By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The number of U.S.-bound migrants who cross the dangerous jungle separating Panama and Colombia could rise to a record this year, according to a senior U.N. refugee official. The forecast for migrants crossing the Darien Gap on their way north comes as U.S. authorities have observed a recent drop…
By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – When Argentine trainee nursery teacher Lourdes, 24, went to the doctor in March seeking to end her pregnancy she was one of the first in the country to be prescribed abortion pill mifepristone after local regulators had approved it fully just weeks earlier. Argentina is the latest country…
By Kopano Gumbi PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s unemployment rate rose in the first quarter after declining for four consecutive quarters last year, data showed on Tuesday, as the country reeled from record power cuts. Unemployment rose to 32.9% in the first three months of 2023 from 32.7% in the final quarter of last year,…
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans are worried about the prospect of the U.S. government defaulting if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, but are divided over the action to be taken, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. The polls show neither Democratic President Joe Biden nor congressional Republicans hold a…
By Sam Jabri-Pickett (Reuters) – Canada’s oil hub of Alberta will hold an election on May 29, which is expected to be a tight race between incumbent United Conservative Party (UCP) leader and premier, Danielle Smith, and former premier and leader of the New Democratic Party, Rachel Notley. Here are the profiles of the two…
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden continues to hold an edge over potential Republican challengers Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis as the 2024 U.S. presidential election draws closer, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. But there are potential hazards ahead for Biden should the situation at the U.S. southern…
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – Glencore’s hostile bid for Teck Resources has galvanized some Canadian institutional investors, who have lobbied the federal government to push the nation’s biggest pension funds to lift their exposure to domestic companies, according to a presentation seen by Reuters. The previous unreported proposal is an unusual move, but mirrors…
By David Lawder, Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able to pay the U.S. government’s bills only through June 1 without a debt limit increase, increasing pressure on congressional Republicans and the White House to reach a deal in coming days. In her second letter to Congress…
By Toby Sterling ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) – EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday touted the European Chips Act passed last month, saying Europe must manufacture its own cutting-edge computer chips and not be relegated to a position on research or in building relatively older chips. “With the Chips Act now agreed, we are sending…
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said that the United States had been a “silent” security partner to his nation but that a defence cooperation pact to be signed when Joe Biden arrives Monday will see Washington “stepping out”. Biden will be the first sitting U.S. president to…
