By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) – Qilak LNG plans to invest $5 billion in a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Alaska’s North Slope to compete with Russia’s Yamal project for Asian customers towards the end of this decade, its chief executive said. Major LNG importers such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are …
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of farmers and climate activists rallied in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to call for significant climate provisions in the farm spending bill Congress hopes to pass this year. Agriculture contributes about 9% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions according to the Environmental Protection Agency, mostly from fertilizer application and …
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LONDRES, 8 mar (Reuters) – La demanda del príncipe Enrique de Inglaterra contra el editor del periódico Daily Mirror por presunta piratería telefónica irá a juicio en mayo, según dictaminó el miércoles un juez del Tribunal Superior de Londres. El duque de Sussex es una de las numerosas personalidades públicas cuyas demandas contra Mirror Group …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed guidelines to reduce toxic pollutants in wastewater from coal plants that pose health risks to people and damage to fish and wildlife. The standards are part of a package of regulations the administration is set to roll out in coming months that seeks …
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(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has named Keith Canton as the new head of Americas Equities Capital Markets (ECM) group, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday. Canton replaces Jeff Zajkowski, who retired in March 2022. Canton joined the Wall Street titan in 2015, and was till recently the head of the …
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BUENOS AIRES, 8 mar (Reuters) – El circuito cambiario de Argentina cruzaba el miércoles la línea devaluatoria de los 200 pesos mayoristas por cada dólar con el rígido control del banco central (BCRA), en medio de una fuerte presión sobre sus reservas dada la demanda privada de divisas por cobertura inversora e importaciones comprometidas. El …
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Por Alexander Hübner y Helen Reid HERZOGENAURACH, Alemania/LONDRES, 8 mar (Reuters) – Adidas reducirá de forma drástica su dividendo de 2022, dijo el miércoles el fabricante de ropa deportiva, tras advertir que una ruptura con el artista antes conocido como Kanye West podría llevar a la compañía a su primera pérdida anual en tres décadas …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he will vote against Daniel Werfel for Internal Revenue Service commissioner, a week after President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the agency was approved by a Senate committee. Manchin, who has often blocked Biden’s legislative priorities, said he was opposing Werfel on the basis of …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee declined against the dollar on Wednesday amid worries over the U.S. interest rate outlook, but the losses were contained by exporters and speculators. The rupee closed at 82.0550 to the U.S. dollar, down from 81.91 in the previous session. The local currency had fallen to an intraday low of …
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By Dina Kartit (Reuters) – Violence and threats towards women still act as a deterrent to their involvement in politics, the U.N. gender equality organisation said, despite more women holding office. Data showed that the number of women in political leadership posts, both in government and in parliament, has improved overall, though, some regions such …
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