U.S. childhood vaccinations dip again in 2021-’22 school year -study

(Reuters) – Vaccination rates among kindergarten children against potentially deadly diseases such as polio, measles and diphtheria fell in the 2021-2022 school year, extending the previous year’s slide from pre-pandemic levels, a U.S. government study showed on Thursday. The fall in rates for the four most commonly required childhood vaccines reflects the disruption caused by …

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Ransomware group with links in Russia behind UK Royal Mail incident -Telegraph

LONDON (Reuters) -A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail’s international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that some cybersecurity experts say has members in Russia, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported. Royal Mail, one of the world’s largest post and parcel firms which serves thousands of businesses, was still unable …

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Ministro de Hacienda de Brasil anuncia primeros pasos para reducir déficit primario 2023

BRASILIA, 12 ene (Reuters) -El ministro de Hacienda de Brasil, Fernando Haddad, anunció el jueves un paquete de medidas para aumentar los ingresos y recortar los gastos con el fin de reducir un déficit primario estimado en 232.000 millones de reales (46.000 millones de dólares) en el presupuesto de este año. “Tenemos la meta de …

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Canada appoints First Nations member to Bank of Canada board

OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government filled three Bank of Canada board vacancies on Thursday with finance veterans including Ernie Daniels, likely the first First Nations member on the central bank’s board, a bank spokesperson said. The Bank of Canada’s board selects its governor and provides general oversight of the management and administration of the …

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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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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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