CARACAS, 27 abr (Reuters) – La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, controlada por el oficialismo, aprobó el jueves por unanimidad una ley que permite la recuperación e incautación de bienes relacionados a casos de corrupción cuando se investigan irregularidades en la estatal petrolera PDVSA y otras empresas públicas. Desde marzo la Fiscalía ha detenido a 61 …
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana’s environmental agency on Thursday approved a 5-year permit for the fifth project to be developed by a consortium led by U.S. Exxon Mobil, the government said. The authorization requires the group to bear all remediation costs of any oil spills. It also strictly prohibits routine flaring or venting of fossil fuels. …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty trucks but the White House said President Joe Biden would veto the measure. The bill, which was backed by Republicans and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, seeks to …
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 27 abr (Reuters) -El gigante minero Grupo México no considera que su cartera de proyectos se vaya a ver afectada por la reforma de la ley minera que ha propuesto el Gobierno mexicano, dijo el jueves un ejecutivo de alto rango de la compañía. La cámara de diputados aprobó el mes pasado …
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 26 abr (Reuters) – El presidente del Senado mexicano envió el jueves a la cámara alta un proyecto de ley para eliminar el instituto nacional de transparencia, INAI, en una nueva arremetida del oficialismo contra el organismo autónomo que el mandatario Andrés Manuel López Obrador ha desacreditado de forma reiterada en el …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland’s conservative National Coalition, winner of this month’s parliamentary election, said on Thursday it hopes to form a majority government together with the eurosceptic, anti-immigration Finns Party and two smaller groups. The four parties will negotiate under the leadership of National Coalition Party (NCP) head Petteri Orpo, a fiscal conservative who is widely …
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By Lucien Libert NIMES, France (Reuters) – France will have wildfire-fighting troops and their water-carrying aircraft ready on June 1, one month earlier than usual, to adapt to fires starting earlier than in the past due to climate change, a senior official said. An unusually dry winter has reduced moisture in the soil and raised …
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By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – All barge traffic will be halted across a wide swath of the Upper Mississippi River for weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, as record winter snowfall in the upper Midwest is now melting and flooding into waterways. The closures will force grain and fertilizer shippers to find …
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By Mimosa Spencer NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Tiffany & Co. celebrates its freshly refurbished New York City flagship, “The Landmark,” behind the scenes, top executives are also focused on a retail overhaul further afield — in China, its second biggest market. “There is huge opportunity for Tiffany in China,” Tiffany & Co. Chief Executive …
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By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate a huge 10 percentage points to 91% on Thursday as it tries to tame high inflation and steady the peso currency, which has tumbled in black market trading over the last week. The hike, the biggest since a market meltdown in …
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