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☆ Former Fox execs conspired to bribe FIFA officials, prosecution witness says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - An Argentine businessman testified on Wednesday that two former 21st Century Fox executives and a sports marketing company conspired with him to bribe South American soccer officials and secure lucrative broadcasting rights. FILE PHOTO: Businessman Alejandro Burzaco (R) of Argentina arrives at the Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York, September 18, 2015. Burzaco said that he, Lopez and Martinez collectively paid up to $32 million in bribes together. Full Play Group paid or committed to pay up to $90 million, he said. Lopez, Martinez and Full Play Group have pleaded not guilty to crimes including wire fraud and money laundering.

☆ Former Fox execs' FIFA case about 'corruption of international soccer,' prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The charges are part of a long-running corruption probe surrounding FIFA, the world governing body for soccer. "This case is about the corruption of international soccer," prosecutor Victor Zapana told jurors in opening statements, saying the alleged scheme funneled money that could have gone towards building stadiums and developing youth and women's leagues into the pockets of corrupt officials. An attorney for Full Play Group said the allegedly illicit payments were "expected, asked for and even demanded" by South American soccer officials. An attorney for Lopez told jurors his client was not aware of the bribes and immediately reported them to Fox upon learning of them. The charges are part of a sprawling FIFA corruption probe unveiled in May 2015.

☆ Former Executives of Fox Subsidiary Face Trial in FIFA Bribery Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The World Cup closing ceremony before the final match between Argentina and France last month in Qatar. Two former executives of a 21st Century Fox subsidiary are set to go on trial beginning this week on charges that they bribed FIFA officials to secure broadcasting rights to soccer matches, the latest in a string of U.S. prosecutions alleging wide-ranging corruption in the sport’s international governing body. Hernan Lopez and Carlos Martinez , defendants in a Brooklyn federal court, are accused of working with others to make millions of dollars in illicit payments and kickbacks between 2000 and 2015 to South American soccer officials in exchange for the broadcasting rights to the region’s most popular club tournament, the Copa Libertadores, and other matches.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Argentina's annual inflation hit its highest rate in more than 30 years last month as prices almost doubled versus a year ago, official data released on Thursday showed, further eroding consumers' dwindling purchasing power. The annual rate marks the fastest clip of rising prices in more than three decades, or since 1991, according to INDEC. Argentina is battling one of the highest inflation rates in the world as soaring prices hamper growth and force shopkeepers to constantly update price tags. In a recent interview, Economy Minister Sergio Massa projected December inflation would not exceed 5%, adding that monthly increases should edge down to around 3% by April. "It's a psychological factor that wears you out because... wages do not increase like inflation increases," said Aurelio Narvaja, a 41-year-old teacher.

☆ Argentina inflation tops minister's forecast, annual rate at 95%
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Hernan Nessi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Argentina's monthly inflation rate stood at 5.1% in December, official data released on Thursday showed, while annual inflation in the South American country reached nearly 95% over the previous 12-month period. December's rate of rising consumer prices came in above the economy minister's expectation but slightly below analyst forecasts. In a recent interview, Economy Minister Sergio Massa projected monthly inflation would not exceed 5% in December and said the government aims for it to edge down to around 3% in April. Economists expect monthly inflation to hover around 5% at the start of 2023, driven by an economic slowdown and price cap agreements on retail products. Reporting by Hernan Nessi; Editing by Jonathan Oatis, Brendan O'Boyle and Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Argentina government aims to undershoot inflation forecasts in December
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Hernan Nessi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The South American country is battling rampant inflation which is set to end the year at around 95.5%, one of the highest levels in the world. In a recent interview, Economy Minister Sergio Massa said monthly inflation would not exceed 5% in December and noted the objective was for it to stand at around 3% in April. However, estimates from 19 local and foreign analysts showed a slightly higher rise in the consumer price index for the late month of 2022, with projections ranging from 4.9% to 6.3%. Economists expect monthly inflation to remain around 5% for the start of 2023, driven by an economic slowdown and price cap agreements on retail products. "But risks remain elevated, and the shortage of (U.S.) dollars may translate into a further escalation of parallel (market) dollars, leading to higher inflation," said Isaias Marini, an economist at consultancy Econviews.

☆ Analysis: Panama and First Quantum harden battle lines over key copper mine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

However, no agreement was forthcoming, prompting the two sides to raise the stakes to protect their interests in the mine, known as Cobre Panama. "Cobre Panama is the only metal mine operating in the country and many foreign companies started operations in Panama with its arrival. Failure to reach a deal could spook foreign investors at a time when Panama is looking to develop three other copper deposits that could bring in similar investments to Cobre Panama, said Morales. First Quantum paid $61 million in royalties to Panama's government in 2021, while the Cobre Panama mine posted sales revenues of $3.2 billion for the year, company data show. LUCRATIVE ASSETIn 2021, Cobre Panama represented more than half of First Quantum's earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).

This year brought a fascinating and eclectic number of books by Latino authors to store shelves and online selections, spanning different genres and earning high praise from readers and reviewers alike. Below is our list of 10 very distinctive works by U.S. Latino authors. The compelling novel has been recognized as one of the top 10 books of 2022 by The New York Times and The Washington Post and as one of the best books of 2022 by Time, NPR, Vogue, Oprah Daily and others. Although Villanueva's life took a different turn, many of his followers and their children, known as "Inca Jews," are still in Israel. She writes about how an abortion saved her life and candidly details her experiences dealing with suicidal thoughts and depression.

☆ Former Argentina policeman gets 15 years in jail for Dirty War-era crimes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Maximilian Heath | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mario Sandoval is one of many former officers who have been sentenced for crimes against humanity committed during the 1976-1983 dictatorship's brutal crackdown against suspected leftists and political dissidents. He was sentenced for the disappearance of university student Hernan Abriata, who was kidnapped from his home in 1976. "This ruling is fundamental because it shows the importance of continuing to seek justice everywhere," Horacio Pietragalla Corti, Argentina's human rights secretary, told Telam. After the fall of the dictatorship Sandoval moved to France where he obtained citizenship in 1997. Reporting by Maximilian Heath; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Citing the cool-off, Argentina's central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 75% later on Thuesday, extending a pause on hikes after one of the world's most aggressive tightening cycles. The official INDEC statistics agency said rolling 12-month inflation in November hit 92.4%, with prices up 85.3% during the first 11 months of the year. The monthly rate, though, was the lowest since February and well below analyst forecasts of 5.9%. "It is difficult to manage a budget from one month to the next," Natalia Jones told Reuters on the streets of Buenos Aires shopping for vegetables. Eduardo Ortega, manager of a grocery shop in Buenos Aires, said it meant people were cutting back on the amount of food they could buy.

The official INDEC statistics agency said on Thursday that rolling 12-month inflation through November hit 92.4%, with prices up 85.3% during the first 11 months of the year. The monthly rate was the lowest since February and well below analyst forecasts of 5.9%. Despite the monthly slowdown, Argentines are still battling one of the highest inflation rates in the world, which eats away at wages and saps earning power. "It is difficult to manage a budget from one month to the next," Natalia Jones told Reuters on the streets of Buenos Aires shopping for vegetables. Eduardo Ortega, manager of a grocery shop in Buenos Aires, said it meant people were cutting back on the amount of food they could buy.

The Mexican grupera (a form of regional music) band Los Bukis become the first Latin music band to sell out two shows at the 70,000-seat SoFi Stadium. The magnitude of generational diversity could be seen when the Grammy award-winning Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte were on stage. Hernán Hernández and Jorge Hernández of the band Los Tigres del Norte perform Saturday. Scott Dudelson / Getty Images"Before, we really were invisible,” said Leila Cobo, a renowned Latin music expert and Billboard’s vice president of Latin content. "Now I think the kids go to see their parents’ music and Bad Bunny."

☆ Hebe de Bonafini, the mother who defied Argentina's dictatorship, dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Hernan Nessi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hebe de Bonafini, the iconic co-founder of Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and a staunch fighter against the human rights violations committed during the country's military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Sunday at the age of 93. Bonafini became one of Argentina's most famous human rights activists when she and 13 other women began searching for their children who were kidnapped by security forces during the dictatorship. Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner lamented Bonafini's passing on Twitter and the government called for three days of national mourning. "Dearest Hebe, Mother of Plaza de Mayo, you are a world symbol of the fight for Human Rights, and a pride of Argentina," Fernandez de Kirchner wrote. "As founder of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, she shed light in the middle of the dark night of the military dictatorship."

☆ Qatar and Ecuador stick with trusted lineups
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AL KHOR, Qatar, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hosts Qatar's top scorer Almoez Ali and fellow striker Akram Afif lead the line against Ecuador in Sunday's World Cup opener as coach Felix Sanchez stuck with stalwarts from a settled squad that has had longer than most to bond and prepare. Experienced midfielder Hasan Al-Haydos, who can also play on the wing, took the captaincy for the World Cup debutants and 2019 Asian Cup winners at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium. Ecuador coach Gustavo Alfaro also named a predictable lineup, with Moises Caicedo anchoring the midfield and top scorer Enner Valencia leading the attack as captain. Ecuador: Hernan Galindez; Felix Torres; Piero Hincapie; Pervis Estupinan; Romario Ibarra; Michael Estrada; Enner Valencia; Angelo Preciado; Gonzalo Plata; Jhegson Mendez; Moises Caicedo. Reporting by Andrew Cawthorne, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'Super Eagles 96': When Nigeria shocked the footballing world by winning Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Ollie Macnaughton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When Nigeria’s national football team competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, few thought it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with countries like Argentina and Brazil. But the team, lovingly nicknamed the Super Eagles, stunned the footballing world by winning gold in the world’s biggest sporting event. “Super Eagles 96,” a new documentary by London-born filmmaker Yemi Bamiro, which recently premiered at the London Film Festival, showcases this brief, but important moment in Nigerian history. Director Yemi Bamiro at the "Super Eagles 96" world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 13, 2022. Clemens Westerhof, the “Dutchgerian,” coached the national football team between 1989 and 1994, laying the groundwork for the Olympic victory.

☆ Spanish truckers start new strike over freight rules, cost of living
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Truck drivers, who brought Spain to a halt earlier this year, began a new strike on Monday as hundreds marched through the capital Madrid demanding changes to road freight rules and protesting at the cost of living. The month-long strike by truckers in March and April brought Spanish supply chains to a halt, caused food shortages, triggered a bout of inflation and hit quarterly economic growth. The Platform for the Defence of Transport called for another open-ended strike on Monday, seeking changes in road freight regulation to protect margins and keep truckers' costs down. [1/4] Spanish truckers and farmers march to protest over working conditions and fair prices in Madrid, Spain, November 14,2022. ($1 = 0.9668 euros)Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Charlie Devereux, William Maclean and Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Argentina inflation seen gaining pace again in October
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Hernan Nessi | Nidhi Verma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Stubbornly high inflation has seen protesters take to the streets as prices have outstripped wages. The government, under pressure to reduce a deep fiscal deficit, announced a four-month freeze on consumer goods prices earlier on Friday. Jeronimo Montalvo, economist at Empiria Consultores, said monthly inflation is "holding steady around 6%" and scheduled increases in public service rates would also pressure prices in October. Econviews' Marini said that while consumer prices typically cool in November, he projects annual inflation of 101.5% by the end of the year. The INDEC statistics agency is scheduled to publish official inflation data for October next Tuesday.

☆ Brazil cenbank chief says fiscal prudence central to inflation aims
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Hernan Nessi | Nidhi Verma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRASILIA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto emphatically defended the need for fiscal balance on Friday, following statements by leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that soured the markets by downplaying the issue's importance. In Britain, for example, former Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after markets shunned her plans for major unfunded tax cuts. "I don't know if there was a Liz Truss moment for Brazil (yesterday), but it was a clear demonstration of the markets' sensitivity to the fiscal issue," said Campos Neto. He said the central bank's autonomy would pass "an important test" but believed in the continuity of that status under Lula's future administration. Campos Neto also stressed that the bank's policymakers are open to participating in the transition government.

☆ A Twitter worker on leave to care for his son who's battling cancer says he's been let go
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hernan Alvarez Loaiciga received the news while on leave to care for his son battling cancer. He wrote on LinkedIn that he was let down by "New Twitter" when he needed it the most. The absence is not because he is on vacation, however: he's been caring for his son who has cancer. Loaiciga wrote on LinkedIn that "New Twitter" let him down "when I needed it the most: while on leave, taking care of my son who's fighting his most important battle, against cancer. The engineer manager who joined Twitter in January 2021, according to his LinkedIn profile, added: "Well, this is it.

☆ Noi secțiuni dintr-un turn aztec al craniilor au fost descoperite de arheologii din Mexic
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Turnul a fost descoperit în 2015 în timpul lucrărilor de restaurare a unei clădiri din capitala Mexicului. Experții cred că turnul face parte dintr-un templu destinat zeului aztec al Soarelui, războiului și sacrificiului uman. Cunoscut drept Huey Tzompantli, turnul plin de cranii era situat cândva într-un colț al paraclisului lui Huitzilopochtli, protectorul capitalei aztece Tenochtitlan. Una dintre cele mai impresionante descoperiri arheologice din MexicImperiul lor a fost înlăturat de către invadatorii conduși de conchistadorul Hernán Cortés, care a capturat Tenochtitlan în 1521. O structură similară celei din Huey Tzompantli a înspăimântat soldații care îl însoțeau pe conchistador atunci când au invadat orașul.

Persons: Huitzilopochtli, conchistadorul Hernán Cortés, Arheologii, Raul Barrera Organizations: Aztecii, Metropolitane, Superior, Culturii, BBC Locations: Mexicului, Tenochtitlan, Mexic, Ciudad de México, Imperiul Aztec

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