By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s national police said on Monday they confiscated an arsenal of weapons, including guns, grenades and a machine gun belonging to dissidents from the now-disbanded FARC rebel group. Though the Estado Mayor Central dissidents have rejected the 2016 peace deal signed by the FARC, they agreed to a …
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By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Asset manager Legal & General plans to take the rare step of voting to oust energy group Capricorn’s senior leadership and halt its planned merger with NewMed, according to a company document seen by Reuters. Capricorn shareholders will vote on the NewMed deal on the morning of Feb. 1 before …
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By Siddharth K DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to its snowy winter residency in the Swiss Alps this week with a record attendance of business and government leaders. Here’s the low-down on Davos. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE WEF? The WEF’s roots stretch back to 1971 when its founder Klaus Schwab …
(Reuters) – Belarus brought new criminal charges against the jailed husband of the exiled opposition leader on Monday, accusing him of violating prison rules while serving an 18-year sentence, investigators said. Syarhei Tsikhanouski, a 44-year-old video blogger who was arrested during an attempt to run for president against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, could …
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BOGOTÁ, 16 ene (Reuters) – Un arsenal perteneciente a una facción disidente de las FARC fue incautado por la Policía Nacional en una carretera del suroeste de Colombia, informó el lunes un alto oficial, frustrando la reorganización de un grupo armado ilegal que aceptó un cese al fuego bilateral con el Gobierno. El arsenal, conformado …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday any move by London to block Scotland’s gender reform bill would be an “outrage” as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak prepared to use his constitutional powers to block the legislation. This would be the first time the British government has used its powers to …
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 16 ene (Reuters) – El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció el lunes la designación de un general como subsecretario de Seguridad Pública, mientras se multiplican las críticas por el creciente papel del estamento militar en responsabilidades de gobierno anteriormente encomendadas a civiles. Desde que llegó al poder en diciembre …
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By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp. is preparing to approve its fifth oil production project in Guyana and is considering taking additional exploration acreage, the head of its Guyanese operations, Alistair Routledge, told Reuters in an interview. The efforts would add significantly to the $30 billion committed thus far by Exxon and …
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16 ene (Reuters) – El Aston Villa alcanzó un acuerdo con el Chicago Fire para el traspaso del internacional colombiano Jhon Durán, informó el lunes el club de la Premier League del fútbol inglés. El jugador de 19 años, tres veces internacional, marcó ocho goles con el Chicago Fire la temporada pasada en la Major …
By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s top judge defended the independence of the judiciary in the Chinese-ruled territory amid international and local criticism of deteriorating legal freedoms since a national security law was introduced in 2020. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung said judges in the Asian financial hub could only …
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