000 Americans last year, using a White House summit to tout a multifaceted approach to tackle synthetic and illicit drugs such as the powerful opioid fentanyl. “Today’s summit is…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank abstained from involvement in developing the government’s comprehensive consumer debt renegotiation program unveiled on Monday, two central bank directors said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Renato Gomes, the director of the financial system organization, said that policymakers solely furnished information without actively contributing to the program’s design….
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2024, while Belarus – allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine – was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South…
By Gabriel Burin (Reuters) – Brazilian inflation probably declined to an eight-month low in May versus April, opening a much anticipated window for interest rate cuts in the second-half of the year, a Reuters poll of economists predicted. On a 12-month basis, consumer price data due Wednesday are expected to show the smallest rise in…
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle is piloting a scheme to give cash to coffee farmers who grow beans sustainably as part of its plan to halve greenhouse gas emissions in its coffee business by 2030, the food company said on Tuesday. The move comes as major consumer goods companies face increased reputational and…
(Reuters) – Flooding from torrential rains in Haiti has left at least 42 people dead over the past couple days and dozens more missing and injured, officials said on Monday. Over 13,600 homes are also listed as flooded. The civil protection agency said on Twitter on Monday the death toll had risen since Sunday night…
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran President Xiomara Castro is set to travel this week to China, her foreign minister said on Monday, the leftist leader’s first visit to the Asian giant after establishing formal diplomatic relations with it in March. Castro’s trip marks the latest step in the two nations’ new relationship, after her government ditched…
