Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate murdered in prison

[ad_1] [1/2]Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio speaks during a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 6 (Reuters) – Six men suspected…

Spain’s Asterion to buy German utility Steag for $2.7 billion -sources

[ad_1] FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Spanish infrastructure investor Asterion has agreed to acquire German utility Steag, beating Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to win the asset, sources involved in the…

Mastercard, Binance to end crypto card partnership

[ad_1] [1/2]A Mastercard logo is seen on a credit card in this picture illustration August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Mastercard (MA.N)…

Colombia banks call for measures to help liquidity squeeze

[ad_1] General view of Colombia’s central bank in Bogota, Colombia October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BOGOTA, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Colombia’s banks have called on the…

Colombia’s Grupo Aval posts 75% fall in profit as bank margins fall

[ad_1] People walk in front of the Banco de Bogota, belonging to Grupo Aval, in Bogota, Colombia, October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 16 (Reuters) –…

Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval, subsidiary settle charges of violating US law

[ad_1] The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters)…

Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio assassinated

[ad_1] QUITO, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed at a campaign event on Wednesday, authorities said, amid…

Colombia peace court accuses 10 soldiers of murdering 120 civilians

[ad_1] BOGOTA, July 6 (Reuters) – A Colombian court on Tuesday accused 10 members of the military and a civilian of forcibly disappearing 24 people and murdering at least 120…

Colombia accuses Drummond executives of funding paramilitary group

[ad_1] BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – The current Colombia head of coal miner Drummond Co Inc (DRMND.UL) and his predecessor will be tried for allegedly funding right-wing paramilitaries, the country’s…

Colombia rules out prompt opening of Venezuela border on COVID concerns

[ad_1] BOGOTA, April 15 (Reuters) – Colombian President Ivan Duque on Thursday ruled out a prompt reopening of his country’s border with Venezuela, citing a high-level of COVID-19 infections. The…