Bloomberg Growing public disapproval of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s performance is fueling the anti-government protests sweeping the Southeast Asian nation, according to an opinion poll. More than 62% of participants in a survey last week said discontent with Prayuth was the key reason for the recent demonstrations, the poll by Suan Dusit University showed on Sunday. About 50% of ...

Bloomberg A tropical depression gained power south of Cuba to become tropical storm Zeta on Sunday as it travelled north into the Gulf of Mexico, where it’s poised to become the record 11th storm to hit the US in a single year. The tropical storm had winds of 40 miles (65 kilometres) per hour as it moved northwest about 250 ...

Bloomberg Chileans started casting ballots on Sunday in a referendum on whether to draft a new constitution, a vote born out of months of protests that rattled the foundations of a global investor darling. Citizens will choose between writing a new charter or keeping the existing constitution that was drawn up during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. Voters must also decide ...