Dec 6 (Reuters) – Three missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti in October have been released, the U.S. State Department and the Ohio-based missionary group that organized the group’s trip to the Caribbean nation said on Monday. “We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that U.S. government officials will not attend the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, CNN reported on Sunday. U.S. President Joe Biden said last month that he was considering such a diplomatic boycott to protest China’s human rights[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced new steps to improve maternal health in the United States, including investments of over $20 million, increased Medicaid postpartum coverage and an initiative to designate hospitals based on their maternal care. Harris made the announcements during a White[Read More…]

SEKENANI, Kenya, Dec 6 (Reuters) – When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in rural Kenya for their COVID-19 vaccines recently, staff told them there were no doses left and that they should come back soon. For some, it meant a long wasted journey on foot and a[Read More…]

MEXICO CITY, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Mexico’s government and business groups have agreed to increase the daily minimum wage next year by 22%, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday, taking another small step toward addressing Mexico’s vast wealth disparity. It’s the biggest wage hike in nominal terms that[Read More…]

MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he had not yet decided whether to run for six more years in the Kremlin when his current term ends in 2024, while praising U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to seek re-election in that year. Putin has been[Read More…]