UK says Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems win nearly $200 million contract, to create 140 jobs

(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp and BAE Systems Plc won a F-35 jet maintenance support contract worth 161 million pounds ($200 million), creating 140 jobs in Britain, the country’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The contract was signed by the U.S. Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin as F-35 prime contractor, with BAE Systems …

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Britain uses cyber capabilities to counter enemies online – GCHQ

By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) – British government hackers have launched operations against militants, state-backed disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere in elections, the GCHQ spy agency said on Tuesday, in a rare statement on its offensive cyber work. The attacks were carried out over the last three years by the secretive National Cyber Force …

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Recaudación tributaria de Argentina crece 88,3% interanual en marzo: Gobierno

BUENOS AIRES, 3 abr (Reuters) – La recaudación de impuestos de Argentina se incrementó un 88,3% interanual en marzo al totalizar 2,34 billones de pesos (unos 11.181 millones de dólares), reportó el lunes el Ministerio de Economía. La sequía histórica que sufre el país afecta lo recaudado en tributos relacionados con el comercio exterior, luego …

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China’s reopening brightens developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook – ADB

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Developing Asia will grow faster than previously thought this year, underpinned by a stronger-than-projected rebound in China, but risks from global banking turmoil could weigh on the outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday. Developing Asia, which groups together 46 economies in the Asia-Pacific, is forecast to …

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North Korea slams U.S. for protecting raiders of Spain embassy in 2019 case

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL(Reuters) – North Korea criticized the U.S. for refusing to extradite a man who was accused of staging a break-in at North Korea’s embassy in Spain in 2019, saying Washington was protecting terrorism, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. The North Korean embassy in Madrid issued a statement marking the fourth anniversary …

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Honduras despliega cientos de militares para hacer frente al crimen

TEGUCIGALPA, 3 abr (Reuters) – Cientos de soldados fueron desplegados el lunes a ciudades y pueblos del interior de Honduras para sumarse al combate contra las pandillas criminales o maras, en el marco del estado de excepción impuesto por el Gobierno a fines de 2022, dijeron autoridades. La presidenta izquierdista Xiomara Castro anunció el 6 …

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Explainer-Tesla’s legal troubles: what’s next after $3 million race bias verdict?

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal jury on Monday ordered Tesla Inc to pay about $3.2 million to a Black former factory worker who won a lawsuit accusing the electric car maker of tolerating severe racial harassment at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant. The case is one of several involving working conditions at …

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