KIEV, 21 feb (Reuters) – Seis civiles murieron y 12 resultaron heridos el martes en un bombardeo ruso contra un mercado y una parada de transporte público en la ciudad ucraniana de Jersón, en el sur del país, informó el ejército ucraniano. El mando militar del sur indicó en un comunicado que Jersón fue bombardeada …
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -The Roman Catholic religious order of Jesuits said on Tuesday that accusations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against a prominent member of the order were highly credible and that restrictions on him had been tightened. The order said on its website that it would start an “internal procedure” against …
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MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government is planning to raise around 6 billion euros ($6.39 billion) from its windfall tax on energy companies and banks, Budget Minister Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday. Spain approved a temporary levy on large energy firms and lenders that originally intended to raise 7 billion euros by 2024 to …
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By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) – The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first mass boycott of the Games in 40 years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and several of the most powerful national Olympic committees hate the …
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Por Guy Faulconbridge MOSCÚ, 21 feb (Reuters) – El presidente Vladimir Putin suspendió el martes la participación rusa en el último tratado de control de armas nucleares que le quedaba con Estados Unidos, advirtiendo a Washington de que Rusia había puesto en servicio de combate nuevas armas nucleares estratégicas con base terrestre. Moscú y Washington …
Feb 21 (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales rose by 0.5% in December from November at C$62.12 billion ($46.19 billion), on higher sales at motor vehicles and parts dealers, as well as general merchandise stores, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. Sales were seen to rise by 0.7% in January, the agency said in a flash estimate. …
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Por Siddharth Cavale 21 feb (Reuters) – Walmart Inc se mostró cauteloso en sus perspectivas económicas para 2023 el martes, ya que el líder minorista pronosticó ganancias para todo el año por debajo de las estimaciones y advirtió que el gasto contenido de los consumidores podría presionar los márgenes de beneficio. Las acciones del mayor …
Por Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, 21 feb (Reuters) – United Airlines lanzó el martes un fondo de inversión de más de 100 millones de dólares para apoyar a empresas emergentes centradas en la investigación y producción de combustible de aviación sostenible (SAF). La aerolínea con sede en Chicago, junto con socios inaugurales como Air Canada, …
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday urged major railroads and Congress to take significant steps to boost train safety and said he would pursue new regulations without action by lawmakers after a toxic derailment in Ohio. “This represents an important moment to redouble our efforts to make this far …
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HONG KONG, 21 feb (Reuters) – Algunas provincias chinas conceden a los jóvenes recién casados 30 días de baja remunerada con la esperanza de fomentar el matrimonio e impulsar una tasa de natalidad en declive, dijo el martes el periódico portavoz del Partido Comunista, el Diario del Pueblo. En China, el permiso mínimo retribuido para …
