Society / Social Issues
A dozen independent newcomers elected to Lebanon parliament – Reuters tally of official results
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A dozen independent freshmen MPs won seats in Lebanon's parliament, official results showed on Tuesday, in a...
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Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown
By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo (Reuters) - Plans by COVID-hit Chinese cities to exit or avoid lockdown are more...
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Shanghai residents leverage Excel skills, management savvy to navigate lockdown
By Julie Zhu and Engen Tham HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's worst COVID-19 outbreak has frayed nerves and stirred resentment...
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Shanghai reports 77 symptomatic, 746 asymptomatic COVID cases for May 16
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai reported 746 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 16, down...
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Taliban dissolve Afghanistan’s Human Rights Commission, other key bodies
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former U.S.-backed government,...
Read moreSwiss to help adopted Sri Lankans trace their roots, in wake of scandal
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government will help people adopted from Sri Lanka up until the 1990s search for their...
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Kenya presidential contenders pick rights champion, political campaigner as running mates
By George Obulutsa and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's top two presidential candidates have announced their running mates, with...
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How the new Latin America left is seeking a greener future
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Colombia's presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro wants, if he wins later this month,...
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Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai aims to reopen broadly and allow normal life to resume from June 1, a city official said on...
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Cuban lawmakers pass new penal code critiqued by rights, media groups
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is being critiqued by...
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As Australia votes, indigenous people call for debate on rights
By Praveen Menon CANBERRA (Reuters) -Activists at one of the world's longest-running protests for the rights of indigenous people are...
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Shanghai aims to reopen more COVID-shut businesses, Beijing battles on
By Brenda Goh and Tony Munroe SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair...
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UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new president
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates' de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf...
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Shanghai hunkers down for final COVID battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai was tightening its COVID-19 lockdown for what it hoped would be the final week of its...
Read moreRocket attack in Syria kills 10 soldiers, state media says
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A rocket attack on a military bus killed 10 soldiers and wounded nine more in northwest Syria on...
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Shanghai aims to defeat COVID over next week as Beijing hunkers down
By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Locked-down Shanghai aims to ringfence its COVID outbreak over the next...
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Vatican number two says giving Ukraine weapons legitimate, with conditions
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican's number two said on Friday that supplying weapons to Ukraine to help...
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Former U.S. mafia member will share his story on UK tour
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Franzese was a high ranking member of the Italian-American Colombo crime family before he walked away...
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Beijing denies lockdown rumours as Shanghai hunts elusive COVID
By Brenda Goh and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing denied it was heading for lockdown as panic buying gripped...
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Chinese city offers Nobel Prize winners $1.5 million housing subsidies
BEIJING (Reuters) - The industrialised Chinese coastal city of Wuxi is offering Nobel Prize winners up to 10 million yuan...
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