UK competition watchdog okays Baker Hughes-Altus deal

(Reuters) – UK’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it has cleared oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co’s acquisition of Altus Intervention after the companies took steps to allay concerns raised by the watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was satisfied with the revised undertakings provided, including the Baker Hughes decision to sell …

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Lula habla con López Obrador de “cooperación económica”, promete visitar México “lo antes posible”

BRASILIA, 1 mar (Reuters) – El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, dijo el miércoles que conversó con su homólogo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, sobre “cooperación económica”, y que el mandatario lo invitó a visitar el país norteamericano, lo que hará “lo antes posible”, agregó. La conversación fue por teléfono a …

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Phytoplankton blooms see two-decade surge along world’s coastlines

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean’s surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world’s coastlines, according to new research, bringing benefits to fisheries but also potentially causing harm. Between 2003 and 2020, coastal phytoplankton blooms increased by about 13% in extent, …

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Mercados argentinos se mueven con prudencia tras discurso presidencial en legislatura

BUENOS AIRES, 1 mar (Reuters) – La plaza financiera de Argentina operaba con precios dispares el miércoles como evidencia de la cautela inversora luego de un acalorado discurso del presidente Alberto Fernández en la apertura de la sesiones ordinarias del Congreso, donde defendió su gestión en medio de una alta inflación nacional. Mientras tanto, los …

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Moldova and Romania vow to boost ties amid war in Ukraine

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Moldova and Romania pledged on Wednesday to boost economic ties following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, and Bucharest reiterated support for Chisinau’s bid to join the European Union. On his first trip abroad since taking office last month, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean held talks with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Prime …

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