Iowa’s anger over Trump’s ethanol policy gives Democrats opening
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a speech last month to farmers in Texas, President Donald Trump won applause as he talked up recent U.S. trade agreements. When … Read More
What the Iowa caucuses could mean for Democratic presidential candidates
By James Oliphant Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the first nominating contest of the 2020 … Read More
Explainer: Why Iowa? How a little rural state picks presidential nominees
By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Utilizing a complicated in-person caucus system, the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Monday. Iowans do not … Read More
Philippines’ Duterte says xenophobia against Chinese must stop
MANILA (Reuters) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Philippine citizens to stop stirring up anti-Chinese xenophobia related to the outbreak of a coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, in … Read More
Man shot dead by British police wanted girlfriend to behead her parents
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The man shot dead by police after wounding two people in a stabbing spree on a busy London street had been jailed for promoting … Read More
Weinstein trial revives #MeToo, a hashtag with movement’s longevity
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – The Harvey Weinstein rape trial opened in January with celebrity appearances, noisy protests and graphic accounts of alleged assaults – and a spike in usage … Read More
Obituary: Bernard Ebbers, convicted of orchestrating WorldCom fraud, dead at 78
By Jonathan Stempel Bernard Ebbers, who built WorldCom Inc into a telecommunications giant and was convicted in one of the largest U.S. accounting scandals, died on Sunday, his family said … Read More
Exclusive: Germany ran world’s largest current account surplus in 2019: Ifo
By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s current account surplus remained the world’s largest last year despite trade tensions, the Ifo economic institute said on Monday, in an estimate likely … Read More
Virus fears wipe $393 billion off China’s stock market despite government support moves
By Winni Zhou and Noah Sin SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors erased $393 billion from China’s benchmark stock index on Monday, sold the yuan and dumped commodities as fears about … Read More
Jailbreak in the ‘city of blood’: Brazil’s drug gangs overrun Paraguay
By Gabriel Stargardter and Daniela Desantis PEDRO JUAN CABALLERO, Paraguay (Reuters) – Luis Alves da Cruz awoke around 3 a.m. to a commotion in the Paraguayan prison he called home. … Read More