French, British Boats Clash In English Channel Over Scallop Catches
A break down in talks blamed partly on Brexit has led the British to resume fishing the lucrative seabed off Normandy throughout the year, while French boats are restricted for part of the year.
In France, Man Arrested After Video of Harassment Goes Viral
The video shows a man punching a woman in front of a Paris cafe. French media reports the assailant was taken into police custody after leaving a hospital where he was receiving unrelated treatment.
Venezuelans Are Continuing To Leave Their Country By Any Means Necessary
As hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages and joblessness have worsened, Venezuelans are leaving in record numbers. Many South American countries have tightened their borders to stem the influx.
Post-Harvey, Houston considers the line between safety and sacrifice
As the rains from tropical storm Harvey intensified last year, Marina Ageyeva stayed relatively calm. Fifteen miles to the southeast, Andrew Nat had been in his home for 22 years and never flooded. What they didn’t know was that they were living insi…
Hush money, the president, and the law: a primer
All eyes were on President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as he stood before a federal judge in New York last week and pleaded guilty to arranging “hush money” payments for two women to cover up extramarital affairs they’d allegedly had…
Nicaraguan activists flee their country, but not the fight
Clara and Jorge met manning community-run barricades in Nicaragua last spring, at the onset of anti-government protests. President Daniel Ortega, a Sandinista revolutionary who helped unseat dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979, is under fire for crackdo…
French Environment Minister Quits In Live Interview: ‘World Is Not Doing Enough’
“I don’t want to give the illusion that my presence in government means we’re answering these issues properly,” Nicolas Hulot said, criticizing President Emmanuel Macron’s environmental policies.
For $450, This Japanese Company Will Quit Your Job For You
Workers in Japan who want to leave their jobs – but don’t want to face the stress of quitting in person – are turning to a company called Exit.
Argentina tries breaking corrupt habits
Since 2015, when Argentina elected a new reform-minded president, it has made a swift and upward advance in the Corruption Perceptions Index, a world ranking compiled by the group Transparency International. The respected La Nacion newspaper published…
Sara Miller Llana finds a new vantage point to view shifts in global thinking
Sara Miller Llana was recently made the Monitor’s Canada bureau chief after covering Europe from Paris for five years and reporting on Latin America from Mexico City for seven years. Sara is a perfect choice for exploring the collision between the tra…
After 25 Years It Was Time To Rebalance NAFTA, Navarro Says
Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Navarro, White House trade policy adviser, about a tentative pact the Trump administration forged with Mexico to update NAFTA. Scott Horsley weighs in on the conversation.
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