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By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – With the sound of helicopters whirling and Chile’s La Moneda presidential palace ablaze, a virtual couple join the resistance movement against a military dictatorship in a video game released ahead of the 50th anniversary of Chile’s 1973 coup. Creator and Chilean sociologist Jorge Olivares spent six years working on the espionage video game ‘Dirty Wars: September 11’, set during Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year dictatorship […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports likely contracted at a slower pace in August, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, highlighting that manufacturers remain under pressure after outbound shipments recorded their worst performance since February 2020 last month. Data for August are expected to show a 9.2% fall in exports from a year earlier, following a drop of 14.5% in July, according to the median forecast of 33 economists in the poll. […]

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania fugitive convicted of murder was spotted on security cameras overnight near the prison from which he escaped six days earlier, prompting area schools to cancel classes and authorities to expand their search, police said on Tuesday. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has eluded a manhunt since he broke out of the Chester County Prison, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Philadelphia, on Aug. 31. […]

By Richard Cowan and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to clear the way for the confirmation this week of Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson to be vice chair of the U.S. central bank. The 83-10 cloture vote, which limits debate on his nomination, marks the next-to-last step in a process that would install Jefferson with solid bipartisan backing in the No. 2 post […]

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s top court partially approved on Tuesday a landmark appeal by an LGBTQ activist for recognition of same-sex marriages, calling for new regulations for gay couples to protect their basic social needs. The ruling by Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal followed a five-year legal battle fought by jailed democracy and LGBTQ rights activist Jimmy Sham. It was the first time that […]

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a U.S. official said on Tuesday and warned leader Kim Jong Un that his country would pay a price for supplying Russia with weapons to use in Ukraine. Providing weapons to Russia “is not going to reflect well on North Korea and they will pay a price for this in the international community,” U.S. national security adviser Jake […]

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – The two top officials in Tunisia’s main opposition Ennahda party were arrested, the party said on Tuesday, the latest targeting of opponents of President Kais Saied. The interim head of Ennahda, Mondher Ounissi, was detained by police and minutes afterward so was Abdel Karim Harouni, who was placed this week under house arrest, the party said. Ounissi’s arrest follows the publication of audio recordings […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities rescued 532 workers held in modern-day slavery in August, in the country’s largest joint operation of the kind, labor prosecutors announced on Tuesday as the government aims to stamp out human trafficking rackets. In Brazil, slavery is legally defined as forced labor but also covers debt bondage, degrading work conditions and long hours that pose health risks.     In a statement, labor prosecutors said […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate expressed support for continued assistance for Ukraine on Tuesday, as lawmakers returned to Washington facing a tight deadline for passing spending bills. President Joe Biden last month asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs, in a test of the country’s willingness to keep […]