Special Report: In Duterte’s war on drugs, local residents help draw up hit lists
MANILA (Reuters) – There are two versions of how Manila pedicab driver Neptali Celestino died.
Brazil bank employees end longest strike in 12 years, union says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Workers at Brazil’s private banks and state-run Banco do Brasil [BBASCI.UL] on Thursday ended a 31-day strike, according to the nation’s biggest banking industry union, the Sindicato dos Bancários de São Paulo, Osasco e Região.
Brazil’s Petrobras graft probe to sharpen focus on parties
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top court has approved a request by prosecutors to split the investigation of dozens of politicians implicated in the sprawling Petrobras corruption scandal by grouping them by the main parties that prosecutors allege rece…
At least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least 22 soldiers were killed in Niger on Thursday when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees, the West African nation’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said.
Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from U.S. shackles: foreign minister
MANILA (Reuters) – The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a “shackling dependency” on the United States which can not guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister said.
Brazil’s reform agenda boosted by swing right at polls
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A shift to the right in Brazil’s municipal elections should help President Michel Temer’s government enact unpopular legislation to curb public spending and avert a budgetary crisis after 13 years of profligate leftist governments….
Security Council nominates Portugal’s Guterres as U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five …
German ruling parties agree steps towards greater pay equality
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s ruling coalition parties agreed on Thursday to rework a draft law on greater fairness in wages between the sexes, in a bid to ensure greater transparency by obliging employers to disclose their pay structures.
Colombian finance minister plays down volatility after peace vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colombia’s finance minister on Thursday played down volatility in financial markets following the country’s rejection of a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels, saying that investors understood the peace process would continue.
Indian police seek kingpins in tax scam aimed at Americans
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Americans were swindled out of tens of millions of dollars in an alleged tax scam that was run for about a year from call centers on the outskirts of Mumbai, a senior investigator said on Thursday, predicting more arrests on top of t…
