(Reuters) - Inmates in 20 jails and detention facilities in Venezuela have ended a week-long hunger strike to protest against conditions and delays in judicial reviews after reaching a deal with the government, a non-governmental organization said on Saturday.
"Between Thursday, June 13, and Friday, June 14, the inmates gradually desisted from the hunger strike, after an agreement with the ministry of penitentiary services," the Venezuelan Prisons... (continue reading...)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Sunday that China Premier Li Qiang's visit to Australia was "really important" in showing stabilised ties between the two countries, after Li, China's second-highest ranked official, arrived in Adelaide on Saturday.
Li touched down in the South Australia state capital late on Saturday, saying bilateral relations were "back on track" as he started a four-day visit to Australia, the first... (continue reading...)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first U.S. presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump on June 27 will include two commercial breaks, no props and muted microphones except when recognized to speak, CNN said Saturday.
In May, the candidates agreed to face off in two debates including one this month that will be moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash in... (continue reading...)
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland (Reuters) - Following is the complete text of a draft communique issued for the so-called High-level Summit for Peace for Ukraine being hosted in central Switzerland from June 15-16, seen by Reuters on Saturday.
"Joint Communiqué on a Peace Framework Switzerland, 15-16 June 2024
"The ongoing war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to cause large-scale human suffering and destruction, and to create... (continue reading...)
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(Reuters) - Peru's gross domestic product expanded 5.28% in April from a year earlier, the government's INEI statistics agency said on Saturday, the highest rate in 32 months.
The figure reversed the contraction logged in the prior month and was well above the 1.4% growth predicted by analysts polled by Reuters, also coming above government expectations of a 4% increase.
April's... (continue reading...)
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