Chile miners, facing higher taxes, seek faster permits, lower energy costs
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Now that Chile has passed an increase in mining royalties, copper miners are pushing…
Thailand’s Pita defeated in parliament in bid for PM
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat failed on Thursday in his initial bid to…
Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security ahead of Ecuador presidential vote
By Yury Garcia and Alexandra Valencia GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) – Violence is rising sharply in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, as criminal…
Stellantis to build new Jeep Compass as fifth model in Melfi – sources
MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis will build the new Jeep Compass, one of the carmaker’s bestsellers in Europe, as the fifth…
US Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait, China carries out more drills
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese fighter jets monitored a U.S. Navy patrol plane that flew through the sensitive Taiwan…
UN experts call on Ethiopia to stop deporting Eritreans
GENEVA (Reuters) – A group of United Nations investigators and experts called on Ethiopia on Thursday to halt the deportation…
China’s security drive hits embassy activities, LGBT events, some diplomats say
By Laurie Chen, Yew Lun Tian and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some diplomats in China say they are facing…
Fragile UK economy set to dodge recession for now
By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy shrank by less than expected in May despite a bank…
Chindata says largest shareholder Bain will not sell stake after rival bid
(Reuters) – Chindata Group Holdings said on Thursday Bain Capital, its largest shareholder, did not intend to sell any of…
Syrians still endure poverty despite relative calm and renewed Arab ties
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Nesma Daher survived years of war in a Damascus suburb that was on the frontlines of Syria’s…