Incendio forestal de grandes proporciones avanza hacia región más oriental de Cuba

Por Nelson Acosta LA HABANA, 27 feb (Reuters) – Un incendio forestal de considerable magnitud avanzaba el lunes hacia la región más oriental de Cuba, devorando miles de hectáreas luego de más de una semana de batalla contra las llamas en la isla caribeña. Bomberos, trabajadores forestales y militares conduciendo helicópteros y avionetas mantienen una …

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Islamist militants have Pakistan’s police in their crosshairs

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Jibran Ahmad BARA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Atop a police outpost in northwest Pakistan, Faizanullah Khan stands behind a stack of sandbags and peers through the sight of an anti-aircraft gun, scanning the terrain along the unofficial boundary with the country’s restive former tribal areas. On this cold and rainy February morning, …

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Biden welcomes post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal between Britain and EU

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday the new deal between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland is an “essential step” to ensuring peace from the Good Friday Agreement is preserved. “I appreciate the efforts of the leaders and officials on all …

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Messi se queda con el premio “The Best” al futbolista del año en gala dominada por Argentina

27 feb (Reuters) – Lionel Messi, quien lideró a la selección argentina de fútbol a consagrarse campeona del mundo en 2022, se quedó el lunes con el premio “The Best” de la FIFA al mejor jugador, en una gala en la que sus compatriotas Lionel Scaloni y Emiliano Martínez también fueron galardonados. Messi, de 35 …

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Russia tries to close ring around Bakhmut as thawing ground turns to mud

By Leonardo Benassatto DONETSK PROVINCE, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces were trying to close their circle around the small mining city of Bakhmut on Monday, while rain and an early spring thaw turned eastern Ukraine’s battlefields to mud which could hamper both sides as they try to take the initiative. The spring thaw, known as the …

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Former U.S. Cardinal McCarrick seeks to dismiss sexual abuse case, citing dementia

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick on Monday asked a Massachusetts judge to dismiss a criminal case charging him with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 92-year-old is not mentally competent to face trial due to dementia. McCarrick, a former archbishop of Washington, D.C., last …

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Yellen in surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US economic aid to Ukraine

By Rod Nickel KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia’s invasion and promote U.S. economic aid that is bolstering Ukraine’s war effort. Yellen met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and other key government …

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Fed’s Jefferson: “No illusion” inflation fight will be quick

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Inflation for a broad array of services in the United States remains “stubbornly high,” Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson said Monday, though slower-growing wages might help slow prices in those parts of the economy as well. Though the Fed has seen some progress in slowing price increases for goods and …

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Aviation industry turns to childcare, free iPhones to lure workers

By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -The North American aviation industry is wooing workers with daycare centers, cheaper transport and free iPhones to compete in a tight market where salaries for entry-level, low-skilled jobs often lag those at e-commerce companies like Amazon. Shortages of workers like baggage handlers and customer service agents led …

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Mercados A.Latina cierran mixtos expectantes sobre señales de política monetaria en EEUU

Por Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTÁ, 27 feb (Reuters) – Los mercados de monedas y acciones de América Latina cerraron el lunes con tendencia mixta, mientras los inversores analizan los datos económicos de Estados Unidos para tratar de calibrar las siguientes jugadas en materia de política monetaria de la Reserva Federal. * Las apuestas seguían inclinadas a …

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