Vietnam police charge seven over Britain truck deaths
HANOI (Reuters) – Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were discovered in the back of a truck near London … Read More
Two passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan die, authorities defend quarantine
By Linda Sieg and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – Two elderly passengers became the first people from aboard a cruise ship moored near Tokyo to die of the coronavirus, the … Read More
Coronavirus fears create ghost town in South Korea after church ‘super-spreader’
By Hyonhee Shin and Ryan Woo SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught … Read More
Factbox: The Dalai Lama – ten facts about Tibet’s spiritual leader
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tibetans mark the 80th anniversary of the enthronement of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday. Ahead of the celebrations, here are … Read More
New Mexico AG sues Google for collecting school kids’ personal data
By Amal S and Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday sued Alphabet Inc’s <GOOGL.O> Google search engine, alleging that its educational software … Read More
Elizabeth Warren appears to drop opposition to unlimited-money group backing her campaign
By Tim Reid and Joseph Ax LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Thursday declined to disavow a new super PAC that has earmarked $1 million to … Read More
Wall St. eases, led by tech decline on mounting fears coronavirus could spread
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by declines in technology heavyweights, after reports of new coronavirus cases in China and other countries intensified … Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Warren gets super PAC help despite past opposition
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will get help in the final days before Nevada’s caucuses from a super PAC, despite her outspoken opposition to such … Read More
Jurors in Weinstein trial focus on ‘Sopranos’ actress Sciorra
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York jurors weighing rape and sexual assault charges against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein ended their third day of deliberations by asking … Read More
Bloomberg comes under scathing attack at first Democratic presidential debate in Nevada
By Simon Lewis and Tim Reid LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, as his rivals assailed the … Read More