CHAMPLAIN, N.Y./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Zulema Diaz, a 46-year-old book seller in Peru, was kidnapped, tortured and robbed of her tragic experience. After leaving his home country, he tried to find a safe life in the United States. However, what awaited Diaz in the United States was the hardship of not having a home to live … Read more
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police during a protest in support of indigenous human rights in the Norwegian capital Oslo on the 1st. FILE PHOTO: Oslo, 2023. REUTERS/Alf Simensen/NTB/via REUTERS OSLO (Reuters) – Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was twice detained by police on Wednesday during a protest in support of … Read more
[Colombo, 8th, Thomson Reuters Foundation]- Kiri Banda used to work as a cook in Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo. After his retirement, he hoped to spend a peaceful old age with his son. But last year, when Banda’s medical bills began to weigh on her finances, she decided to move out. Kiri Banda used to … Read more
[Los Angeles, 9th Thomson Reuters Foundation]-Students at the University of Texas, USA, immediately after classes resumed in January, were told by the university authorities that they could no longer access the Chinese video posting app TikTok on campus Wi-Fi. I received a notification that On February 9, immediately after classes resumed in January, students at … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States briefed diplomats from 40 countries on February 7 about a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that entered U.S. airspace in late January, according to senior U.S. government officials and diplomatic sources. FILE PHOTO: Surfside Beach, South Carolina, April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States briefed diplomats from … Read more
Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba each fell to their lowest rankings in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released by anti-corruption group Transparency International on January 31. FILE PHOTO: Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 2023. REUTERS/Sandra Sebastian SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba all hit record lows in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Monday … Read more