Ukraine, Russia say hundreds of enemy troops killed in battle for Bakhmut

By Nick Starkov (Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia claimed on Saturday that hundreds of enemy troops were killed over the previous 24 hours in the fight for Bakhmut, with Kyiv fending off unabating attacks and a small river that bisects the town now marking the new front line. Serhiy Cherevatyi, a Ukrainian military spokesperson, said that …

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Craqueador catalítico de mayor refinería de Venezuela está detenido: fuentes

MARACAY, Venezuela 12 mar (Reuters) – El craqueador catalítico de Amuay, la refinería más grande de Venezuela, se encuentra detenido debido a reparaciones desde al menos hace una semana, dijeron a Reuters el domingo cinco fuentes conocedoras del caso. La planta de craqueo catalítico fluido (FCC, por su sigla en inglés), convierte hidrocarburos en productos …

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French Senate votes for Macron’s pension plan, despite new protests

By Benoit Van Overstraeten and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -The French Senate on Saturday night adopted President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan in the wake of a seventh day of demonstrations that were not as large as authorities had expected. One hundred and ninety-five members of the upper house of the French Parliament voted …

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Soccer-Ten-man Man United held by Southampton after Casemiro sent off

By Andrew Cawthorne MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United endured a frustrating afternoon in the Premier League on Sunday with a 0-0 draw against bottom-placed Southampton marked by the expulsion of midfielder Casemiro. The influential Brazilian was sent off in the 34th minute for a high boot against Carlos Alcaraz, breathing confidence into the struggling visitors …

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Payments firm Wise says it has ‘minimal’ exposure to Silicon Valley Bank

By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) -Payments firm Wise became the biggest European company to reveal it held funds in Silicon Valley Bank on Sunday, but a spokesperson said the firm faced “minimal exposure”. SVB Financial Group, which focuses on tech startups, became the biggest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis, rocking global markets, sending …

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Record-strength cyclone Freddy displaces hundreds in second Mozambique landfall

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Cyclone Freddy displaced hundreds of people as it battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Communications and electricity supply in the storm area have been cut so the extent of the …

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