BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines expressed a mixture of ecstasy and trepidation on Monday after libertarian outsider Javier Milei, pledging radical fixes to the economy, swept to power with an election win over Peronist government rival Sergio Massa. Milei, who will take office on Dec. 10, marks a major direction …

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should “just let people die” during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday. Patrick Vallance, who was the government’s chief scientific adviser during …

VIENNA (Reuters) – Believing in a positive playing style is the key to success for Germany, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Monday with the three-time European champions struggling to find their form ahead of next year’s Euro 2024 on home soil. The Germans suffered a 3-2 loss to Turkey on …

(Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stopped communication with four leading domestic news outlets on Monday after accusing them of failing to provide truthful information, widening a rift with some independent media groups. Fico became prime minister for a fourth time last month at the head of a leftist-nationalist …

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish union CCOO on Monday called on 20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon’s local unit to stage a one-hour strike on each shift on Nov. 27, a date known by retailers as ‘Cyber Monday’, and the same on the following day to demand better wages and …

(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic will seek to complete one of the best season’s of his incredible career by leading Serbia to the Davis Cup title for a second time in Malaga. Serbia are one of the eight surviving nations from September’s group phase and will face Britain …

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi faces off against more than two dozen rivals in a Dec. 20 election. His rivals include old foes such as Martin Fayulu, who came second in the disputed 2018 poll, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege. Below are the …

ROME (Reuters) -A court on Monday convicted more than 230 defendants at the end of one of Italy’s largest-ever mafia trials which targeted the ‘Ndrangheta crime group in its heartland in the southern region of Calabria. More than 330 suspected mobsters and their alleged associates, including white collar professionals, had …