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☆ Altice’s beaten-up debt is only a bet for the bold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Pamela Barbaglia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Violeta Santos MouraLONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Altice’s debt is a bet for the bold. Patrick Drahi’s telecoms group is sitting on a $60 billion debt burden, and faces rising borrowing costs and a corruption investigation. Drahi will therefore need to sell assets to cut debt, which starts to come due in 2025. Both Altice France and Altice International are trying to sell their data centre businesses, which could raise some 700 million euros, bankers say. Yet Altice France alone has some $19 billion of debt coming due by 2029.

Persons: Patrick Drahi, Violeta Santos Moura, Patrick Drahi’s, Drahi –, Armando Pereira, Altice, Drahi, “, ”, Pereira, Xavier Niel’s, Manuel Magalhaes e Silva, Altice International’s, Alexandre Fonseca, Neil Unmack, Oliver Taslic Organizations: French, REUTERS, Violeta Santos Moura LONDON, Reuters, Altice USA, Altice, Bouygues Telecom, Banco Espírito Santo, Public, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Moroccan, Europe, United States, Portugal, Israel, Dominican Republic, Orange, Altice France, Banco Espírito, Portuguese, New York, London

Fifteen employees have been put on leave in Portugal, France and the United States since news broke about the probe, which is currently limited to Portugal, said Drahi. Pressed by analysts on the call to lay out the role and extent of Pereira's involvement within the Altice group, Drahi said Pereira, whom he hired in 2003, had not held any stake in any Altice entity since 2005. Altice International, the entity that owns telecoms firm PT Portugal, is owned by Drahi's personal holding Next. The other two entities are Altice USA and Altice France, home to France's second biggest telecoms firm SFR. The debt has come under further pressure since Pereira's July detention, with longer-term debt issued by Altice France trading around 80 cents to the euro while those of Altice France Holding trade around 40 cents to the euro.

Persons: Patrick Drahi, Violeta Santos Moura, Drahi, Armando Pereira, Pereira, Altice, Mathieu Rosemain, Yoruk Bahceli, Ingrid Melander, Silvia Aloisi, Conor Humphries Organizations: French, REUTERS, Altice, PT Portugal, Altice International, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Portugal, United States, Altice France

☆ Factbox: Patrick Drahi, the telco tycoon facing debt woes, arrest of aide
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

* Drahi, who lives between Switzerland, the United States and Israel, controls France's second-biggest telecoms firm SFR on top of the most-watched news channel in the country, BFM TV. He also owns the largest telecoms firm in Portugal. * To ease investor concerns about the sustainability of the business, Drahi spun off the U.S. division, restructured debt and took the European arm private. * By 2023, Altice's combined debt, including its three units of Altice France, Altice International and Altice USA stood at around $60 billion. Altice's debt prices trade at stressed levels, having come under further pressure since Pereira's detention in July.

Persons: Patrick Drahi, Violeta Santos Moura, Altice, Drahi, Altice's, Armando Pereira, Pereira, Silvia Aloisi, Ingrid Melander, Sharon Singleton, Louise Heavens Organizations: French, REUTERS, Polytechnique, SFR, U.S ., Altice, Altice USA, BT, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, French, Israeli, Morocco, Drahi, Amsterdam, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, United States, Dominican Republic, Switzerland, London, New York

☆ 'We just have to get better': US regroup after World Cup close call
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Instead they packed their bags after the scoreless draw as the United States stayed behind, left to wonder how their journey for an unprecedented third consecutive title had nearly turned into utter disaster. Had they exited, it would have been the worst World Cup performance for the top-ranked team and would have marked the first time that defending champions had gone out in the group stage. Doing so will require that the United States resolve their lack of synchrony, with Andonovski previously blaming the starters' lack of playing minutes together. "We have to get on the same page when it comes down to the final goal, to the final pass and execution." "I wouldn’t say that the midfield three was disjointed - obviously we wanted to see them more connected," said Andonovski.

Persons: Alyssa Naeher, Lindsey Horan, David Rowland AUCKLAND, Ana Capeta ricocheted, Carli Lloyd, Vlatko Andonovski, Andonovski, Lynn Williams, Trinity Rodman, Ines Pereira, Williams, Rose Lavelle, Amy Tennery, Sonali Paul Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, REUTERS, Fox Sports, Sweden, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Portugal, United States, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, U.S, Melbourne, American, Auckland

☆ Heartbroken Portugal exit World Cup with heads held high
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The four-times winners U.S. reached the knockout stages after holding off the debutants, as they spurned several chances to score at Auckland's Eden Park. With the minutes ticking away in the affair, striker Ana Capeta took a shot and 42,958 fans held their breath as they watched the ball ricochet off the post and leave a tearful Portugal team to wonder what could have been. "When Ana shoot I was thinking it will be (a) goal and what Vlatko will do and what I have to do to stop (him)," Portugal coach Neto told reporters. Portugal leave New Zealand with their heads held high after a credible first appearance at the tournament. Reporting by Amy Tennery in Auckland Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Portugal's Ines Pereira, Carole Costa, David Rowland AUCKLAND, Francisco Neto, Ana Capeta, Ana, Neto, Amy Tennery, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, World, U.S, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Portugal, United States, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, Netherlands, Vietnam, Auckland

[1/3] A volunteer does the registration check-in of pilgrims on the first day of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, August 1, 2023. The cross-cultural festival, which actually runs for nearly a week, is held every two to three years and was initiated by the late Pope John Paul. At the Lisbon civil parish of Olivais, volunteers welcomed pilgrims carrying suitcases and sleeping bags on Tuesday near a school that is hosting them. He will celebrate several Masses and attend events with young people, politicians and diplomats. Reporting by Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Pedro Nunes; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro Nunes, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul, Francis, Emilie Bartoschek, Bartoschek, Parque Eduardo VII, Buddy, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters Connect, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Reuters Connect LISBON, Tejo, Portuguese, Western, Olivais, Germany, Parque

☆ Vlatko Andonovski: US coach hits back at criticism of team after draw against Portugal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( George Ramsay | Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —US coach Vlatko Andonovski said it was “insane” for anyone to question the team’s commitment as he responded to criticism from former American international soccer star Carli Lloyd. “Everyone is entitled to opinion and, you know, they can say whatever they want, but I just know how this team feels,” he added. “We know that it’s not good enough … We’re not happy with our performance, but we qualify for the next round. “The performances aren’t where we want them,” experienced forward Megan Rapinoe, who came on as a second-half substitute against Portugal, told reporters. It’s clear, as the players themselves know, that things haven’t clicked for Andonovski’s team yet.

Persons: Vlatko Andonovski, Carli Lloyd, “, Lloyd, ” Andonovksi, ”, Ana Capeta, “ It’s, We’re, ” Megan Rapinoe, Buda Mendes, What’s, Megan Rapinoe, haven’t, ” Alex Morgan, Inês Pereira, Carmen Mandato, Alex Morgan, Kelley O’Hara –, Sophia Smith, Julie Ertz, it’s, ” What’s, Andonovski, ” Morgan, we’ll, Jéssica Silva, Kim Price, Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan, You’re Organizations: CNN, American, FOX, Portugal, Vietnam, FIFA, USSF, Getty, Cal Sport Media, US Locations: Portugal, Auckland, , New Zealand, Sweden, Buda, Netherlands

☆ US stumble into knockout stages after 0-0 draw with Portugal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We know it's not good enough, we're not happy with our performance," U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said after the match. "Our girls were very brave and they made an amazing game today," Portugal coach Francisco Neto told reporters. "It's just not going in the back of the net," Morgan added. "We have so many corners, we have so many opportunities, we got the crosses, I mean just unlucky you know." Reporting by Amy Tennery in Auckland, editing by Nick Mulvenney and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Emily Fox, Portugal's Ana Capeta, David Rowland AUCKLAND, Megan Rapinoe, Ana Capeta, we're, Vlatko Andonovski, Ines Pereira, Lynn Williams, Alex Morgan, Williams, Sophia Smith, Pereira, Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, ricocheted, Francisco Neto, Morgan, didn't, Amy Tennery, Nick Mulvenney Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Portugal's Ana Capeta REUTERS, United, Portugal, E, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Portugal, United States, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, U.S, Melbourne, Sweden, Netherlands, Vietnam, Auckland

☆ How to watch Australia, Canada and Nigeria battle for Wwomen's World Cup knockout phase spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Norway celebrates scoring in its 6-0 victory against the Philippines on Sunday. Aisha Schulz/AP Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center, heads the ball to score the opening goal against Italy on July 29. John Cowpland/AP Italy's fans cheer before their team's match against Sweden at Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand. John Cowpland/AP China's Wang Shuang celebrates after scoring against Haiti during a Women's World Cup match on Friday, July 28. John Cowpland/AP US forward Alex Morgan is surrounded by Vietnam defenders during their opening match on July 22.

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You'll want to know how to watch the UFC 291 live stream tonight, July 29. We'll also guide you step-by-step on how to use a VPN to watch UFC 291, no matter where you are. If you're not in the US, you still have a few options to watch UFC 291. In Canada, UFC 291 will be available as a pay-per-view through most TV providers and directly via UFC Fight Pass. UFC 291 Fight Card: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Main Card — 10 p.m.

Persons: Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Poirier, Gaethje, Jan Blachowicz, Alex Pereira, We'll, CEST, McGregor, ExpressVPN, Stephen Thompson, Michel Pereira, Tony Ferguson, Bobby Green, Michael Chiesa, Kevin Holland, Gabriel Bonfim, Trevin Giles, Derrick Lewis, Marcos Rogerio De Lima, Claudio Ribeiro, Jake Matthews, Darrius, CJ Vergara, Vinicius Salvador, Matthew Semelsberger, Uros Medic, Miranda Maverick, Priscila Organizations: UFC, Delta Center, ESPN, ABC, TNT Sports, Amazon, Apple, PlayStation, Samsung, BT, BT Sport, You'll, LG, AEST Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Asia, Africa, Brazil

Santos, 16, is a violinist in an orchestra made up of young musicians from the sprawling Mare "favela", home to more than 140,000 people, where violent police raids and clashes between drug gangs are commonplace. Created in 2010, the "Mare do Amanha" orchestra is the brainchild of Carlos Prazeres and his father, Armando, a musical conductor who was kidnapped and killed in 1999. Instead of turning his grief into hatred, Prazeres decided to use music to get children off the streets and away from drug dealing. Sousa was part of the orchestra group that met Francis in the Vatican in 2017, an experience she will never forget. Reporting by Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Pedro Nunes; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pedro de Alcantara, Read, Caué Santos, Pope Francis, Santos, Francis, Carlos Prazeres, Armando, Prazeres, Amanha, Ana Beatriz Sousa, Sousa, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Pedro Nunes, Andrei Khalip, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Mare, Thomson Locations: Pedro, Lisbon, Portugal, LISBON, Rio de Janeiro, Mare ., Brazil

☆ Full Stack Observability is key for modern businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Cisco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Full Stack Observability provides the key to unlock all that. From that standpoint, Cisco's Full Stack Observability represents an industry revolution. With Full Stack Observability, customers and partners can develop modern solutions to empower new observability use-cases delivering on great end-user and application experiences. "All of this rolls up to the most important aspect of Cisco Full Stack Observability. Let Cisco's Full Stack Observability help your business deliver flawless, secure digital experiences.

Persons: Carlos Pereira, OpenTelemetry, Pereira, Cisco's, they're, We've Organizations: Companies, Cisco, Insider Studios

☆ A taste of cookie heaven? Lisbon pastry shop marks pope's visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A pastry chef stands beside cookies with Pope Francis images ahead of his apostolic journey to Portugal on the occasion of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro NunesLISBON, July 26 (Reuters) - As Lisbon gears up for a long visit by Pope Francis next week, a local pastry shop has rolled out a brand-new treat to mark the occasion: a cookie with the pontiff's picture on it that is already selling fast. The idea began as an in-house joke between one of the owners of Balcao do Marques, Fernando Santos, and his pastry chefs. The city-centre pastry shop is close to one of the venues where Francis will attend World Youth Day, a global gathering of young Catholics that runs from Aug. 1-6. Their design features an edible printed image of the pope set on a home-made cookie decorated with icing and coloured sugar sprinkles.

Persons: Pope Francis, Pedro Nunes LISBON, Marques, Fernando Santos, Francis, Santos, he'll, it's, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Pedro Nunes, Andrei Khalip, John Stonestreet Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Lisbon, Balcao

[1/5] An elderly woman leaves her house as a wildfire approaches, in Cascais, Portugal, July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro NunesCASCAIS, Portugal, July 25 (Reuters) - Aided by local residents, hundreds of Portuguese firefighters scrambled on Tuesday to put out flames sweeping across a natural park near the popular holiday destination of Cascais, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze. Backed by 189 vehicles, more than 600 firefighters were brought in after the fire erupted. "They (firefighters) do what they can," said Miguel Medeiros, a local resident who has helped fight the flames. EU data shows Portugal, which has so far escaped the recent heatwave causing deaths and destruction across southern Europe, is usually one of the bloc's worst-hit countries by wildfire.

Persons: Pedro Nunes CASCAIS, Ines Figueiredo, Cascais Carlos Carreiras, Miguel Medeiros, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Pedro Nunes, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Cascais, Portugal, Sintra, Lisbon, Europe, China, United States

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

Persons: Brian Harman, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Harman, “ I’m, ” Harman, Osullivan, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Rahm, Kim, Rory’s, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, ” McIlroy, “, ”, Luke Walker, Greg Norman, France’s Jean van de Velde, –, McIlroy, Andrew Redington, Sam Snead, Snead, Lew Worsham, Louis, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Billy Casper, Casper, Ed Sneed, Sneed, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Watson, Scott Hoch, Hoch, Nick Faldo, skyward, Faldo birdied, Hoch's, Mark Calcavecchia, Calcavecchia, Colin Montgomerie, Germany's Bernhard Langer, Norman, Faldo, David Cannon, Jean Van De Velde, Van De, Van De Velde, Frenchman, Barry Burn, Paul Lawrie, Lorena Ochoa, Ochoa, Birdie Kim, Harry, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Lefty, Geoff Ogilvy, Ezra Shaw, Stewart Cink, Warren Little, Dustin Johnson, Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Donald Miralle, Jason Dufner, Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Scott, Jordan, Buddy, Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Spieth, Jim Watson, Lexi Thompson, Yuka Saso, Thompson, Sean M, Mito Pereira, Pereira, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Christian Petersen, Van de Velde, Stuart Franklin, Ghostbuster Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Read, Brian Harman shrugs, unflappable Organizations: CNN, 151st, PGA, Reuters, Northern, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship, North, Louis Post, Bettmann, Augusta, Augusta National, Getty, Ryder, American, Scottish, Team Europe, . Augusta National, Barry Burn . Pictures, South Korean, Chevron, Royal Lytham, Nasa, Mito, Southern Hills Country Club, eventual Locations: Royal Liverpool, South, Georgia, Carnoustie, Augusta, North America, San Francisco, Kiawah, Europe, Jean Van De Velde , British, Scotland, Mexican, British, Turnberry, Atlanta, American, New York, St, Annes, squander, Tulsa, Liverpool, Harman’s

☆ Sao Paulo governor turns heads on Brazil's right after Bolsonaro election ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Ricardo Brito | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Although the governor and his closest advisers insist he is focused on serving Sao Paulo state, many of Brazil's seasoned conservative power brokers are already calling the pro-business moderate a natural candidate for the presidency in three years. It also helped shore up three-quarters support among Sao Paulo lawmakers for the reform as it cleared one chamber of Congress. He is pushing to privatize the port of Santos on the Sao Paulo coast, a bid blocked for now by the federal government. And he has vowed to revive efforts to privatize state water utility Sabesp (SBSP3.SA), while Lula has decried recent privatizations under Bolsonaro. "He has to finish his mission in Sao Paulo with a second term," said one close aide, asking not to be named as he was not authorized to speak about the governor's plans.

Persons: Tarcisio de Freitas, Jair Bolsonaro, Freitas, Bolsonaro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's, Marcos Pereira, of God, Arthur Lira, Ciro Nogueira, Bolsonaro's, Antonio Queiroz, Dilma Rousseff, Lula, Queiroz, Ricardo Brito, Anthony Boadle, Brad Haynes, Paul Simao Organizations: Paulo, Republicans, Universal Church of, Liberal Party, ARMY, Workers Party, Sao, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Sao Paulo, of, Brazilian, Santos

☆ Motor-biking dog and owner cruise Brazil's streets to help hungry pups
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Leonardo BenassattoSAO PAULO, July 17 (Reuters) - Miguel Pereira de Souza and his dog Ruby zoom through Brazil's sprawling metropolis Sao Paulo on a motor-bike on a mission: hand out free dog food to less fortunate pooches. "I said from today every time I see a dog going hungry, I will donate a portion of food," Souza said, wiping away tears. Once Souza posted videos and pictures on social media of his food deliveries and the street dogs, donations started to flood in. "I had more than 700 kilograms (1,543 lb) of dog food in my living room," said Souza, who has Ruby's name tattooed on his forearm. "This help from Miguel - donating food, water, time and encouraging others to donate - I think is very cool," she said.

Persons: Miguel Pereira, Leonardo Benassatto, Miguel Pereira de Souza, Souza, Ruby, Raja Vidya, Steven Grattan, Brendan O'Boyle, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO, American, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo, Miguel

Instead, Gomez Cabrera has to juggle a part-time nannying job beside strenuous practices. Now, Santino runs girls’ soccer program La Nuestra in the Villa 31, where Gomez Cabrera has played for nearly a decade. Becoming a soccer star is a common dream for boys and girls alike where Pereira grew up. "How can we realize our dream to become top players if they don't give us a chance?" Oliveros works part-time as a girls' soccer instructor.

Persons: Carla Carniel, Camila Lujan Gomez Cabrera, Gomez Cabrera, Maradona, Pele, Monica Santino, Santino, Christiane Rozeira, Gabrielle Cardoso, Paola Genes, it's, Genes, Nicole Pereira, Pereira, Laurina Oliveros, Oliveros, Lucila Sigal, Anna, Catherine Brigida, Daniela Desantis, Lucinda Elliott, Leandro Benassatto, Sebastian Rocandio, Christian Radnedge Organizations: REUTERS, Buenos Aires's Villa, Villa, Belgrano, SOUTH, Olimpia, National Cancer, Rocinha Soccer, Argentina women's, Argentina's Boca Juniors, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Carla Carniel BUENOS AIRES, Buenos, South America's, Buenos Aires, Nuestra, South America, Paraguay, Rio de Janeiro, United States, Argentina, Uruguay

☆ Here's what could happen to the Wagner Group after the armed rebellion against Russia failed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Wagner paramilitary group attempted an armed rebellion in Russia but failed. Around 1,000 Wagner fighters have already decided to go to Belarus, the independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported, citing a source in Russia's Ministry of Defense. Putin admitted earlier this week that from May last year to May 2023, the Russian state paid more than 86 billion rubles ($940 million) to the Wagner Group. De Deus Pereira told Insider that this is where many fighters will return. Lukashenko told reporters earlier this week that he convinced Putin not to "wipe out" the Wagner chief after the failed rebellion, though some experts have disagreed.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, —, group's, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Putin, Joana de Deus Pereira, Belarussian, Mikhail Svetlov, De Deus Pereira, Julia Stanyard, Lukashenko Organizations: Service, The Times, Prighozin, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Guardian, Prigozhin, Press, REUTERS Russia's Ministry of Defense, Marshall Fund, Wagner, Royal United Services Institute, Ministry of Defense, Russian, Central African, Global Initiative, Transnational, BBC Locations: Russia, Belarus, Moscow, Eastern Europe, Africa, Prigozhin, British, Russian, Luhansk, Donbas, Krasnodar, North Caucasus, Concord, Europe, Sochi, Libya, Syria, Central African Republic, Mali

☆ Exclusive: Brazil aims to pass offshore wind, green hydrogen laws by year-end, energy minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Catarina Demony | Thomson Reuters | Portugal-Based Multimedia Correspondent Reporting On Politics | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LISBON, June 27 (Reuters) - Brazil aims to pass a regulatory framework for offshore wind and green hydrogen by the end of this year, the country's energy minister told Reuters on Tuesday, as Latin America's largest nation seeks to unlock new sectors to power its energy transition. With a floor of 16 billion reais, the auction could unlock 200 billion reais ($41.79 billion) in investments, he said. Currently, Brazil has no legislation in place to regulate offshore wind and green hydrogen. In early January, Brazil's government issued a decree that opened space for the development of offshore wind power generation in the country. "Green hydrogen is a real possibility for us to greatly expand our position in clean and renewable energy," he said.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula, Alexandre Silveira, Brazil's, Silveira, Lula's, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Gabriel Stargardter, David Evans Organizations: Leftist, Energy, Shell, Petrobras, Reuters, Thomson Locations: LISBON, Brazil, Foz de Amazonas, Angra, Lisbon

[1/4] Police gather drugs ahead of burning six tonnes of cocaine, hashish and other substances to mark the United Nations' International Day Against Drug Abuse, in Lisbon, Portugal, June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Miguel PereiraLISBON, June 26 (Reuters) - Portuguese police on Monday burned six tonnes of cocaine, hashish and other substances to mark the United Nations' international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking at a time the illegal trade is booming worldwide. Sousa said 11 tonnes of cocaine, 30 tonnes of hashish and smaller amount of other types of drugs have been seized in Portugal so far in 2023, already above the amounts seized last year as a whole. He said most of the cocaine was trafficked from Latin America and the Caribbean, while the hashish came from Morocco. Sousa said Portuguese authorities needed more resources to tackle the surge as the southern European nation, facing the Atlantic Ocean, was a key entry point of drugs into the European continent.

Persons: Miguel Pereira LISBON, Rui Sousa, Sousa, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Police, Nations, REUTERS, United Nations Office, Drugs, Portuguese, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, America, Caribbean, Morocco, Europe, European

☆ Gamers meet Games in inaugural Olympic Esports Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Edgar Su | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Workers set up the venue for the inaugural Olympic Esports Week in Singapore June 19, 2023. Building on the Olympic Virtual Series, the Olympic Esports Week is part of a drive under IOC President Thomas Bach to remain relevant to young people and embrace technological advances. "We've launched the brand Olympic Esports, and Olympic Esports Week here in Singapore is the first ever - super excited about it." "But they're also sharing a lot of similar values, and the Olympic values, like friendship, respect and excellence are all part of both worlds. "In esports we can see the same synergies, we can see the same values, and this is what we want to see during this Olympic Esports Week."

Persons: Edgar Su SINGAPORE, Siti Zhwyee, wiling, Zhwyee, Thomas Bach, Vincent Pereira, We've, Pereira, they're, Edgar Su, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Workers, Olympic, REUTERS, Elite, Convention, Exhibition, Ubisoft, Reuters, International Olympic Committee, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Suntec, esports, Hangzhou

☆ US hostage envoy Roger Carstens quietly traveled to Venezuela this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens quietly traveled to Venezuela this week, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN Wednesday. Carstens traveled to the capital city of Caracas for “discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals wrongfully detained in Venezuela,” the spokesperson said. “We continue to advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of all wrongfully detained US nationals in Venezuela at every opportunity,” they said. ‘Signing his death warrant’The family members of the detained Americans, all of whom have been detained more than a year, are increasingly worried about their loved ones. Tillery told CNN that the US is “signing his death warrant” by not securing Kenemore’s release.

Persons: Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, Carstens, ”, “, Eyvin Hernandez, Jerrel Kenemore, Luke Denman, Airan Berry, Nicolas Maduro, Jeana, Tillery, Gustavo Cárdenas –, Jorge Alberto Fernandez, – Jose Pereira, Jorge Toledo, Tomeu, Alirio Zambrano, Jose Luis Zambrano, Matthew Heath, Osman Khan –, Biden Organizations: CNN, Hostage Affairs, State Department, United Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, United States, Venezuelan

[1/4] Portuguese maritime police is seen outside a warehouse where hundreds of human trafficking victims, mostly migrants from Southeast Asia, were found near Portugal's capital Lisbon, in Samouco, Portugal, June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Miguel PereiraSAMOUCO, Portugal, June 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of alleged victims of labour exploitation were found on Wednesday in different locations near Portugal's capital Lisbon, including inside a big warehouse where they were kept to work in the illegal harvesting of shellfish. The Maritime Police, which is leading the investigation, said in a statement that all of the 243 victims identified so far were migrants. Portuguese investigators say typical victims are impoverished migrants brought to Portugal by trafficking rings with the promise of a job. The number of investigations, prosecutions and convictions remained low compared to the number of identified victims, the Council of Europe said at the time.

Persons: Miguel Pereira SAMOUCO, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Christina Fincher Organizations: Portuguese, REUTERS, Maritime Police, CNN, SEF, Reuters, of, Thomson Locations: Southeast Asia, Portugal's, Lisbon, Samouco, Portugal, CNN Portugal, Portugal's Alentejo, Europe, of Europe

☆ Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Brazil names two more suspects in deaths of British journalist and indigenous expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Sahar Akbarzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Two more suspects have been named in the alleged murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, including the alleged mastermind of the crime, Brazilian police say. Phillips and Pereira were shot dead a year ago while they were returning from a reporting trip in the Amazon. Fisherman Janio Freitas de Souza has also been named as a suspect and has links to the illegal fishing criminal organization, the statement added. Both men have been imprisoned since July 2022, along with three other suspects and are awaiting trial, police told CNN. The deaths of Phillips and Pereira has drawn global attention to the perils often faced by journalists and environmental activists in Brazil.

Persons: Dom Phillips, Bruno Pereira, Phillips, Pereira, Ruben Villar, ”, Janio Freitas de Souza Organizations: CNN, Amazon, Brazil’s Federal Police, Indigenous Organization, Human Rights, Commission, Catholic Church Locations: British, Colombia, Javari, Brazil

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