By Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Argentina has offered to fast-track imports from Brazil if its neighbor adopts a new credit system that reduces its dependence on the dollar, which it has in short supply, officials in both governments told Reuters. The proposal would cut the processing and payment time for Brazilian products to 30…
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners, state media reported, among them a journalist and what activists and media said were numerous political detainees. State television MRTV said 2,153 prisoners convicted of incitement were pardoned to mark a Buddhist holiday and warned they would be arrested and given additional sentences…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 24 U.S. civil rights and criminal justice groups and advocates on Wednesday launched a coalition aimed at reforming sentencing so people convicted at trial do not face heftier punishments than those who plead guilty to the same crime. The activists are seeking to end what…
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s largest daily Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday took its struggle against Russian media restrictions to a popular online videogame to mark world press freedom day. Editor-in-chief Antero Mukka said the paper had to get creative in trying to breach the restrictions and decided to hide articles about Russia’s war…
(Reuters) -Texas authorities have arrested the wife and a friend of a man accused of killing five of his neighbors, saying the two helped the suspect evade capture for four days, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday. Francisco Oropesa was apprehended on Tuesday after a manhunt conducted by local, state and federal officials. He was…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a Russian national charged with operating a Web platform key to the trade in stolen credit cards, the State Department said on Wednesday. An indictment unsealed on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn charged Denis Gennadievich Kulkov…
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had counted on a productive state legislative session this spring to turbocharge his coming 2024 presidential bid. Things haven’t quite worked out that way. As the two-month session draws to a close this week, DeSantis is arguably in worse political shape than he was when…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said Wednesday it would send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, including for the first time the Hydra-70 short-range. air-launched rocket, taken from U.S. excess stocks. The security assistance package would be the 37th approved by the United States for Ukraine since Russian invaded its…
(Reuters) – Here’s a look at what we know about the alleged overnight drone attack on the Kremlin, and the questions it raises. WHAT HAPPENED? Two of the numerous videos published on Russian social media channels show two objects flying on the same trajectory towards one of the highest points in the Kremlin complex, the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said senators will consider legislation to bolster the Biden administration’s ability to crackdown on popular video sharing app TikTok as they craft wide-ranging legislation to address Chinese threats. In March, Senators Mark Warner and John Thune joined by 24 other senators proposed the Restrict Act to grant…
