By Bart H. Meijer SOESTERBERG, Netherlands (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy handed out watches to wounded Ukrainian soldiers at a Dutch military base on Thursday as part of his surprise visit to the Netherlands. Zelenskiy had earlier met the king and prime minister and called for a new international tribunal to be set up …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that $13 million to $14 million worth of food products destined to people in need in Sudan have been looted since fighting broke out last month, the WFP said on Thursday. Country director Eddie Rowe, speaking to Reuters from Port Sudan via …
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Por Medha Singh y Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Las acciones de PacWest Bancorp y Western Alliance Bancorp se desplomaban el jueves, lastrando a otros prestamistas regionales, ya que la noticia de que ambos bancos están en conversaciones sobre opciones estratégicas desató el temor de los inversores a un empeoramiento de la crisis financiera. Los papeles …
By Patrick Wingrove and Leroy Leo (Reuters) – Moderna Inc on Thursday reported a small profit of 19 cents per share instead of an expected loss as it booked more revenue in the first quarter from last year’s deferred orders for its COVID-19 vaccine than had been anticipated.Analysts expected a loss of $1.77 per share, …
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PRAGUE (Reuters) -Eight people who were most likely homeless were killed after a fire broke out on Wednesday night in construction containers in the Czech city of Brno, police said on Thursday. The fire engulfed around 12 containers in an area on the edge of an apartment complex before being extinguished by early morning, according …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Afghan people are in for a “very difficult year ahead,” warned the top U.S. aid official, as donors grapple with challenging a Taliban administration crackdown on women and girls, more crises around the world and overall less funding. The Taliban seized power in August 2021 as U.S.-led …
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(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people are descending on Omaha, Nebraska to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Buffett, 92, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, 99, are due to answer about five hours of shareholder questions at Berkshire’s annual meeting on Saturday. The meeting will be broadcast …
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(Reuters) – PacWest Bancorp said late on Wednesday that it was in talks with potential partners and investors about strategic options after shares of the lender and several other U.S. regional banks tumbled amid fears of a worsening banking crisis. It has not experienced any unusual deposit outflows since the sale of First Republic Bank …
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (Reuters) – El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, negó el jueves que sus hijos sean corruptos, en respuesta a nuevos trabajos periodísticos publicados esta semana que exponen supuestas prácticas de tráfico de influencias y conflicto de intereses por parte de dos de ellos. Un reportaje realizado por el portal de …
ROME (Reuters) – Topless climate activists on Thursday blocked traffic on a busy street in central Rome to protest over the Italian government’s climate policy after torrential rains killed two people. The stunt marked a change of tactics by the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group after Rome’s right-wing executive introduced stiff fines against protesters who …
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