Peru economy grows 3.79% in March, weighed down by mining protests
LIMA – Peru’s economy grew 3.79% in March compared with a year earlier, the country’s statistics agency said on Sunday, with most sectors of the …
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‘I’m outraged’: voices from abortion rights protests across the U.S
(Reuters) – Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be “a summer of rage” …
POLL: Vast Majority Of Americans Say SCOTUS Home Protests Are ‘Unacceptable’
POLL: Vast Majority Of Americans Say SCOTUS Home Protests Are ‘Unacceptable’ Laurel Duggan on May 10, 2022 A majority of voters believed publishing Supreme Court …
Analysis-Peru’s Castillo hardens stance on mining protests as economy stumbles
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – Peru’s leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean …
Libya halts operations at El Feel oilfield, Zueitina port due to protests
BENGHAZI – Libya halted oil production from its El Feel oilfield on Sunday and two sources at Zueitina oil port said exports there had been …
Southern Copper says Peru mine remains halted despite latest deal to end protests
By Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) – Southern Copper Corp said on Wednesday that its Peruvian mine remains closed after six weeks of a standoff with protesters, …
Peru hikes interest rate to 13-year high as inflation sparks protests
LIMA – Peru’s central bank raised the country’s benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to 4.5% on Thursday, the highest since 2009, as authorities battle …
Sri Lanka’s president will not resign, despite protests – minister
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his handling …
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices During Portland Protests
PORTLAND, Ore.—An Indiana man pleaded guilty today in federal court after repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging …
Japan protests Russian halt to World War Two peace treaty talks
-Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands …
Ukraine war-related inflation may drive protests and riots, World Bank warns
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Soaring energy and food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could exacerbate existing food security concerns in the Middle …
Russian police detained 5,000 people at Sunday’s anti-war protests – monitor
LONDON – Police detained 5,020 people at anti-war protests in Russia on Sunday, the OVD-Info monitoring group said on Monday. Russia’s last protests with a …
Russia protests to U.S. envoy over senator’s call to ‘take out’ Putin
LONDON – Russia’s Foreign Ministry protested to the U.S. ambassador in Moscow on Saturday over remarks by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham advocating that President Vladimir …
Rochester Man Going To Prison For His Role In Burning Of RPD Car Duing May 2020 Violent Protests In Rochester
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Miguel Ramos, 21, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted …
Canada’s trucker protests leave businesses and taxpayers with hefty bills
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – A three-week long protest in Canada against pandemic measures that snarled trade and shuttered Ottawa’s core likely cost billions in …
US ‘Gift’ Sparks Protests In Nepal, Tear Gas And Water Cannons Fired
Nepali police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters objecting to a U.S.-funded infrastructure program presented to parliament on Sunday for ratification, witnesses and …
Trucker PAC Launches Fund To Support Protests Against US COVID-19 Restrictions
A political action committee is funding a series of trucker protests against COVD-19 restrictions in the U.S., mirroring efforts by Canadian truckers to lift the …
Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54% following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their …
Key events in Canada’s trucker protests against COVID curbs
– Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in an attempt to restore normalcy in Ottawa, parts of which have been paralyzed …
Austin police officers indicted for excessive force in 2020 racial justice protests
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas – A grand jury in Austin, Texas, has indicted several police officers for using excessive force during racial justice protests …
Analysis-Pandemic fatigue a challenge for Canada’s Trudeau amid protests
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support of vaccine mandates in fighting COVID-19 helped him win re-election five months ago, but …
Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests
By Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren and Nichola Saminather OTTAWA -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to …
Reactions to Canada’s Trudeau invoking Emergencies Act to end protests
– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said the government had invoked rarely used special measures allowing him to tackle protests that have shut …
Canada’s Trudeau to invoke emergencies act to deal with truckers’ protests -sources
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday plans to invoke rarely used emergency measures to tackle ongoing protests that have shut border crossings, …
Toyota’s Ontario plants remain closed after trucker protests
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Toyota Motor Corp said Monday it has not yet resumed production at its three manufacturing lines in Ontario even after a …
TD Bank freezes two accounts that received C$1.4 million in support of Canada protests
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO -Toronto-Dominion Bank has frozen two personal bank accounts into which C$1.4 million ($1.1 million) had been deposited to support protesters fighting …
DHS Says Trucker Protests Could Start In US During The Super Bowl
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned U.S. law enforcement and public safety officials that a trucker convoy protest similar to the one taking place …
Toyota halts production at Kentucky, Ontario plants after COVID protests
WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is suspending production through Saturday at its plants in Ontario and Kentucky due to supply issues …
Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade
By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA – Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds …
USPS Doubles Down On Plan To Purchase Gas Delivery Trucks After White House Protests
The U.S. Postal Service defended its plan to replace the majority of its delivery vehicles with gas-powered trucks while electrifying some of its fleet. “Our …
Who’s The ‘Fringe Minority’? Elon Musk Ridicules Trudeau For Downplaying Trucker Protests
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday to mock Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for downplaying the convoy of truckers currently protesting Canada’s …
Kazakh Leader Calls Protests An ‘Attempted Coup,’ Russia Calls Them International Terrorism
The president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, called the protests and violence that ignited in his country on Jan 2. an “attempted coup,” BBC News reported. …
Texas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshal with Hammer During Portland Protests
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Texas man was sentenced to federal prison today for assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal with a construction hammer during a July 2020 protest …
New Jersey Senator protests Murphy COVID-19 lockdown at State Capitol building
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy’s Statehouse lockdown is not based on science. It’s based on partisan politics. That’s what one New Jersey senator is …
10 Movies That Would Trigger Protests if Released in 2022
Times have changed over the decades as America and the world becomes more culturaly aware, in tune and yes, hypersensitive. What was viewed as good-natured …
Jersey City Tragedy, & Trump’s Judaism Executive Order Causes Anti-Semitism Debate…
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AP: Climate protesters scale new EU headquarters ahead of leaders’ summit
Greenpeace activists have scaled the European Union’s new headquarters, unfurling a huge banner warning of a climate emergency hours before the bloc’s leaders gather for …
AP: Greta Thunberg arrives at climate summit by electric car
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived at the global climate summit in Madrid by electric car, before joining a group of young protesters.
AP: Day of protest ends with Paris clashes
Clashes break out in Paris as strikes close Eiffel Tower, halt high-speed trains, and send tens of thousands of people onto the streets in protest …
AP: Sayonara coal! Protesters at climate summit target Japan
Protesters at the global climate summit in Madrid protest Japan’s use of coal-fired power plants.
World News: Iraqi PM to resign after deadly anti-government protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has said he will submit his resignation to the country’s Parliament after a day of intense bloodshed amid mass …
World News: Hong Kong protests: Bid to suspend face mask ban fails
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators have failed in their legal bid to suspend a new ban on face masks at demonstrations. The rule was put in …
World News: Hong Kong moves to ban face masks as protests continue
Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam invoked the use of emergency powers on Friday, allowing the government to ban face masks at protests, in an …