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☆ Panama ex-President Martinelli to stand trial on money laundering charge
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Panama's former president Ricardo Martinelli is escorted by police officers and supporters while leaving a courthouse after being declared not guilty of spying charges in Panama City, Panama August 9, 2019. Martinelli's cap reads, "I survived Varela", referring to Panama's former president Juan Carlos Varela. REUTERS/Erick MarciscanoPANAMA CITY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A Panamanian judge summoned former President Ricardo Martinelli to stand trial for a money laundering charge, investigators said on Friday. This is the second trial against Martinelli announced this year, and he is expected to testify in both in 2023. Martinelli and his sons, Luis and Ricardo, are also charged in Panama for their alleged involvement in laundering millions of dollars in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

Those pledges include making steep cuts in climate-warming emissions within this decade and contributing to hundreds of billions of dollars needed each year by developing nations already struggling to cope with the impacts of climate change. That could also complicate the talks among government ministers on the so-called cover decisions - which make up the core political deal from the two-week summit. "We haven't seen huge solidarity between the developed and developing countries" but instead "disappointing commitments and action this year, which has dented trust." Developing nations have demanded that COP27 agree to launch a special fund to address loss and damage. The United States and other rich nations are wary of this idea, saying these rapid funds are better channeled through existing programs.

☆ Argentina's reserves under pressure again after soy export bonanza ends
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Jorge Otaola | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Argentine central bank's already depleted reserves are coming under renewed pressure, as grains exports from the South American nation have stalled following a soybean sales bonanza and a drought that is hitting wheat and corn. The country's central bank sold some $150 million on Monday, the largest daily fall in reserves since early August, traders told Reuters, adding to drops of some $368 million last week and $72 million the week before. It sold $145 million on Tuesday. Amid a slowdown in grains sales for the world's top exporter of processed soy and No. Reporting by Jorge Otaola; Writing by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russians schemed to send U.S. military technology to Russian defense sector, Justice Department says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Tom_Winter_Nbc_News.Jpg | Tom Winter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two Russian nationals were arrested in a scheme to obtain sensitive U.S. military electronics and technology to provide it to the Russian defense sector, prosecutors said Wednesday, noting that some of the items were found on the battlefield in Ukraine. The men sent the items to sanctioned Russian companies that serve the defense sector, according to federal prosecutors. "This network schemed to procure sophisticated technology in direct support of a floundering Russian Federation military industrial complex," Assistant FBI Director Michael Driscoll said in a statement. When Orekhov and Kuzurgasheva sought to buy the sensitive U.S. military and "dual-use technology," they falsely claimed it was going to the Russian space agency Roscosmos. In an exchange with Soto, Orekhov used colorful language to allay his concerns about dealing with Russian companies.

Some of the electronics obtained through the scheme have been found in Russian weapons platforms seized in Ukraine, prosecutors said. They used a German company to ship the military technologies, as well as Venezuelan oil, to Russian purchasers, prosecutors said. The U.S.-origin technologies can be used in fighter aircraft, ballistic and hypersonic missile systems, smart munitions, and other military applications, Treasury said. After the initial round of U.S. sanctions on PDVSA, Russia's Rosneft emerged as a key intermediary for Venezuelan crude. After Washington sanctioned Rosneft subsidiaries over their dealings with PDVSA, dozens of firms with no track record of oil trading have been intermediating in sales of Venezuelan oil to Chinese buyers.

☆ With no monkeypox vaccine at home, frustrated Mexicans go abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Brendan O'Boyle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - As monkeypox continues to impact gay and bisexual men in dozens of countries around the world, at-risk Mexicans are going abroad for vaccines they say their government has not bothered to make available at home. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHerbel, 38, said he wanted the vaccine because half of his friends currently have or have had monkeypox. Mexico City resident Juan David Zuluaga, 32, flew to Tijuana last week to get vaccinated across the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. Mexico's government has reported 2,147 confirmed cases of monkeypox since May, a number advocates in the gay community say far undercounts cases. "Those with visas and money will get vaccinated and those without will have to resign themselves to eventually getting monkeypox," Baruch said.

The 193-nation International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) assembly, held every three years, is the first since COVID-19 put pressure on policymakers to speed up reforms. "We have to do something," Emile Nguza Arao, director general of Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority, told Reuters. Officials hope a global target will boost supplies of new Sustainable Aviation Fuel and encourage private investment. Even then, aviation is expected to remain in the cross-hairs of climate groups who see the exercise as a smokescreen. "A long-term emissions reduction goal with no enforceability plan is dead on arrival," said Jo Dardenne, aviation director at Brussels-based Transport & Environment.

☆ Ex-King Juan Carlos' attendance at queen's funeral draws scorn from Spanish left
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Angus Macswan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

- Leaders from around the world will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. But Juan Carlos, who was related to the late Queen Elizabeth, received a private invitation to attend, a British government source confirmed. On Sunday, Juan Carlos, 84, and his estranged wife Queen Sofia were photographed at a reception in Buckingham Palace in London. A Spanish government source told Reuters that the Spanish Royal Household had led arrangements for Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Juan Carlos and Queen Elizabeth were related as both were great-great-grandchildren of Britain's Queen Victoria.

☆ Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico on Sunday, prompting catastrophic floods and knocking out power across the island
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Sunday afternoon. "The damages that we are seeing are catastrophic," Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said on Sunday, per The Associated Press. "Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding" is forecast to continue across the majority of Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said. After slamming into Puerto Rico on Sunday, Hurricane Fiona moved into the Dominican Republic on Monday morning. The National Hurricane Center said on Monday that "hurricane conditions" were expected to continue over portions of the Dominican Republic.

☆ Which world leaders are attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Hyder Abbasi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — Leaders and heads of state from across the globe are coming together in central London to attend the state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. The queen, who has been lying in state at the Palace of Westminster to allow members of the public to pay their respects. Her coffin is set to be moved to the abbey for the state funeral service, which is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. A police official declined to detail how the leaders would travel to Westminster Abbey on Monday, citing security reasons. Pope Francis has said he will not be present at the funeral service and will instead send a senior representative from the Vatican.

☆ A new generation of narcos is rising in Mexico, and they're bringing a new style of music to celebrate their exploits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Luis Chaparro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new generation of narcos are taking over in some of Mexico's most powerful criminal groups. They're bringing some changes to the drug trade, including new music to celebrate their exploits. "This music was a consequence of the Sinaloa Cartel's plugs [contacts] in Atlanta, where Trap music first went viral," a Flechas commander told Insider. The songs provide a different — and maybe more accurate — version of what is happening inside Mexico's criminal underworld, Ramírez added. At the top of this new generation of narcos are the "narco juniors" who are following their fathers into the business.

☆ Factbox: World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. Jack Hill/Pool via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's state funeral will take place in London on Monday and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend. Countries that have not been invited include Syria and Venezuela because London does not have normal diplomatic relations with those states. Britain has also not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus or Myanmar after it imposed economic sanctions on those countries. Related ContentFactbox: Plans for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral on MondayFactbox: Comments from crowds in London on Queen ElizabethFactbox: World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeralFactbox: Order of service for Queen Elizabeth's state funeralWindsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth's home and now final resting placeWestminster Abbey - traditional church for royals in life and death(This story was refiled to correct spelling of first name of Belize governor general)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCompiled by Farouq Suleiman and Kate Holton Editing by Deepa Babington and Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Miraculos! Povestea unei tinere care a supravieţuit trei săptămâni fără mâncare și apă, pe o barcă în Atlantic (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

O tânără de 17 ani, din Coasta de Fildeș, a supraviețuit timp de trei săptămâni pe o barcă, în Oceanul Atlantic, fără mâncare și apă. Aicha este unul din cei trei supraviețuitori, dintr-un total de 59 de pasageri care s-au aflat la bordul unei nave rămase în derivă. BBC a realizat un reportaj în care a relatat povestea fetei. ", a povestit pilotul, Juan Carlos Serrano. ", a povestit Aicha.

Persons: Juan Carlos Serrano Organizations: BBC, Forțele Aeriene spaniole Locations: Coasta de Fildeș

☆ Povestea fetei de 17 ani care a supraviețuit 3 săptămâni pe o barcă, în Atlantic, fără mâncare și apă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: captură video BBCPovestea fetei de 17 ani care a supraviețuit 3 săptămâni pe o barcă, în Atlantic, fără mâncare și apăO adolescentă de 17 ani a supraviețuit fără mâncare și apă timp de 3 săptămâni, barca în care se afla fiind descoperită după 22 de zile plutind în derivă în Oceanul Atlantic. Aicha și-a părăsit orașul natal în luna noiembrie și a mers în Mauritania, de unde a luat barca. Aicha a fost salvată de Forțele Aeriene spaniole, iar acum unul din piloții salvatori și familia lui au vizitat-o și i-au propus să locuiască cu ei. Tânăra spune că au rămas fără apă și mâncare pe barcă la două zile după ce au plecat din Mauritania, iar după alte două zile s-a terminat și combustibilul. Ambarcațiunea a rămas astfel în voia curenților și a plutit în derivă timp de 3 săptămâni departe de rutele maritime, scrie digi24.ro.

Persons: Insulelor Canare . Aicha, Aicha, Juan Carlos Serrano, Tânăra Organizations: BBC, Aicha, Forțele Aeriene spaniole Locations: Atlantic, Coasta de Fildeș, Insulelor Canare ., natal, Mauritania

☆ O ambarcațiune cu 24 de cadavre la bord, găsită în apropierea uneia din Insulele Canare
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O ambarcaţiune găsită în derivă marţi, în apropierea coastelor uneia din Insulele Canare cu cadavrele a 24 de migranţi la bord, a ajuns miercuri pe Insula Tenerife, au indicat surse oficiale, raportând un bilanţ nou, transmite AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. O navă de salvare spaniolă a remorcat barca în portul Los Cristianos, unde o aşteptau serviciile de prim-ajutor. Numărătoarea efectuată odată cu sosirea bărcii în port a ridicat numărul morţilor la 24, printre care doi minori. Un elicopter militar a ridicat apoi trei persoane încă în viaţă la bord (doi bărbaţi şi o femeie) transportându-i la un spital din Tenerife. Cel puţin 1.851 de persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa anul trecut în încercări de a ajunge pe Insulele Canare, potrivit ONG-ului Caminando Fronteras, care monitorizează aceste migraţii.

Persons: Domingo Martin, Juan Carlos Serrano Organizations: Tenerife, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Insulele Canare, Los Cristianos, spaniolă, Insula, Hierro, Tenerife, Africa Subsahariană, Sosirile, Canare, Europei

☆ 24 de migranți au murit într-o barcă în timp ce încercau să ajungă în insulele Canare
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: wikipedia.org24 de migranți au murit într-o barcă în timp ce încercau să ajungă în insulele CanareO ambarcaţiune cu cadavrele a 24 de migranţi la bord a ajuns ieri pe Insula Tenerife, au indicat surse oficiale, transmite AFP. O navă de salvare spaniolă a remorcat barca în portul Los Cristianos, unde o aşteptau serviciile de intervenție. „Pompierii scot cadavrele, care vor fi transportate într-o capelă", a indicat Domingo Martin de la Crucea Roşie spaniolă. Serviciile de salvare maritimă raportaseră iniţial un bilanţ cu 17 morţi, dar numărătoarea efectuată odată cu sosirea bărcii în port a ridicat numărul morţilor la 24. Printre aceștia erau și doi copii.

Persons: Domingo Martin, Juan Carlos Serrano Organizations: Tenerife, Agerpres, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Canare, Los Cristianos, spaniolă, Insula, Hierro, Tenerife, Africa Subsahariană, Sosirile, Europei, Insulele Canare

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