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☆ Russian drone hits oil refinery, frontline attacks repelled -Ukraine military
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Firefighters work at an oil refinery which was hit during Russia's drone attacks in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine November 1, 2023. "The focus of the attack was Poltava region, it was attacked in several waves," Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told national television. A video posted by the Ukrainian military showed its forces destroying a Russian flamethrower system near Avdiivka, an attack it said could be observed for dozens of kilometres. Russian forces shell the river's western bank almost daily. In Poltava region, three villages lost electricity after power lines and an unnamed infrastructure facility were damaged, the Energy Ministry said on Telegram.

Persons: Administration Filip Pronin, Filip Pronin, Yuriy Ihnat, Oleksandr Kovalenko, Kovalenko, Natalia Khomeniuk, Andriy Raikovych, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Ron Popeski, Alison Williams, Gareth Jones, Grant McCool Organizations: Poltava Regional, Administration, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Ukraine's Air Force, Air Force, General Staff, Energy Ministry, Telegram, Railway, Reuters, Russian Defence, Thomson Locations: Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine, Poltava, Handout, Russian, Moscow, Russia, Ukrainian, Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Kherson, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Kyiv, Melbourne

☆ Athletics takes Pan Am spotlight but 100 metres left in shadows
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

While there has been a lack of quality and depth across many of the sports in Santiago, it was never more glaring than at the first day of athletics. The Pan American region has for decades produced some of the world's greatest sprinters, including Usain Bolt. Brazil's Izabela Rodrigues claimed the first gold of the athletics competition winning the women's discus while the women's long jump title went to Colombia's Natalia Linares. Chile's Lucas Nervi delighted a small but supportive opening day home crowd, taking top spot on the podium in the men's discus. "I feel happy, for the medal for my country, which is the most important thing, along with qualification," said Mesinas.

Persons: Jamaica's Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Bernadett Szabo, Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, Don Quarrie, Ann Fraser Pryce, Felipe Bardi, Erik Barbosa, Dominican Republic's Jose Gonzalez, Usain, Noah Lyles, Brazil's Izabela Rodrigues, Colombia's Natalia Linares, Chile's Lucas Nervi, Peru's Luz Mery Rojas, Tatiana Weston Webb, Sanoa Dempfle, Olin, Peru's, Peru's Lucca Mesinas, Venezuela's Francisco, Mesinas, Weston Webb, Canada's Dylan, Chile's Pablo Nunez, Lee Kiefer, Canada's Grace Harvey, Daniela Fonseca, Jorge Campos, Brazil's Bruna Takahashi, Vitor Ishiy, Steve Keating, Miral Organizations: Athletics Centre, Rights, Athletics, Pan American Games, Pan, Games, Colombian Ronal Longa, Tuesday's, Pan Ams, U.S, Peru's Lucca, Paris, United States, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Santiago, Shelly, Colombian, Dominican, Dominican Republic, Peru, United States, Brazil, Canada

☆ Russians struggle to keep alive memory of Stalin's victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

She was expelled to Uglich (about 740km from St Petersburg). "He was shot in Moscow, but as we all live in St. Petersburg, we have made this memorial plaque here. Yet for many Russians, Stalin's name still evokes the savage repression that culminated in the Great Terror of 1936-1938. The Big House is the nickname of the St Petersburg headquarters of Stalin's NKVD secret police, which later became that of the Soviet KGB and now the Russian FSB. It was to help people like Gerchikova that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial International was founded as the Soviet Union collapsed - to document Soviet political repression and help to rehabilitate its victims.

Persons: Anton Vaganov, Joseph Stalin's, Natalia Anafonova, Stalin, Vladimir Putin, Zinaida Gerchikova, I've, Gerchikova, Sergei Gorshvo, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, PETERSBURG, Big, St, Soviet KGB, Thomson Locations: Levashovo, Saint Petersburg, Russia, dribs, Soviet, Petersburg's, St Petersburg, Moscow, St . Petersburg, Russian, Soviet Union, Nazi, Ukraine, Sverdlovsk region

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Looting ravaged the Mexican city of Acapulco after the iconic beach resort was hammered this week by Hurricane Otis, a record-breaking storm that killed at least 27 people and left thousands of residents struggling to get food and water. [1/5]People walk among rubble in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 27, 2023. 'WE WERE LUCKY'Mexican authorities said Otis was the most powerful storm ever to strike Mexico's Pacific coast. To evacuate tourists, an air bridge between Acapulco and Mexico City was being set up on Friday after authorities got the city's battered airport back up and running. Lopez Obrador urged insurance companies to speed up payouts.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Otis, everything's, Rodolfo Villagomez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Raul Busto Ramirez, Letitia Murphy, Neil Marshall, Murphy, Quetzalli, we're, Enki, Lopez, Pope Francis, Joe Biden, America Movil, Alexandre Meneghini, Jose Cortes, Diego Ore, Kylie Madry, Laura Gottesdiener, Natalia Siniawski, Dave Graham, Chizu Nomiyama, Bill Berkrot, Sandra Maler, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Central America, LUCKY, Otis, America, Thomson Locations: ACAPULCO, Mexico, Acapulco, Guerrero, Acapulco's, Hurricane, British, State, Mexican, Mexico City, Monterrey, Gdansk

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw with Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night. The game, played in chilly temperatures in the mid-30s, was the first of two matches against Colombia. 22 in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Women's World Cup this past summer for the first time. Colombia, which has also qualified for the Olympics, had not played since the World Cup. Catalina Usme, who scored two goals during the World Cup, was unavailable because of an injury.

Persons: — Alex Morgan, Morgan's, “, Emily Sonnett, Cafeteras, Twila Kilgore, Becky Sauerbrunn, “ It's, it's, I'm, ” Sauerbrunn, we've, ” Sophia Smith, Smith, Natalia Girlaldo, Jaedyn Shaw, Linda Caicedo, Catalina Usme, Angela Marsiglia, Nelson Abadía, ___ Organizations: Colombia, England, Paris Olympics, U.S, Soccer, Olympics, Real Mardrid Locations: SANDY, Utah, United States, Colombia, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Frisco , Texas, China

☆ Mexican Senate cancels trusts for judiciary worth over $800 mln
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Senate, controlled by Lopez Obrador's leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and its allies, approved the measure to do away with the trusts worth some 15 billion pesos ($820 million). Last week, the lower house of Congress voted to wind up the trusts, whose funds are due to be absorbed by the government. Mexico's Supreme Court said this month the elimination of the trusts will affect workers in the judiciary, pointing to their pensions and other social security benefits. "How does the judiciary benefit the Mexican people, or the majority of Mexicans? Critics of Lopez Obrador see the judiciary as a bulwark against his efforts to concentrate power.

Persons: Henry Romero, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador's, Lopez Obrador, hock, it's, Dave Graham, Natalia Siniawski, Michael Perry Organizations: Supreme, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO

The opposition and the primary's winner Maria Corina Machado have insisted repeatedly it was transparent and fair. The U.S. State Department is aware of the accusations and called for an investigation, a spokesperson said, adding the primary was "an important milestone" for Venezuela. The investigation, requested by lawmaker Jose Brito, will center on accusations of electoral violations, financial crimes and conspiracy, Saab said during a press conference. The electoral violations stem from the primary being organized without the National Electoral Council, Saab said. Voter rolls for the primary included 2 million people who neither registered nor participated, Saab said, and financing for the primary has not been made public.

Persons: Tarek Saab, Maria Corina Machado, Machado, Nicolas Maduro's, Nicolas Maduro, Jose Brito, Saab, Jesus Maria Casal, Mildred Camero, Roberto Abdul, Hadi, Vivian Sequera, Mayela Armas, Julia Symmes Cobb, Natalia Siniawski, Oliver Griffin, Helen Popper, Marguerita Choy, Rod Nickel Organizations: Venezuela's, Washington, U.S . State Department, Electoral Council, Saab, Voters, Thomson Locations: CARACAS, Washington, Maduro, Barbados, U.S, Venezuela, Sumate

☆ Hurricane Otis barrels toward Mexico's Acapulco as Category 5 storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Javier Verdin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] People walk along a beach as Hurricane Otis barrels towards Acapulco, Mexico, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Acquire Licensing RightsACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Hurricane Otis barreled toward Mexico's beach resort of Acapulco as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday and was poised to make landfall on its Pacific coast early on Wednesday. By 9 p.m. time (0300 GMT on Wednesday) Otis was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, the Miami-based NHC added. Over the weekend, Hurricane Norma killed at least three people as it passed along the northwest coast of Mexico. Days before, the powerful Hurricane Lidia left one person dead and several injured after battering Mexico's Pacific coast.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Javier Verdin, Otis, Evelyn Salgado, Norma, Hurricane Lidia, Brendan O'Boyle, Diego Ore, Natalia Siniawski, Alison Williams, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Punta Maldonado, NHC, Guerrero, Thomson Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, Miami, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Oaxaca

☆ 6 dead in Russian rocket strike as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A view shows a postal distribution center of Nova Post company hit by Russian missiles, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Korotych, outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine Oct. 22, 2023. A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike as an attack on an "ordinary civilian object." "We need to respond to Russian terror every day with results on the front line. Elsewhere in the Kharkiv region, three people were injured in Russian shelling on the city of Kupiansk, Syniehubov said.

Persons: Oleh Syniehubov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Syniehubov, Natalia Humeniuk Organizations: Nova Post, Nova Poshta, Kyiv, Sunday, Ukrainian, Operational Command Locations: Nova, Russian, Ukraine, Korotych, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Russia, Kupiansk, Moscow, Kherson

☆ 'Erratic' Hurricane Norma on track to hit Mexico's Baja California
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Workers remove a stand off a beach as Hurricane Norma barrels towards the Baja California peninsula, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Fernando Castillo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Estado de Baja California FollowMEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hurricane Norma strengthened as it churned toward the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Friday afternoon, threatening heavy rainfall beginning on Saturday at the area's popular tourist resorts. The "major hurricane," according to air force hurricane hunters, is advancing to the north at a speed of 8 mph (13 km/h), the NHC said. "It's a very strong storm," state Governor Victor Manuel Castro told reporters at a press conference, describing it as "erratic." The NHC warned of dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and possible flooding across southern Baja California through Saturday.

Persons: Fernando Castillo, Norma, Victor Manuel Castro, Castro, Sarah Morland, Natalia Siniawski, Deborah Kyvrikosaios, David Gregorio, Chris Reese Organizations: Workers, REUTERS, Estado, U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Monday, Thomson Locations: Baja California, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, California, MEXICO, Mexico's Baja California, Norma, Sinaloa, Pacific, Baja

☆ Weakening Hurricane Norma Still Poses Threat to Mexico's Pacific Coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Hurricane Norma has slightly weakened but remains a major storm poised to deliver heavy rainfall and flooding to the popular tourist coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula over the next few days, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said on Friday. A gradual weakening is anticipated over the next few days, but Norma is forecast to still be a hurricane when it approaches the southern portion of Baja California Sur, said the NHC. Mexico's government has issued tropical storm warnings for various areas, including La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, and extending north from Todos Santos to the Santa Fe district. The hurricane center predicts that these regions will experience tropical storm conditions within a 36-hour time frame. The storm could result in up to 15 inches (38 cm) of rain in parts of Baja California, potentially causing flooding and landslides.

Persons: Norma, La, Natalia Siniawski, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Reuters, National Hurricane Centre, NHC, La Paz, Todos Santos, US Locations: Mexico's Baja California, Baja California Sur, Todos, Santa Fe, Baja California

[1/2] Venezuelan journalist Roland Carreno of the opposition party Popular Will is being greeted by family members and colleagues after he was released from prison, in Caracas, Venezuela October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Gonzalo Perez Acquire Licensing RightsCARACAS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Five people jailed in Venezuela, including well-known opposition figures, have been released, the opposition said around midnight on Thursday, following a deal with the government of President Nicolas Maduro and Washington's demand that certain prisoners be freed. Three U.S. citizens are still wrongfully detained in Venezuela, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols said on Thursday. A U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday he expects movement in the near term on releases of wrongfully detained Americans. For years the opposition has urged the government to free over 200 people that human rights organization Foro Penal considers political prisoners.

Persons: Roland Carreno, Luis Gonzalo Perez, Nicolas Maduro, Joe Biden's, Washington, Antony Blinken, Venezuela's, Gerardo Blyde, Juan Gonzalez, Jorge Rodriguez, Will, Juan Requesens, Blyde, Carreno, Maria Corina Machado, Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A, Nichols, Eyvin Hernandez, Jerrel Kenemore, Joseph Ryan Cristella, Hernandez, Cristella, Requesens, Mayela Armas, Vivian Sequera, Matt Spetalnick, Marianna Parraga, Natalia Siniawski, Julia Symmes Cobb, Inti Landauro, Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Barbara Lewis, Jonathan Oatis, Richard Chang, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Venezuelan, U.S, First, State Department, Reuters, United States, State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S . State Department, Foro Penal, Maduro, Thomson Locations: Venezuelan, Caracas, Venezuela, Rights CARACAS, Bolivarian Republic, Maduro's, Three U.S, Los Angeles, Texas, Colombia, U.S

☆ Five Prisoners Released in Venezuela After Opposition Deal, US Demands
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

CARACAS (Reuters) - Five people jailed in Venezuela, including well-known opposition figures, have been released, the opposition said around midnight on Thursday following an electoral deal with the government of President Nicolas Maduro and Washington's demand certain prisoners be freed. U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday eased Trump-era sanctions on the Venezuelan oil and gas industry, in response to an election deal reached between the Venezuelan government and the opposition. A senior State Department official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, has threatened to reverse sanctions relief measures unless Maduro lifts the bans and frees prisoners. A U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday he expects movement in the near term on releases of wrongfully detained Americans. There are believed to be more than half a dozen American prisoners, several belonging to that category.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Joe Biden's, Washington, Antony Blinken, Gerardo Blyde, Roland Carreno, Will, Juan Requesens, Blyde, Carreno, Maria Corina Machado, Requesens, Mayela Armas, Vivian Sequera, Matt Spetalnick, Natalia Siniawski, Julia Symmes Cobb, Inti Landauro, Deborah Kyvrikosaios, Barbara Lewis, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Trump, Venezuelan, U.S, U.S . State Department, First, State Department, Reuters, Popular, Maduro, Foro Penal, Organization of American Locations: CARACAS, Venezuela, Caracas, Maduro's, Foro, U.S

☆ What do homeowners in California and Florida have in common? A major insurance problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Homeowners in both California and Florida are facing a home insurance crisis due to natural disasters. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer Florida residents Natalia and John told Insider's Jordan Pandy that they had to leave after their homeowners insurance skyrocketed to $12,000. The lifelong Florida residents said they moved to a town in Wisconsin where they could get a lot more bang for their buck. Across the country, another form of natural disaster is complicating homeowner's insurance in the West, including California. "Modernizing our insurance market is not going to be easy or happen overnight," California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, said, according to AP.

Persons: —, Natalia, John, Insider's Jordan Pandy, Insider's Catherine Boudreau, Dan Latu, Ricardo Lara Organizations: Service, Census, CBS News, Guardian, Allstate, AP Locations: California, Florida, Wisconsin

☆ The Israel-Hamas war is exposing the new limits and challenges to US power
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia and China are seeking to exploit the Israel-Hamas war. The US is embarking on a mission to prevent the war from escalating into a wider conflict. AdvertisementAdvertisementAmid the brutal war between Israel and Hamas, US President Joe Biden has sought to project strength. But the new conflict threatens to starkly expose the limits of the US' influence in the region, where for decades it was the unchallenged international power. AdvertisementAdvertisementInto the perceived power vacuum, Russia and China have stepped, seeking to project their influence and undermine the US.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Sergei Lavrov, Khaled Mechaal, NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Israel, Biden, Antony Blinken, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mohamed bin Salman, Gordon Flake Organizations: Service, Hamas, Saudi Arabia —, Getty Images, US, Crown, U.S, Royal, Anadolu, Getty, The Washington Post, USAsia, University of Western, Wall Street Locations: Russia, China, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russian, Moscow, AFP, Getty Images Russia, Syria, Beijing, Ukraine, Europe, Taiwan, Gaza, The Tehran, Riyadh, Saudi, Qatar, Gulf, University of Western Australia

☆ Ukraine accuses 2 brothers of betraying their former neighbors by helping Russia fire a missile on their hometown café killing 59
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian missile hit a village in northeast Ukraine last week, killing 59 people. Ukraine now accused two brothers of passing Russia information to plan the attack on their hometown. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine has accused two brothers of helping Russia orchestrate a deadly missile strike on their hometown, which killed over 50 people. Ukraine's security service (SBU) named brothers Volodymyr and Dmytro Mamon and said they have been charged with treason. Authorities said they were working to locate the brothers, who are Russian passport holders and are believed to be in Russia, per the FT.

Persons: —, Volodymyr, Dmytro Mamon, Ihor Klymenko, Andriyi Kozyr, Natalia Mamon Organizations: Service, Telegram, Times, Prosecutors, Russian, Guardian, Politico, Authorities Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Hroza, Kharkiv, Ukrainian

☆ Hurricane Lidia slams Mexico's coast leaving widespread damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People walk by a restaurant damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Lidia, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Ruano Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - Rescue workers on Wednesday were scrambling to clean up the mess left by Hurricane Lidia, which slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coast overnight, leaving one person dead in the western state of Nayarit. Lidia made landfall as a Category 4 storm triggering torrential downpours, causing rivers to overflow, toppling trees and leading to significant flooding in numerous western states of Mexico. Officials in Nayarit were working to clear fallen trees obstructing Federal Highway 200 in the Bahía de Banderas municipality. Civil Defense authorities in the beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta catalogued the damage on social media, reporting inundated canals and instances of rooftops being swept away by the storm.

Persons: Hurricane Lidia, Christian Ruano, Lidia, Natalia Siniawski, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Christian, National Hurricane Center, Civil Defense, NHC, Thomson Locations: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Nayarit, Lidia, Banderas

Russian exports of gasoline and cross-border supplies of diesel by rail and road are still prohibited, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. On Sept. 21 Russia temporarily banned most exports of gasoline and diesel to cope with a domestic market shortage, with pipeline operator Transneft (TRNF_p.MM) halting diesel shipments from Primorsk from Sept. 22. TASS news agency cited a spokesman for Transneft as saying that the oil pipeline monopoly had restarted diesel exports on Saturday. Of that, 3.5 million tons of gasoline and 6.6 million tons of diesel were exported by rail, according to the LSEG data. Since the ban was introduced, wholesale diesel prices on the local exchange have fallen by 21%, while gasoline prices are down 10%.

Persons: Vasily Fedosenko, Alexander Novak, Pavel Sorokin, Russia's, Vladimir Soldatkin, Natalia Chumakova, Kirsten Donovan, Susan Fenton Organizations: Irkutsk Oil Company, REUTERS, Baltic Sea's, TASS, RBC, Diesel, Thomson Locations: Russian, Irkutsk Region, Russia, Baltic, MOSCOW, United States, Primorsk, Russian Baltic

The government said the lifting of restrictions applies to companies that supply at least 50% of the produced diesel fuel to the domestic market. Restrictions on railway diesel exports remain in place, with the exception on exports to some ex-Soviet states. A resumption of Russian diesel exports will have the biggest impact on Turkey and Brazil, Russia's two biggest buyers this year. Traders expect the lifting of the diesel ban could mean Asian diesel cargoes which would have replaced Russian exports in Africa and Turkey will now stay in the region, adding to already ample supplies. The diesel ban will have the biggest impact because Russia is the world's top seaborne exporter of the fuel, just ahead of the United States.

Persons: Transneft, Serena Huang, Maxim, Alexander Novak, Vortexa, William Maclean Organizations: TASS, Traders, REUTERS, Kommersant, Kremlin, FGE Energy, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, LONDON, SINGAPORE, Russia, Soviet, Baltic, Turkey, Brazil, Africa, Konstantinovo, Moscow, United States

More than half of Chileans, 54% of respondents surveyed before the draft text was completed this week, plan on voting against the new constitution, according to pollster Cadem. The current proposal makes a grammatical change to a constitutional clause which abortion advocates already view as restrictive. But Lagos says this change, combined with another proposal that would define a child as any human being under the age of 18, could clear the way for more restrictive abortion laws. With abortion rights expanding across much of Latin America, the latest being Mexico and Argentina, supporters are worried that a right-wing resurgence in the region, could halt progress or see rights backslide. At a rally commemorating the global day of action for access to safe and legal abortion last week in Santiago, 26-year-old student Isadora Calderón told Reuters she felt abortion rights were being threatened by the current proposals.

Persons: SANTIAGO, pollster, Catalina, Teneo, Gabriel Boric, Antonio Barchiesi, Isadora Calderón, Calderón, Agustina Ramón Michel, Ramón Michel, Natalia Ramos Miranda, Lucinda Elliott, Alexander Villegas, Christian Plumb, Lincoln Organizations: Republican, Reuters, American, Thomson Locations: Catalina Lagos, Lagos, Latin America, Mexico, Argentina, Santiago, Argentine, Chile

☆ Virtual try-on tech is tackling a $280 billion problem in fashion retail and offering customers a different way to shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Virtual try-on tech is taking the guesswork out of fit and offering more flexibility for customers. Virtual try-on tech comes in a few different forms using AI and AR. Instead of relying on photos of models wearing the clothes, customers can see themselves in the clothes with virtual try-on tools. AdvertisementAdvertisementHow virtual try-on tech worksZyler automates the try-on process using the customer's face and measurements. While virtual try-on technology is readily available, retailers have been slow to adopt AI technology.

Persons: —, Alexander Berend, Natalia Modenova, automates, Berend, they've, Modenova, Daria Shapovalova, Spencer, John Lewis, Alfa, We've, Shapovalova Organizations: Service, Insider Intelligence, Anthropics Technology, Technology, Brands, Alfa Vega, Reuters

TASS news agency cited Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov as saying the government "at all levels" had been discussing partial permission for fuel exports. Europe could also fill some of the gap left by the Russia gasoline ban. Northwest European suppliers, which lost market share in West Africa to Russian supplies this year, could step in, FGE said. Since banning Russian fuel imports, Europe has been seeking suppliers elsewhere, including from the Middle East. As a result, traders said they expected Northeast Asian refiners in China and South Korea to boost diesel exports to Europe.

Persons: Tatiana Meel, Alexander Novak, Vortexa, Nikolai Shulginov, JP Morgan, FGE, Edmund Blair, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Traders, Kremlin, Kommersant, TASS, Analysts, FGE Energy, WHO, BE, European Union, Gulf, Diesel, Northwest, Competition, Thomson Locations: Nakhodka Bay, Nakhodka, Russia, LONDON, SINGAPORE, Soviet, United States, Ukraine, Europe, Brazil, Turkey, North, West, East, Gulf, gasoil, India, Africa, Kpler, U.S, Gulf Coast, America, West Africa, China, South Korea

☆ ‘We can’t do it alone’: Ukrainians react to lack of additional funding in US spending bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —The United States may have avoided a government shutdown on Saturday – but the lack of additional funding for Ukraine in the spending bill has left some residents in the war-torn nation nervous. Though US President Joe Biden lauded the deal reached by lawmakers, he also acknowledged the lack of new funding for Ukraine, vowing Washington “will not walk away” from Kyiv. There will be some errors, but they will be insignificant.”Kostiak said the fight over funding Ukraine is due to the political realities of the 2024 US presidential election, but he believes the possibility that Washington would stop helping Ukraine is slim. “So I don’t see this as a big problem for Ukraine.”Natalia and Serhii Krasnoshchoks expressed optimism about US support for Ukraine. A CNN poll in August found that most Americans oppose Congress authorizing additional funding to support Ukraine in its fight, with the public roughly split on whether the US has already done enough.

Persons: Joe Biden, Washington “, Volodymyr Kostiak, ”, ” Kostiak, ” Natalia, Serhii Krasnoshchoks, Olga Voitovych, CNN Natalia, Serhii, Mykhailo Chendei, Oleg Nikolenko, Volodymyr Zelensky, Tetiana Ostapchuk, Tetiana, hadn’t, ” Yulia Mueller, CNN Yulia Mueller, “ Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Ukraine, Senate, CNN, Republicans, Kyiv, Russia, Capitol Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, United States, Ukrainian, Washington, America

☆ Ukraine shoots down 30 drones over south, centre, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Roman Petushkov/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force shot down 30 out of 40 Iranian-made "Shahed" drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack on central and southern regions, regional and military officials said on Saturday. The South Military command said that 20 drones were shot down in the central Vinnytsia region and another 10 over the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions in the south. Serhiy Borzov, the Vinnytsia regional governor, said that an infrastructure facility was hit in the region, causing a powerful fire. Regional authorities also said that three people were injured in the southern Kherson region which is close to the frontlines and frequently comes under artillery shelling.

Persons: Natalia Humeniuk, Moscow, Serhiy Borzov, Olena Harmash, William Maclean Organizations: REUTERS, Military, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson

☆ Mexican auto lobby urges authorities to fix border 'crisis' as trade hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Mexico's main auto industry association on Friday urged Mexican authorities to step up efforts to work with the United States to deal with a "migration crisis" on the countries' shared border because of problems it is causing for trade. Added security checks by Texan authorities in response to a recent surge in border crossings have led to delays in goods transport in recent weeks, fueling concern inside the Mexican car industry, which is heavily integrated with the U.S. Describing the matter as a "migration and commercial crisis", AMIA said the border impasses had caused considerable hold-ups and business losses, and were adversely affecting the economy of both Mexico and the United States. AMIA urged Mexican and U.S. authorities to take humanitarian steps to fix the problem and guarantee the free flow of trade. Reporting by Dave Graham; Writing by Natalia Siniawski; editing by Philippa FletcherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: AMIA, Dave Graham, Natalia Siniawski, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, Mexican Automotive Industry Association, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, United States, Mexico, Darien, Central America, Mexican, U.S

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