Por Curtis Williams HOUSTON, Estados Unidos, 9 jun (Reuters) – Venture Global LNG, que está construyendo tres plantas multimillonarias de procesamiento de gas natural licuado en Estados Unidos, está discutiendo con dos clientes de su primer proyecto por fallos mecánicos que han impedido las entregas comerciales un año después de que comenzaran los envíos iniciales. …
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who left office with record popularity in 2010, is not doing so well in his new term, and his approval ratings are slipping steadily, a new poll showed on Friday. Despite some recent good news on the economic front, the number of Brazilians who rate …
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ASTANA (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will not attend the annual economic forum in Russia’s St Petersburg next week, the government said on Friday, after refusing to toe the Kremlin’s line over the Russian invasion of Ukraine at last year’s event. The Kazakh government said only two officials will represent the Central Asian nation at …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – A British foreign exchange company boss who used investors’ cash to fund his luxury lifestyle was sentenced in his absence to 14 years in jail on Friday over a 70 million pound ($88 million) Ponzi scheme. Anthony Constantinou was found guilty last month of one count of fraud by …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand strengthened further on Friday after a strong week of gains boosted by encouraging economic data at home. At 1508 GMT, the rand traded at 18.7000 to the dollar, around 0.72% stronger than its previous close. The rand has gained more than 4% against the dollar this week, recovering steep losses …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British asset manager Schroders said on Friday it has sold its remaining investments in Odey Asset Management following allegations of sexual misconduct by Crispin Odey published in media. Schroders had invested client money into Odey Swan – a fund run by Crispin Odey – through two of its multimanager funds, though had …
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By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – The privatisation of a controlling stake in SATA Internacional is attracting interest from European airlines and private equity funds, increasing the chances of a successful sale, the small Azorean carrier’s new CEO, Teresa Goncalves, said on Friday. The regional government of the Azores is selling between 51% and 85% …
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By Vitalii Hnidyi EAST UKRAINE (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion has thrown up huge challenges for Ukraine’s coal mines, from the danger posed by air strikes to the departure of miners for the front to fight. But pits are still producing coal in parts of eastern Ukraine that are not occupied by Russia, an act of …
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Por Froilan Romero SANTIAGO, 9 jun (Reuters) – La mayoría de las monedas y bolsas de valores de América Latina operaban con ganancias el viernes, impulsadas por una baja en las expectativas de una posible nueva alza de tasas de interés en Estados Unidos, que contrarrestaba un ligero avance del dólar en los mercados globales. …
ROME/TUNIS (Reuters) -The leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and of the European Commission should announce an EU aid package when they visit Tunisia on Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. The visit comes as donor countries push President Kais Saied to agree reforms needed to finalise an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan …
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