SANTIAGO, April 15 (Reuters) – Chile’s new president, Jose Antonio Kast, unveiled on Wednesday details of a long-awaited reform package that includes cuts to the corporate tax rate, as his government seeks to revive growth and promote job stability. Some 40 measures were outlined in the package, with Kast saying that it had five main …
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil sought to quell speculation about the league’s financial future Wednesday evening with a memo to his staff that said the 2026 season will continue as planned without interruption and “at full throttle.” The memo, a copy of which was sent to The Associated Press, followed a long day of reports …
Three people were killed Wednesday in yet another U.S. strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the eastern Pacific, the Pentagon reported. U.S. Southern Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in Latin America, said in a social media post that the “lethal kinetic strike” in the eastern Pacific targeted “a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist …
ATLANTA (AP) — A man who had immigrated to the U.S. has been charged in a string of deadly attacks in the Atlanta suburbs that quickly drew the attention of President Donald Trump’s administration. U.K.-native Olaolukitan Adon Abel, whose name appears in different variations in court and government records, is accused of killing two women, …
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far, according to data released Thursday. The January-March data released by the government, covering a period during which the Iran war began, was better …
HANOI, April 16 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s president To Lam is set to meet his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi next week, five people familiar with the matter said. Lee’s visit would be the first by a foreign leader to Vietnam since Lam was elected president last week, a move that allows him to …
MIAMI (AP) — Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for an uncalled flagrant foul when he reached out and tugged on the ankle of Miami’s Bam Adebayo, causing a back injury that forced Adebayo out of a play-in tournament game, the NBA said Wednesday. The league said Ball made “unnecessary and reckless contact” with …
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday signed into law constitutional reforms to permit life prison sentences for people as young as 12, a contentious reform that follows other heavy-handed measures pushed through by the populist leader. The change was passed last month by the Legislative Assembly, which is controlled by Bukele’s …
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday it conducted a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that killed 3 people. The U.S. Southern Command alleged that the vessel was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” that it did not identify. It added that no U.S. military forces were harmed and …
April 16 (Reuters) – Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with missiles early on Thursday, killing a 12-year-old child, injuring several people, including emergency crew members, and damaging buildings, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. “As a result of the enemy attack, a 12-year-old child has been killed,” Klitschko wrote on Telegram. “At the moment, 10 …