SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Montenegro’s parliamentary speaker set March 19 as the date for a presidential election that will challenge the long-time rule of incumbent President Milo Djukanovic, who has been among the leaders of the Adriatic country for the past three decades. The office of president is largely ceremonial, but a new person in the …
ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana has again extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange, this time to Jan. 31, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Monday. The crisis-hit nation launched the debt swap plan at the start of December, days before clinching a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $3 …
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PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) said its biggest shareholder Vivendi on Monday relinquished its board seat, as Italy’s new government weighed options to take control of the debt-laden former phone monopolist’s landline grid. Vivendi Chief Executive Arnaud de Puyfontaine resigned from the board amid discussions in Rome over ways to create a wholesale-only Italian …
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By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, leaving it less than a percent below the record high it hit in 2018, on optimism over the global economy and signs that inflation is coming under control. The FTSE 100 ended up 0.2% at 7,860.07, not far …
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Ulm/Berlin (Reuters) – Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz hat der deutschen Rüstungsindustrie langfristige Verträge zugesagt. “Es ist wichtig, wenn wir uns an die Zukunft unseres Land machen, dass wir dafür eine starke Bundeswehr und eine leistungsfähige Rüstungsindustrie brauchen”, sagte Scholz am Montag bei einem Besuch bei der Rüstungsfirma Hensoldt. Damit der Sonderfonds von 100 Milliarden Euro für …
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LONDRES, 16 ene (Reuters) – El Tribunal Superior de Londres autorizó el lunes que un grupo de solicitantes de asilo apele contra una sentencia que declara legal el plan británico de enviar inmigrantes a Ruanda. El Ministerio del Interior británico dijo que defendería su política, que es una parte central del plan del primer ministro …
By Fred Greaves GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – Storm-lashed California is bracing for what may be a final battering of rain and snow starting late Sunday, adding to the damage unleashed by a weather system that has caused severe flooding and killed at least 19 people across the state. Residents across a swath of central and …
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By Herbert Villaraga DNIPRO, Reuters (Reuters) – Tearful neighbours and local residents left flowers and cuddly toys on Monday at a makeshift memorial near an apartment block in the city of Dnipro where Ukrainian officials say at least 40 people were killed in a Russian missile strike. A soldier staggered away, wiping away tears, after …
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By Maha El Dahan DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Big oil firms came under pressure at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from activists who accused them of hijacking the climate debate, while a Greta Thunberg-sponsored “cease and desist” campaign gained support on social media. Major energy firms including BP, Chevron and Saudi Aramco are …
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Por Steve Holland y Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, 16 ene (Reuters) – No existen registros de las visitas a la casa del mandatario Joe Biden en Wilmington (Delaware), donde se encontraron documentos clasificados de su época como vicepresidente, ya que se trata de una residencia privada, según informó el lunes la oficina del asesor jurídico de …
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