AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Virat Kohli ended his agonising wait for a test century with a painstaking 186 as India racked up 571 to claim a lead of 91 in the fourth and final test against Australia on Sunday. The hosts, who lead the series 2-1, strung together six 50-plus partnerships at the top to effectively …
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Por Joe Cash BEIJING, 12 mar (Reuters) – China mantuvo inesperadamente en sus puestos al gobernador de su banco central y al ministro de Finanzas en la sesión anual del Parlamento, priorizando la continuidad ante los retos económicos que se ciernen sobre el país y el extranjero. El presidente Xi Jinping, que ha nombrado a …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will consolidate and add to its domestic strategic resources bases this year to achieve a rapid buildup in mineral resources, natural resources minister Wang Guanghua said on Sunday, according to state media. “We will launch a new round of strategic action for mineral prospecting,” Wang told reporters on the sidelines of …
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Por Jonathan Landay y Vivian Sequera WASHINGTON/CARACAS, 12 mar (Reuters) – Estados Unidos no está listo para discutir un intercambio de prisioneros como el descrito en una carta y en un video dirigidos al presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, por un estadounidense detenido en Venezuela, según dos funcionarios en Washington. Eyvin Hernández fue “muy posiblemente coaccionado” …
Por Alexander Villegas JULIACA, PERÚ, 12 mar (Reuters) – En un pequeño dormitorio de una casa con techo de hojalata en la ciudad de Juliaca, en el sur de Perú, Asunta Jumpiri sostiene la sudadera roja y negra desgarrada de su hijo de 15 años, cuyos ojos oscuros le devuelven la mirada desde media docena …
VATICAN CITY(Reuters) – Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, who on Monday marks the 10th anniversary of his election as head of the 1.38-billion-member Roman Catholic Church. The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became the 266th pope and the first from Latin America. SUNDAY OR HOLY DAY NOON BLESSINGS – about 570 …
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – India posted 571 in reply to Australia’s first-innings total of 480 to claim a 91-run lead in the fourth and final test on Sunday. Virat Kohli top-scored for the home side with a mammoth 186 while opener Shubman Gill (128) also smashed a hundred. Spinners Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy claimed …
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(Reuters) -Two of the UK’s largest pension schemes will vote against the renewal of top directors at BP Plc and Shell Plc at their annual meetings unless both companies strengthen commitments to tackling carbon emissions, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The plan by Britain’s Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and Borders to Coast, which together …
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GENEVA (Reuters) -Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in the clearest indication yet that the U.N. body remains committed to finding how the virus arose. A U.S. agency was reported by the Wall Street Journal to have assessed …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that he believes that a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported via the Black Sea will be extended from its current March 18 deadline. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered between Russia and Ukraine by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed …
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