Analysis-U.S. House Republicans favor message over substance in early legislation

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives wasted no time this week using their new majority to pass political messaging bills that appeal to conservative voters on hot-button issues, but often involved more hyperbole than substance. After a historic struggle to elect Kevin McCarthy as their speaker, House …

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UK’s Cleverly says Iran must not follow through with Akbari execution threat

(Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday that Iran must not follow through with threat of execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari. “The Iranian regime should be in no doubt. We are watching the case of Alireza Akbari closely,” he said in a tweet. Cleverly on Wednesday called for immediate release of …

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Yen sube por especulaciones sobre política monetaria y dólar repunta desde mínimo 7 meses

Por John McCrank NUEVA YORK, 13 ene (Reuters) – El yen subió el viernes, lo que se sumó a ganancias anteriores por las especulaciones de que el Banco de Japón (BOJ) revisará su política monetaria ultraexpansiva, mientras que el dólar avanzó frente a la mayoría de las otras monedas importantes, para repuntar desde un mínimo …

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EU plans law forcing companies to prove green claims are real – draft

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has drafted plans to require companies to back up green claims about their products with evidence, in a bid to fight greenwashing and misleading advertisements, according to a document seen by Reuters. The draft legal proposal by the European Commission aims to clamp down on companies …

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Thunberg: Germany ’embarrassing itself’ by clearing coal mine activists

BERLIN (Reuters) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg condemned the forced removal of protesters from an abandoned village in western Germany as outrageous during a visit to the site, where demonstrators have dug in to try to stop the expansion of a coal mine. “Germany is really embarrassing itself right now,” said Thunberg, who said the …

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Exclusive-Exxon prepares to start up $2 billion Texas oil refinery expansion

By Erwin Seba (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp in coming days will sharply boost gasoline and diesel production at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery, people familiar with the matter said, completing a $2 billion expansion first considered nine years ago. Initial startup of a 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at the 369,000 …

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Economía peruana creció “algo menos” del 2,9% en 2022 en medio de protestas: Banco Central

(Amplía información, añade más suscriptores) LIMA, 13 ene (Reuters) -La economía de Perú, el segundo mayor productor mundial de cobre, habría crecido “algo menos” del 2,9% previsto anteriormente, dijo el viernes el Banco Central, en medio de constantes bloqueos de carreteras por protestas antigubernamentales que comenzaron a inicios de diciembre. En las manifestaciones se exige …

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