Tag: government
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Oilfield services shakeup in cards after GE-Baker Hughes deal
General Electric Co’s deal with Baker Hughes Inc to create the world’s No. 2 oilfield services business is the clearest signal yet that consolidation is picking up in the energy sector as companies face long-term lower oil prices. GE said on Monday it would merge its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes, creating a…
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Colombia child soldiers reluctant to leave FARC ‘family’ – rebel commander
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The release of scores of child soldiers from Colombia’s FARC rebel group is a top priority, but some are reluctant to leave because they fear an uncertain future away from the insurgents they view as family, a guerrilla commander said. Victoria Sandino, a commander with the Revolutionary…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia
* Frank Williams recovering in hospital * Team founder contracted pneumonia * Deputy-principal Claire Williams with him in England * Team to announce driver line-up on Thursday (Adds background) By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Formula One team founder and majority shareholder Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia, Williams chief executive Mike…
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Approval rating of Peru’s Kuczynski drops 8 points after scandal
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's approval rating dropped 8 percentage points to 55 percent after a corruption scandal forced him to fire his health adviser, an Ipsos poll published in a newspaper showed on Sunday. Kuczynski's popularity had risen to 63 percent through September after a razor-thin victory in June's run-off election against right-wing populist…
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Approval rating of Peru’s Kuczynski drops 8 points after scandal
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's approval rating dropped 8 percentage points to 55 percent after a corruption scandal forced him to fire his health adviser, an Ipsos poll published in a newspaper showed on Sunday. Kuczynski's popularity had risen to 63 percent through September after a razor-thin victory in June's run-off election against right-wing populist…
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Looting near U.N. base in Haiti; Ban promises more aid
By Makini Brice LES CAYES (Reuters) – Haitians desperate for relief from hunger and sickness in the wake of Hurricane Matthew looted United Nations trucks on Saturday during a short visit to a hard-hit port town by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who promised more aid. The Category 4 hurricane tore through Haiti on Oct. 4,…
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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Haiti after looting near U.N. base
By Makini Brice LES CAYES (Reuters) – Desperate Haitians pummeled by Hurricane Matthew looted United Nations trucks on Saturday shortly before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived for a visit. The Category 4 hurricane tore through Haiti on Oct. 4, killing about 1,000 people and leaving more than 1.4 million in need of humanitarian aid, including…
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Correction: Conjoined Twins-Surgery story
NEW YORK (AP) — In an Oct. 14 story about conjoined twins separated in a surgery, The Associated Press misidentified the New York City borough where Montefiore Medical Center is located. The hospital is in the Bronx, not Brooklyn.
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Poland party chief: We aim to tighten abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party says the government aims to further restrict the country’s anti-abortion law to prevent the termination of pregnancies with sick or deformed fetuses — even in cases where the child has no chance of survival.
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Poland party chief: We aim to tighten abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party says the government aims to further restrict the country’s anti-abortion law to prevent the termination of pregnancies with sick or deformed fetuses — even in cases where the child has no chance of survival.