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☆ Brazilian politician resists arrest, fires at police
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Rodrigo Viga Gaier | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Brazilian politician Roberto Jefferson fired at police while resisting arrest ordered by the country's Supreme Court on Sunday for offending a justice, federal police said in a statement. Federal police said two officers were injured by shrapnel of a grenade thrown by the former congressman. Both went to the hospital and were later released, the statement said. Two opposition senators, Randolfe Rodrigues and Eliziane Gama had asked the Supreme Court to punish Jefferson for offending Lucia. Bolsonaro, who tried to distance himself from Jefferson, tweeted that he "condemns the statements against minister Carmem Lucia and armed resistance against the federal police".

☆ Cuba shouldn't be on sponsor of terrorism list, former U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ed Augustin | Ed Augustin Is A British Journalist Based In Havana Who Has Written For The New York Times | The Guardian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

HAVANA — Along with Iran, Syria and North Korea, Cuba is listed as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by the U.S. Department of State. Cuba has called the sponsor of terrorism designation "illegitimate and immoral," arguing that it deprives it of financing and credit sources. “‘Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism’ was a mantra from the moment I walked into the State Department to the moment I walked out,” he said. Throughout the 1980s, Cuba shared intelligence with, trained and apparently supplied weapons to revolutionary movements fighting military dictatorships in Central America. Cuba will once again be a “guarantor state.”The Biden administration has provided no evidence that Cuba sponsors terrorism.

☆ Colombia will respect current oil contracts, ministry says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Colombia's government will respect already-signed oil contracts, the energy ministry said on Thursday, amid industry jitters over tax reform and plans by the new leftist government to move the country more aggressively toward renewables. President Gustavo Petro, who took office in August, has pledged to raise an additional $5 billion in tax revenue next year, partially through higher taxes on oil exports. He has also backed a ban on fracking and said he will not support the inking of new oil development contracts. But current contracts will be respected, the energy ministry said in a statement. Of 207 exploration contracts, 117 are active, the ministry said.

☆ Colombia launches hunt for missing assets seized from drug traffickers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Colombia on Thursday launched an investigation into the disappearance of assets seized from drug traffickers and criminal groups, which President Gustavo Petro plans to use for social programs benefiting farmers and women. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterColombia has seized assets worth 25.7 trillion pesos ($5.6 billion). Authorities will establish a technical panel to locate 19,587 assets seized from drug traffickers including large farms, houses, luxury cars, gold, aircraft, boats and cash. The government plans to sell seized assets to compensate the victims of Colombia's internal armed conflict, which has run for almost six decades and has involved drug traffickers, leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitaries. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nelson Bocanegra and Oliver Griffin; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Behind the bombshells: How the LA Times used secret recordings to expose racism at the highest levels of city government
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The account tagged two reporters at the Los Angeles Times, as well as the newspaper’s politics account. More conference calls were held early Sunday morning until the reporters and editors agreed on a final draft. President Joe Biden even weighed in, calling on the three council members caught on the tapes, all Democrats, to resign. The other two council members have not stepped down. And the paper has been publishing stories daily, covering the fallout while still trying to determine who is behind the leaked audio.

☆ Julia kills 14 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Nelson Renteria | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Residents clean a mudslide in a road while Tropical Storm Julia hits with wind and rain, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jose CabezasSAN SALVADOR, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico. Authorities in both El Salvador and Guatemala also canceled classes on Monday. In Nicaragua, Julia left a million people without power and heavy rains and floods forced the evacuations of more than 13,000 families. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nelson Renteria in San Salvador; Additional reporting by Gustavo Palencia in Tegucigalpa and Brendan O'Boyle in Mexico City; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Bed Bath & Beyond on Thursday said sales plunged by 28% in the fiscal second quarter, as the home goods retailer struggled to draw customers. It also announced cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and closing about 150 Bed Bath & Beyond stores. Bed Bath faces several significant challenges, including mounting debt, vacant leadership roles and tense relationships with vendors. In late August, Bed Bath got some relief by securing more than $500 million of new financing, including a $375 million loan. According to former company executives, Bed Bath has had strained relationships with suppliers — and could face a repeat of two Christmases ago, when it did not have several hot products from well-known national brands.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond reports 28% drop in sales as it presses ahead with turnaround plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Melissa Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store on October 01, 2021 in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Bed Bath & Beyond on Thursday said sales plunged by 28% in the fiscal second quarter, as the home goods retailer struggled to draw customers. It also announced cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and closing about 150 Bed Bath & Beyond stores. She said Bed Bath is "confident that our current liquidity will enable the necessary changes we are implementing." Bed Bath faces several significant challenges, including mounting debt, vacant leadership roles and tense relationships with vendors.

☆ The era of Big Tech moonshots is over. Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are pulling back on ambitious, risky long-term projects after many of them failed.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Hugh Langley | Eugene Kim | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have scaled back their ambitious "moonshot" projects. Moonshots like Google X and Amazon Grand Challenge allowed tech firms to build innovative projects. Before Amazon, Parviz led a similar team at Google called Google X. Page and Brin championed X projects they loved, helping them gain funding and headcount within the unit. Parviz, who created the once-hyped-up Google Glass, left Google X in 2014 to start Amazon's Grand Challenge.

☆ Colombia gov't agrees to ease tax changes to oil, mining
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterColombia's President Gustavo Petro addresses the media after a meeting, in Bogota, Colombia July 22, 2022. The threshold for the export tax on oil will now be $71 per barrel, compared to a previous $48 per barrel. The reform may not raise 25 trillion pesos in additional income next year, Ocampo said, though he did not give more details. Meanwhile a proposal to raise taxes on gasoline will be scrapped, and more changes to the bill are expected next week. Thousands marched earlier on Monday to urge changes to the reform, which would also raise taxes on those earning more than $2,259 per month, about 10 times the minimum wage, and eliminate exemptions.

☆ Colombia Reopens Border With Venezuela in Bid to Mend Ties With U.S. Adversary
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Kejal Vyas | Jenny Carolina González | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Colombian and Venezuelan officials watched the first truck cross a bridge connecting the two countries during a Monday ceremony to open their land border. CÚCUTA, Colombia—Colombia and Venezuela on Monday reopened their 1,400-mile border after it was closed for seven years as the new leftist government in Bogotá took a major step toward normalizing relations with a regime that the U.S. has accused of narco-trafficking and rights abuses. Surrounded by crowds of cheering onlookers, Colombian President Gustavo Petro met on the Simón Bolívar International Bridge with Venezuelan officials, as they held up the peace sign and sang their national anthems before the first Venezuelan cargo truck carrying steel crossed over the bridge into Colombia.

☆ Thousands march against Colombian President Petro's tax reform
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Demonstrators protest against the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his tax reform proposal in Bogota, Colombia September 26, 2022. Petro, 62, has promised to seek "total peace" through deals with rebel groups and crime gangs and asked lawmakers to approve a tax reform which would raise an initial $5.6 billion for social programs next year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPetro has constructed a majority in congress through alliances with a range of parties. Some 5,000 people, many waving signs with slogans like "no to the tax reform", marched in Bogota, according to the mayor's office. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Herbert Villarraga; Writing by Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb Editing by Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A man runs past banners with photos of presidential candidates, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, Ciro Gomes and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 1, 2022. Faced with that and the likely return of a left-wing government in next month's election, some investors have moved to the sidelines. Despite this year's chaotic news flow, Petrobras has so far vindicated the bulls in the local market. "Petrobras shares are really cheap," said one Sao Paulo fund manager with about 20 billion reais ($3.9 billion) under management. Like many interviewed for this article, he requested anonymity to talk frankly about the state firm amid a heated election.

☆ Honduras former first lady gets 14 years in prison on fraud charges
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFormer first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo arrives at a court hearing after being convicted on graft charges, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge CabreraTEGUCIGALPA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A Honduran court sentenced the country's former first lady, Rosa Bonilla, to 14 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social programs, a judicial spokesperson said. Bonilla had previously been sentenced to 58 years in prison in an earlier trial, which Honduras' Supreme Court annulled in early 2020, arguing it was full of inconsistencies. The Supreme Court ordered a re-trial by a lower court, which found Bonilla guilty in March of this year. (Corrects USD conversion in paragraph 2 to $590,000 from $590 million)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Gustavo Palencia; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Analysis: In Latin America, democracies shaken ahead of key elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( David Alire Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Latin America's political arena has intensified with fallout from the pandemic, war in Ukraine, spiraling inflation plus fears of global recession. Those hardships have all hit voters' wallets in one of the world's most unequal regions, driving deeper political wedges ahead of key elections and in some countries threatening democracy itself. In long-dysfunctional Peru, leftist President Pedro Castillo, who took office just over a year ago, is battling a corruption probe amid plummeting approval ratings. read moreYet Bukele remains very popular, with an approval rating of 85% according to an August CID Gallup poll. "El Salvador is a dictatorship, a populist, beloved dictatorship, but it's a dictatorship," said Guatemalan-American novelist Francisco Goldman.

☆ Colombia's Petro calls on Latin America to unite against war on drugs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidSept 20 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on Latin American countries to join forces to end the war on drugs during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, has long derided the global war on drugs as a failure, even using his inauguration speech in August to call for a new international strategy to fight drug trafficking. read more"From my wounded Latin America, I demand you end the irrational war on drugs," Petro said, while calling on the wider Latin American community to unite to defeat that "which torments our body." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Oliver Griffin Editing by Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Bed Bath & Beyond has released a list of the initial 56 stores it plans to close as part of a broader restructuring to stabilize the home goods chain's struggling business. The company recently outlined a major restructuring plan that included plans to close 150 "lower producing" stores and lay off 20% of its workforce. In the run-up to the reorganization announcement, at least one analyst criticized Bed Bath & Beyond for failing to maintain stores and for heavily discounting items. For much of 2022, Bed Bath & Beyond stock was the subject of interest from so-called "meme" investors after GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen announced a stake in the company earlier this spring. Year to date, Bed Bath & Beyond shares have declined roughly 45%.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 stores. Here are the locations confirmed so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing around 150 stores and laying off staff. It has now named 56 of the stores set to close across 21 states. By laying off staff and closing the stores, the company said it planned to reduce costs by $250 million in 2022. Sales in the second quarter had slumped roughly 26% compared to the same period in 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond said in preliminary earning results. The struggling retailer has now revealed the location of 56 of the stores being closed, spanning 21 states and Puerto Rico.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond is closing more than 50 stores. Here's where they are
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York (CNN Business) Bed Bath & Beyond revealed the locations of more than 50 of the 150 stores it's planning to close, ranging from Arizona to Washington state. The downsize is part of the struggling retailer's last-ditch effort to stabilize as it struggles in financial turmoil. Along with shuttering stores, the company said in August it will lay off about 20% of its corporate employees and cut some of its in-house home goods stores. Earlier this month, Gustavo Arnal, the retailer's chief financial officer, jumped to his death from a New York City high rise . Bed Bath & Beyond said in August that sales at stores open for at least one year plunged 26% during its latest quarter.

Bed Bath & Beyond has tapped its chief accounting officer as interim CFO after its former executive died on Friday. Laura Crossen is interim chief financial officer as of Monday, the company said in a regulatory filing. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond were down by about 15% early Tuesday as investors weighed the struggling retailer’s path forward. It said last week that it would eliminate the jobs of chief operating officer and chief stores officer. Customers leave a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York on Aug. 25.

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☆ Bed Bath & Beyond shares decline after CFO's death
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond were down in premarket trading Tuesday after the struggling retailer’s chief financial officer died over the weekend. The stock was down more than 15% as investors weighed the company’s leadership crisis after Gustavo Arnal’s death. The loss comes after the company recently eliminated some executive positions, including chief operating officer, as part of its efforts to win back investor confidence and customers. Bed Bath & Beyond is operating under an interim chief executive, Sue Gove, after the company’s former leader, Mark Tritton, was ousted by the board in June. Arnal joined Bed Bath & Beyond in 2020 from London-based cosmetics company Avon after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond CFO falls to death days after company announces massive closures and layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-05 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Bed Bath & Beyond executive died from an apparent suicide after falling from the downtown Manhattan luxury skyscraper where he lived, according to New York's medical examiner’s office. A Sunday statement from the retailer said that "the entire Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss." Last year, Arnal took home $2.9 million as CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond, including $775,000 in salary and the rest in stock awards, according to InsiderTrades.com. Last month, he sold more than 42,500 shares of company stock worth more than a million dollars, according to the website MarketBeat. Bed Bath & Beyond's stock took a major hit last month after an influential investor sold all of his nearly 7.8 million shares.

☆ A Colombian buyer just spent over $10 million on 6 Miami condos before they were even built as some South Americans rush to protect their wealth
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Colombians are searching for Miami properties this year more than any other country's residents. COVID-19 caused a shift in preference from commercial to residential real estate as an investment. They see Miami real estate as a safe investmentWhy the turn to US real estate now? They see opportunity in residential real estate, as opposed to commercial real estate, like offices and retail spaces. "People were waiting to see who the next president was going to be, but now they're very afraid," Gomez said of Cipriani's Colombian buyers.

☆ Echipa Sfântul Gheorghe din Suruceni a câștigat Supercupa Moldovei 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Elevii lui Serghei Cebotari au salvat meciul în prelungiri, când Artiom Litveacov a reușit golul egalizator. Artiom LITVEACOV, 9. Sidy SAGNA, 98. Au marcat: Sidy SAGNA (55), Artiom LITVEACOV (90+2), respectiv Lovro BIZJAK (53-pen. ), Alexandr BELOUSOV (84)Au înscris la loviturile de departajare: Eugeniu SLIVCA, Artiom LITVEACOV, Sidy SAGNA, Alexandr SUVOROV / Stjepan RADELJIC, Lovro BIZJAK.

Persons: Sfântul Gheorghe, Serghei Cebotari, Litveacov, Piotr STAIANOV, Vladislav LIFCIU, Vadim VICOL, Andrei COJOCARU, Denis IVLEV, Anatolie BASIUL, Gheorghe, Maxim RAILEAN, Mihail ȘTEFAN, Artiom, Nicolai SOLODOVNICOV, Mihail, Alexandru, Teodor LUNGU, Eugeniu SLIVCA, Aliyu, ADAM, Alexandr SUVOROV, Petru OJOG, Serghei SVINARENCO, Sidy, Victor STÎNĂ, Vitalie PLĂMĂDEALĂ, Marius MARIȚOI, BORȘ, Serghei CEBOTARI, Georgios ATHANASIADIS, Hurtado Danilo ARBOLEDA, Stjepan, Frank CASTANEDA, Adama, Lovro, PEIXOTO Fernando, Alexandr BELOUSOV, Silva, CRISTIANO, Nadrey, Peter, Sebastien, Charles PETRO, Gustavo DULANTO, Veceslav, Dumitru CELEADNIC, Dusan, Serghei PAȘCENCO, Keston Anthony JULIEN, Maxim COJOCARU Organizations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Sheriff, Divizia Națională, Municipal Bălți Locations: !, Bălți, Suruceni

☆ Surpriză la Copa America 2021! Peru a învins naționala Columbiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Reprezentativa statului Peru a învins naționala Columbiei cu 2-1. Columbia a obținut un penalty la începutul reprizei secunde, atunci când Miguel Borja a fost faultat în careu. Peru a smuls victoria grație autogolului marcat de Yerry Mina, care a deviat mingea în propria poartă după un corner. Într-un alt meci din cadrul grupei B, Venezuela a remizat cu Ecuador, scor 2-2. Edson Castillo și Ronald Hernandez au marcat câte un gol pentru selecționata țării lor, lotul căreia a fost afectat de COVID-19 înaintea competiției.

Persons: Sergio Pena, Miguel Borja, Gustavo Alfaro, Ayrton, Gonzalo Plata, Ronald Hernandez Organizations: America, Columbia Locations: Brazilia, Peru, Columbiei, Goiania, Venezuela, Ecuador

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