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☆ Venezuela's Maduro to join Ibero-American summit in rare foreign trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTO DOMINGO, March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will attend an Ibero-American summit this weekend hosted by the Dominican Republic, a summit official said on Friday, marking one of the embattled leader's few trips abroad. "We welcome President Nicolas Maduro, who is on his way to the Dominican Republic," said Marian Cruz, the master of ceremonies for the event, which provides a forum for leaders from across Latin America as well as Spain and Portugal. Maduro's attendance at the Saturday and Sunday summit in Santo Domingo would be his first foreign trip this year. Maduro is shunned by many governments due in large part to his 2018 re-election derided as a sham by international observers. Cruz, the summit official, also confirmed the attendance of Spain's President Pedro Sanchez.

☆ Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Sergio Queiroz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] "Plastic rocks" found on Trindade Island in the state of Espirito Santo is seen at the laboratory of the Federal University of Parana, in Curitiba, state of Parana, Brazil March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Rodolfo BuhrerTRINDADE ISLAND, Brazil, March 15 (Reuters) - The geology of Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm. Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, which researchers say is evidence of humans' growing influence over the earth's geological cycles. Trindade Island is one of the world's most important conservation spots for green turtles, or Chelonia mydas, with thousands arriving each year to lay their eggs. The only human inhabitants on Trindade are members of the Brazilian navy, which maintains a base on the island and protects the nesting turtles.

“The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead,” the FAA said in a statement. The NTSB says neither airplane was damaged and nobody on board was hurt. The FedEx plane, meanwhile, climbed as its crew aborted their landing to help avoid a collision, the FAA said. Air traffic controllers had “noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,” the FAA said in a statement. Audio recordings detail swift action by an air traffic controller kept the airplanes from colliding as they drew closer.

☆ U.S. safety board subpoenas American Airlines flight crew in NYC near miss
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The NTSB said the London-bound American Airlines flight crossed the runway without clearance from air traffic control, forcing the Delta aircraft to abort its takeoff. The Delta flight, bound for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, aborted takeoff and came to stop about 500 feet short of the taxiway. The NTSB said it has attempted to interview the American Airlines flight crew three different times, but the crew refused to be interviewed on the basis that their statements would be recorded for transcription. The Allied Pilots Association, which represents 15,000 American Airlines pilots, said in a statement it raised concerns over the NTSB's "recent insistence" on electronically recording crew interviews. There were 12 crew and 137 passengers on the American Airlines flight and six crew and 153 passengers on the Delta flight.

☆ This startup building a compensation operating system for HR teams just raised $16.3 million. Here's the 14-slide pitch deck Coverflex used to raise the cash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Portuguese compensation management startup Coverflex has raised $16.3 million in fresh funds. The startup enables workers to manage their own benefits and choose from perks like health insurance. We got an exclusive look at the 14-slide pitch deck Coverflex used to raise the new round. A startup that has developed a platform for companies to manage employee compensation and benefits in one place has raised $16.3 million in fresh funds. Coverflex claims its platform offers high tax advantages for employers and also enables HR teams to personalize which teams can access specific benefits.

☆ Brazil's government eyes compensation deal for 2015 Vale-BHP dam burst
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRASILIA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's government will try to reach a deal "as soon as possible" on compensation for the 2015 burst of a tailings dam owned by Samarco, a joint venture between Vale (VALE3.SA) and BHP <BHP.AX>, Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha said on Friday. In a news conference in Brasilia, Padilha said the matter had been discussed at a meeting with state governors earlier in the day. "We will try and reach this compensation agreement as soon as possible in light of the environmental crime that was committed in Mariana," Padilha said. In late 2021, a study done by a company contracted by prosecutors showed the "socio-environmental" damage caused by the dam rupture was between 37.6 billion reais ($7.35 billion) and 60.6 billion reais ($11.85 billion). ($1 = 5.1126 reais)Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Editing by Isabel Woodford and Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A town in Italy is going to pay people $31,000 to move there, but there's a catch. You must buy and fix up old abandoned homes to get the cash.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Presicce, Italy is providing roughly $30,000 to people who move to the historic town. It's just the latest small Italian village to try to lure newcomers by dangling major incentives. Other Italian towns experiencing population declines and struggling with derelict properties have instituted similar programs. According to Italian listing site Immobiliare, homes in the Presicce-Acquarica comune normally sell for 669 euros, or about $690, per square meter. A typical home of 46 square meters, or about 500 square feet, would normally cost just over $31,000.

☆ Brazil school shooter kills 3, injures 13 at two campuses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BRASILIA, Brazil — A former student armed with a semiautomatic pistol and wearing a bulletproof vest fatally shot three people and wounded 13 on Friday after barging into two schools in southeastern Brazil, authorities said. The shootings took place at a public school with elementary and middle school students and a private school, both on the same street in the small town of Aracruz in Espirito Santo state, the state’s public security secretariat said in a statement. Approximately four hours later, the shooter, identified as a 16-year-old boy who used to study at the public school, was arrested by police, Espirito Santo Gov. In addition to the fatalities, 13 people were wounded, including nine instructors, said Celante, who noted that in the public school the shooter gained access to the teachers lounge after breaking a lock. School shootings are uncommon in Brazil, but have happened with somewhat greater frequency in recent years.

LISBON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Further consolidation of Portugal's banking sector is inevitable, European Central Bank member Mario Centeno told Reuters on Wednesday, calling "remarkable" the recent progress the country's banks have made on strengthening capital and reducing risk. Analysts have said that Portuguese banks should bet on M&A operations to achieve better competitive conditions, despite the five largest players' owning 80% to 85% of banking assets. Portugal's banks are still scarred from a debt crisis and a spike in NPLs after the 2010-13 recession. The NPL ratio for Portugal's lenders was 3.4% of total credit in June, versus 17.9% in mid-2016. "Although I am very satisfied with the evolution...there is no point in resting, we have to challenge ourselves," Centeno said.

☆ Gulf Arab states can’t give up oil. But they can slash their emissions
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Abu Dhabi CNN —As Western states try to wean themselves off their addiction to hydrocarbons, Gulf oil nations have been pushing back hard, warning that a hasty transition away from fossil fuels will be counterproductive. According to the World Bank, Qatar had the highest carbon emissions per capita as of 2019, followed by Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. So, investment in clean energy projects and renewables “makes very good business sense and PR sense for the Gulf,” he said. Gulf petro-states are warning against a quick transition away from hydrocarbons, with the UAE calling for a “mixed energy” approach that minimizes emissions without cutting hydrocarbons. Much of the hydrocarbons exported by Gulf states go to some of the world’s biggest consumers and polluters, including China and India.

In one line of attack, Lula allies dug up a 2016 interview in which Bolsonaro said he was willing to eat human flesh in an unspecified indigenous ritual. In another, they circulated old images of Bolsonaro speaking at Masonic lodges, considered pagan temples by some of his evangelical Christian allies. The president won court injunctions that took that attack ad off the air and kept the subject out of a debate with Lula last Sunday. But every week that passes without Bolsonaro gaining ground is a battle won by Lula, who was Brazil's president from 2003 to 2010. "The focus now is to attack Lula and trigger fears of him returning to power," said a second Bolsonaro campaign source.

☆ Mexico tells fans not to bring iconic 'Lucha Libre' masks to World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Angelica Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Mexico fans have been advised by their government not to wear their colourful 'Lucha Libre' wrestling masks at World Cup matches in Qatar to comply with local rules. The masks of classic fighters, such as 'El Santo' and 'Blue Demon', are popular among Mexico fans, who routinely wear them at international competitions such as the World Cup and the Olympics. However, Qatar's World Cup organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), told Reuters there was no policy prohibiting masks at the World Cup. "Full face masks, such as the famous Mexican wrestling masks, would obviously have to be removed for security reasons heading into a stadium," the SC wrote in an emailed statement. According to world soccer's governing body FIFA, Mexico will have one of the biggest fan contingents at the World Cup.

Workers remove utility poles in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Higuey, Dominican Republic, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo RojasSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Residents were ordered to take shelter on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as an increasingly powerful Hurricane Fiona churned towards the Caribbean archipelago, leaving death and destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. In Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, residents were still facing strong winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain on Monday. Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, dumping up to 30 inches (76.2 cm) of rain in some areas, with at least two people killed. Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic near Boca Yuma at 3:30 a.m. local time on Monday, according to the NHC.

☆ Hurricane Fiona to bring flooding to eastern Dominican Republic
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Workers cut tree branches in preparation for Hurricane Fiona, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo RojasRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 19 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona was expected to bring life-threatening flash and urban flooding to parts of the Dominican Republic after making landfall near Boca de Yuma at 3:30 a.m. AST, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The center of Fiona was now about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of Samana, Dominican Republic, and packing sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (150 km per hour), it added. The hurricane left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding with mudslides and landslides, while aid agencies in the Dominican Republic began evacuating residents from high-risk areas in the east on Sunday night. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Deep Vakil in Bengaluru; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

People clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, five years after the U.S. Caribbean territory was ravaged by Hurricane Maria. "The strongest winds are already dying down and it's already over the Dominican Republic." The eye of Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic near Boca Yuma at 3:30 a.m. local time, the NHC said. Rainbands could follow the storm system on the east side of Puerto Rico for hundreds of miles, NHC's Blake said.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides on the island before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said. "This has been catastrophic," Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said at a news conference in the capital San Juan. The center of the storm made landfall on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico near Punta Tocon at 3:20 p.m. Electricity had been out completely across the island of 3.3 million people, said LUMA Energy, operator of the island's grid, and the Puerto Rico power authority. 1/16 A man walk past an electricity pole that was damaged by Hurricane Fiona in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022.

☆ The Ayahuasca Diaries
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-26 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

But please understand: I didn't drink ayahuasca so I could write an article about it. I wrote an article about it so I could drink ayahuasca. I was desperate to drink ayahuasca — I had been for several months, in fact — and the formality of an assignment would help me out at home. Instead, a friend of a friend linked me up with an ayahuasca sangha, a Buddhist word for a spiritual community. I thought of my old friend, Scott, who, many years before, had declined an opportunity to drink ayahuasca.

☆ Top psychedelics VCs share the key challenges that are keeping them on the sidelines of the first legal magic-mushroom market in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-23 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While some companies are laying the groundwork to enter the market, leaders at four venture-capital firms focused on psychedelics told Insider they're skeptical about investing in the state. Palo SantoOne of Palo Santo's portfolio companies, Fluence, is preparing for the Oregon market. Two big reasons that psychedelics clinics could struggle to make money in OregonSchlidt laid out two reasons he thinks that psychedelics clinics in Oregon will struggle to be profitable. Plus, psilocybin clinics would face higher taxes. Burkitbayeva said that the companies she's seeing enter the Oregon market don't seem to have those attributes.

☆ Tottenham Hotspur are un antrenor nou
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Tottenham Hotspur are un antrenor! Portughezul a semnat un contract valabil pe doi ani cu gruparea engleză și a fost prezentat oficial.Tottenham a rămas fără tehnician din luna aprilie, atunci când Jose Mourinho a fost demis. Trebuie să obținem acest spirit de unitate pentru a fi puternici", a declarat tehnicianul Espirito Santo.Espirito Santo a ajuns la Tottenham după ce s-a despărțit recent de Wolverhampton Wanderers. Everton va fi pregătită de spaniolul Rafael Benitez.Ibericul, care a câştigat Liga Campionilor în 2005 cu Liverpool, a semnat un contract pe trei ani cu rivala Everton.Acest fapt a trezit nemulțumiri în rândul fanilor. Conform presei britanice, tehnicianul a primit ameninţări după ce a devenit clar că el este favorit la înlocuirea lui Carlo Ancelotti pe banca tehnică a "caramelelor".

Persons: Tottenham, Nuno, Portughezul, Jose Mourinho, Everton, Rafael Benitez.Ibericul, Carlo Ancelotti, William Edward Barclay Organizations: Tottenham, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Championship, Premier League, Liga Campionilor Locations: Tottenham Hotspur, Santo, Valencia, Rio, englez, Liverpool

☆ Momentul în care o piscină se prăbușește prin plafon, peste parcarea subterană a unui bloc (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Camerele de supraveghere au surprins momentul șocant în care o piscină de peste 20 de metri lungime se prăbușește prin plafon peste parcarea subterană a unui bloc de locuințe din Brazilia, scrie digi24.ro. Scenele au fost surprinse într-un oraș din estul țării, Vila Velha, din statul Espirito Santo, iar de vină este structura de rezistență, care a ruginit din cauza infiltrațiilor. Pilonii de susținere au cedat sub greutatea uriașă, iar podeaua piscinei a căzut cu totul în parcare, unde șuvoiul de apă a mutat din loc o mașină. Unul dintre locatari a declarat că a auzit un zgomot puternic, a ieșit pe balcon și a văzut apa care ieșea în șuvoaie din clădire. Din fericire, nimeni nu a fost rănit, dar cei 270 de locatari a trebuit să fie evacuați din cele 90 de apartamente ale clădirii și cazați la un hotel până când autoritățile au verificat structura de rezistență a întregului bloc, ce fusese finalizat cu numai trei ani în urmă.

Locations: Brazilia, Espirito Santo

☆ Un mafiot italian a fost arestat după ce a fost recunoscut pe YouTube. Ce l-a dat de gol
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Autorităţile italiene au repatriat din Santo Domingo un membru al mafiei Ndrangheta, asupra căruia fusese emis un mandat de arestare din 2014, a informat poliţia italiană citată de agenţia Agerpres. Bărbatul, în vârstă de 53 de ani, a fost deconspirat de agenţii de poliţie datorită videoclipurilor postate de acesta pe YouTube, unde chipul său era totdeauna ascuns, însă nu şi tatuajele sale, care l-au dat de gol. Biart a fost arestat la 24 martie, în oraşul Boca Chica, în sudul Republicii Dominicane. Mafiotul italian era dat în urmărire din 2014, când Parchetul italian a emis pe numele său un mandat de arestare pentru trafic de cocaină în Olanda, la comanda clanului Cacciola, mafia 'Ndrangheta. Prezentă pe toate continentele, 'Ndrangheta a detronat de pe prima poziţie mafia siciliană Cosa Nostra, devenind cea mai importantă organizaţie criminală din Italia.

Persons: Biart Organizations: Parchetul Locations: Santo Domingo, Germania, Argentina, Australia, Brazilia, Canada, Columbia, SUA, Franţa, Elveţia, Uruguay, Europa, Boca Chica, Republicii Dominicane, Mafiotul, Olanda, Calabria, Cosa Nostra, Italia

☆ Legendarul David Beckham cooptează la clubul său pe foștii săi coechipieri
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Legendarul David Beckham cooptează la clubul său pe foștii săi coechipieri. Proprietarul clubul de fotbal Inter Miami l-a ales să fie antrenor principal pe Phil Neville, cel cu care au făcut istorie la Manchester United. Cei doi au ajuns deja la un acord, iar Neville a părăsit postul de selecționer al naționalei de fotbal feminin a Angliei. Anterior, Neville a fost secund al mai multor tehnicieni cunoscuți, printre care Stuart Pierce, Nuno Espirito Santo și David Moyes. Clubul condus de David Beckham a terminat sezonul trecut pe locul 10 în Conferința de Est, ratând calificarea în play-off-ul din Major League Soccer.

Persons: David Beckham, Phil Neville, Neville, Stuart Pierce, Nuno, David Moyes, Gonzalo Higuain, Blaise Matuidi Organizations: Inter Miami, Manchester United, Everton ., Major League Soccer, Inter, Juventus, Noua, MLS Locations: Angliei, Albion, de Est, Inter Miami, Statele Unite

☆ FC Liverpool a remizat cu West Bromwich Albion, scor 1-1
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Campioana Angliei, FC Liverpool a scăpat printre degete victoria în partida cu penultima clasată, West Bromwich Albion. Meciul jucat aseară pe Anfield s-a terminat cu scorul de 1-1. Echipa antrenată de Jose Mourinho a condus din minutul 1 după golul marcat de Tanguy Ndombele, care a punctat cu un șut din afara careului.Echipa pregătită de Nuno Espirito Santo a ratat câteva ocazii bune de a înscrie, iar până la urmă au reușit să o facă. Marocanul Romain Saiss a egalat în minutul 86 după o centrare a lui Pedro Neto.FC Liverpool rămâne liderul clasamentului din campionatul Angliei, iar Tottenham este pe locul cinci, însă poate ajunge până 8. Totul depinde de rezultatele ce se vor înregistra în alte meciuri din această etapă ce se vor disputa diseară.

Persons: Anfield, Tottenham Hotspur, Jose Mourinho, Nuno, Marocanul Romain Saiss, Pedro Neto.FC Liverpool, Tottenham Organizations: FC Liverpool, West, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton . Echipa Locations: Angliei, West Bromwich

☆ Satul idilic din Italia care îi plătește generos pe oamenii care se stabilesc acolo. Casele costa 1 Euro. Există, însă, și o condiție
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +3 min

Există, însă, și două condiții. Consiliul local va plăti noilor rezidenți o taxă lunară timp de trei ani, însumând 8.000 de euro pe an. De asemenea, va plăti și o contribuție unică de 20.000 de euro pentru deschiderea unei afaceri. Consiliul a alcătuit și o listă cu tipul de afaceri pe care le va sprijini financiar: turistice, curățenie și întreținere, farmacii și producție și comercializare de alimente. Trebuie, însă, să fie rezidenți în Italia, cetățeni ai UE sau cu drept de ședere în UE pentru o perioadă nedeterminată.

Persons: Fabio Santavicca Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Laga Locations: Italia, Puglia, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Abruzzo, Italiei, Santo Stefano, Gran Sasso, Monti, UE

☆ Un sat de poveste din Italia e pregătit să achite mii de euro pentru noii locuitori (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +3 min

Aproape opt mii de euro anual timp de trei ani, o casă cu o plată de chirie simbolică și un ajutor de 20 mii de euro pentru a deschide o afacere. Asta vor primi cei care vor decide să se mute cu traiul într-un sat de munte din Italia, numit Santo Stefano, scrie CNN. Santo Stefano di Sessanio e un sat medieval cu ziduri din Abruzzo, o regiune din partea de est a Italiei central-sudice. La fel, va fi stabilită o contribuție unică de până la 20 de mii de euro pentru a pune în practică o afacere. Vrem doar să permitem satului să trăiască în continuare", a declarat primarul Fabio Santavicca.

Persons: Santo Stefano, CNN, Santo, Fabio Santavicca, Își Organizations: CNN, Olimpiada Balcanică, Matematică, CEC Locations: Italia, Santo, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Abruzzo, Italiei, AGORA, Milano, Cahul, Moldova

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