South Korea’s latest big export: Jobless college graduates
SEOUL – Cho Min-kyong boasts an engineering degree from one of South Korea’s top universities, a school design award and a near-perfect score in her English proficiency test. But she…
Will Smith brings own fun-loving Genie to new “Aladdin”
LONDON – Hollywood star Will Smith was reluctant at first to play Genie in the live-action remake of Disney’s “Aladdin” as it meant following in the big footsteps of late…
Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaido allies
CARACAS/BUENOS AIRES – A Venezuelan opposition lawmaker sought refuge at the Argentine embassy in Caracas on Thursday, according to an Argentine foreign ministry source and a Reuters witness, after another…
Cholera, more civilian casualties feared in Libya: WHO
GENEVA – A month-old battle for Libya’s capital Tripoli risks causing an “exponential” rise in civilian casualties as well as outbreaks of deadly diseases including cholera, the World Health Organisation…
Ex-convict’s drawings reveal life behind bars in Egypt
CAIRO – Some sketches reflect the pain and isolation of prison life, others show inmates lying on the floor, reading or cooking. Together, the dozens of pictures drawn by ex-convict…
Huawei CFO Meng set to appear in Canada court
VANCOUVER/NEW YORK – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is set to appear in a Canadian court to begin what is expected to be a long legal battle against the…
US House panel readies contempt vote against Barr over Mueller report
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats in the United States have moved closer to citing Attorney General William Barr for contempt of Congress over his failure to give them an unredacted version…
At least 8 dead as cops raid Rio slum amid sharp rise in killings by police
RIO DE JANEIRO – At least eight people died when police raided a drug-scarred Rio de Janeiro neighborhood on Monday, amid a sharp jump in police killing of suspected criminals…
Ex-lawyer Cohen reports to prison, blasts US President Trump for ‘injustice and lies’
NEW YORK – Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has taken a parting shot at his former boss – denouncing “xenophobia, injustice and lies” – before reporting…
It’s a boy! Meghan, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gives birth
WINDSOR, England – Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has given birth to a boy, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by his proud…
