Gaza hospitals struggling to cope with air strikes, blockade
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – As Gaza residents brace for an Israeli ground offensive, after days of intense air strikes and a blockade, in response to the attack by the Palestinian…
Biden’s pick as top US commander could be delayed by senator’s blockade
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican senator’s hold on military nominations will apply to Democratic President Joe Biden’s selection of Air Force chief General Charles Q. Brown as the country’s…
Blockade lifted at Colombia coal mine Cerrejon
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Protesters in Colombia’s northern La Guajira province have lifted a four-day blockade of a rail line and the entrance to an export terminal used by coal miner Cerrejon, the…
‘Bring The Economy To Its Knees’: Protestors Blockade Western Nation’s Oil Refineries Over Pension Reform
‘Bring The Economy To Its Knees’: Protestors Blockade Western Nation’s Oil Refineries Over Pension Reform John Hugh DeMastri on March 7, 2023 Striking union workers blockaded all eight oil refineries in France,…
Taxi drivers in Cancun drop airport blockade protesting Uber
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Travelers reached the airport in Mexico’s tourist hot spot of Cancun without problem on Tuesday after a protest by local taxi drivers against ride-share app Uber left many…
Mnuchin testifies in Trump ally Barrack’s defense, cites Qatar blockade
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday took the witness stand in the defense of onetime Donald Trump fundraiser Tom Barrack, who is on…
UN calls for ‘humanitarian corridor’ in Haiti as gang blockade drags on
By Brian Ellsworth and Harold Isaac (Reuters) -The United Nations on Thursday called for the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti that would allow the distribution of fuel amid dire shortages…
Eleven Charged With FACE Act Violations Stemming From 2021 Blockade OF Mount Juliet Reproductive Health Clinic
NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed today charges eleven individuals with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin, for the Middle District…
Haiti’s PM Henry calls for foreign help amid gang blockade
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday called on the international community to help the Caribbean nation, as a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal has created widespread…
China blockade would be act of war, Taiwan would not surrender, official says
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Chinese blockade of Taiwan or the seizure of an offshore island would be considered an act of war and Taiwan would not…
Canadian police arrest 11 people, seize guns from group linked to border blockade
OTTAWA – Police in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday broke up a group that was supposedly prepared to use violence to back a truckers’ blockade at a border crossing with…
Peru community to restart blockade of Las Bambas mine road, neighbors pause protest
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – A Peruvian community said on social media on Sunday that it will restart a road blockade against MMG’s Las Bambas mine, even as a second community agreed…
MMG may halt Peru Las Bambas mine operations by Feb 20 after latest blockade
– MMG Ltd said on Monday that production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru may stop by Feb. 20 after a local community blocked again a road used by the…
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