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Russia’s troubles in Ukraine likely caused leadership shakeup: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday that Russia’s persistent troubles in Ukraine likely led to latest shake-up in military leadership, and urged Moscow to end the war instead turning to new generals to oversee the nearly year-long invasion. Russia on Wednesday appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov to oversee the military …

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Astronomers discover Milky Way galaxy’s most-distant stars

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way’s outer limits a group of stars more distant from Earth than any known within our own galaxy – almost halfway to a neighboring galaxy. The researchers said these 208 stars inhabit the most remote reaches of the …

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Migrants can now use mobile app to request entry at U.S. border

By Ted Hesson and Daina Beth Solomon WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border can now use a mobile app to schedule a time to approach a land port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on Thursday, a move intended to reduce unauthorized crossings but which has sparked concerns …

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Crisis-hit Ghana increases public servant salaries by 30%

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s government and trade unions on Thursday agreed to increase all public servants’ salaries by 30% for 2023, they said in a joint statement, as the country struggles to reduce debt and tackle rampant inflation. The West African gold, oil and cocoa producer is battling its worst economic crisis in a generation. …

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Banco central argentino ratifica tasa de interés referencial

BUENOS AIRES, 12 ene (Reuters) -El banco central de Argentina (BCRA) mantuvo el jueves su tasa de interés referencial en 75% anual para acompañar los rendimientos positivos del mercado y tras conocerse el dato de inflación del 94,8% en 2022, se informó oficialmente. Esta decisión fue adelantada el miércoles por Reuters. “La autoridad monetaria considera …

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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdogan puppet protest in Stockholm

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Ankara on Thursday, a diplomatic source said, over a demonstration in Stockholm in which a puppet of President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from its feet. Sweden has been seeking Turkey’s approval to join NATO, for which it applied after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. Ankara has said …

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Más de 70.000 trabajadores universitarios británicos paralizarán durante 18 días

LONDRES, 12 ene (Reuters) – Más de 70.000 trabajadores de 150 universidades británicas irán a huelga durante 18 días entre febrero y marzo para demandar mejores salarios, condiciones laborales y pensiones, anunció el jueves el sindicato University and College Union (UCU). “El reloj sigue corriendo para que el sector llegue a un acuerdo o se …

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Portugal approves new vetting system after string of hiring scandals

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government said on Thursday future officials would from now on have to answer a questionnaire before they are appointed to prove they are fit for office after a string of hiring scandals rocked the ruling Socialists. The new vetting system, a set of 34 questions, would allow the …

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Gold hovers near $1,900/oz after U.S. inflation data cements Fed slowdown bets

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices rose over 1%, hovering near the $1,900 per ounce pivot on Thursday after data showing signs of cooling inflation in the United States boosted bets for slower rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. U.S. consumer prices grew 6.5% on an annual basis in December, in line with expectations, …

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Britain criticises ‘erosion of freedoms’ in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China. The criticism was contained in the government’s latest six-monthly report on …

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