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☆ A Fading Weapon in the H.I.V. Fight: Condoms
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Benjamin Ryan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The worrisome trend points to an urgent need for better prevention strategies as the nation struggles to beat the H.I.V. Over the past decade, prevention medication known as PrEP has helped fuel a moderate drop in H.I.V. as well as other sexually transmitted infections, has been declining across the board in recent years, not just among gay men, contributing to a rise in sexually transmitted infections. Researchers said that, with so much focus on PrEP, public health officials have overlooked condoms, contributing to the drop-off in their use. “The goal of promoting PrEP is a valuable one, but it has overshadowed other prevention strategies like condoms,” said Steven Goodreau, an H.I.V.

Persons: Gay, ”, Steven Goodreau Organizations: University of Washington, Centers for Disease Control

☆ Sven-Göran Eriksson: After terminal cancer diagnosis, Liverpool fan is set for emotional day at club’s Anfield stadium
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson will be part of the Liverpool FC Legends management team for a charity soccer match, the club announced in a statement on Tuesday. Eriksson, who publicly revealed his terminal cancer diagnosis last month, will be on the sidelines alongside Liverpool greats Ian Rush, John Barnes and John Aldridge against an Ajax Legends team. The annual LFC Foundation charity match will be held at Anfield on March 23. Following the news of Eriksson’s diagnosis, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp invited the Swede to Anfield after the former England boss said he would never be able to fulfil his dream of managing Liverpool following his terminal cancer diagnosis. According to Liverpool, all proceeds from next month’s charity match will support the work of the club’s foundation and its charity partners.

Persons: Sven, Göran Eriksson, Eriksson, Ian Rush, John Barnes, John Aldridge, ”, “, Jürgen Klopp, Swede, “ You’re, ” Klopp, “ That’s, ” Eriksson, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand Organizations: CNN, Liverpool FC Legends, Liverpool, Ajax Legends, LFC Foundation, Anfield, Sky, Sky Sports, English, Portugal Locations: Anfield, England, Swedish, Liverpool, Rio, China, Mexico, Philippines

☆ The Labor Movement Hasn’t Taken Off. A New Book Explains Why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Willa Glickman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As Nolan writes in “The Hammer,” his lively account of the current landscape of American labor organizing, “It was reminiscent of Dr. Evil in ‘Austin Powers’ demanding as his ransom request for the entire world, ‘One million dollars!’”Nolan’s book joins the ranks of Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up” and Jane McAlevey’s “A Collective Bargain” in making a rousing case for a robust labor movement. “The Hammer” aims to show that unions are the best way to combat economic inequality, give disenfranchised people genuine political power and counter the allure of the far right among the working class. What would such an announcement look like? “Perhaps every worker will emerge from the office and fire guns in the air,” Nolan muses, “until the smoke wafts over A.F.L.-C.I.O.

Persons: Hamilton Nolan, Liz Shuler, Nolan, “, Dr, ‘ Austin Powers, Steven Greenhouse’s “, Jane McAlevey’s “, Rich Yeselson, ” Nolan, ” Organizations: Labor, Gawker Locations: United States, Philadelphia, “, A.F.L

(AP) — A truck hauling zebras and camels for a series of weekend circus performances caught fire early Saturday on a northeastern Indiana highway, prompting a police rescue of the animals, which roamed along the freeway, some munching on grass. The tractor-trailer caught fire about 2 a.m. along Interstate 69 in Grant County and a state trooper, a Grant County Sheriff's deputy and a third person rescued the five zebras, four camels and a miniature horse by leading them off the smoked-filled trailer, said Sgt. The Grant County Sheriff's Office posted photos and videos on Facebook of camels walking on the highway and later standing along its shoulder and its median with zebras and law enforcement officers. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“It’s not something we see every day,” said Deputy Brent Ressett with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The truck was bringing the animals from Florida to Fort Wayne for four weekend circus performances in the northeastern Indiana city benefitting the Mizpah Shrine Circus, said Steve Trump, its circus director.

Persons: Steven Glass, ”, Brent Ressett, Grant, Steve Trump, ” Trump, “ Organizations: Indiana State Police, Sheriff's, Sheriff’s Office, Shrine, Fort Wayne's Locations: MARION, Ind, Indiana, Grant County, Grant, Sarasota , Florida, Marion, Indianapolis, Florida, Fort Wayne

☆ Lula's Approval Ratings Inch up Ahead of Brazil's Local Elections -Poll
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Those who consider Lula's administration as bad or terrible increased marginally to 27.9% from 27.2 four months ago, it showed. The rating of the leftist president's performance edged up to 55.2% from 54.9% in September, while disapproval also rose slightly to 39.6 from 39.0%, the MDA poll commissioned by the transport sector lobby CNT. Lula gets his best approval ratings among lower-income Brazilians and in poorer northeastern Brazil, his political bastion. He does badly among higher income groups and evangelical Christian voters, MDA said. MDA polled 2,002 people in person between Jan. 18-21 and the poll has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da, Lula, Marcelo Souza, Anthony Boadle, Steven Grattan, Susan Fenton Organizations: Reuters, pollster MDA, MDA, CNT, Christian Locations: BRASILIA, Brazil

☆ Jürgen Klopp invites Sven-Göran Eriksson to be Liverpool manager after Swede’s terminal cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has invited Sven-Göran Eriksson to Anfield after the former England boss said he would never be able to fulfil his dream of managing Liverpool following his terminal cancer diagnosis. “You’re invited from the bottom of all our hearts to come here,” Klopp told Sky Sports. During his career, Eriksson managed several club sides including Manchester City, Lazio and Roma, but never Liverpool. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp invited Eriksson to Anfield. Alex Dodd/CameraSport/Getty Images“My father is still alive and he’s still a Liverpool supporter and I’m a Liverpool supporter as well, I’ve always been,” he said in an interview with Sky.

Persons: Jürgen Klopp, Sven, Göran Eriksson, “ You’re, ” Klopp, “ That’s, ” Eriksson, Eriksson, Alex Dodd, I’m, I’ve, ”, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Swede, Eriksson – Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Anfield, Sky Sports, Manchester City, Roma, Sky, English, Portugal Locations: England, Lazio, Liverpool, China, Mexico, Philippines

☆ Brazil's Senate Leader Pacheco Says Government to Revoke Payroll Tax Proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Brazilian Senate leader Rodrigo Pacheco said on Friday the government would revoke a proposal it made to phase out the extension of payroll tax exemptions for various labor sectors, yielding to the will of the lawmakers on the matter. Speaking at a Lide Group event in Switzerland, Pacheco said that payroll tax exemption for 17 sectors of the economy until 2027 would remain. "The exemption will stand, and there is a commitment from the federal government to...revoke this provisional measure in the part that concerns the payroll exemption," Pacheco said during a panel session at the event in Zurich. Lawmakers voted to extend payroll tax exemptions for 17 labor sectors until 2027, with an impact of 12 billion reais ($2.44 billion) that had not yet been incorporated into the 2024 budget. The government package, which met with immediate political opposition, proposed reducing and gradually phasing out these benefits.

Persons: Rodrigo Pacheco, Pacheco, we've, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Eduardo Simões, Steven Grattan, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Reuters, Lawmakers Locations: Switzerland, Zurich

☆ Jordan Henderson: After six months in Saudi Arabia, England international has returned to European soccer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Soccer player Jordan Henderson has announced that he is returning to Europe to join Ajax, six months after making a controversial move to Saudi Arabia. Henderson makes a pass during the Saudi Pro League match between Al Ettifaq and Al Ittihad in November. Yasser Bakhsh/Getty ImagesHenderson’s move from Liverpool to Al-Ettifaq came under scrutiny given the midfielder’s previous support of LGBTQ rights. But in moving to Saudi Arabia – where same-sex sexual activity is an offense, according to Human Rights Watch – Henderson attracted criticism from LGBTQ campaign groups and the wider soccer community. He made 17 league appearances during his six months with Al Ettifaq, which is managed by Liverpool great Steven Gerrard.

Persons: Jordan Henderson, “, I’ve, Ettifaq, Samer Al Misehal, ”, “ Jordan, he’d, Saad Allazeez, Henderson, Al Ettifaq, Yasser Bakhsh, – Henderson, ” Henderson, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Steven Gerrard Organizations: CNN — Soccer, Ajax, England, Saudi Pro League, Al, Twitter, Jordan, ESPN, SPL, Stonewall, Saudi Arabia –, Human Rights, Liverpool, Athletic, Champions League, Premier League Locations: Europe, Saudi Arabia, Al Ittihad, Liverpool, Al

☆ Sven-Göran Eriksson: Former England manager says he has ‘about a year’ to live as he confirms cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has publicly revealed he has terminal cancer and has “about a year” to live, the 75-year-old told Swedish radio station P1 on Thursday. Former England captain Rooney posted his support for his former coach on Thursday. We’re all with you Sven, keep fighting,” Rooney posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. It was Eriksson who handed Rooney his England debut in 2003 against Australia when the then Everton forward was only 17. Manchester City posted its well-wishes to its former manager.

Persons: Sven, Göran Eriksson, Eriksson, “, ”, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Swede, Eriksson –, Rooney, Sven Goran, ” Rooney Organizations: CNN, Swedish, Reuters, BBC, England national, English, Portugal, England, “, Everton, Lazio, Manchester City Locations: Australia, Italy, England, China, Mexico, Philippines, Manchester

☆ Five stocks to buy before the year end, according to the pros
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

FactSet data shows that 70% of the 43 analysts covering Snowflake have buy or overweight ratings on the stock. Year-to-date shares in the biotechnology and life sciences equipment manufacturer are down nearly 4%, but Ghosh remains positive. Schneider Electric Elsewhere, French energy management company Schneider Electric is on the radar of Steven Glass, managing director and investment analyst at Pella Funds. "We're very bullish, although it's not as cheap as it used to be on Schneider Electric. Year-to-date, shares in Schneider Electric are up around 28%.

Persons: Karen Kharmandarian, Colette Kress, Warren Buffett, Rahul Ghosh, Rowe Price, Ghosh, Steven Glass, it's, Glass, Schneider Organizations: Big Tech, CNBC Pro, Nvidia, Thematics Asset Management, U.S, Robotics Fund, Berkshire Hathaway, BE Semiconductor Industries, BE Semiconductor, BE, Danaher Corp, Schneider, Pella Funds Locations: China, Snowflake, Danaher, Pella

☆ Lula says Brazil's participation in OPEC+ is to stop oil producers using fossil fuels
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAO PAULO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that Brazil's participation in the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries is to convince nations to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. Brazil indicated on Thursday that it was on the brink of joining OPEC+, a group of 23 oil-producing countries. "We will lead oil-producing countries to accelerate the energy transition. Under the leadership of President Lula we want to use oil revenues to finance clean and renewable energy," he said. But Brazil is not expected to cap oil output as part of OPEC+, three sources told Reuters in a report published on Thursday.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Al Sudani, Lula, Alexandre Silveira, Silveira, Ricardo Brito, Steven Grattan, Matthew Lewis Organizations: United Nations, Change, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, OPEC, Petrobras, PETR4, Reuters, Paulo, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, OPEC, Brazil, Africa, Latin America, South America

☆ Lula Says Brazil's Participation in OPEC+ Is to Stop Oil Producers Using Fossil Fuels
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that Brazil's participation in the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries is to convince nations to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. Brazil indicated on Thursday that it was on the brink of joining OPEC+, a group of 23 oil-producing countries. "We will lead oil-producing countries to accelerate the energy transition. Under the leadership of President Lula we want to use oil revenues to finance clean and renewable energy," he said. But Brazil is not expected to cap oil output as part of OPEC+, three sources told Reuters in a report published on Thursday.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Alexandre Silveira, Silveira, Ricardo Brito, Steven Grattan, Matthew Lewis Organizations: SAO PAULO, Reuters, OPEC, Petrobras Locations: OPEC, Brazil, Dubai, Africa, Latin America, South America, Sao Paulo

☆ Brazil to join OPEC+ but won't cap oil output, Petrobras CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Rodrigo Viga Gaier | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jean Paul Prates, CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, speaks during a news conference at the Petrobras headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 2, 2023. "We would never be part of an organization that imposes (production) quotas to Brazil, Petrobras is a publicly-traded company and we cannot have quotas." Brazil's energy minister said on Thursday the country was eager to join OPEC+ after a full technical analysis. Brazil is the largest oil producer in South America, at 4.6 million barrels per day of oil and gas, of which 3.7 million bpd are crude. Prates, who in October received OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais in Brazil, noted OPEC+ was a group that includes countries with no voting rights and to which production caps are not imposed, which would be the case of Brazil.

Persons: Jean Paul Prates, Pilar Olivares, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Haitham Al, Brazil's, Prates, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Gabriel Araujo, Steven Grattan Organizations: Petrobras, REUTERS, DE, PETR4, Reuters, OPEC, Thomson Locations: Brazil's, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, DE JANEIRO, OPEC, American, South America, Haitham Al Ghais

Musician Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S., May 13, 2022. Tickets priced between 200 reais ($41) and 400 reais ($82), much lower than most of those for the tour, sold out in just a few minutes. Fans who managed to buy tickets received wristbands for the concert. Upon arrival, event organizers sealed up fans' mobile phones and cameras to prevent images being recorded. Reporting by Bernardo Caram; Writing by Steven Grattan; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Mario Anzuoni, McCartney, Amanda Cardoso, I'd, Bernardo Caram, Steven Grattan, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Cavern Club, Beatles, Clube, Choro, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , California, U.S, Rights BRASILIA, Liverpool, Brazil, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Amtrak Tries to Take Union Station
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The week’s best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Amtrak is a rolling master class on government in action, and the latest example is its effort to seize control of Union Station in Washington via the power of eminent domain. The railway wants to do a concourse modernization project to add more seating, increase signage in the terminal, and improve infrastructure. In a September hearing before Washington, D.C., federal district Judge Amit Mehta , Amtrak CEO Steven Gardner said that the current leaseholder, a company called USI, isn’t helping the railway accomplish its plans. He complained that there’s “a mismatch” between Amtrak and “a private developer looking to maximize retail and revenue.”

Persons: Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley, Dan Henninger, Amit Mehta, Steven Gardner, isn’t, there’s Organizations: Amtrak, Station, D.C Locations: Washington

☆ These 16 creator startups raised millions of dollars in 2023 despite a 'brutal' fundraising landscape
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's been a challenging fundraising year for creator-economy startups. Some creator upstarts have still managed to raise millions of dollars in 2023 despite constraining macroeconomic conditions. Link-in-bio upstart Hype in April announced it had raised a $10 million Series A. "We knew going into it that we are fundraising in arguably the most challenging fundraising environment in recent times," said Arthur Leopold, cofounder of the creator-marketing platform Agentio and a former president at Cameo. The funding ranged from a few million dollars to as much as $70 million for one startup.

Persons: It's, upstarts, Andreessen Horowitz, VCs, Kara Burney, Arthur Leopold, Leopold, Agentio, Steven Galanis, YouTuber Cody Ko, PitchBook Organizations: PitchBook, Business, Abstract Ventures, Founders Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Craft Ventures, AlleyCorp Locations: Web3, Silicon, North America

☆ Alberta to invoke controversial law to resist Canada's energy policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Alberta has long been at odds with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government over energy policy. "We have been trying to work collaboratively with them on aligning their targets with our targets," Smith said on Saturday said on the radio program "Your Province. We have to have an affordable grid, and we're going to make sure that we defend our constitutional jurisdiction to do that." The Trudeau government's clean electricity regulations are designed to create a net-zero emissions power grid by 2035 by putting limits on when and how emitting power sources, such as Alberta's natural gas-burning plants, can be used starting in 2035. Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Toronto; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Danielle Smith, Justin Trudeau's, Smith, Steven Guilbeault, Trudeau, Nivedita Balu, Leslie Adler Organizations: TORONTO, Justin Trudeau's Liberal, Alberta, Canada's, United, Thomson Locations: Alberta, Province, United Canada, Toronto

The Chile-based company, which leapfrogged U.S. majors American Airlines (AAL.O) and United Airlines (UAL.O), transported more than 260,000 passengers between the countries in the period. Average load factor in those flights, LATAM told Reuters, reached 89%. The results, according to ANAC, secured LATAM a 26% market share for flights between the two most populous countries in the Americas in the August-October period, above American Airlines' 22% and United Airlines' 20%. Year to date, American Airlines still leads the ranking with a 23.7% market share, slightly above LATAM's 22.4%, considering the number of passengers transported. In 2023 the U.S. carrier has so far ranked fifth in U.S.-Brazil traffic, also lagging behind Azul (AZUL.N).

Persons: Henry Romero, ANAC, LATAM, Aline Mafra, Gabriel Araujo, Steven Grattan, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Benito Juarez International, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, LATAM Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Reuters, Delta, Brasil, Sao Paulo, U.S ., Boston, U.S, Azul, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mexico City, Mexico, Brazil, Los Angeles, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, LATAM, Americas, Sao, Brazil's, U.S . West Coast, Miami, Orlando, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Georgia can keep statewide elections for its five-member commission regulating utilities, overturning a lower court judge who found statewide elections illegally diluted Black votes. The ruling is important beyond Georgia’s Public Service Commission because it could help protect certain statewide elections in other states subject to scrutiny for racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act. In August 2022, U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg had ordered Georgia's commissioners elected by district, the first time a statewide voting scheme had been overturned by a federal judge. Retaining statewide elections enhances the chance that all five seats will remain in Republican hands, as they have been for years. Plaintiffs said the current commission is unresponsive to Black voters, including people with lower incomes who pay high utility bills.

Persons: Steven Grimberg, Grimberg, Georgia, Elizabeth Branch, Plaintiffs, ” Brionte McCorkle, James “ Major ” Woodall, Fitz Johnson, Tim Echols, Grimberg's, Johnson, Echols, Tricia Pridemore, It's, hadn't, beholden Organizations: ATLANTA, —, Public Service Commission, U.S, Supreme, Circuit, Appeals, ”, PSC, Black, Georgia Conservation Voters, GOP, Republican, Georgia Power Co Locations: Georgia, Alabama, U.S

☆ Election victory of Argentina's Milei greeted globally by mix of hostility and support
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Steven Grattan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Asked for his reaction on Tuesday, Mexico's leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he respected the voters' verdict, but added that he believed Milei's win is unlikely to alleviate Argentina's problems. But other leftist Latin American leaders were more supportive. Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva both extended best wishes to Milei. Lula's congratulations came despite Milei's harsh criticism of the Brazilian leader on the campaign trail, where at one point Milei labeled Lula an "angry communist" and corrupt. Milei found enthusiastic support among right-wing populists, including former U.S. President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who Lula narrowly defeated last year.

Persons: Javier Milei, Alberto Fernandez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Milei's, Lopez Obrador, Evo Morales, Gustavo Petro, Gabriel Boric, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Milei, Lula's, Lula, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, I'm, Argentina's, Nayib Bukele, Bukele, Steven Grattan, David Alire Garcia, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Peronist, Colombian, Ukraine, U.S, Sao Paulo, Thomson Locations: China, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Venezuela, Colombia, Chilean, Moscow, Russia, Beijing, Sao

☆ Brazil's economy enters negative territory in Q3, shows central bank data
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRASILIA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian economy ended the third quarter in negative territory, central bank data showed on Friday, reversing a performance that had been surprisingly positive due to a booming farming sector. The IBC-Br index, a key predictor of gross domestic product (GDP), posted a seasonally adjusted 0.64% decline in the third quarter. The Finance Ministry last estimated a 3.2% gross domestic product (GDP) growth for this year after a robust first-half performance, a figure expected to be revised next week. Meanwhile, private economists surveyed weekly by the central bank project a 2.89% increase in GDP for this year. The September IBC-Br index was in line with a negative performance of the service sector, which accounts for roughly 70% of the country's activity, said Nova Futura economist Nicolas Borsoi.

Persons: Fernando Haddad, Nicolas Borsoi, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Marcela Ayres, Steven Grattan Organizations: IBC, Reuters, Finance, Finance Ministry, Nova Futura, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Brazilian

☆ U.S. set to clear Paraguayan beef exports, says Brazil meatpacker
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian meatpacker Minerva (BEEF3.SA) said on Monday it has been informed by Paraguayan authorities of the approval of a health protocol set to open the U.S. market for Paraguayan beef exports. Minerva, which owns four plants in Paraguay, said in a securities filing only final bureaucratic procedures are now required for the exports to be effectively cleared. "That's an important step for the country's beef producers and could open opportunities in other markets that follow similar sanitary standards," the Brazilian company said. Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Steven GrattanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Minerva, Gabriel Araujo, Steven Grattan Organizations: SAO PAULO, BEEF3, Minerva, Thomson Locations: Paraguay

☆ Petrobras' five-year plan could include around $100 billion in projects - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A logo of Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras FollowRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras' upcoming five-year business plan will include around $100 billion in investments the firm is both analyzing and those it has already committed to, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The plan for the 2024-2028 period will be finalized over the next few weeks, with publication expected at the end of this month, the source said. In the previous 2023-2027 period, Petrobras projected $78 billion in investments. The figures are still being approved and could change, the source said, with pitched projects including renewable energy investments.

Persons: Sergio Moraes, Marta Nogueira, Steven Grattan, Kylie Madry Organizations: REUTERS, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras, RIO DE, Petrobras, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, RIO DE JANEIRO

☆ Mexico inflation still easing but rate cuts seen only next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man buys vegetables at a stall in an outdoor market in downtown of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico July 27, 2023. Consumer prices rose 0.38% in October, according to non-seasonally adjusted figures, mainly driven by core inflation including higher food, beverage and service costs. The annual headline inflation reading came in slightly below economist forecasts in a Reuters poll, which stood at 4.28%. The closely monitored core index, which strips out some volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.39% during the month, while annual core inflation came in at 5.5%, in line with market expectations. "This report strengthens our view that headline inflation will remain under control over the coming months," said Pantheon Macroeconomics chief Latin America economist Andres Abadia, but "admittedly services inflation is still a bit sticky.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jason Tuvey, Banxico, Andres Abadia, Gabriel Araujo, Steven Grattan, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of, Capital, Sao Paulo, Thomson Locations: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Bank of Mexico, Banxico, America, Sao

James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy. Whatever happens next, James' surgery offers scientists an unprecedented window into how the human eye tries to heal. The hurdle is how to regrow the optic nerve, although animal studies are making strides, Goldberg added. James’ optic nerve clearly hasn't healed. Yet when light was flashed into the donated eye during an MRI, the scan recorded some sort of brain signaling.

Persons: Aaron James ’, James, ” James, there’s, ”, “ We’re, Eduardo Rodriguez, Rodriguez, James ’, Jeffrey Goldberg, Goldberg, ” Goldberg, Allie, “, Meagan James, Vaidehi Dedania, Steven Galetta, David Klassen, “ we’re Organizations: — Surgeons, NYU Langone Health, NYU, Associated Press, Stanford University, United Network, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Springs , Arkansas, U.S

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