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Mexico’s Alfa has not received ‘appropriate offer’ for telecommunications subsidiary -executive
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Alfa has still not received an "appropriate offer" for telecommunications subsidiary Axtel, Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Escalante said in a call with investors on ...
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Venezuela oil spills caused grave environmental damage over two years -report
By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Constant oil spills in Venezuela between 2020 and 2021 have caused grave damage to the environment, the country's science academy said on Wednesday, which also ca...
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Spanish-Italian film ‘Alcarras’ wins Berlinale’s Golden Bear award for best film
(Corrects to say the film is Spanish-Italian, not Spanish-French) BERLIN (Reuters) - Spanish director Carla Simon's film "Alcarras", the story of a family of Catalan smallholders facing eviction, won ...
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Apple shareholder ISS urges to vote against CEO Cook’s bonus
(Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple Inc investors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's remuneration, citing concerns around the magnitude...
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Florida House expected to pass ban on abortion after 15 weeks
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Florida's House of Representatives is expected on Wednesday to pass a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a measure multiple Republican-led states are pushing ...
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Chinese businessman Guo Wengui files for bankruptcy in U.S. court
(Reuters) - Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, also known as Ho Wan Kwok, filed for individual bankruptcy protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court in Bridgeport, a court filing showed. Guo listed assets in ...
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Europe’s bid for AI standard faces long road, EU lawmakers say
By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Europe's effort to set a standard for artificial intelligence will likely take more than a year, with the debate focusing on whether facial recognition should be...
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VW CEO sees widespread autonomous driving within 25 years
(Reuters) - Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess expects the car industry to see widespread autonomous driving within 25 years, the manager said on Wednesday in a question-and-answer session on th...
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Exclusive-Brazil eyes tax exemption for foreign investors in corporate bonds, Economy Ministry says
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's government is considering an income tax exemption for foreigners investing in domestic corporate bonds, hoping to lower financing costs for local firms at...
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Paramount shares slump as investments to beef up streaming spook investors
By Eva Mathews and Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) - Shares of ViacomCBS Inc, rebranded as Paramount Global, plunged 21% on Wednesday to their lowest in over a year, after the media company's earnings miss an...
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