RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-run power company Eletrobras (ELET6.SA), which the government is seeking to privatize, said on Friday it would invest 48.3 billion reais ($8.48 billion) from 2022 to 2026.The amount, outlined in its Business and Management Master Plan, is up nearly 90% from its previous 2021-2025 plan, it said.”This…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comTAIPEI, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Taiwanese were voting on Saturday in referendums that could affect ties with key supporter the United States as well as the island’s energy security, a vote the opposition hopes will be a show of no confidence in the government.The election comes as China…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comCHICAGO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed on Friday, with the front February contract gaining against deferred months as traders squared positions ahead of a quarterly U.S. government hog report due next week, traders said.Most-active February hog futures settled up 0.450 cent…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said its Executive Board on Friday approved the disbursement of $258 million to Kenya.The IMF said in a statement the board’s decision on the disbursement would bring total IMF financial support under Kenya’s Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility programs to $973 million.”Kenya showed remarkable…Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO — The mayor of San Francisco on Friday declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin in an effort to bring down overdose deaths and violent crime in one of the city’s poorest and most drug-infested neighborhoods.Mayor London Breed said at a news conference attended by the police chief and other public health…Continue Reading
Hindi NewsNationalNarendra Modi And Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Shramiks Video Viral On Social Mediaनई दिल्ली20 घंटे पहलेकॉपी लिंकवीडियोप्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने ड्रीम प्रोजेक्ट वाराणसी के काशी विश्वनाथ कॉरिडोर का 13 दिसंबर को लोकार्पण किया। लोकार्पण से पहले PM मोदी का एक वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहा है, जिसमें वह विश्वनाथ कॉरिडोर प्रोजेक्ट में…Continue Reading
Dec. 17 (UPI) — The Radio City Rockettes have canceled its Christmas Spectacular shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases among the dance group. “We apologize for the inconvenience and will make announcements about future shows as soon as possible,” the official Twitter account for the Rockettes said. “Tickets…Continue Reading
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has advanced a bill in the state legislature that would codify her executive orders limiting transgender athletes to competing only in categories that correspond to their birth gender. Noem filed the bill on Tuesday to limit K-12 girl’s school sports and state-funded colleges to allowing only natural-born girls to…Continue Reading
An illegal alien was arrested after allegedly killing 26-year-old Corbin Wagner in Jacksonville, Florida, last month. Orlando Gonzales-Beato, a 42-year-old illegal alien from the Dominican Republic, was arrested on November 26 by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for DUI manslaughter. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed to Breitbart News that they have placed a…Continue Reading
The New York City Council on Wednesday voted to ban natural gas lines in new buildings as a way to combat so-called climate change. Outgoing Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign a bill into a law that will ban new gas stoves, boilers, and heaters. “We’re making it clear that the next…Continue Reading