A man who died when a burning tower block collapsed in Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, was only seconds away from being rescued, firefighters say. Ricardo Oliveira Galvão Pinheiro, 39, had gone back into the building to alert others when he was trapped by the flames. Firefighters threw him a rope and a harness from a neighbouring building. But before… Read more »
Argentina’s central bank has raised interest rates for the second time in a week as the country’s currency, the peso, continues to fall sharply. On Thursday, the bank hiked rates by three percentage points to 33.25%, following another three-point rise six days previously. However, it failed to stem the fall in the peso, which has lost a quarter of its… Read more »
A former head coach with Taekwondo Canada is facing 13 charges related to sexual assault allegations involving a teenage girl he was coaching. Toronto police arrested Shin Wook Lim, a multi-time coach with Canada’s summer Olympic team, on Tuesday, alleging he sexually assaulted the student over the course of two years, from 2015 to 2017. His charges include six counts… Read more »
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s new legal team made a chaotic debut as Rudolph W. Giuliani, who was tapped recently to be one of the president’s lawyers, potentially exposed his client to legal and political danger by publicly revealing the existence of secret payments to Michael D. Cohen, the president’s personal lawyer. After he moved into the White House, the president… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/honduran-journalists-face-increasing-threats-intimidation-180503112711060.html Honduras is ranked 141 of 180 countries as the most dangerous for journalists. These rankings are supported by the constant threats journalists receive for telling stories through writing and broadcasting. Many journalists live in fear as they have been victims of suspicious phone calls, threats of sexual assault and death threats. Dina Meza has faced these threats and other… Read more »
As Mexico’s July 1st presidential election day comes closer and closer, the race appears to be getting tighter and tighter. While the 2nd place rival candidate appears to be surging lately to close the gap, left-sided Mexican candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has maintained a steady projected-lead. The poll was taken following April 22nd, when the first televised presidential debate took… Read more »
Source: MSN WASHINGTON – Back for a return engagement, President Donald Trump’s address to the National Rifle Association on Friday comes after he temporarily strayed from the group’s strong opposition to tougher gun controls following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida — only to rapidly return to the fold. For the fourth year in a row, Trump will speak to… Read more »
Source BBC: Eight women and children travelling in a controversial caravan to seek asylum in the US have been allowed to cross the border. Some 150 Central American migrants arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing near San Diego on Sunday but were told the crossing was full. Eleven others believed to be members of the group have been… Read more »
Source CNN: Bill Cosby was convicted on Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular downfall of an actor who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom. Cosby, 80, could end up spending his final years in prison after a jury concluded he sexually… Read more »
Source The Independent: Dick’s Sporting Goods is ramping up its efforts to promote gun control in the United States following the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The sporting goods retailer — which is also one of the top firearms sellers in the US — has hired lobbyists to push for gun control in Washington. It is the latest move… Read more »