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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The head of Mexico’s immigration agency, Francisco Garduno, is under investigation over a deadly fire last month at a migrant detention center in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday. The Mexican attorney general’s office said on Tuesday it had launched a probe against the heads of the National Migration Institute (INM), without giving their full names. “There’s an […]

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s military said it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week, and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help “terrorists”. Up to 100 people, including children, were killed in Tuesday’s air strike in the Sagaing area in northwest Myanmar, according to media reports, making it the deadliest in a recent string of military […]

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s military said it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week, and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help “terrorists”. Up to 100 people, including children, were killed in Tuesday’s air strike in the Sagaing area in northwest Myanmar, according to media reports, making it the deadliest in a recent string of military […]

MILAN (Reuters) – AC Milan took a big step towards their first Champions League semi-final appearance for 16 years as Ismael Bennacer’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Napoli in the quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. On a rainy night, Serie A leaders Napoli’s first European clash with seven-times European champions Milan was also their first appearance in the quarter-finals of Europe’s most prestigious club competition. Attempting to avenge their […]

By Jarrett Renshaw and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new privacy protections to prevent women’s health information from being used to investigate or sue people who obtain or facilitate abortions. The proposal by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is aimed at protecting women living in states where abortion is illegal who travel out of state to have the procedure done – […]

MADRID (Reuters) – European champions Real Madrid beat 10-man Chelsea 2-0 in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg courtesy of a tap-in by Karim Benzema and a powerful strike by substitute Marco Asensio in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. Benzema, the scourge of Chelsea at the same stage of the competition last season, converted from point blank range in the 21st minute when Kepa Arrizabalaga saved from Vinicius Junior but […]

By Pratyush Thakur and Bianca Flowers (Reuters) -Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc said on Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter was leaving the company at the end of April to pursue another job. The Milwaukee-based company said Vice President David Viney will take over as interim CFO after Goetter’s departure on April 28. Shares of the company fell 6.3% in extended trading. Goetter was appointed CFO in September 2020 and was […]

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) paid Chief Executive Michael Wirth $23.6 million last year, a 4% increase from a year before, according to securities filings released on Wednesday. Total annual compensation of Chevron’s median employee fell to $161,488 in 2022, from $183,531 a year before. (Reporting by Sabrina Valle) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – The Democratic National Committee will no longer be represented by longtime Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, spokespeople for his law firm and the DNC confirmed on Wednesday. The split ends a key client relationship for Elias, one of the best-known Democratic lawyers in the U.S., that dates back to 2009. Elias has raised his profile through legal work on behalf of major national clients like the […]