TOKIO (AP) — El jefe de una empresa de energía renovable en Japón fue despedido por acoso sexual, informaron ambas compañías el miércoles, mientras el movimiento #MeToo crece en el país. Japan Renewable Energy Corp., subsidiaria de Eneos Holdings, la principal refinadora del país, indicó en un comunicado que despidió al presidente Shigeru Yasu después de que una investigación interna …
Read More »LA HAYA, Holanda (AP) — Dos personas murieron y otras dos resultaron heridas el miércoles, cuando se derrumbó parte de un puente que se construía sobre un canal en el este de Holanda, indicaron los servicios de emergencia. El accidente ocurrió en Lochem, a 130 kilómetros (80 millas) al este de Ámsterdam, cuando los trabajadores colocaban un gran arco metálico. …
Read More »MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia announced on Wednesday a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nation’s sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland on Jan. 1. The document has rattled …
Read More »DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli sabotage attack on an Iranian natural gas pipeline last week caused multiple explosions on the line, Iran’s oil minister alleged Wednesday, further raising tensions between the regional archenemies against the backdrop of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The accusations by Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji come as Israel has …
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BACOLOD, Philippines (AP) — A farm truck carrying villagers drove off a cliff in the central Philippines on Wednesday in an accident that left at least 14 passengers dead, police said. Three other people on the truck, including the driver, were seriously injured in the midday accident in Mabinay town in Negros Oriental province, police spokesperson Lt. Stephen Polinar said. …
Read More »BANGKOK (AP) — El banco central de China anunció el martes que reducirá su tasa preferencial de crédito a 5 años y dejará sin cambios la tasa a un año, en la más reciente acción para disminuir la presión sobre el maltrecho mercado inmobiliario. La tasa a 5 años se redujo 0,25 puntos base a 3,95%, mientras que la tasa …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Law enforcement agencies have infiltrated and disrupted the prolific ransomware syndicate LockBit that has extracted $120 million from thousands of victims around the world, with two people arrested, British, U.S. and European officials said Tuesday. Britain’s National Crime Agency, or NCA, said it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — La Casa Blanca anunció el martes que está preparando “sanciones severas” a Rusia por la muerte del líder opositor Alexei Navalny en una colonia penal en el Ártico. El asesor de seguridad nacional, Jake Sullivan, dijo que las sanciones —anunciadas en vísperas del segundo aniversario de la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania— “serán un paquete sustancial que …
Read More »SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made luxury limousine for his personal use, both countries announced Tuesday, in another sign of their expanding cooperation. Observers said the shipment violates a U.N. resolution that bans supplying luxury items to North Korea, in an attempt to pressure the country to …
Read More »ISLAMABAD (AP) — The political rivals of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced details of a power-sharing agreement late Tuesday, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister. The much-awaited announcement followed days of talks among the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League, or PML, the Pakistan People’s Party, or PPP, and other parties that did …
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