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☆ Death toll in Italian migrant shipwreck rises to 61
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS TV via REUTERSROME, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The death toll in a migrant shipwreck near the southern Italian coast has risen to 61, an Italian official told Reuters on Monday, as searches continued for missing people. A total of 61 people have been found dead so far, while 80 were rescued, said Manuela Curra, a provincial government official. The vessel was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran and several other countries, and the victims included 12 children, authorities said earlier. Based on reports from survivors, authorities believe 180 to 200 people in total had been on board the vessel, she added. Charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), operating on the ground, said they were assisting several people who had lost relatives in the shipwreck.

☆ Dozens of migrants, including a baby, killed after their overloaded boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

45 migrants have died trying to reach Italy in a small boat. Up to 180 people are believed to have been aboard when the wooden boat hit rocks. The boat, carrying between 150 and 180 people, broke in half after crashing into a rock in rough seas as it approached Crotone, southern Italy. According to a statement from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the boat was just 20 meters (65 feet) long. Earlier this month, a small boat crossing in Italy o the small island of Lampedusa and carrying a mother and baby among a group of 10 people was lost at sea, Reuters reported.

☆ Pro-Putin operatives in Germany work to turn Berlin against Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +17 min

Now the main Russian Cossack organisations are loyal to Putin, and they are fighting alongside Russia’s forces in Ukraine. He is regularly pictured on his and other social media pages at Cossack gatherings, often wearing Cossack military uniform. Felk has worked as a security guard and has run a logistics firm, according to posts on Felk’s OK social media account. Photos shared by Kharkovsky on social media show him and other participants standing in front of a Great Don Army flag. Eremenko confirmed to Reuters that he worked for Russian military intelligence, the GRU.

How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation. Mr. Putin has gained from this as the increasingly autocratic Mr. Xi finds common cause with the Kremlin. “Much depends on whether authoritarian leaders perceive climate action to be in their self-interest.”Though their actions help Mr. Putin, their track records on climate are mixed. Mr. Xi called Mr. Putin his “best friend.”He was returning the favor from a year earlier, when Mr. Putin hosted Mr. Xi at the Grand Kremlin Palace and awarded him one of Russia’s highest medals for foreign dignitaries. At a news conference with Mr. Putin, Mr. Bolsonaro thanked his “dear friend,” saying that Mr. Putin had offered him support when other world leaders were criticizing his Amazon policy.

[1/3] Manuela Teixeira, who runs six businesses in Old Chelsea village, stands at the counter of her cafe Biscotti & Cie, which she says faces a dire labor shortage, in Old Chelsea, Quebec, Canada, October 3, 2022. Canada has the worst labor shortages in the Western world, according to the latest OECD data from late 2021. Quebec's immigration ministry didn't respond to a query on the arrival caps and labor challenges for this article. The new census data showed 28.7% of recent immigrants to the province spoke French as their first language, up from 25.7% in 2016. When company workers had to isolate after arriving from Tunisia during COVID-19, people in the town rallied to help with supplies, she said.

☆ China needs $17 trillion in investments to meet climate goals, World Bank says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A student stands on a sports field shrouded in smog on a polluted day in Beijing, China on March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - China needs up to $17 trillion in additional investments for green infrastructure and technology in the power and transport sectors to reach net-zero emissions by 2060, a new World Bank report on China's climate and development challenges found. The report, one of a new series of Country Climate and Development Reports, said China - the world's second-largest economy - would need private investment to cover the immense price tag and unleash the needed innovations. It would also be impossible to reach global climate goals without China transitioning to a low-carbon economy, the report said, noting that China emits 27% of global carbon dioxide and a third of the world's greenhouse gasses. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ World Bank cuts 2022 East Asia growth outlook, cites China slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/MANILA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will weaken sharply in 2022 due to China's slowdown, but the pace of expansion will pick up next year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. "As they prepare for slowing global growth, countries should address domestic policy distortions that are an impediment to longer term development," World Bank East Asia and Pacific Vice President Manuela Ferro in a statement. These have caused capital outflows and currency depreciations, the World Bank said. "Controls and subsidies muddy price signals and hurt productivity," World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economist Aaditya Mattoo, said in a statement.

☆ INIȚIATIVĂ // Transfăgărășanul ar putea fi deschis pe tot parcursul anului, nu numai timp de patru luni ca în prezent
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +2 min

Este vorba despre o inițiativă pusă pe masa companiei de stat încă din 2015, însă care a fost abandonată o bună perioadă de timp. Transalpina și Transfăgărășan s-au închis pe data de 20 octombrie și cel mai probabil, vor fi redeschise la finalul lunii iunie 2021 sau începutul lui iulie 2021. Transfăgărășanul, renumit pentru peisajele sale superbe, a fost construit pe vremea lui Nicolae Ceaușescu, în perioada 1970-1974. Drumul are o lungime de 148 de kilometri, localizat în Munții Parâng și străbate 4 județe: Gorj, Vâlcea, Sibiu și Alba. Transalpina a fost construită de armatele române în 1930, pavată cu pietre, în timpul Regelui Carol al II-lea.

Persons: CNAIR, Manuela Dumitru, Transfăgărășanul, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Britanicii, Carol al II - lea Organizations: Companiei Naționale, Gear Locations: Făgăraș, România, Europa, Bascov, Argeș, Pitești, Curtea de Argeș, Sibiu, Brașov, Cârțișoara, Gorj, Vâlcea, Alba

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