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Trading on the world's largest exchange would give JBS, which applied in July, access to more capital and enhance its credibility. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe dispute highlights the connection between finance and various drivers of climate change, such as deforestation. Two-thirds of Amazon deforestation results from conversion to pasture for livestock, according to the Brazilian government. In 2020, it created the JBS Fund For the Amazon. In the three years since inception, the JBS Fund for The Amazon has provided $15 million to 20 projects, according to its website.

Persons: ”, JBS, Elon Musk, Carlos Nobre, Liège Correia, Andrea Azevedo, “, ” Azevedo, Azevedo, Glenn Hurowitz, it's Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, U.S, Democrats, Republicans, SEC, NYSE, Associated Press, Brazil’s Agencia Publica, JBS S.A, JBS Fund, The, Forest Peoples Connection, Elon, SpaceX, Good Food Institute, United Nations, JBS, AP Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom, Rondonia, pirarucu, U.S, Dubai, AP.org

NEW YORK (AP) — A cargo jet headed to Belgium from New York had to turn around mid-flight after a horse escaped its stall and got loose in the hold, according to air traffic control audio. “We don’t have a problem as of flying-wise but we need to return, return back to New York. We cannot get the horse back secured,” the pilot said on air traffic control recordings made by the site LiveATC.net and compiled by the site You Can See ATC. “I do believe we need a vet — veterinarian, I guess you call it, for the horse upon landing,” he said. “Is that something you can speak to New York about?”The controller said he would pass it on.

Persons: John F, “, ”, Kennedy Organizations: Boeing, Air Atlanta Icelandic, ATC, Kennedy International Airport, ABC News, Liege Airport Locations: Belgium, New York, Boston, Martha’s

☆ A horse broke loose in a cargo plane, forcing the pilots to dump fuel and return to JFK
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A horse managed to escape its stall shortly after a cargo plane took off from JFK on November 9. AdvertisementA cargo plane had to return to JFK after a horse broke loose and the crew couldn't get it back in its stall. Air Atlanta Icelandic flight 4592 took off at 2.30 p.m on November 9 on its way to Liege, Belgium. AdvertisementIt's unclear how the horse managed to escape, but it remained unrestrained until the plane landed at JFK. The flight path of Atlanta Airlines Icelandic flight.

Persons: — Organizations: YouTube, ATC, Service, JFK, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Boeing, Atlanta Airlines Icelandic, Air Atlanta, Business Locations: JFK, Liege, Belgium, New York, Canada

HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - It’s getting harder for China Inc to go global, and tougher for global financial advisors to take on the rapidly shrinking pool of related mandates. Belgium’s intelligence service VSSE said on Thursday that it is trying to “detect and fight against possible spying and/or interference activities carried out by Chinese entities including Alibaba”. Fellow courier SF Holding is also preparing a Hong Kong listing to raise as much as $3 billion to support, among other things, ambitious expansion beyond Asia. Alibaba signed an agreement with the Belgium government in 2018 to open an e-commerce trade hub, run by its logistics arm Cainiao Smart Logistics Network. The Chinese e-commerce giant last month filed to list Cainiao on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Persons: VSSE, Cainiao, won’t, Alibaba, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, China Inc, HK, Belgian, Justice, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Hong, European, Liege Airport, Smart Logistics Network, Alibaba’s, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Hong Kong, Liege, Belgian, Asia, Belgium, United States, European, Alibaba’s New York

London CNN —Intelligence officers in Belgium are monitoring Alibaba’s logistics hub in Europe for possible espionage on behalf of the Chinese government. Belgium’s state security service VSSE told CNN Thursday it was watching the activities of Alibaba’s (BABA) logistics arm, Cainiao, at the country’s Liège cargo airport. “We strongly deny the allegations [which are] based on prior conjecture,” Cainiao told CNN in a statement. Liège airport announced in 2018 that it had struck a deal with Cainiao to become its European logistics hub. Last month, Alibaba announced a plan to spin off and list Cainiao on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Persons: VSSE, “, ” Cainiao, Cainiao, Eric Lalmand, Alibaba, — Juliana Liu Organizations: London CNN — Intelligence, CNN, Financial Times, Cainiao, Getty, European Union, Hong Kong Stock Exchange Locations: Belgium, Europe, Liège, AFP, Belgian, Berlin, Hamburg

☆ Belgium's intelligence service monitors Alibaba hub over 'espionage' concerns -FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Belgium's intelligence service has been monitoring Alibaba’s main logistics hub in Europe for espionage following suspicions Beijing has been exploiting its growing economic presence in the West, the Financial Times said on Thursday. Referring to the company's logistics arm at the cargo airport in the city of Liège, the security services said they were working to detect "possible espionage or interference activities" by Chinese entities including Alibaba, it added. Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jyoti Narayan Organizations: Financial Times, Thomson Locations: Europe, Beijing, West, Liège, Bengaluru

Officials believe the attacks are connected to a controversial sexual education school program. Signs protesting the so-called Evras program were discovered in some of the schools, according to authorities. “In a democracy like ours, we will never allow our schools to be a target,” De Croo said. Political Cartoons View All 1163 Images“We don’t touch our schools,” Verlinden said during a news conference with De Croo. De Croo said that sexual education has been provided in Belgium for half a century and warned that the country will not take steps backwards.

Persons: Alexander De Croo, De Croo, “, Annelies Verlinden, ” Verlinden, De, Verlinden, she's, “ hypersexualization, It’s, Caroline Desir, Paul Magnette, ” Organizations: —, Brussels Federation, Charleroi Locations: BRUSSELS, — Belgian, Wallonia, Brussels, Belgium, Charleroi, Liege

☆ Everton acquired by U.S. private equity firm 777 Partners
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The firm 777 Partners has a number of clubs in its portfolio, including Italian side Genoa and Belgian team Standard Liege, while they also have stakes in LaLiga club Sevilla and Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. By January 2022, he had increased his stake to 94.1% with a 100 million pounds capital injection. Everton's most recent figures showed a fifth straight year of losses -- 44.7 million pounds for the 2021-22 season -- with their total loss over that period amounting to over 430 million pounds . Under Premier League rules, teams can make a maximum loss of 105 million pounds over three years, although special allowances were made for the COVID-19 pandemic. Everton's statement said the investment from 777 Partners would strengthen the club's balance sheet and guarantee "full funding" of the stadium.

Persons: Jason Cairnduff, Farhad Moshiri, Moshiri, Josh Wander, Bill Kenwright, Rohith Nair, Hritika Sharma, Toby Chopra, Christian Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Goodison, Partners, U.S, Genoa, Belgian, Standard Liege, Sevilla, League, Melbourne, Arsenal, Thomson Locations: Liverpool, Britain, Miami, British, Italian, Australian, Merseyside, Moore, Liverpool's Vauxhall, Bramley, Bengaluru, Hyderabad

☆ EPL soccer club Everton acquired by U.S. private equity firm 777 Partners
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Everton badge with flags before the Premier League match between Everton FC and AFC Bournemouth at Goodison Park on May 28, 2023 in Liverpool, England. Everton have been sold to 777 Partners, the struggling Premier League club said on Friday, with the U.S. private equity firm taking over from Farhad Moshiri in a deal reportedly worth more than 550 million pounds ($685 million). The Miami-based investment fund said it had signed an agreement with British-Iranian billionaire Moshiri to acquire his 94.1% stake in the club. The firm 777 Partners has a number of clubs in its portfolio, including Italian side Genoa and Belgian team Standard Liege, while they also have stakes in LaLiga club Sevilla and Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. By January 2022, he had increased his stake to 94.1% with a 100 million pounds capital injection.

Persons: Farhad Moshiri, Moshiri, Josh Wander Organizations: Everton, Premier League, Everton FC, AFC Bournemouth, Goodison Park, Partners, U.S, Genoa, Belgian, Standard Liege, Sevilla, League, Melbourne, Arsenal Locations: Liverpool, England, Miami, British, Italian, Australian

☆ 'I cracked myself': Pogacar pays price for disrupted Tour preparation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Vingegaard said his Jumbo-Visma team had a plan to make Pogacar crack, but the 2020 and 2021 champion saw it differently. "I didn't notice, I was going day by day and I didn't see that I was feeling worse and worse. Vingegaard's season is solely focused on the Tour while this year Pogacar sought victories in Milan-Sanremo (4th), the Tour of Flanders (1st) and Paris-Nice (1st). He won the Fleche Wallonne but a crash on the Liege-Bastogne-Liege meant he could not prepare correctly for the Tour. Pogacar also wants to beat Vingegaard on the Tour before possibly moving on to "new challenges".

Persons: Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, de la, Vingegaard, Marie Blanque, la, Eddy Merckx, Mauro Gianetti, Gianetti, Julien Pretot, Toby Davis Organizations: Tour de, Paris, of, Sanremo, of Flanders, Reuters, Giro, Thomson Locations: Slovenian, Pyrenees, Cauterets Cambasque, Milan, Paris, Liege, Bastogne

☆ Injured Pogacar preparing to race in Tour de France with a brace
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 3 (Reuters) - Slovenian Tadej Pogacar said his wrist may not recover fully in time for next month's Tour de France and he could race with a brace as he looks to win cycling's most prestigious crown for a third time. Pogacar fractured his wrist in a crash during the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race in April and underwent surgery to treat a scaphoid fracture. For the Tour, maybe I'll still need some soft brace around the wrist, just for a bit of support. Pogacar won the Tour in 2020 and 2021 but failed to complete a hat-trick of wins last year when he was beaten by Jonas Vingegaard. "Normally, I really like to have a race before the important race.

Persons: Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Rohith Nair, Robert Birsel Organizations: de France, UAE Team Emirates, Slovenian National, Slovenia, Thomson Locations: Liege, Bastogne, Sierra Nevada, Bengaluru

☆ Size of Jurassic sea giant found, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The findings from the Late Jurassic period, though fragmentary, suggest the pliosaur was about twice the size of a killer whale — and move lead study author David Martill closer to redemption. However, he cautioned that an increase in length corresponds with an “exponential increase in volume … placing a biological limit on the upper size pliosaurs could reach.” Smith wasn’t involved in the study. Pliosaurs were “a group of large carnivorous marine reptiles characterized by massive heads, short necks and streamlined tear-shaped bodies,” according to Britannica. Benton wasn’t involved in the study. “Here is a marine reptile as large as a sperm whale, and there’s nothing like it around today.”

☆ The Coronation of King Charles: Order of Service
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +46 min

The Archbishop saysI here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same? Christopher Finney GC saysI here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same? We praise thee, we bless thee,we worship thee, we glorify thee,we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O clap your hands together, all ye people;O sing unto God with the voice of melody. The King touches the Ring and the Archbishop saysReceive this Ring, symbol of kingly dignity and a sign of the covenant sworn this day, between God and King, King and people.

[1/6] Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/PoolLONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, attended his father's coronation in Westminster Abbey on Saturday although he sat in the third row and did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the pinnacle of the celebration. It had been unclear until early April whether Harry, who now lives in California, would attend the historic occasion following a very public falling out with his family. In his book "Spare", published in January, Harry criticized his father, his stepmother Queen Camilla, and his brother Prince William, and accused the institution of treating he and his wife without compassion. His eldest son Archie was celebrating his fourth birthday on Saturday and Harry was thought to be keen to return as soon as possible.

☆ Crowds gather in London for moment in history as King Charles is crowned
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Well-wishers gather along the path that Britain's King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will travel during the procession marking their coronation along the main streets of London, Britain, May 5, 2023. His second wife Camilla, 75, will be crowned queen during the two-hour ceremony which, while rooted in history, will attempt to present a forward-looking monarchy. People, royalists and royal fans gather along The Mall in preparation for the Coronation of King Charles III on 5th May 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Much of the ceremony will feature elements that Charles' forebears right back to King Edgar in 973 would recognize, officials said. People, royalists and royal fans shelter under umbrellas and waterproofs as torrential rain arrives as people gather along The Mall in preparation for the Coronation of King Charles III on 5th May 2023 in London, United Kingdom.

☆ Factbox: What will the royal family do at King Charles' coronation?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoLONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - All eyes will be on the British royal family this weekend as they are joined by about 100 heads of state and global dignitaries for the coronation of King Charles. KING CHARLESKing Charles became monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, in September. QUEEN CAMILLA AND HER CEREMONYCamilla, the second wife of Charles, will go through a simpler, mini-coronation as queen during the service. Their eldest son Prince Archie, the sixth-in-line to the throne, turns four on the day of the coronation. PRINCE ANDREWPrince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth, will attend the coronation but will not have an official role.

During a historic and solemn two-hour service, which dates back to the time of King William the Conqueror in 1066, Charles' second wife Camilla was also crowned queen. Charles, 74, automatically succeeded his mother as king on her death last September. GREAT AND GOOD[1/20] Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla wave on the Buckingham Palace balcony following their coronation ceremony in London, Britain May 6, 2023. Much of the ceremony featured elements that Charles' forebears right back to King Edgar in 973 would recognise, officials said. Not everyone who came to watch was there to cheer Charles, with hundreds of republicans booing and waving banners reading "Not My King".

[1/5] Britain's King Charles speaks to guests during a reception for overseas guests attending his coronation at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, May 5, 2023. It will be the largest show of its kind in Britain since the coronation of Charles' mother. Once at the abbey, much of the ceremony will feature elements that Charles' forebears right back to King Edgar in 973 would recognise, officials said. Handel’s coronation anthem "Zadok The Priest" will be sung as it has at every coronation since 1727. After returning to Buckingham Palace, the royals will make a traditional appearance on the balcony, with a fly-past by military aircraft.

☆ Evenepoel wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege again while Pogacar crashes out
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

April 23 (Reuters) - Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed back-to-back wins in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race on Sunday with a stunning solo ride to victory while Slovenia's pre-race favourite Tadej Pogacar had to abandon the race after fracturing his wrist in a crash. Soudal Quick-Step's Evenepoel first attacked with about 34 km left with Ineos Grenadiers' Tom Pidcock joining him at the front. But Evenepoel attacked again on the next climb to leave the Briton behind with 30 km to go. My back wheel went a bit like it did last year (on a turn)," Evenepoel said. I said I wanted the picture with the jersey to put in my bedroom," Evenepoel added.

☆ Van der Poel solos to emotional Milan-Sanremo victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 18 (Reuters) - Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won the Milan-Sanremo on Saturday to claim the first Monument of the season, 62 years after his grandfather won the race. However, Van der Poel launched his attack on the summit of the Poggio with 5.5km to go and stormed into the lead, extending it as they entered the city with the other three riders fighting it out for second place. The victory was Van der Poel's third after winning the Tour of Flanders in 2020 and 2022, following in the footsteps of his French grandfather Raymond Poulidor who won the race in 1961. It's one Monument every rider wants to win one day," Van der Poel said with a smile. Milan-Sanremo is the longest Monument race at 294 kilometres this year.

☆ Belgium detains another EU lawmaker in graft investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Belgian prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal that has hit the European Parliament carried out new searches on Friday and took in for questioning a lawmaker whose immunity from prosecution was waived last week. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that an EU member of parliament (MEP) it identified as "M.T. ", and whom a source close to the case said was Marc Tarabella, was detained early on Friday. The European Parliament last week waived the immunity of Tarabella and Italian Andrea Cozzolino, both of the centre-left Socialist and Democrats. Through their lawyers, both have denied wrongdoing and said they are ready to answer questions of Belgian authorities.

☆ ‘I have Prussians in my attic’: Surprise revelation leads to rare Battle of Waterloo discovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Aina J. Khan | Aina Is A Freelance Reporter With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

When the elderly man approached after Bernard Wilkin had given a speech on battlefield bones, it's safe to say that Wilkin was not expecting the man's opening gambit. “You should know that I have Prussians in my attic,” the man told him, recalled Wilkin, an author and researcher, in an interview Thursday with NBC News. The skull of a Prussian soldier who fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Estimates vary on how many died at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, but the number runs into the thousands. Only two complete human skeletons have ever been formally excavated from the Waterloo battlefield, according to the British charity Waterloo Uncovered.

☆ O nouă tulpină a virusului SARS-CoV-2, descoperită în Belgia. Aproximativ 4% dintre pacienții COVID-19 belgieni ar fi infectaţi această mutație
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

A apărut o nouă tulpină a virusului SARS-CoV-2. Mutația a intrat în atenția cercetătorilor de la Universitatea din Liege în ianuarie 2021 și până în prezent încă nu se cunosc reacțiile pe care le provoacă în organism, scrie b1.ro. Aceasta este cunoscută ca Spike Insertion (SI) şi denumită ştiinţifică B.1.214, dar nu este încă clasificată ca "variantă îngrijorătoare" (VOC), cum sunt denumite variantele britanică (B.1.117), sud-africană (B.1.351) şi braziliană (P.1), relatează Agerpres.ro. Spre deosebire de aceste variante, mutaţia descoperită în Belgia s-a produs prin inserţia de noi nucleoizi în secvenţa proteinei virusului, în timp ce variantele anterioare s-au creat prin intervenţii la nivelul genomului, a explicat ziarului Le Soir, Vincent Bours, responsabil al laboratorului de analiză şi de secvenţiere a virusului SARS-CoV-2 de la Universitatea din Liege. Totuşi, cercetătorii au subliniat că noua variantă "încă nu suscită o preocupare deosebită privind pericolul său" şi că nu se ştie încă dacă îi conferă virusului originar vreun avantaj în ceea ce privește răspândirea.

Persons: ro, Spike, Vincent Bours Organizations: Universitatea din Locations: Universitatea din Liege, Belgia, contagierile, Bruxelles, Brabantul Flamand, Hainaut, Africa subsahariană

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