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They seem coincidences, but they are rhymes
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They seem coincidences, but they are rhymes

"Wow, what a coincidence! Look, this has happened and then the other!" We see a detail and link it to another. and then they seem flashes more than details. And we run to give it meaning. There are even people who say: "It's a sign!" ...
common sense feminism
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common sense feminism

The 25N concluded with the staging of a divided feminism, especially in Madrid, a scenario that is not the only one but a central one to measure the state of the movements for equality. On the International Day against Gender Violence, they shared a march that ran along Gran Vía, in which several socialist ministers participated and in which a group of protesters called for the resignation of Irene Montero, and a rally in Vallecas that applauded and supported her. It seemed that the viole...
Chevron can resume key role in Venezuela’s oil output, exports
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Chevron can resume key role in Venezuela’s oil output, exports

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 47 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON/HOUSTON — Chevron Corp on Saturday received a US license allowing the second-largest US oil company to resume production in Venezuela and to bring the South American country's crude oil to the United States. The decision grants expanded rights for the last big US oil company still operating in US-sanctioned Venezuela. However, it restricts any cash payments to Venezuela, which could reduce the amount of oil available to export. Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, ...
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Whole Foods decision to pull lobster divides enviros, pols

Article content PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster. Whole Foods recently said that it will stop selling lobster from the Gulf of Maine at hundreds of its stores around the country. The company cited decisions by a pair of sustainability organizations to take away their endorsements of the US lobster fishing industry. Article content The organizations, Marine Stewardship Council and Seafood Watch, both cited concerns about risks to rare North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear. Entanglement in gear is one of the biggest threats to the whales. Article content The decision by Whole Foods was an “important acti...
Ukraine, partners launch $150 mln grain export plan to help vulnerable nations
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Ukraine, partners launch $150 mln grain export plan to help vulnerable nations

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 3 hours ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosted a summit in Kyiv with allied nations on Saturday to launch a plan to export $150 million worth of grain to countries most vulnerable to famine and drought. The “Grain from Ukraine” initiative demonstrated global food security was “not just empty words” for Kyiv, he said. Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any tim...
US issues expanded license to allow Chevron to import Venezuelan oil
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US issues expanded license to allow Chevron to import Venezuelan oil

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 43 minutes ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON/HOUSTON — Chevron Corp on Saturday received an expanded US license allowing the second-largest US oil company to resume production in Venezuela and to import the South American country's crude into the United States. The decision allows Chevron to revive existing oil projects in the US-sanctioned country and bring new oil supplies to refiners in the United States. However, it restricts cash payments to Venezuela, which could reduce the amount of oil available to Chevron. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not lo...
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Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between President Nicolas Maduro's government and its opposition. The Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume “limited” energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions that have dramatically curtailed oil and gas profits that have flowed to Maduro's government. Earlier this year the Treasury Department again allowed and the California-based Chevron Companies to perform basic upkeep of wells it operates jointly with state-run oil giant PDVSA. Article content Under the new policy, profits from the sale of energy would be directed to paying down debt owed to Chevron, rather than providing profits to PDVSA. ...
Chevron to Resume Venezuela Oil Output as US Eases Sanctions
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Chevron to Resume Venezuela Oil Output as US Eases Sanctions

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The Biden administration granted Chevron Corp. a license to resume oil production in Venezuela after US sanctions halted all drilling activities almost three years ago. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Fabiola Zerpa and Lucia Kassai Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation An oil tank stands at the Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) Petropiar facility in El Tigre, Venezuela, on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. State-owned PDVSA doesn't publish statistics, but environmentalists and analysts keep seemingly endless lists of examples of wayward crude - unleashed by busted valves, ripped gaskets, and cracked pipes - that they say has polluted waterways and farmland a...
Online Sales Climb 2.3%, Adobe Says: Black Friday Update
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Online Sales Climb 2.3%, Adobe Says: Black Friday Update

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business US retailers experienced what appears to have been a muted Black Friday as high inflation and sagging consumer sentiment erode demand for material goods. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Gabriela Mello and Brendan Case Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 0 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content (Bloomberg) — US retailers experienced what appears to have been a muted Black Friday as high inflation and sagging consumer sentiment erode demand for material goods. Online sales rose 2.3% to a record this year, with consumers shelling out for electronics and smart-home items, Adobe Analytics said, as retailers offer steep discounts to clear out bloated inventories. Hot items inclu...
Peter Schiff predicts a crypto downfall — here are three assets he likes instead
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Peter Schiff predicts a crypto downfall — here are three assets he likes instead

Breadcrumb Trail Links MoneyWise Business Essentials Will there be a new beginning? Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content This article was created by MoneyWise. Postmedia and MoneyWise may earn an affiliate commission through links on this page. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content With the massive pullback in cryptocurrency prices and the collapse of crypto e...
Irene Cara, Oscar winner for ‘Flashdance,’ dies
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Irene Cara, Oscar winner for ‘Flashdance,’ dies

The New Yorker Irene Cara, American singer who achieved international fame by winning an Oscar for the song "What a Feeling" from the movie "Flashdance" (1983) and her participation in "Fame" (1980), has died this Saturday in her residence of the state of Florida, in the United States, at the age of 63, without the cause of death having been dis...
Black Friday, Cyber ​​Monday divisions blur as shopping habits shift
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Black Friday, Cyber ​​Monday divisions blur as shopping habits shift

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Retail & Marketing PMN Personal Tech PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Tara Deschamps Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 9 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation People navigate through Yorkdale Mall in search of Black Friday sales in Toronto on November 26, 2021 When Shopify Inc.'s Harley Finkelstein surveys November's retail landscape, he finds it hard to see where Black Friday stops and Cyber ​​Monday begins. The annual pre holiday sales blitzes meant to encourage customers to drop cash on discounted goods have bled together in recent years, with stores extending Black Friday promotions beyond a single day and online retailers offering Cyber ​​Monday deals all week -- or...
Thousands of people stand up to the Andalusian Government for public health
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Thousands of people stand up to the Andalusian Government for public health

"This doesn't end here, it starts here." The Government of Juan Manuel Moreno already has the formal verification that a long-term political front with health is opening up, a message sent by the White Tides when verifying their strength, gathering thousands of people in Seville against what they understand as a growing privatization that is deteriorating public services....
South Korea transport ministry to meet with striking truckers union on Monday
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South Korea transport ministry to meet with striking truckers union on Monday

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 8 minutes ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content SEOUL — South Korea's transport ministry plans to meet with the striking truckers union on Monday for negotiations, a ministry official said on Saturday, with the impact of the strike expected to be more keenly felt through the country early next week. Thousands of unionized truckers launched their second major strike in less than six months on Thursday, seeking better pay and working conditions. The action is already disrupting supply chains across the world's 10th largest economy, affecting automakers steel produce and Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but y...
Podemos closes ranks with Irene Montero and demands “unity” to defend her from macho attacks
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Podemos closes ranks with Irene Montero and demands “unity” to defend her from macho attacks

Podemos made a show of force this Saturday around the fiery defense of its leader and Minister of Equality, Irene Montero, after the macho attacks suffered this week in Congress by the ultra-right. Ione Belarra's formation achieved a full house in the columned hall of the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, with a capacity for 400 people, in an event organized this week after Vox's campaign of insults and which even brought together hundreds of other people that they wer...
The memory of the Chalet Orue in Bilbao, the improvised prison for the repression of women during the Franco regime
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The memory of the Chalet Orue in Bilbao, the improvised prison for the repression of women during the Franco regime

Bilbao has paid tribute this Saturday to the women retaliated against by Francoism with the celebration of a floral offering and the inauguration of a plaque in memory of those imprisoned in the disappeared Chalet de Orue de Santutxu, which functioned as women's prisons between 1937 and 1942. The event, open to the public and chaired by the mayor, Juan Mari Aburto, was attended by representatives of the municipal corporation, the Institute...
Protests erupt in Xinjiang and Beijing after deadly fire
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Protests erupt in Xinjiang and Beijing after deadly fire

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 8 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content Public anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China's far western Xinjiang region and the country's capital of Beijing, as nationwide infections set another record. Crowds took to the streets on Friday night in Xinjiang's capital of Urumqi, chanting “End the lockdown!” and pumping their fists in the air, after a deadly fire on Thursday triggered anger over their prolonged COVID-19 lockdown according to videos circulated on Chinese social media on Friday night. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but yo...
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Germany’s Brenntag in takeover talks with US rival Univar

Article content Brenntag SE said on Friday it held preliminary discussions with US rival Univar Solutions Inc regarding a potential acquisition, as the German chemicals distributor seeks to expand its footprint in the United States. The move comes after Brenntag Chief Executive Christian Kohlpain this month said the company is eyeing the North American market with more interest and plans to double annual spending in mergers and acquisitions. Article content Kohlpaintner said the North American market was “more robust than a lot of people think” and could have a competitive advantage over the energy crisis-stricken European market. Article content Brenntag said the Univar talks are ongoing and that it was not foreseeable whether there will be any kind of transaction. Bloomberg New...
The student who asked Colau about his clothes: “It was not a macho question”
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The student who asked Colau about his clothes: “It was not a macho question”

"I don't know what happened, but my question was sincere, honest and I think respectful, from an interest in fashion and communication." The student who last week asked the mayoress of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau, about her evolution in the way she dresses and received an angry response from the mayor of the Catalan capital has broken her silence this Saturday. she has done it with an anonymous article in the Diari de Barcelona (a newspaper produced by the students of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)) i...
Saudi Arabia blocks Qatar beIN’s World Cup streaming platform
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Saudi Arabia blocks Qatar beIN’s World Cup streaming platform

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Aziz El Yaakoubi and Maya Gebeily Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 48 minutes ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has blocked Qatari broadcaster BeIN's popular streaming service TOD.tv since the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, according to a Reuters witness, in a sudden disruption after 10 months of smooth operations. BeIN Sports, with its online platforms including TOD.tv, is the official broadcaster of the 2022 soccer World Cup to audiences in the Middle East and North Africa. Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc...
Ukraine Latest: Top Officials Flock to Kyiv on Holomodor Day
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Ukraine Latest: Top Officials Flock to Kyiv on Holomodor Day

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Presidents or prime ministers from Poland, Lithuania, Belgium and Hungary are among the dignitaries expected to be in Kyiv on Saturday. It's a remembrance day for the Holomodor, the anniversary of the 1932-33 famine orchestrated by Joseph Stalin that killed millions of Ukrainians. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Bloomberg News Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 6 minutes ago • 6 minute read Join the conversation q2vjsb19lcm{t1e1zp34tmo(_media_dl_1.png Bloomberg RSS Article content (Bloomberg) — Presidents or prime ministers from Poland, Lithuania, Belgium and Hungary are among the dignitaries expected to be in Kyiv on Saturday. It's a remembrance day for the Holomodor, the anniversary of ...
Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn, 3 others
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Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn, 3 others

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Joe McDonald Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content BEIJING (AP) — Macau has tentatively renewed the casino licenses of MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and three Chinese rivals after they promised to help diversify its economy by investing in non-gambling attractions, the government said Saturday. The announcement is positive news for owners who have invested billions of dollars to build the former Portuguese colony near Hong Kong into the biggest global gambling center. But the requirement to spend on theme parks, music and sports adds to financial pressure at a time when revenue Has plunged ...
Huge COVID protests erupt in China’s Xinjiang after deadly fire
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Huge COVID protests erupt in China’s Xinjiang after deadly fire

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 26 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content Rare protests broke out in China's far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged COVID-19 lockdown as nationwide infections set another record. Crowds chanted “End the lockdown!,” pumping their fists in the air as they walked down a street, according to videos circulated on Chinese social media on Friday night. Reuters verified the footage was published from the Xinjiang capital Urumqi. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article conten...
Crypto’s Brutal Slump Has Finally Caught Up With Bitcoin ATMs
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Crypto’s Brutal Slump Has Finally Caught Up With Bitcoin ATMs

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Amherst County, Virginia, doesn't have a hospital. It does have a Bitcoin ATM. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Carly Wanna, Anna Irrera and Rachel Butt Publishing date: Nov 26, 2022 • 0 minutes ago • 5 minute read Join the conversation NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE Photo by Michael M. Santiago /Photographer: Michael M. Santiag Article content (Bloomberg) — Amherst County, Virginia, doesn't have a hospital. It does have a Bitcoin ATM. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content It's inside the Dogwood Express Market, a convenience store just down the road from the local used-car dealership. The machine lets pe...
Stormclouds Gather Around Ramaphosa’s Bid for a Second Term as President
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Stormclouds Gather Around Ramaphosa’s Bid for a Second Term as President

Article content (Bloomberg) — A cloud is hanging over South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's political future heading into governing party elections next month as he confronts internal dissent, an energy crisis that's stoking public anger and a scandal over a theft at his game farm. Article content The former labor-union leader this week secured the vast majority of nominations for the top job in the African National Congress, and his political advisor got the most backing for the treasurer post. But his preferred candidates lagged in the races for deputy president, chairman and other top positions because they didn't resonate with the ANC's rank-and-file, according to senior party members. Article content The contests will ultimately be decided by thousands of delegates who wi...
Baboons in Murcia: xenotransplants and other atrocities
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Baboons in Murcia: xenotransplants and other atrocities

Baboons (or baboons) are native to central Africa and some regions of the Arabian peninsula. They are extremely intelligent animals and are among the largest non-hominid primates; depending on the species, they reach a height between 50 and 120 cm, and a weight between 14 and 40 kg. ...