Brazil Senate chief confirms security intervention in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate President Eunício de Oliveira confirmed on Friday that the federal government will intervene to improve security in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which has been struggling to contain a wave of violence.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa set to outline priorities in key speech
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to give more details about how he plans to tackle corruption and boost economic growth on Friday, when he delivers his first state of the nation address.
Pakistan could face economic pain from return to terrorist financing ‘gray list’
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – The prospect of Pakistan being placed back on a global terrorist financing watchlist could endanger its handful of remaining banking links to the outside world, causing real financial pain to the economy just …
All parties need a stake in Ethiopia’s future, says opposition leader
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has lost its authority and all parties should be involved in mapping the country’s future, an opposition leader said on Friday, a day after the Prime Minister resigned.
Turkey proposed Turkish, U.S. troops station together in Syria’s Manbij: Turkish official
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has proposed to the United States that Kurdish YPG fighters withdraw to east of the Euphrates river in Syria and that Turkish and U.S. troops be stationed together in the country’s Manbij area, a Turkish official said on Fri…
Ice hockey: Donato’s goals lift U.S. to win over Slovakia
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Ryan Donato scored twice on the powerplay to lift the U.S. men’s ice hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Slovakia on Friday in what is shaping up as a wide-open Olympic tournament being played without NHL players for th…
UK to push EU for City of London’s favored Brexit plan: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is ready to push for the kind of Brexit regulation plan that the City of London has long favored but which has already run into opposition in Brussels, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Cambodia arrests Thai, Taiwan suspects over telecoms fraud
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Authorities in Cambodia on Friday arrested 36 suspects from Cambodia, Taiwan and neighboring Thailand on suspicion of running a telecoms scam to defraud victims abroad, military police said.
Sex scandal exposes faultlines in Australia coalition
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A major rift opened up in Australia’s fragile ruling coalition on Friday as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refused to quit over an affair with a staff member and derided Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s condemnation of his beha…
Oxfam to set up independent commission to review practices
(Reuters) – British aid organization Oxfam said on Friday that it would create an independent commission to review the charity’s practices and culture after accusations of sexual misconduct in Haiti.
