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Hamas launches rocket towards Tel Aviv amid new attacks after a year of war

Hamas launches rocket towards Tel Aviv amid new attacks after a year of war

Hamas fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv after Israel bombed several targets linked to the militant group in Gaza, as fighting intensified after a year of war. The Israel Defense Forces said they intercepted most of the projectiles fired from Palestinian territory on Monday, as sirens sounded across central Israel.. Two people were ...

Renta 4's wealth management business in Chile reaches US$300 million

Renta 4’s wealth management business in Chile reaches US$300 million

Financial Diary – Santiago In 2024, the Spanish bank Renta 4 decided to expand its presence in Chile by incorporating two new areas to its operations: wealth management and corporate finance. The business director for Latin America of Renta 4, Joan Gili, highlighted with DF the growth of its wealth management team, which doubled its ...

Senegal to take steps to address budget deficit after rating downgrade

Senegal to take steps to address budget deficit after rating downgrade

Senegal said it will act quickly to reduce its budget deficit after an audit that showed a fiscal and Weaker debt led Moody’s Ratings to downgrade the West African nation. The company downgraded Senegal’s long-term rating to B1 from Ba3 on Friday night after an audit launched by newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye showed ...

Renfe Internacional enters the Italian Arenaways to compete with Trenitalia and Italo

Renfe Internacional enters the Italian Arenaways to compete with Trenitalia and Italo

The board of directors of Renfe Internacional, the new subsidiary of the Spanish operator that brings together all businesses abroad, has given the green light to its landing in Italy with the purchase of a relevant stake in Longitude, the holding company of the Arena family that controls the Arenaways train brand. It is a ...

Milei vetoes university salary increase bill after protest in Argentina

Milei vetoes university salary increase bill after protest in Argentina

President Javier Milei vetoed a bill that would have increased salaries at public universities in Argentina to compensate for very high inflation, a day after a massive demonstration against his austerity campaign. An estimated 270,000 university staff, students and union activists took to the streets on Wednesday to protest Milei’s veto, which he said would ...

The Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline will allow Argentina to become a key exporter

The Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline will allow Argentina to become a key exporter

Gustavo Gallino, vice president of Infrastructure at YPF, indicated that the Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline “is already underway” and will connect Argentina’s oil epicenter with international markets. “This pipeline will cross the country from north to south, allowing ships with oil to be shipped to the entire world,” he stated. “The key for Argentina to ...

European stocks close lower amid Iran attacks on Israel

European stocks close lower amid Iran attacks on Israel

European stocks reversed early gains and closed lower on Tuesday as investors walked away of the highest risk assets minutes before Iran launched ballistic missiles against Israel. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index .Stoxx fell 0.4%reversing its trend after rising up to 0.5% during the day. A Stoxx volatility indicator .V2tx hit its highest level in ...

IMF warns Australia must cut fiscal spending if disinflation does not ease

IMF warns Australia must cut fiscal spending if disinflation does not ease

Australia will have to control fiscal spending if inflation does not decline furtherthe International Monetary Fund said, countering government claims that its policies are not impacting price pressures. “A pre-announced personal income tax cut and new spending items, including broad cost-of-living support, are expected to contribute to the budget turning into a deficit”the IMF said ...

Claudia Sheinbaum promises dialogue on the history of women and public health

Claudia Sheinbaum promises dialogue on the history of women and public health

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, promised to give lessons on the history of women and public health warningssetting the tone for the daily conferences initiated by his predecessor. Sheinbaum concluded her first press conference as president in less than 90 minutes, which marked a break with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who routinely spoke for three ...