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☆ La travesía de una familia para llegar a EE. UU. por 8000 kilómetros y 8 países
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Por Luis Ferré-Sadurní | Juan Arredondo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Millones de venezolanos como la familia Aguilar Ortega han huido de la miseria económica y la represión política en su país natal mientras la nación se sumía en el caos. La decisión indignó a los críticos que alegan que contradice la imagen de Estados Unidos como un refugio seguro para los vulnerables. Inicialmente, los periodistas conocieron a la familia en Ciudad de México, y luego los alcanzaron en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. La dura experiencia sería una prueba para su fortaleza mental y física, tensaría la relación de la pareja, y retaría su compromiso y capacidad para forjarse una nueva vida en Estados Unidos. Aguilar afirma que los fiscales venezolanos distorsionaron los cargos y que él y su amigo no usaron violencia.

☆ O. J. Simpson, el atleta cuyo juicio cautivó la atención de EE. UU., muere a los 76 años
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

O. J. Simpson, que saltó a la fama en los campos de fútbol americano, hizo fortuna en el cine, publicidad y televisión con un personaje de típico estadounidense negro, y fue absuelto de los cargos de asesinato de su exesposa y un amigo en un juicio celebrado en 1995 en Los Ángeles que cautivó al país, murió el miércoles. Un jurado en el juicio por asesinato, que mostró un espejo agrietado de un Estados Unidos blanco y negro, absolvió a Simpson, pero el caso arruinó su mundo. Pagó poco de la deuda, se mudó a Florida y luchó por rehacer su vida, criar a sus hijos y mantenerse alejado de los problemas. En 2006, vendió el manuscrito de un libro, If I Did It, y una posible entrevista televisiva, en la que relataría “hipotéticamente” los asesinatos que siempre había negado haber cometido. Una protesta pública puso fin a ambos proyectos, pero la familia de Goldman obtuvo los derechos del libro, añadió material en el que imputaba la culpa a Simpson y lo publicó.

☆ Demand for shipments from China via rail through Russia has 'skyrocketed' since the Red Sea attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

And — while it only represents a very small proportion of containers moved between the Far East and Europe — rail routes via Russia have seen an uptick in interest too. Rail through RussiaFirms have raised concerns about sending goods via rail through Russia, Sciglaite said. A train engine pulls carriages that started their journey in Yiwu, China into Barking rail freight terminal on January 18, 2017 in the U.K. Igor Tambaca, managing director of Rail Bridge Cargo, a Dutch logistics company, said China-Europe rail route bookings were up 37% over the past four weeks. Tambaca said the cost of sending one forty-foot container (FEU) from China to Europe via rail is currently around $7,900.

Persons: Liu Wenhua, Julija, RailGate, Hapag Lloyd, Sciglaite, Dan Kitwood, Igor Tambaca, Tambaca, Maria Magdalena Pavitsich, Pavitsich, Vladimir Putin, Davies Turner Organizations: China News Service, Getty, Air, CNBC, Rail, Cargo, OBB Rail Cargo Group, FEU, Initiative, British Locations: China, Europe, Russia, Manzhouli, Vietnam, Xeneta, East, European, Rotterdam, South Africa's, Ukraine, Yiwu, Barking, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, Red, Dutch, Turkey, Austrian, Asia, Xian, Chengdu, Suez, Africa, Moscow, Central Siberia, Beijing, Wuhan, Duisburg

How Houthi Attacks Have Upended Global ShippingShipping routes before attacks After attacks EUROPE ASIA Suez Canal Red Sea Gulf of Aden Malacca Strait AFRICA Area of Houthi attacks Continued traffic South Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Ships diverted after attacks Cape of Good Hope Shipping routes before attacks After attacks EUROPE ASIA Suez Canal Gulf of Aden Red Sea AFRICA Area of Houthi attacks Continued traffic South Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Ships diverted after attacks Cape of Good Hope Shipping routes before attacks After attacks EUROPE Suez Canal Gulf of Aden Red Sea AFRICA Area of Houthi attacks Continued traffic Ships diverted after attacks Cape of Good Hope Note: To show the changing paths of ships that regularly traverse the Red Sea, 3,461 cargo vessels recorded at entrances to the Red Sea in the last three months are shown. Those detours, and the Houthi attacks, have persisted despite airstrikes by the United States and its allies against the Houthis. Houthi attack involving commercial vessels Other Houthi attacks in the Red Sea Three commercial vessels were struck in one day on Dec. 3. Nov. 15, 2023 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Jan. 1, 2024 Jan. 15 Houthi attack involving commercial vessels Other Houthi attacks in the Red Sea Nov. 15, 2023 Armed Houthi fighters boarded a commerical vessel. The Houthi attacks have delayed China’s annual surge in exports before its factories are idled next month for the Lunar New Year.

Persons: Cape, Jan, JPMorgan Chase, Port Said Organizations: Global Shipping Shipping, Atlantic, Ships, Good Hope Shipping, Shipping, United States Central Command Shipping, Ikea, East, JPMorgan, Maersk, U.S . Energy Information Administration, Rotterdam EUROPE Venice, Good Hope, EUROPE Venice, International Monetary, Trade, Galaxy Leader, U.S . Navy, America Locations: ASIA Suez, Aden Malacca Strait AFRICA, ASIA Suez Canal Gulf, Aden Red, Suez Canal Gulf, Suez, Africa, Yemen, Israel, Gaza, United States, U.S, Asia, Europe, China, Northern Europe, East Coast, Maersk Hong Kong, The Singapore, Singapore, Slovenia, Port Said, Egypt, Port, Russia, Ukraine, India, Rotterdam EUROPE, Rotterdam EUROPE Venice Barcelona, Istanbul ASIA SYRIA LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL IRAQ Strait, Hormuz GAZA Suez, Kuwait, Red, Mumbai Malacca, YEMEN AFRICA, Aden, Good, Good Hope EUROPE ASIA SYRIA LEBANON ISRAEL IRAN IRAQ GAZA Suez, Strait, Hormuz Red, YEMEN, EUROPE, EUROPE Venice Tokyo Barcelona, Istanbul Shanghai ASIA SYRIA LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL IRAQ GAZA, Hormuz Hong, Suez Canal Kuwait, AFRICA Red, Mumbai Bangkok YEMEN Malaca, Istanbul Shanghai SYRIA LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL IRAQ ASIA GAZA, Suez Canal AFRICA Kuwait City Red, Red Sea, Beijing

☆ BP, Edison, Shell ask US, EU to intervene in Venture Global LNG dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Venture Global LNG has said the Louisiana plant is not fully operational due to faulty power equipment that is being repaired. Their appeals sought to get The Hague and Washington to pressure Venture Global LNG on the contracts. In its letter, Shell accused Venture Global LNG of diverting resources into building a second LNG export plant rather than completing repairs to its first plant. Officials from the EU and U.S. indicated they view the dispute as "a contractual matter between commercial parties," a Venture Global LNG spokesperson said on Saturday. Venture Global LNG is operating the Calcasieu Pass plant at capacity, it has told U.S. regulators.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Carol Howe, Michael Sabel, Robert Pender, Gary McWilliams, Diane Craft Organizations: BP, REUTERS, Rights, Edison, Shell, Venture Global LNG, U.S, EU, Force, Energy Security, Venture Global, Global, Reuters, Venture Global Co, Energy Regulatory, Thomson Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, U.S, EU, Arlington , Virginia, Louisiana, Hague, Washington, Calcasieu, Europe

☆ Israel-Hamas war rocket attacks are leading oil tankers to make unusual moves near ports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Giant gantry cranes and tracks in a container port, viewed from a moored cruise ship in Ashdod, Israel. The moves to evade detection come as shipping lines are also being advised to wait further offshore with rocket attacks reported at the ports of Ashdod and Eilat in Israel. Israel has closed the Port of Ashkelon, the country's biggest oil-importing port, because of rocket attacks. "This suggests that container lines are avoiding the Port of Ashdod, and potentially relying more on the Port of Haifa instead," Woitzik said. The ports of Ashdod and Haifa are the key ports for food imports.

Persons: There's, Homayoun Falakshahi, Ambrey, Falakshahi, Port, Mirko Woitzik, Woitzik, majeure Organizations: Getty, AIS, Israel, CNBC, tanker Sea Galaxy, Port, ICL Group, ICL, Rockets, Army, Evergreen Locations: Ashdod, Israel, Eilat, Port, Port of Haifa, Ashkelon, Haifa, Kpler, Gaza, Suez, Aqaba

REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAO PAULO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Severe drought in the Amazon is forcing Brazilian grain exporters to divert a small number of export cargos to southern port terminals instead of northern ports, grain exporters group Anec said on Wednesday. Brazil is the world's biggest soybean exporter and expected to overtake the U.S. this year as top corn exporter. The drought, which has limited volumes of grain transported on barges via northern ports in recent days, will not impact Brazilian overall grain exports this year, Anec said. Anec is maintaining projections for record 2023 Brazilian soy exports at 99 million metric tons, and record corn exports between 52 million and 53 million tons, Mendes said. From January to August, 44% of Brazil's corn exports went through four main northern ports including Barcarena, Itaqui, Itacoatiara and Santarem, according to crop agency Conab, while some 31% of corn shipments from Brazil left through Santos.

Persons: Bruno Kelly, Anec, Sergio Mendes, Mendes, Ana Mano, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, ADM, Cargill, Thomson Locations: Rio Negro, Manaus, Brazil, China, Santos, Mato Grosso, Itacoatiara, Santarem

☆ Israel's Ports Feel Strain as Shipping Traffic Slows After Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's southern coastal city of Ashkelon, which has a small port well in range of Hamas rockets, is not allowing ships to enter, shipping sources said. While the main Israeli ports of Ashdod further up the coast and Haifa in the north, remain open, shipping and maritime security companies are reviewing their operations for Israel, industry sources said. "Israeli ports are deemed to be at heightened risk," said Noah Trowbridge, with British maritime risk advisory and security company Dryad Global. "Since Gaza has a coastline, direct threats to shipping inside Israeli waters cannot be ruled out," BRS said. This compared with a premium of 0.0125% earlier this year, insurance sources said.

Persons: Jonathan Saul, Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Noah Trowbridge, Hapag Lloyd, Shipbroker BRS, BRS, Moller Maersk, Eli Glickman, INTERTANKO, ” INTERTANKO, Ari Rabinovitch, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Hamas, Dryad, Reuters, Ships, Zim, Ministry of Defense, Facebook Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Haifa, Israel, London, East Gulf, Gulf of Oman

☆ Azerbaijan says it sees amnesty for Karabakh fighters who lay down arms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsGORIS, Armenia, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan envisages an amnesty for Karabakh Armenian fighters who give up their arms, though there have been some Karabakh military units which have said they will continue their resistance, an Azeri presidential adviser told Reuters. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday said his iron fist had consigned the idea of a separate ethnic Armenian Karabakh to history and that now the region would live in "paradise" as part of Azerbaijan. Hikmet Hajiyev, foreign policy adviser to Azerbaijan's president, told Reuters in a television interview that Baku envisaged an amnesty for those Karabakh fighters who gave up their weapons. Karabakh Armenian rights would be respected as part of their integration into Azerbaijan, he said, adding that they had requested humanitarian support as well as oil and gasoline supplies. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia was prepared to accept refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh.

Persons: Nikol Pashinyan, Hayk, Ilham Aliyev, Hikmet Hajiyev, Hajiyev, Roman, Guy Faulconbridge, Peter Graff Organizations: REUTERS, Karabakh, Wednesday, Reuters, Soviets, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Yerevan, Armenia, Photolure, Azerbaijan, Baku, Soviet Union, Russia, West, Turkey, Armenian, Russians, Ottomans, South Caucasus, United States, Iran

[1/2] The logo of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is pictured at the company's headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico July 26, 2023. A third senior trading source confirmed that Vitol had resumed business with Mexico. Neither the deals nor the fact that Mexico resumed trading with Vitol have previously been reported. Vitol declined to comment while Pemex and the Mexican government did not respond to requests for comment. Eventually, Pemex officials pulled the plug on contract negotiations after Vitol officials refused their proposed changes to terms.

Persons: Raquel Cunha, Pemex, cargos, Vitol, Arvin, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Octavio Romero, Pemex's Romero, Javier Aguilar, Aguilar, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Ana Isabel Martinez, Dmitry Zhdannikov, Luc Cohen, Marianna Parraga, Florence Tan, Stephen Eisenhammer, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, U.S . Department of Justice, Thames, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Swiss, Brazil, Ecuador, Liberia, Houston, Pajaritos, Denmark, Tuxpan, Tampico, America, Geneva, U.S, Brooklyn, London, New York, Singapore

☆ AstraZeneca to buy Pfizer's rare disease gene therapy portfolio for up to $1 bln
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO-Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoJuly 28 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Friday its unit Alexion has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's <PFE.N> early-stage rare disease gene therapy portfolio for up to $1 billion, plus royalties on sales. AstraZeneca bought Alexion in 2021. It focuses on rare diseases and plans to close the deal in the third quarter, the British drugmaker said. AAV capsids have been shown to be an effective mechanism for delivering therapeutic gene cargos for gene therapy and gene editing, the company said.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Alexion, drugmaker, AAV, Yadarisa, Nivedita Organizations: AstraZeneca, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

HONG KONG, Feb 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Beijing's energy policy will indirectly support Europe. The European Union imported a record 131 bcm of LNG last year, 60% more than in 2021, Kpler data show. That’s why Chinese LNG imports are forecast to rise just 7% this year to 94 bcm, according to data provider OilChem China, or 14% below their 2021 peak. While strengthening its own energy security, China may accidentally help keep Europe warm. Chinese LNG imports are expected to rise 7% to 94 billion cubic metres in 2023 from a year before, according to data provider OilChem China.

☆ Brazil making 'atypical' soy sales to Argentina, Anec says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Ana Mano | Roberto Samora | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Brazilian trade group representing global grain merchants on Thursday confirmed “atypical” sales of Brazilian soybeans to Argentina after rumors about unusual cargos being booked at this time of the year. FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested at a farm in Porto Nacional, Tocantins state, Brazil March 24, 2018. Fernando Muraro, an analyst with AgRural, estimates Brazilian soy sales of 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes to Argentina for delivery in February and March. “They went up.”Crushing margins in Argentina rose by $10 per tonne in the beginning of January, to $30, making soy imports from Brazil an attractive option during the peak of Argentina’s soy inter-harvest period, Muraro added. Last year, the first Brazilian soy shipments to Argentina were recorded in April, for a batch of almost 49,000 tonnes, Brazil trade data show.

☆ EU struggles with Russian oil price cap, talks to resume when positions converge
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jan Strupczewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

There will be a meeting of representatives of all EU countries once there is progress. Diplomats said that six of the EU's 27 countries opposed the price cap level proposed by the G7. Russian Urals crude oil already trades within the discussed range at around $68 per barrel. "That means the proposed cap would either be the same as, or slightly higher than, the price Russian oil is fetching on the open market. It would be, in other words, another price cap that does not cap," the Eurointelligence think tank said in a note.

☆ G7 looking at Russian oil price cap of $65-70 per barrel - EU diplomat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Jan Strupczewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company receives crude oil from Russia via the 'Friendship' pipeline. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeBRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven nations (G7) is looking at a price cap on Russian sea-borne oil in the range of $65-70 per barrel, a European Union diplomat said on Wednesday. "The G7 apparently is looking at a $65-70 per barrel bandwidth," the diplomat said. The idea of the price cap is to prohibit shipping, insurance and re-insurance companies from handling cargos of Russian crude unless it is sold for no more than the maximum price set by the G7 and its allies. Because the world's key shipping and insurance firms dealing with trade in crude oil are based in G7 countries, such a price cap would make it very difficult for Moscow to sell its oil for a higher price.

☆ Explainer: Russia and North Korea forge closer ties amid shared isolation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

As Russia's isolation over its war in Ukraine has grown, it has seen increasing value in North Korea. North Korea was heavily reliant on Soviet aid for decades, and when the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, it helped spark a deadly famine in the North. UKRAINE WAR SUPPORTNorth Korea has reciprocated with public support for Moscow after Russia invaded Ukraine. Both Russia and North Korea have denied claims by the United States that Russia has sought to buy millions of rounds of ammunition and other weapons from North Korea. ECONOMIC TIESRussia and North Korea recently restarted train travel for the first time since railway journeys were cut during the COVID pandemic with an unusually opulent cargo - 30 grey thoroughbred horses.

His complete radio silence has raised concerns about the orderly handover of power, while also adding to doubts about how long the blockades could last. However, Normando Corral, president of farm group Famato, said the roadblocks in the top grains-growing state of Mato Grosso could disrupt agricultural shipments if they persist. One of the state's main exports this time of year is Brazil's winter corn crop, which is planted after soybeans are harvested. Evandro Lermen, a member of grain cooperative Coacen in the Brazilian 'soy capital' Sorriso, Mato Grosso, told Reuters corn shipments were not being disrupted by the protests. Rumo, a leading rail company that operates Latin America's biggest grain terminal in Rondonopolis, Mato Grosso, said none of its operations in Brazil had been affected so far.

ONE AFTERNOON last month, Eristheo Raif freed his shins with the swoosh of two zips. Mr. Raif, 35, a Los Angeles high-school teacher, had been in a chilly classroom all morning, but it was time for P.E. Since the bottom halves of his new convertible cargo pants detach above the knees, he could unsheath his shanks in seconds. When a student inquired, “Weren’t they pants?” Mr. Raif replied, “Yeah, but it got hot, so now they’re shorts!” He last wore convertible cargos in the early 2000s. Indeed: These pants are “a big thing,” said Katie Devlin, an analyst at trend-forecasting agency Stylus.

China remains integral in the success or failure of U.S. corn, soy and other agricultural exports, and corn is currently carrying the biggest burden of proof. Although recent U.S. soy sales to China have weakened, the top buyer has been propping up the numbers by comparison. CORN AND OTHER GRAINAt just 14.1 million tonnes, U.S. corn sales as of Oct. 20 are dismal compared with recent years and expectations. Chinese purchases of 3.6 million tonnes are down from 11.9 million and 10.6 million tonnes by the same date in 2021 and 2020, respectively. Export sales as of Oct. 20 totaled 11.8 million tonnes, the lowest in more than 20 years.

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