• Amid pandemic, the world's working poor hustle to survive

    Amid pandemic, the world's working poor hustle to survive

    May 08, 2020 03:29 PM EDT

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — From India to Argentina, untold millions who were already struggling to get by on the economic margins have had their lives made even harder by pandemic lockdowns, layoffs and the loss of a chance to earn from a hard day’s work. More than four out ...

  • Protests and celebrations mark Women's Day, despite threats

    Protests and celebrations mark Women's Day, despite threats

    Mar 08, 2020 07:54 PM EDT

    Many demanded that a proposed new constitution strengthen rights for women and thousands wore green scarves in a show of support for activists in neighboring Argentina, which is considering a proposal to legalize elective abortion. Thousands of women also marched in Madrid and other Spanish cities, despite concern over the ...

  • Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps

    Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps

    Feb 27, 2020 05:42 PM EDT

    ... removed overhead handles on Tehran’s subways to eliminate another source of germs. Peru put specialists on round-the-clock shifts at its biggest airport, Argentina took the temperature of some new arrivals and El Salvador added bans for travelers from Italy and South Korea. The holy city of Mecca ...

  • Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases

    Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases

    Dec 17, 2019 08:05 PM EDT

    ... although it is not clear if these lawyers will still only be able to view the documents — as is currently the case — or can now make and keep copies of them, under the understanding that they remain confidential.In recent years, individual abuse scandals, national inquiries, grand jury investigations, U ...

  • Stocks fall as Trump says trade deal with China can wait

    Stocks fall as Trump says trade deal with China can wait

    Dec 03, 2019 10:01 PM EDT

    ... after a strong November rally. Trump said he has "no deadline" for a deal and didn't mind waiting until after the 2020 election to make one. Investors had been hoping for a deal this year, or at least enough progress to stave off new U.S. tariffs on Chinese ...

  • News Wrap: China bars U.S. military from Hong Kong

    News Wrap: China bars U.S. military from Hong Kong

    Dec 02, 2019 11:50 PM EDT

    ... Argentina. In a tweet, he accused the two nations of manipulating their currencies to undercut U.S. farm products. The president had exempted Brazil and Argentina from the tariffs in March of 2018. And on Wall Street, December got off to a rough start amid new worries about trade tensions ...

  • Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream

    Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream

    Nov 23, 2019 04:27 PM EDT

    ... him and his message. That’s what I wish he could do on this visit.” Francis told the bishops how as a young Jesuit in Argentina, he had longed to be a missionary in Japan, following in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, the Jesuit who first brought Christianity to ...

  • Death toll rises to 15 from Chilean protest clashes

    Death toll rises to 15 from Chilean protest clashes

    Oct 22, 2019 07:49 PM EDT

    ... no inflation these days, that the economy is controlled, etc., etc.," Lagos said. "And all those arguments mean nothing to the people who can't make it to the end of the month." José Tomás López, a cook, said he was protesting "because I've seen how my other lives ...

  • China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork

    China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork

    Sep 13, 2019 01:48 PM EDT

    ... were due to meet next week or the following week to prepare.By delaying his tariff hike, Trump allowed for the possibility the talks might make enough progress to avert the increase indefinitely. However, economists say a final agreement is unlikely this year. Tariff hikes by both sides on billions ...

  • GOP likely to create hurdles for Trump primary challengers

    GOP likely to create hurdles for Trump primary challengers

    Aug 27, 2019 01:20 PM EDT

    ... surrounded by Trump supporters waving signs and shouting, "Go take a hike!" — a reference to his 2009 disappearance when he was visiting his mistress in Argentina but told staffers he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. In September, Nevada's Republican Party will consider bypassing its 2020 presidential nominating caucuses and ...