By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Clooney Foundation for Justice has accused Venezuelan security forces of crimes against humanity against government opponents since 2014 in a legal complaint filed in Argentina on Wednesday. The foundation said that for lack of a response from Venezuelan authorities, it filed the complaint in Argentina where universal…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States targeted North Korea’s missile development in fresh sanctions, issuing the punitive action after South Korea earlier on Thursday said its neighbor fired two short-range missiles. The South Korean military said North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, less than an hour after Pyongyang warned…
BERLIN (Reuters) -One of two female tourists attacked by an American man near the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle in southern Germany has died, German police said on Thursday. A 21-year-old woman, who had to be taken to a hospital by helicopter, died overnight from serious injuries she sustained, while her 22-year-old companion was still in hospital,…
By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Actor Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who later served as a socialist politician in the British parliament for 23 years, has died. She was 87. One of four daughters of a bricklayer and a cleaning lady in northwest England, Jackson never forgot her roots even as…
LONDON (Reuters) – Actor Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who won acclaim for playing an English queen but later served as a socialist politician in the British parliament for 23 years, has died. She was 87. One of four daughters of a bricklayer and a cleaning lady in northwest England, Jackson never forgot her…
By Magali Druscovich and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – To make sense of the unprecedented events of Jan. 6, 2021, Vitus “V” Spehar did what no traditional journalist would do – crawl under a desk and begin recording a video for TikTok. Like others who watched on TV as the storming of the U.S. Capitol unfolded,…
By Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen and Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s managing directors were invited to meetings this month to receive an ominous message: take even more painful steps to cut costs, according to four sources familiar with the situation. Belt-tightening on the agenda for meetings of Goldman’s top executives…
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Several thousand South Korean and U.S. troops took part in joint live-fire exercises on Thursday, in a show of force after North Korea’s failed attempt last month to launch a spy satellite ratcheted up tensions in the region. The drills, overseen by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, are also…
(Reuters) – Odey Asset Management (OAM) is fighting for survival after a media report alleging sexual misconduct by its founder Crispin Odey, one of Britain’s best-known hedge fund managers, prompted its banks and investors sever ties with the firm. OAM said in a letter dated Thursday, and seen by Reuters, that it is in “advanced…
(Refiles to correct name in paragraph 15) By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior employee of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday he was advised to flee the country after resigning from the bank in protest over what he alleged was Chinese Communist Party influence. Bob Pickard, a Canadian national…
