MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office two years ago promising to transform Mexico, but he acknowledged Tuesday that some pledges have been hard to keep. The president said in a sober, restrained ceremony marking his second
This is a review of my March 2020 trip from Newark to Cape Town onboard a United 787–9 in business class. The trip seems so far in the past, but is a reminder of how much the world has
Mexicos’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested on Wednesday that politicians who impose lockdowns or curfews to limit Covid-19 are acting like dictators.The comments came as López Obrador once again fended off questions about why he almost never wears a
(CNN) — Politicians from various Western countries have asked consumers to buy Australian wine in order to fight back against China’s punitive tariffs on the beverage. China is the most important export market for Australian wine, and winemakers are scrambling
British police have arrested a 57-year-old after two women were stabbed while shopping in the northern English city of Burnley. The authorities have requested people not to speculate about the man’s motivations. Lancashire police reported that they were called to
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightGetty ImagesThe winning numbers in South Africa’s national lottery have caused a stir and sparked accusations of fraud over their unusual sequence.Tuesday’s PowerBall lottery saw the numbers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might face another election after his opponents voted to dissolve parliament. Photo: Alex Kolomoisky/Press Pool TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition partners withdrew their support for the government, raising the possibility that it could collapse and send the country to a fourth election in less than two years. A preliminary…
Despite raging COVID-19 numbers, United Airlines will require an “Absence Certificate” for flight attendants who call in sick over the peak Christmas and New Years travel period. While not out of the ordinary, it takes on a new context
HONG KONG (AP) — Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to prison Wednesday for a protest outside police headquarters as authorities stepped up a crackdown on opposition to tighten control by Beijing over the territory. The activists —
Although most African countries have, to date, been largely successful in fighting the spread of COVID-19, with far fewer reported cases and deaths from the disease than Europe, Asia, or the Americas, the pandemic has still had substantial socioeconomic impacts