Feuerwehr mit ersten Erfolgen im Kampf gegen Waldbrände in Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Reuters) – Hoffnungsschimmer in Los Angeles: Die Feuerwehr erzielt erste Erfolge im Kampf gegen die schwersten Waldbrände in der Geschichte der US-Westküstenmetropole. Den Rettungskräften kam am Freitag eine Pause bei den heftigen Winden zugute, die die Feuer angefacht hatten. Meteorologen warnten jedoch davor, dass starke Böen am Wochenende zurückkehren könnten. Die Windverhältnisse im …

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Stroeer to explore $4 billion sale of billboard unit, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – German advertising group Stroeer is mulling a potential 4 billion euros ($4.10 billion) sale of its billboard unit, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company is working with advisers and has received interest for its billboard unit from private equity firms including Hellman & Friedman and KKR, the report said, citing people familiar …

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Russian insurer says US sanctions against it increase risk of environmental disaster

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh said on Friday that U.S. sanctions against it would increase the risk of environmental disasters. The Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues in an attempt to give Kyiv and the incoming administration of Donald Trump leverage to …

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Russian oil firm shrugs off sanctions, insurer says dodgy operators will profit

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian oil producer Gazpromneft shrugged off the impact of major new U.S. sanctions on Friday, while insurance company Ingosstrakh said they would create a market vacuum that would benefit less reputable competitors. The outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet, targeting Russia’s oil and …

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Gazprom Neft given 45 days to exit ownership of Serbia’s NIS, president says

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Following new United States sanctions against Russia’s oil sector, Gazprom Neft will be given 45 days to exit ownership of Serbian oil company NIS, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. NIS is majority owned by Gazprom Neft which holds a 50% stake and Gazprom which holds 6.15% of shares. The Serbian government …

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Sólido reporte de empleo plantea dudas sobre nuevos recortes de tasas por parte de la Fed

Por Ann Saphir y Howard Schneider 10 ene (Reuters) – El mercado laboral estadounidense volvió a desafiar una anticipada desaceleración, ya que las empresas agregaron más de un cuarto de millón de puestos de trabajo en el último mes de 2024 y dejaron a los responsables monetarios de la Reserva Federal con la duda de …

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El Vaticano aprueba las directrices italianas que permiten a los homosexuales ser sacerdotes

Por Joshua McElwee CIUDAD DEL VATICANO, 10 ene (Reuters) – El Vaticano ha aprobado nuevas directrices de los obispos italianos que permiten a los hombres homosexuales entrar en los seminarios siempre que se abstengan de tener relaciones sexuales, en un ajuste inesperado de la forma en que la Iglesia católica mundial considera a los posibles …

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Delantero “Chino” Huerta se convierte en primer mexicano en fichar con Anderlecht de Bélgica

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 10 ene (Reuters) – El delantero César “Chino” Huerta se convirtió el viernes en el primer futbolista mexicano que jugará con el Anderlecht de Bélgica tras confirmarse su traspaso definitivo desde Pumas UNAM, informaron el viernes ambos clubes. El delantero, que ha sido seleccionado en 15 ocasiones, jugó para el club de …

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Vatican approves Italian guidelines allowing gay men to become priests

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church considers possible future priests. Although the Vatican had not explicitly barred gay men from entering …

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