Reuters'Just living his life': Jurors see videos taken before and after Floyd's deadly arrestverified_publisherReuters - By Jonathan Allen(Corrects Wednesday story throughout to show witness's name is Charles McMillian, not McMillan) MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minutes before his death last May, George Floyd looked happy and energetic while waiting to buy cigarettes at a Minneapolis store. A little later, he was lying handcuffed in the …
ReutersVaccines, fiscal stimulus boost U.S. employment in Marchverified_publisherReuters - By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. economy created the most jobs in seven months in March as more Americans got vaccinated and the government doled out additional pandemic relief money, marking the start of what could be the strongest economic performance this year in decades. The Labor Department's …
ReutersU.S., Japan, South Korea begin talks on North Koreaverified_publisherReuters - By Steve Holland and David BrunnstromWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will brief South Korea and Japan on Friday on President Joe Biden's long-awaited review of North Korea policy in talks on Friday that will also cover concerns about a shortage of semi-conductor chips, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Biden's …
ReutersDutch government formation to resume, PM role for Rutte less certainverified_publisherReuters - By Bart H. Meijer and Toby SterlingAMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's chances of forming a new government suffered a major setback on Friday, as parliament passed a motion disapproving of his behavior and saying he had "not spoken the truth". Lawmakers called for a new independent investigator to oversee …
ReutersTrain crash kills 50 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy in decadesverified_publisherReuters - By Ann WangHUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) - A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel on Friday after hitting a truck that had slid down a bank onto the track, killing at least 50 passengers and injuring 146 in the island's worst rail disaster in seven decades. Images from the scene showed …
ReutersMyanmar junta cuts internet, protesters say they will not surrenderverified_publisherReuters(Reuters) -Opponents of military rule in Myanmar marched and laid bouquets of flowers on Friday while trying to find alternative ways to organise their campaign of dissent after the authorities cut off most users from the internet. Protests have taken place almost daily since the military overthrew …
