España estudia derogar una ley contra la blasfemia en pleno debate sobre la libertad de expresión

MADRID, 10 ene (Reuters) – El Gobierno español, liderado por los socialistas, anunció que había propuesto una ley para impedir que grupos religiosos persigan a personas por blasfemia, en un contexto de debate sobre cómo equilibrar la libertad de expresión con los derechos religiosos. Patxi López, portavoz parlamentario del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), dijo …

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UK investor Steve Morgan’s Bridgemere Group takes stake in Barratt Redrow

(Reuters) – British investor Steve Morgan’s Bridgemere Group disclosed a nearly 5% stake in Barratt Redrow, a filing showed on Friday, making it the third-biggest shareholder in Britain’s largest homebuilder. Morgan, the founder and former chairman of Redrow, through Bridgemere group had held a substantial stake in Redrow until it was taken over by Barratt …

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Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its military presence in Greenland, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sets his sights on the island, local media reported. The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, …

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Spain eyes repeal of blasphemy law amid debate over free expression

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist-led government said it had proposed legislation to stop religious groups seeking to prosecute people for blasphemy, amid a debate about how to balance freedom of speech against religious rights. Patxi Lopez, the Socialist party’s parliamentary spokesperson, said on Friday that the bill would repeal a law that imposes fines on …

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US to impose sanctions on Russian oil fleet and traders, document shows

By Nidhi Verma and Dmitry Zhdannikov NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) -The United States will impose some of the harshest sanctions yet on Russia’s oil industry, according to a purported U.S. Treasury document circulating among traders in Europe and Asia that drove global oil prices 3% higher on Friday. Some 180 vessels, dozens of traders, two major …

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Un violín Stradivarius se subastará con un precio estimado en un récord de 18 millones de dólares

LONDRES, 10 ene (Reuters) – Un violín fabricado por el reconocido artesano italiano Antonio Stradivari durante su “Período Dorado” del siglo XVIII será subastado el próximo mes con un valor estimado de hasta un récord de 18 millones de dólares. El Conservatorio de Nueva Inglaterra (NEC) ofrece el “Joachim-Ma Stradivarius”, y sus ganancias se destinarán …

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USA wollen Öl-Sanktionen gegen Russland deutlich verschärfen

Neu Delhi/London (Reuters) – Die USA wollen einem Regierungs-Dokument zufolge deutlich härter gegen die russische Öl-Branche vorgehen. Neue Sanktionen würden demnach 180 Tanker, Dutzende Händler, zwei große Öl-Konzerne und führende Manager treffen, geht aus dem Dokument hervor, das unter Händlern in Europa und Asien zirkuliert. Getroffen würden davon auch die größten Abnehmer russischen Öls wie …

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