MADRID (Reuters) -El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo el jueves que España estudiará la posibilidad de retirar al grupo guerrillero colombiano de izquierdas conocido como Ejército de Liberación Nacional de la lista de organizaciones terroristas de la Unión Europea, una vez ocupe la próxima presidencia de turno del Consejo Europeo. En una rueda de …
By Zarir Hussain and Krishn Kaushik GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Soldiers of the Indian Army held flag marches and evacuated thousands of civilians amid a dawn-to-dusk curfew to quell violence between tribal and non-tribal groups in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Violence initially broke out during a protest march on …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a plan to restructure 23.7 trillion naira ($52 billion) in short-term loans due to the central bank to long-term debt, a day after the Senate gave its consent. Nigerian government revenues are under pressure as oil production fell due to crude theft …
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MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s OTB said on Thursday it acquired a majority stake in leather goods manufacturer Frassineti, long-term supplier of the Jil Sander brand that the fashion group owns. In the last few years a growing number of luxury groups have invested in companies that are part of their supply chain to preserve valuable …
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By Jeevan Ravindran and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – Dozens of royal fans have begun camping out in central London ahead of King Charles’ coronation on Saturday, but while they and millions more are anticipating the historic event with excitement, at least as many say they do not care. The coronation, whose origins date back …
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By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Embraer SA widened its net loss in the first quarter from a year ago, driving its shares lower on Thursday despite saying results came in within management expectations for a seasonally weaker period and reaffirming full-year forecasts. Brazil-traded shares in the company, the world’s No.3 planemaker after Boeing and …
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian economic activity expanded at a slower pace in April as growth in employment slipped and inventories declined, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted index fell to 56.8 from 58.2 in March. A reading above 50 indicates an increase in activity. The Ivey PMI measures the …
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By Aatrayee Chatterjee (Reuters) -Kellogg Co on Thursday forecast a smaller drop in annual profit than it had previously expected and raised the lower end of its sales outlook on the back of repeated price hikes and resilient demand for its cereals and snacks. Kellogg, like other global packaged food makers, has been using its …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday Spain will look at removing the left-wing Colombian guerrilla group known as the National Liberation Army (ELN) from the European Union’s list of designated terrorist organisations during the upcoming Spanish presidency of the EU Council. At a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro …
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VARSOVIA (Reuters) – Tras la advertencia de la OTAN de que Rusia podría sabotear infraestructuras energéticas submarinas, el Gobierno polaco ha aprobado un proyecto de ley que permitiría al ejército hundir un barco enemigo que tenga como objetivo un gasoducto clave que suministra combustible a Polonia desde Noruega a través del mar Báltico. En “situaciones …
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