Global Corruption Ranking, Latin American Countries fall to record low | Reuters
Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba fell to record lows 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 hit all-time lows in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Monday by Berlin-based anti-corruption […]
US senator introduces bill to ban TikTok | Reuters
US Republican Senator Josh Hawley (pictured), known as a hardliner against China, announced on the 24th that he plans to introduce a bill to ban the use of the Chinese short video posting app “TikTok” in the United States. File photo, Arizona, December 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Josh Hawley, known for […]
Focus: Mexico with highest number of journalists killed, unreported ‘quiet’ areas | Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Shortly after sunset on Thursday, February 10, 2022, 2 radio recording studios in southern Mexico run by journalist Jevel Lopez Vázquez, 42, A man pulled up in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck. One man got out of the car, entered the studio and shot Lopez dead. Lopez’s brother said only […]
US Treasury Secretary expects progress in Zambia’s debt restructuring | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled to Zambia on January 23 to highlight the importance of restructuring the country’s debt and said the restructuring was progressing after she met senior officials from China, a major creditor nation, the last week He was expecting progress. FILE PHOTO: Lusaka, Zambia, 2023. REUTERS/Namukolo Siyumbwa LUSAKA […]
200 people were arrested in Lima, closing the ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru with more intense demonstrations | Reuters
Authorities in Cusco, southern Peru, said on January 21 that they had closed the trekking road leading to the Machu Picchu World Heritage Site and its ruins. FILE PHOTO: Police clash with protesters in Lima, June 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda [リマ ２１日 ロイター] – Authorities in Cusco, southern Peru, South America, announced on the 21st that […]
Focus: China’s Generation Z with pessimism spreading, a difficult problem for Xi Jinping’s ‘post-corona’ administration | Reuters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s first weekend after the end of its “zero-corona” policy to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. At a heavy metal band concert held in a small living room in Shanghai, dozens of young people came into the darkness, smelling of sweat and strong alcohol. On January 18, it was the […]
Angle: Age verification for adult website viewing restrictions, personal information leaks | Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States, continental Europe and the United Kingdom are introducing new laws requiring age verification to limit children’s access to adult sites. However, various problems have emerged, such as the existence of gaps and risks in the protection of personal information. New laws requiring age verification to limit children’s […]
Angle: Iran tightens repression, noting ‘more anger is building’ | Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities hanged protesters to reveal bodies hanging from cranes. In the months since protests against the government began, it seems that frightened people have disappeared from the streets. Iranian authorities hanged protesters to reveal bodies suspended from cranes. In the months since protests against the government began, it seems that frightened […]
UNHCR asks all countries to support Rohingya refugees to drift at sea | Reuters
On December 27, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on countries to provide aid to the Rohingya Muslim minority adrift at sea. A boat with Rohingya refugees. From video taken off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia in December 2021. Photo provided (2022 REUTERS/Aditya Setiawan) PIDI, Indonesia (Reuters) – The United Nations High […]
Taliban ban on female NGO workers, UN asks to withdraw | Reuters
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the interim Taliban government to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country. In this photo, senior Taliban officials attend an event to mark the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2022. (2022 REUTERS/Ali Khara) KABUL […]
