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☆ Venezuela opposition vote to remove Guaido's interim government
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Acting as congress chief and interim president following Nicolas Maduro's disputed re-election as president in May 2018, Guaido in 2019 appointed the board of Citgo, a subsidiary of state oil firm PDVSA. While mostly powerless at home where Maduro's government exercises control over nearly all institutions, including security forces, Guaido's interim government has supervised the foreign assets and runs many embassies. If approved next week, opposition lawmakers will then choose five representatives for the board of directors that will head assets held abroad, and Guaido's interim presidency, along with his government, will be removed. Guaido has been the face of Venezuela's opposition abroad since he declared himself interim president in 2019. Talks between the opposition and Maduro's government hosted by Mexico ended earlier this month with no further negotiations scheduled.

CARACAS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition parties are seeking to remove Juan Guaido as head of Citgo, the country's most important asset abroad, and block his interim government from extending its mandate by another year, spokespeople from the country's main opposition parties said on Wednesday. But opposition political parties propose instead to replace Guaido with a commission of five parliament-appointed members to govern Citgo's assets, and block the one-year extension. Parties looking to replace Guaido have proposed delegating the functions of the interim government to the new commission. Three of Venezuela's largest opposition parties support the motion, Marquina said, while the fourth - which Guaido belongs to - supports the interim government. Guaido's failure to extend his leadership may spell trouble for the boards controlling those assets, whose legitimacy rests on the recognition of Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader.

[1/4] Cast members Jay Ellis, Miles Teller, Tom Cruise, Glen Powell and Greg Tarzan Davis, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer pose for photographs during a news conference to promote the film 'Top Gun: Maverick' at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, June 20, 2022. REUTERS/Heo RanLOS ANGELES, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Nominations for the annual Golden Globe awards for film and television were announced on Monday. Winners will be announced Jan. 10 in a televised ceremony on Comcast Corp's (CMCSA.O) NBC. The broadcaster dropped the Globes telecast last year after a Los Angeles Times investigation highlighted the organization's ethical and financial failures and revealed that none of the then-87 members were Black. Following is a list of nominees in key categories:MOVIESBEST DRAMA“Avatar: The Way of Water”“Elvis”“The Fabelmans”“Tar”“Top Gun: Maverick”BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL“Babylon”“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Everything Everywhere All At Once”“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”“Triangle of Sadness”BEST ACTOR, DRAMAAustin Butler: “Elvis”Brendan Fraser: “The Whale”Hugh Jackman: “The Son”Bill Nighy: “Living”Jeremy Pope: “The Inspection”BEST ACTRESS, DRAMACate Blanchett: “Tar”Olivia Colman: “Empire Of Light”Viola Davis: “The Woman King”Ana de Armas: “Blonde”Michelle Williams: “The Fabelmans”BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICALDiego Calva: “Babylon”Daniel Craig: “Glass Onion: A Knives out Mystery”Adam Driver: “White Noise”Colin Farrell: “The Banshees of Inisherin”Ralph Fiennes: “The Menu”BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICALLesley Manville, “Mrs.

☆ Golden Globe Awards 2023: See the full list of nominees
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The nominees for the 80th Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday. Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva, two of the stars from “Lopez vs. Lopez,” announced the range of film and television nominees as selected by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Favored Oscars contender “The Banshees of Inisherin” led the film categories, with nominations including best musical or comedy film. It stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The ceremony, which was not broadcast last January over controversy surrounding the HFPA, will return to NBC on Jan. 10.

☆ Venezuela opposition demand date to resume dialogue with Maduro in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CARACAS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition asked President Nicolas Maduro's government to set a date to resume political talks in Mexico that could alleviate the county's long-running political and economic crises. Government and opposition delegates met in Mexico City on Nov. 26 after more than a year of hiatus, and signed a "social agreement", but did not announce a date to meet again. The opposition later said they would meet with the ruling party in December. The head of the opposition delegation, Gerardo Blyde, said this week that talks would enter a challenging phase including political issues and human rights. "We demand that Nicolas Maduro not continue delaying the commitment assumed in Mexico and proceed immediately to set the date, within the month of December, to continue the negotiation with the political and freedom agenda as agreed," the opposition said.

☆ Longtime Caracas bakeries enjoy sweet benefits of dollarization
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Mayela Armas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

CARACAS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - After years of struggle, veteran bakeries in Venezuela's capital Caracas are cooking up a variety of delectables, in the latest sign that the country's slight economic boost is reviving some family-owned small businesses. Dollarization meant freedom from the troughs and peaks of Venezuela's local currency, extra dough for spending in some sectors, and greater ease for importing certain ingredients, like wheat flour. Processing and distribution of wheat flour was under state control for years and supplies were intermittent, leading to lower production, while Venezuelans saw bread rationed. Venezuela imports wheat flour for processing. Despite the county's economic improvement, low salaries remain a hurdle for bakeries looking to grow.

☆ Venezuela's anti-inflation efforts dealt blow as currency tumbles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Cynthia Kim | Jihoon Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

For months, President Nicolas Maduro's administration has sought to fight inflation by anchoring the bolivar's exchange rate. It has increased the supply of foreign currency cash in local banks and limited the expansion of credit and public spending. The local currency has depreciated 17% since October, and 55% so far this year. Both economists said the government may be fine with letting the exchange rate slide a little more, if it allows them to spend again. The central bank did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ Venezuela's monthly inflation slows to 6.2% in October
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CARACAS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Venezuela's monthly inflation in October hit 6.2%, a sharp slowdown from September when prices rose 28.7%, according to data released on Friday by the country's central bank. President Nicolas Maduro's government has tapped the brakes on inflation with orthodox economic policies aimed at exchange-rate stabilization, reduced public spending and tax hikes. Year-on-year inflation stood at 155.79%, according to Reuters calculations based on central bank figures, the highest in the Latin American region. High prices coupled with a de facto dollarization in some sectors have severely widened wage gaps between public and private sector workers. The minimum wage is equivalent to about $15 per month and has not been revised since last March.

[1/2] Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the meeting with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro (not pictured) at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela November 1, 2022. "We are working on resuming the dialogue process in November," said one of the people familiar with the arrangements. Maduro and Colombia President Gustavo Petro said in a joint statement on Tuesday they hoped for "a successful return" to the dialogues. This makes resumption of talks crucial for the opposition coalition, which has been diminished by exile, imprisonment of leaders, internal fractures and lack of funds. The talks were abandoned by Maduro's envoys a year ago after disagreements over the extradition of an ally of the Venezuelan president who faces money laundering charges.

Migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are prompting U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to call for unfreezing Venezuelan funds held in foreign banks that would provide needed food and medicine, the sources told Reuters. It also has some in Venezuela's opposition parties worried about the political impact of releasing funds that Maduro could claim credit for ahead of a potential 2024 presidential election. The United Nations drafted a first proposal to oversee the fund in mid-October, the sources told Reuters. Opposition envoys discussed the aid package with U.S. officials during their meetings last week in Washington, four of the sources said. For the United Nations, it could become one of the largest funds ever handled, even though the total amount that could be legally released is not clear.

Reyes said Hollywood films often reflected the politics of their time — and that had an influence on Latino roles. Studies by the Government Accountability Office, the University of Southern California and other groups consistently show that Latinos are underrepresented in the film industry. Just this year, UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report documented “enormous gains” by women and people of color, but Latino representation still lagged. Slowly but surely, we are shaking up the narrative in Hollywood.”Calderón is frustrated by the continuing practice of “brownface,” whereby Latino roles go to white actors. Sanchez cited Eugenio Derbez in “Coda” (2021) as an example of a well-written Latino film character.

Latinos are underrepresented in the media industry workforce across film, radio, television, newspapers and digital platforms, according to the report. Latinos are 19% of the nation's population, almost 1 in 5 Americans, and 18% of workers outside the media industry. The largest percentage of Hispanic media industry workers were employed in service worker positions (19%) — which include food, cleaning and personal and protective services, according to the latest available reports submitted by media companies to the U.S. In positions that can influence the content audiences consume, Latinos were far less represented: They made up only 7% of professional media industry positions such as actors, producers, directors, writers, reporters and editors. When Latinos did see themselves represented in content, they felt "it was inaccurate" in most cases, de Armas said.

☆ ‘Blonde’ Review: More Marilyn Mythologizing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The public’s endless fascination with Marilyn Monroe might not be exhausted, finally, by “Blonde,” but the viewer will be. At two hours and 47 minutes, Andrew Dominik ’s pseudo-biography is one long slog into sadness and more-than-predictable tragedy, despite a touching portrayal by Ana de Armas and the deliberately artful and often startling filmmaking of Mr. Dominik. If you’re wondering if men are swine, they are, at least according to his adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel. In some ways, Monroe was the human exemplar of the observer effect in physics: When we look at a thing, the thing changes. No one in the history of Hollywood has been looked at more intensely than Monroe.

☆ Lack of credit sends Venezuelan businesses seeking loans abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Mayela Armas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

CARACAS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Venezuelan business owners struggling to get access to credit amid their country's continued economic crisis are seeking loans through foreign banks, business people and finance industry sources told Reuters. Large companies in need of financing have begun seeking loans from foreign banks with local partners or connections, private sector and finance sources said. Several companies seeking credit are from the agricultural sector and need the funds to purchase wheat, fertilizers and other goods from abroad, three sources said. U.S. sanctions imposed in 2019 are focused on limiting Maduro's access to financing and do not prohibit private Venezuelan companies from operating abroad. "The government transfers the biggest burden of its adjustment plan to the private sector by restricting credit for companies and consumer credit, which partly affects households," said economist Daniel Cadenas.

☆ Ana de Armas’ fearless performance deserves a better movie than ‘Blonde’
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It’s not a fresh take or a wrong one, but the tone is so self-conscious and surreal as to blunt those insights. Dominik also distastefully deals with Monroe’s lost pregnancies by peeking at the fetus inside her, which becomes symbolic of just how overdone much of the movie is. Still, “Blonde” is almost wholly de Armas’ show, and to the extent it’s worth sitting through at all give her every ounce of credit. Indeed, once you get past admiring de Armas’ immersion into the role, that’s the only itch that “Blonde” seems to know how to scratch. “Blonde” premieres September 16 in select US theaters and September 28 on Netflix.

☆ How much do Big Tech companies pay their employees?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Well, we took the guesswork out of it for you by analyzing some data to determine just how much different companies pay their employees. Positions we looked at included data scientists, data engineers, senior analysts, and more — see how their salaries stack up. Positions we looked at included data scientists, data engineers, senior analysts, and more — see how their salaries stack up. Finally, take a look at Insider's Big Tech salary database to see how much Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Facebook, and other companies pay their workers. By combing through data, Insider got a sense of how companies like Google, Hulu, and Disney pay their employees.

In this article EXPE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTTravelers headed to Hong Kong no longer need to quarantine in a hotel upon arrival. The news came the day after Hong Kong lost its No. Expedia's search data for accommodations in Hong Kong increased 50% over the weekend, compared to the week before the announcement. Pang Yiu-kai, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, acknowledged on Tuesday that the eased rules are "expected to initially attract mainly business travelers, family visitors and returning Hong Kong residents." The easing of Covid-19 measures in Hong Kong spurred hope among residents of China that they could soon see relaxed rules as well.

☆ I coordinated sex scenes for 'Blonde,' the new NC-17 Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana De Armas. Here's how I protect actors' boundaries.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jean Franzblau, an intimacy coordinator based in Los Angeles, CA. My first intimacy coordinator job was 'Blonde,' Netflix's new NC-17 filmThe original intimacy coordinator who worked on "Blonde," the new Marilyn Monroe biopic, recommended that I replace her when she had to leave the production. Luckily, it worked out well — and once recommended, getting my first intimacy coordinator job on a big production was smooth. Just like any production job, work can be sporadicSometimes I'm working as an intimacy coordinator, and sometimes I'm not. The best way to get started as an intimacy coordinator is to start with student films and short films.

☆ Ending Hong Kong's hotel quarantine is a step forward for tourism sector: AmCham Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEnding Hong Kong's hotel quarantine is a step forward for tourism sector: AmCham Hong KongJoseph Armas of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong says, however, that doing away with Covid-19 tests will attract more tourists and business travelers back to Hong Kong.

In 2010, three of Marilyn Monroe’s chest and pelvis X-rays sold for $45,000. The real-life Monroe was gutsy enough to break a contract with 20th Century Fox and start her own production company, which she named Marilyn Monroe Productions. American actress Marilyn Monroe in Times Square, New York City, on December 12, 1955. I’m not saying films about Marilyn Monroe must be filled with butterflies and sunshine, or that art should never be difficult or emotionally disturbing. We are ultimately left with a bleak vision of Monroe’s life, albeit one that, perhaps due to de Armas’ acting more than the script itself, is still affecting.

☆ 'Blonde' review: Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in a pretentious, overlong, NC-17 Netflix movie
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix will surely get its money’s worth attention-wise thanks in part to its restrictive NC-17 rating, but the film’s merits burn out long before its credits ever roll. It’s not a fresh take or a wrong one, but the tone is so self-conscious and surreal as to blunt those insights. Norma Jeane is eventually transformed into Marilyn Monroe, but even then she consistently speaks of her star persona in the third person, as if the image stands apart and utterly separate from the human being behind it. Still, “Blonde” is almost wholly de Armas’ show, and to the extent it’s worth sitting through at all give her every ounce of credit. Indeed, once you get past admiring de Armas’ immersion into the role, that’s the only itch that “Blonde” seems to know how to scratch.

☆ VIDEO: O mamă de doar 41 de ani suferă de o formă severă de cancer și are nevoie de ajutor ca să învingă boala
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Este povestea tulburătoare a Tamarei Dobrânin din Chișinău, în vârstă de 41 de ani, care, acum trei ani, a fost diagnosticată cu o formă severă de cancer. Aerul de la sat, prezența mamei sale și a fiului o ajută să treacă mai ușor peste durerea fizică care o macină. Până acum, pentru a stopa evoluția bolii, femeia a suferit șapte intervenții chirurgicale și a trecut prin zeci de sesiuni de chimioterapie. Niciodată nu m-am gândit că, la vârsta de 41 de ani, o să ajung invalid. „Am avut un băiat de 38 de ani și, cu 10 ani în urmă, a murit, iar acum să mi-o ia Dumnezeu și pe ea?

Persons: Tamara, mamă, Copilul, ., Claudia, Metastazele Locations: Chișinău, Turcia, Ordășei, Telenești

☆ Jucătorii naționalei și-au ales deja echipele favorite și așteaptă cu sufletul la gură Campionatul European
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Competiția, care va debuta deja vineri seara, este așteptată cu sufletul la gură și în țara noastră, în special de fotbaliștii moldoveni.Jucătorii naționalei și-au ales deja echipele favorite și spun că vor urmări turneul cu mult entuziasm. Unele meciuri se vor desfășura la București, dacă voi fi acolo, sper să ajung și eu la vreo partidă. "Selecționerul Roberto Bordin își va susține, așa cum era și de așteptat, "Squadra Azzurra", care va juca meciul de deschidere a turneului cu Turcia. "Evidentă că voi susține echipa țării mele, Italia și sper să câștige. Fotbaliștii din toate campionatele au avut de suferit și orice echipă poate câștiga competiția, mai ales echipa care va fi într-o formă fizică mai bună.

Persons: Igor, Roberto Bordin Organizations: European, Campionatului European Locations: Franța, București, Belgia, Portugalia, Turcia, Italia

☆ Victorie pentru echipa națională de fotbal a Moldovei! "Tricolorii" au învins reprezentativa Azerbaidjanului
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Echipa națională de fotbal a Moldovei a obținut o victorie după o pauză de doi ani. Sunt fericit că a marcat și sunt mândru că am reușit să înscriu pentru echipa națională. ", a spus atacantul naționala Republica Moldova, Vitalie Damașcan. Goalkeeper-ul Cristian Avram, care și-a făcut debutul la prima reprezentativă, a avut o prestație reușită. Este prima victorie a echipei naționale a Republicii Moldova din iunie 2019.

Persons: Vitalie Damașcan, Igor Costrov, Vitalie, Cristian Avram, Igor, Roberto Bordin Organizations: națională, fotbal, Moldovei Locations: Azerbaidjanului, Chișinău, Republica Moldova, Moldovei, Turcia, Republicii Moldova, Andorra, Austria

☆ Naționala Moldovei a învins Azerbaidjanul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: 1 min

Naționala Moldovei a învins AzerbaidjanulNaționala de fotbal a Moldovei a obținut prima victorie după o pauză de doi ani. Tricolorii au învins în meciul cu echipa din Azerbaidjanul, cu 1-0, pe stadionul Zimbru din Chișinău, transmite IPN. „Este o victorie importantă pentru că demult o așteptam. Este meritul băieților”, a declarat selecționerul Roberto Bordin, aflat la prima victorie pe banca tehnică a naționalei Moldovei. Următorul meci naționala Moldovei îl va susține pe 1 septembrie la Chișinău împotriva Austriei.

Persons: Tricolorii, Vitalie, Roberto Bordin, Avram, Anton, Nicolaescu Organizations: Moldovei, fotbal Locations: Azerbaidjanul, Chișinău, Bolohan, Posmac, Spătaru, Dros, Belousov, Costrov, Moldovei, Austriei

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