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☆ Degrowth: A dangerous idea or the answer to the world's biggest problems?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Julia Horowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“An innocent 2 or 3% per year, it’s an enormous amount of growth — cumulative growth, compound growth — over time,” said Giorgos Kallis, a top degrowth scholar based at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Action Press/ShutterstockThe UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently cited degrowth in a major report. Investment bank Jefferies said investors should consider what happens if degrowth gathers steam, noting “climate-anxious” younger generations have different consumer values. She’s criticized “fairy tales about non-existent technological solutions” and “eternal economic growth.” And she’s touched on another point degrowthers raise: Is our current system, which has produced rampant inequality, even working for us? Gates, the Microsoft co-founder who’s prioritized investing in climate innovations, admits that overhauling global energy systems is a Herculean task.

☆ Suspect in custody following fatal shooting of 12-year-old, 14-year-old also injured in Colorado shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Erick Mendoza | Mirna Alsharif | Mirna Alsharif Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Police in Colorado arrested a man in connection to a shooting that left a 12-year-old dead and a 14-year-old injured on Saturday. Rolando Felipe, 18, was arrested Saturday night at around 10:30p.m. The 12-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later while the 14-year-old "remains hospitalized with serious injuries." Later that night, Felipe, who is known to the victims, was arrested by the police department. Charges against Felipe will be filed with the Arapahoe County 18th Judicial District, who did not immediately return requests for comment.

☆ 'Now I'm one of you,' Hamilton tells Brazil as he becomes honorary citizen
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] British Formula One racing driver, Lewis Hamilton gestures, after he received the title of honorary citizen of Brazil at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoNov 7 (Reuters) - Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday by the country's lower house of Congress and dedicated the honour to his boyhood idol, the late Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna. The lower house passed in June a bill to make the 37-year-old an honorary citizen that was proposed by congressman Andre Figueiredo after the British driver won the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix for the third time. "I have so many amazing memories of Brazil," Hamilton said. Hamilton pledged to continue pushing for diversity and said that visiting the Amazon rainforest was one of his dreams.

☆ Philippines October inflation at highest since December 2008
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Philippine annual inflation accelerated to 7.7% in October (PHCPI=ECI), the highest since December 2008 and up from the previous month's 6.9%, the statistics agency said on Friday. Last month's inflation rate was above the 7.1% median forecast in a Reuters poll, and near the top end of the central bank's 7.1% to 7.9% forecast for the month. Inflation in January-October averaged 5.4%, well outside the official full-year target range of 2% to 4%. Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and fuel items, increased to 5.9% in October from an upwardly revised 5.0% in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Writing by Enrico Dela Cruz Editing by Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"(The Fed hike) supports the BSP's stance to hike its policy rate by the same amount in its next policy meeting on Nov. 17," Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Felipe Medalla said in a statement. "The BSP deems it necessary to maintain the interest rate differential prevailing before the most recent Fed rate hike, in line with its price stability mandate and the need to temper any impact on the country's exchange rate of the most recent Fed rate hike," he said. Ruling out an off-cycle policy move, Medalla said the hike would be effective after the Nov. 17 meeting. Economists welcomed the rate hike signal, viewing it as intended to reassure markets. Roces expects rate increases of 75 bps this month and 50 bps on Dec. 15, the last policy meeting this year.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Mexico is making progress towards recovering its Category 1 aviation rating, but the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not yet approved its plan as claimed earlier by the Mexican government, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Mexico's foreign ministry said earlier in a statement that U.S. authorities approved Mexico's government plan to recover its Category 1 aviation rating, revoked roughly a year and a half ago. Mexico expects to complete its action plan in December as part of its bid to recover the U.S.-issued aviation rating, the statement said. It added the FAA will visit Mexico and set a final audit date in January, in order to recover the Category 1 status before mid-2023. The FAA downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating in May 2021, saying it fell short of regulating its air carriers "in accordance with minimum international safety standards."

☆ Brazil's top footballers lean toward Bolsonaro in polarized race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Gabriel Araujo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In a country where evangelical churches have made major inroads in poorer communities, eroding the Catholic majority, many footballers wear their evangelical faith on their sleeve. "There is this slogan that I love," Alves said, using a stock Bolsonaro phrase: "Brazil above everything, God above all." Bolsonaro lost the first round to his leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by a tighter-than-expected margin, setting up an Oct. 30 runoff. The outpouring on social media bolstered the growing anecdotal evidence that many of Brazil's most prominent soccer players now lean to the right. Top footballers' embrace of Bolsonaro has jibed with a growing tradition among conservative Brazilians who don the national team's famous yellow jersey in street demonstrations, as Bolsonaro himself has done occasionally.

☆ Sargeant to end long wait for a U.S. F1 driver
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

All going to plan, he will become the first American to race in Formula One since Alexander Rossi entered five grands prix with now-defunct Marussia in 2015. Capito said Sargeant had performed as expected and done exactly what he was told to do in practice. Sargeant will replace Canadian Nicholas Latifi at the former champions, who are currently last in the standings, alongside experienced British-born Thai Alex Albon. The Formula Two title has been won already by Brazilian Felipe Drugovich but Sargeant has won two races. "I think we need an American driver and not just a driver but a successful driver competing in there as well, and it shouldn't just be Brad Pitt."

☆ JPMorgan-backed digital bank C6 to open Brazil branch network
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Aluisio Alves | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SÃO PAULO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian lender C6 Bank is set to open its first five brick-and-mortar branches in the country in the next few weeks, an executive has revealed, enhancing the competition between the JPMorgan-backed digital bank and large retail lenders for high income clients in Latin America's largest economy. Similar units in Brazilian large cap lenders include Banco Bradesco SA's Prime (BBDC4.SA) and Banco Santander Brasil SA's Van Gogh . With the physical branches initiative, C6 aims to increase its share in the high income market, which it expects to cover some 5 million people in the country. In 2021, the purchase of a 40% stake in C6 marked JPMorgan Chase & Co's (JPM.N) debut in Brazil's retail banking. C6 was founded by former partners at Banco BTG Pactual SA , Latin America's largest independent investment bank.

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.

☆ Philippines c.bank's policy settings remain accommodative, says governor
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MANILA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Philippines central bank's monetary policy settings remain accommodative, its governor said on Wednesday. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Felipe Medalla also told a banking forum bringing inflation back to target remains the bank's "paramount" focus. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Heiress and shareholder Abigail Disney on how to bring magic back to capitalism
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Abigail Disney speaks at Firehouse DCTV's Cinema For Documentary Film Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 20, 2022 in New York City. "How can you call a company successful when people are suffering?" Just Capital, the ESG research nonprofit that produces the polling of the American public on corporate issues of importance, ranks Disney No. According to a June article from entertainment publication The Wrap, Abigail Disney is gearing up for another shareholder fight next year against the pay of current Disney CEO Bob Chapek, whose compensation doubled last year to $32.5 million. Watch the ESG Impact video below for more of the Disney heiress and shareholder's views on CEO compensation and worker pay.

☆ Catalonia seeks Spain's agreement for new independence referendum
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Joan Faus | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has favoured dialogue with Catalonia to rebuild relations after a chaotic unilateral bid for independence in 2017 plunged Spain into its worst political crisis in years. It remains, however, staunchly opposed to independence and has hitherto ruled out a legal referendum. A similar proposal by Catalonia in 2012 was firmly rejected by the then conservative government in Madrid. The wealthy northeastern region held a referendum five years later despite a ban by the courts, and issued a short-lived unilateral independence declaration. Catalan government head Pere Aragones told the regional parliament that for another referendum, Catalonia needed Madrid's buy-in.

☆ We're hearing about 'energy sovereignty' from more governments, says Colombian petroleum company
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe're hearing about 'energy sovereignty' from more governments, says Colombian petroleum companyFelipe Bayon of Ecopetrol says people want to make sure that they have the resources in "their own hands."

☆ The world's most powerful are gathered in London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Here's who is — and isn't — there
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wpa Pool | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesHundreds of global dignitaries are gathered in London Monday to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, marking a level of ceremony unseen in the U.K. for decades. Britain's King Charles III waves as he's driven down the Mall in London on September 19, 2022, ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. - Leaders from around the world will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. President of United States Joe Biden and Jill Biden arrive for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

☆ 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.

☆ 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.

☆ Fact Check-Image of Tom Hanks wearing anti-Trump t-shirt is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image that appears to show U.S. actor Tom Hanks wearing an anti-Trump t-shirt is digitally altered. In the original image, published by outlets in August 2022, Hanks can be seen wearing a plain navy t-shirt. Other examples of the image shared on social media can be found (here), (here), (here) and (here). Reuters has previously addressed digitally altered images that appear to show celebrities, including Hanks, wearing t-shirts with political messages (here), (here), (here). The original image shows actor Tom Hanks wearing a plain navy t-shirt.

☆ 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.

☆ RuPaul's Drag Race just won another 2 Emmys. Meet the 2 men who helped turn the show into a global phenomenon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Bailey, 62, and Barbato, 61, are responsible for propelling drag culture into the mainstream by helping to turn RuPaul and "Drag Race" into global phenomenons. Drag is ultimately a universally relatable thing," Bailey said of the popularity of "Drag Race" and the stars it has helped create. The first foreign versions appeared in Chile and Thailand, but the pinnacle arrived in October 2019 when "Drag Race UK" premiered on the BBC. "Drag Race" has become one of the most popular shows on its iPlayer streaming platform, with a fourth season underway. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season three, Krystal Versace (centre), with the other queens in London in November 2021.

☆ He was my high school journalism teacher. Then I investigated his relationships with teenage girls.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-16 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

It was a hot July day and the classroom at Rosemead High School should have been empty. (Christopher Vu for Insider) Show less Rosemead High School sits just east of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. Burgess as an upperclassman at Rosemead High School with the former teacher Hugh Zegers, center, and classmates. The author interviewing Rod Marinelli, a Rosemead High School alum who was then coaching the Detroit Lions, for the Rosemead student newspaper, the Panther's Tale. The author and a classmate, Amy Julia Harris, beside their journalism teacher Burgess at graduation night in June 2007.

Persons: Eric Burgess, Burgess, Brian Bristol, Christopher Vu, Alex Rai, Brian Day, —, Edward Zuniga, I'd, Dwain Crum, Harold Greenberg, Rai, Paul Arevalo, Arevalo, Diane Bladen, Rosemead, Bladen, Eric, weren't, Hugh Zegers, Rebecca Zisser, who'd, Miley Cyrus, Miley Cyrus Eric Burgess, Rod Marinelli, groomers, Daniel Pollack, Pollack, Matt Drange, Mia Nakao, Nakao, Lois Heilemann, Heilemann, Mia Nakao's, …, Larry Callaham, Catherine, fondling, She'd, they'd, Catherine grappled, Terri Amborn, Amborn, Sarah, she'd, Burgess's, didn't, Burgess texted Sarah, couldn't, Burgess wouldn't, I'm, Uber, Felipe Ibarra, I've, he'd, Sarah doesn't, She's, Amy Julia Harris, Harris Organizations: Rosemead, Bristol, Rosemead High, Facebook, School, Detroit Lions, High School, Rosemead High School, High, Cal State LA, Tower Records, Monte Union High School District, Starbucks Locations: Bristol, Burgess, Rosemead, Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, California, McDonald's, Detroit, chameleons, Bladen, mdrange

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☆ O româncă, șoferiță de ambulanță și voluntară la Crucea Roșie, a fost decorată de regele Spaniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( Marina Gorbatovschi | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Aici a muncit din greu și a reușit să aibă propriul bar, timp de 8 ani, perioadă în care a studiat și a obținut permisul de conducere pentru toate categoriile. În barul ei a aflat despre activitatea de voluntariat în Crucea Roșie spaniolă și a luat decizia de a se înscrie, împreună cu cea mai bună prietenă a sa, la cursurile de transport medical auxiliar. În acest ultim an, munca sa a fost esențială”, a spus Elena Ochoa, care a prezentat ceremonia și a prezentat portretele persoanelor decorate de Regele Spaniei. Sursă foto: Casa Regală din SpaniaDe când a izbucnit pandemia, Mihaela a continuat să fie voluntară pe ambulanță. „Cel mai rău lucru a fost să văd oamenii plângând pe stradă”, a declarat ea, pentru sursa citată.

Persons: Regele, Regele Spaniei Felipe al VI - lea, Libertatea, Alice Mihaela Cozma, Mihaela, Liliana, Alice, de Barros, Elena, Spaniei, Felipe al VI - lea Organizations: Universitatea, Crucii Roșie, Casa Regală Locations: Spania, Regele Spaniei, Madrid, Almendralejo, Extremadura, spaniolă, România, Crucea Roșie spaniolă, Mérida, Universitatea Extremadura, n.r, de, Spaniei

☆ ȚSKA Moscova a obținut a opta victorie consecutivă în Euroliga de baschet
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Formația din Moscova împarte primele două locuri în clasament cu Barcelona. Catalanii au învins, acasă, cu 87-71 pe Olimpia Milano. Cel mai frumos slam dunk al confruntării l-a reușit jucătorul leton din lotul Barcei, Roland Smits.Într-un alt meci, Zalgiris Kaunas s-a impus în deplasare cu 81-69 în fața grecilor de la Panathinaikos Atena.Paulius Jankunas a jucat a 354-a sa partidă în Euroliga de baschet, ce reprezintă un record absolut.La acest capitol, jucătorul formației lituaniene l-a depășit pe spaniolul Felipe Reyes de la Real Madrid.

Persons: Roland, Panathinaikos Atena.Paulius Jankunas, Felipe Reyes Organizations: Olimpia Milano, Panathinaikos Atena.Paulius, Real Madrid Locations: Moscova, Barcelona, Kaunas

☆ Regele Spaniei, Felipe al VI-lea, s-a autoizolat după ce a intrat în contact cu o persoană testată pozitiv pentru COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Regele Spaniei, Felipe al VI-lea, s-a autoizolat după ce a intrat în contact cu o persoană care a fost testată pozitiv pentru COVID-19, a anunţat luni Palatul Regal, relatează AFP, transmite digi24.ro. „O persoană cu care a fost în contact ieri a fost testată pozitiv astăzi pentru COVID-19”, a indicat Palatul într-un comunicat. Regina Letizia şi copiii cuplului regal, Prinţesa Leonor şi Infanta Sofia, „îşi vor putea continua activităţile în mod normal”, a precizat Palatul. Ea a fost testată negativ. Spania rămâne una dintre ţările cele mai afectate de pandemie, cu peste 1,5 milioane de cazuri şi peste 43.000 de morţi.

Persons: Felipe al VI - lea, Regina Letizia, Leonor, Infanta Sofia, îşi, Prinţesa Leonor, Ea Locations: Spaniei, Spania

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