Ecuador unions call off anti-austerity protests after 370 arrests in two days
Ecuador’s transport unions on Friday called off protests against the scrapping of fuel subsidies by President Lenin Moreno after two days of unrest that halted transport nationwide and resulted in almost 370 arrests.
EU rejects Britain’s request to run weekend Brexit talks: The Times
The European Union rejected a British government request to allow Brexit talks to run through weekend, The Times newspaper reported https://bit.ly/2Ipq7gM on Saturday.
Ecuador transport unions suspend protests against cuts to fuel-subsidy
Ecuadorean transport unions agreed on Friday to suspend protests against President Lenin Moreno’s scrapping of fuel-subsidies, a union spokesman said, after two days of unrest that halted transport nation-wide and resulted in almost 370 arrests.
Boeing crash victims’ lawyer to seek testimony from 737 MAX whistleblower
An attorney representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing Co 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia said on Friday he will seek sworn evidence from a Boeing engineer who claims the company rejected a proposed safety upgrade to the 737 MAX because it was to…
Saudi Arabia allows foreign men and women to share hotel rooms
Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers.
Ecuador arrests 370 people in two days of anti-austerity protests
Ecuadorean protesters halted transport, barricaded streets and clashed with police for a second day on Friday as almost 370 people were jailed over unrest triggered by President Lenin Moreno’s scrapping of fuel subsidies.
Ecuador arrests 350 people in two days of anti-austerity protests
Ecuadorean protesters halted transport and barricaded streets for a second day on Friday as 350 people were jailed over unrest triggered by President Lenin Moreno’s scrapping of fuel subsidies.
U.S. top court to weigh prohibition on encouraging illegal immigration
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to resurrect a federal law that makes it a felony to encourage illegal immigrants to come or stay in the United States after it was struck down by a lower …
Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls for government resignation, snap election with international monitors: statement
Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls on Friday for the government to resign and a snap election to be held monitored by international experts, a statement from his office said.
Powerful cleric urges Iraq government to quit as protests rage
One of Iraq’s most influential clerics called on Friday for the government to resign as the death toll rose to 65 in three days of violent national protests against official corruption.
