Venezuela state employees to work two-day week to save energy
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government ordered public workers on Tuesday to work a two-day week as an energy-saving measure in the crisis-hit South American OPEC country.
South Sudanese high schooler in Canada admits no teenager but says doesn’t know age
TORONTO (Reuters) – A South Sudanese high-school student in Canada accused of lying about his age has admitted he is older than the teenager he claimed to be, but said he does not know his true age, according to transcripts from immigration authorities…
Justice delayed, justice denied on Pacific’s remote Kiritimati
KIRITIMATI ISLAND, Kiribati (Reuters) – When Joao Goncalves limped into Kiritimati Island’s vast lagoon in the central Pacific Ocean earlier this year, his yacht damaged by storms while sailing from Tahiti, relief at finding a safe haven was short-live…
Eleven shot dead in Cape Verde, including two Spanish citizens
PRAIA (Reuters) – Eleven men were shot dead in Cape Verde on Tuesday, including eight soldiers, a local civilian and two Spanish citizens, the minister of Internal Administration for the archipelago off the African coast said in a statement.
Curbing EU migration would hurt British firms, study says
LONDON (Reuters) – British hotels, restaurants and food processing and construction firms would all struggle if they were no longer allowed to recruit European Union migrants into low-skilled jobs, according to a new study on Wednesday.
Saudi reform plans flirt with social change
RIYADH (Reuters) – Reforms promised by a young Saudi prince are couched in references to the kingdom’s Islamic tradition but include ideas likely to upset some conservatives, risking future ruptures over the direction of society.
Venezuela opposition gets paperwork to start Maduro recall drive
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s election board gave opposition leaders on Tuesday a document letting them begin the process of seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro, who is under fire over a deepening economic crisis.
U.S. warns of ‘other’ options if North Korea continues nuclear, missile tests
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned on Tuesday it would consider “other” options, which could include new sanctions or security steps, if North Korea continued nuclear and ballistic missile testing.
Peru shoot-down law turns drug smugglers to boats, backpackers
LIMA (Reuters) – A law in Peru that allows the military to shoot down planes suspected of smuggling drugs has forced traffickers to move cocaine out of a remote jungle region by boat and on foot, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
Canada, UK to urge other nations not to pay ransoms: Trudeau
KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) – Canada and Britain will urge other nations not to pay ransoms to free kidnap victims, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, the day after a Canadian hostage was found dead in the Philippines.
