Irán ejecuta a un ciudadano británico-iraní; Reino Unido condena acto “barbárico”

DUBÁI/LONDRES, 14 ene (Reuters) – Irán ha ejecutado a un ciudadano británico-iraní que fue viceministro de Defensa, informó el poder judicial el sábado, desafiando así los pedidos de Londres para que fuera liberado tras ser condenado a muerte acusado de espiar para Reino Unido. Londres, que había declarado que el caso de Alireza Akbari, de …

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China reports 59,938 COVID-related hospital deaths since Dec. 8

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abruptly dismantled its zero-COVID policy in early December, a big increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data. Between Dec. 8 and Jan. 12, the number of COVID-related deaths in Chinese hospitals totalled …

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Soldados israelíes matan a dos hombres armados palestinos en Cisjordania

YENÍN, Cisjordania, 14 ene (Reuters) – Soldados israelíes mataron el sábado a dos hombres armados palestinos en Cisjordania, en lo que testigos describieron como una escaramuza desencadenada por una incursión del Ejército cerca de una ciudad conflictiva. En Yenín y sus alrededores se han intensificado las redadas militares tras una oleada de atentados callejeros en …

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Hospitalizaciones de urgencia en China por COVID han tocado techo, dice responsable sanitario

SHANGHÁI, 14 ene (Reuters) – Los casos con fiebre y las hospitalizaciones de urgencia por COVID-19 han tocado techo en China y el número de pacientes hospitalizados por la enfermedad sigue disminuyendo, dijo el sábado un funcionario sanitario. En todo el país, “el número de pacientes que acuden a las clínicas por fiebre sigue una …

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Greece will hold parliamentary election in spring, PM says

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will hold a parliamentary election in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, confirming local media reports that the government was considering a ballot around April. Mitsotakis’ term ends in July and elections will be held under a proportional representation system, which makes it difficult for any candidate to …

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Dialogue not over, French PM says as workers protest pension reform

PARIS (Reuters) – Bridges between President Emmanuel Macron’s government and labour unions are not burned despite nationwide strike plans, the French prime minister said on Saturday as her government battles to tame public anger over an unpopular pensions reform. Elisabeth Borne earlier this week broke the news to the French that they will have to …

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HDFC Bank, India’s biggest private lender, says net profit jumps 18.5%

MUMBAI (Reuters) – HDFC Bank, India’s largest private lender, on Saturday reported a 18.5% jump in net profit for the October-December quarter, aided by higher top-line and healthy loan growth. Net profit for the quarter was 122.59 billion rupees ($1.51 billion), up from 103.42 billion rupees in the same quarter a year earlier. That was …

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