Desperate Venezuelans peddle wares door-to-door in Colombia to survive
CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) – Thousands of impoverished Venezuelans are crossing the border to Colombia every day to sell cheap basics, from oranges to candles, in a desperate attempt to earn hard currency amid their country’s worsening economic collaps…
Russia working on defensive measures to counter possible new U.S. sanctions: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is working on defensive measures to prepare for possible new sanctions from the United States and other countries, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Trump to visit Britain in February: Daily Mail
LONDON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to visit Britain in February to open the new U.S. embassy in London but will not meet Queen Elizabeth, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Exclusive: China’s border city with North Korea eases tourism curbs – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese tourists are still visiting Pyongyang from China’s border city of Dandong, tourism sources say, even after authorities unofficially halted the tours just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China last month.
Myanmar bars U.N. rights investigator just before visit
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has been barred from visiting the country for the rest of her tenure, she said on Wednesday.
Myanmar blocks U.N. rights investigator just before visit
GENEVA (Reuters) – Myanmar has told the U.N. independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her or grant her access to the country for the rest of her tenure, she said in a statement on Wednesday.
Too late, Theresa – Brexit offer to EU citizens leaves many cold
LONDON (Reuters) – Back from Brussels with a hard-fought Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May wrote an open letter to the three million citizens of other European Union states living in Britain.
Myanmar says probe of two Reuters journalists almost finished, court case to follow
YANGON (Reuters) – A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Wednesday he had been informed that the police had almost completed their investigation of two Reuters journalists arrested over a week ago, after which a court case against the…
Hong Kong’s underused military land a potential goldmine: but a minefield for government
HONG KONG (Reuters) – As Hong Kong seeks more land to help ease a worsening housing crisis, some lawmakers and activists are urging officials to take a fresh look at little-used swathes of more than $100 billion worth of real estate controlled by the C…
Germany takes political vacuum in its stride, for now
BERLIN (Reuters) – Largely unperturbed by Angela Merkel’s failure to form a government after a September election, many Germans are taking the prospect of several more months of coalition talks in their stride.
