It is impossible to imagine how terrified Grace Millane must have been in her last moments alive. A pathologist who explained how she died told a jury she was strangled and had bruises on her arms and chest “consistent” with
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Ivory Coast lifts suspension of Hershey cocoa sustainability schemes
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast will lift a suspension imposed this week on cocoa sustainability schemes run by Hershey after the U.S.-based chocolate maker committed to paying a premium aimed at combating poverty among farmers.Slideshow ( 3 images )Ivorian and
S&P Global agrees to buy IHS Markit, a financial data powerhouse, for $44 billion.
S&P Global, the owner of stock indexes like the Dow and the S&P 500, said on Monday that it plans to acquire IHS Markit for $44 billion, including debt. The transaction would create a financial information powerhouse at a time
‘I am tired of it’: Femicides spark outrage across Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Women are leading protests against gender violence and femicides this weekend in Guatemala, where the recent murder of a university student has sparked sorrow, outrage, and calls for action. “It made me scared and sad,” said
Gardner, Hickenlooper tangle in translated Spanish debate for U.S. Senate
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner and his Democratic challenger, former Gov. John Hickenlooper, faced off in a Spanish-language debate on Tuesday, tussling over immigration, health care and the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The debate was taped in English on Sunday
Seven bodies found in northern Italy, France after violent storms
Slideshow ( 5 images )ROME (Reuters) – Seven bodies were found in a region straddling the French-Italian border near Nice on Sunday after torrential rains swept houses and roads away, officials in both countries said. Five of the bodies were
The battle over restrictions in Madrid moves to the courtroom.
The debate over how and whether to lock down Madrid, the epicenter of Spain’s second wave of the virus, is moving to the courtroom as the region challenges a national decree that would lock down the capital and prevent Madrid-area
France confirms it will read black boxes of downed Ukrainian jet
PARIS/OTTAWA (Reuters) – France said on Friday it would download the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner downed by an Iranian missile in January, easing a stand-off over where they should be read. France’s BEA crash investigation agency said it
France's coronavirus death rate, new cases slow
PARIS (Reuters) – The growth rate of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in France slowed slightly on Thursday, with health authorities reporting an additional 318 known infections, an increase of 0.2% over 24 hours. The rate of increases in reported deaths
Anarchy in Venezuela's jails laid bare by massacre over food
CARACAS (Reuters) – Three weeks before he was shot dead, Miguel Calderon, an inmate in the lawless Los Llanos jail on Venezuela’s central plains, sent a voice message to his father. “We live among the shit and the trash,” the