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Washington Post
5 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Vina Concha: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SANTIAGO, Chile — SANTIAGO, Chile — Vina Concha y Toro SA (VCOYY) on Monday reported profit of $14.3 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Santiago, Chile-based company said it had net income of 39 cents. The wine maker posted revenue of $216.8 million in the period. _____
BBC News
6 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Venezuela's ruling party claims victory despite opposition boycott
Venezuela's ruling party is celebrating what it has described as "an overwhelming victory" in regional and parliamentary elections, which were boycotted by the majority of opposition electoral council (CNE), which is dominated by government loyalists, says candidates for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela's (PSUV) - President Nicolás Maduro's party - won the race for governor in 23 out of the country's 24 to the CNE, the ruling coalition also won 82.68% of the votes cast for the National Assembly, Venezuela's legislative body. The main opposition parties called the elections a "farce". Opposition leader, María Corina Machado, said turnout had been below 15%. "More than 85% of Venezuelans did not obey this regime and said 'no'," Machado said about those who journalists who visited polling stations throughout the day said that they saw no queues and fewer people turning out than for the presidential election last CNE meanwhile put the turn-out at 42.6%.The opposition has long questioned the independence of the CNE, which is led by Elvis Amoroso, a former legal counsel to President CNE came in for widespread international criticism in last year when it declared Mr Maduro the winner of the presidential election without ever providing the detailed voting tallies to back up their claim. Venezuela's opposition, meanwhile, published voting tallies it had gathered with the help of official election observers which showed that its candidate, Edmundo González, was the overwhelming winner. Amid the wave of repression and arrests which followed the presidential election, González went into exile to Spain. Machado, who threw her weight behind presidential hopeful Edmundo González after she was barred from running for public office, remained in was the main advocate for boycotting this Sunday's legislative and gubernatorial elections, saying that the result of July's presidential election should be respected before any new elections are held."We voted on 28 July. On 25 May, we won't vote," she said in a video message shared earlier this month. However, a handful of opposition politicians did run for office, arguing that leaving the field open to government candidates was a them were former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, Zulia state governor Manuel Rosales and Juan Requesens, who was jailed by the Maduro government for allegedly taking part in a 2018 drone attack on the president. Capriles told Spanish daily El País that for him "voting in Venezuela is an expression of resistance, of resilience, of not giving up".Their decision to stand in the elections was criticised by those calling for a boycott, with Machado saying they had "betrayed the cause". With turnout low, President Maduro's PSUV party sailed to victory in 23 of the 24 gubernatorial races, up from the 20 governor posts it previously to the preliminary results of the legislative election, the coalition backing President Maduro won an absolute majority of the 285 seats. But three politicians from Henrique Capriles' opposition UNT party were also voted into the National Assembly, including Capriles himself. Maduro has hailed the result as a "victory of peace and stability" and celebrated the fact that his party had regained control of the states of Zulia and, in particular, Barinas, the home state of his predecessor in office and political mentor, Hugo Chá the state of Cojedes will now be in opposition hands, following the re-election of opposition candidate Alberto Galíndez. Sunday's vote was preceded by a wave of arrests, which saw more than 70 people with links to the opposition detained for allegedly "planning to sabotage the election".Among those detained is Juan Pablo Guanipa, 60, a close ally of María Corina Machado. The interior minister accused him of being "one of the leaders of this terrorist network" which he claimed had been plotting to disrupt the election by planting bombs at key sites. Machado said his arrest and those of dozens of others was "state terrorism, pure and simple". Venezuelan voters were also asked to choose representatives for the Essequibo region, a territory long administered and controlled by neighbouring Guyana which Venezuela claims as its own. The territorial dispute has been submitted by Guyana to the International Court of Justice, which had ordered Venezuela to refrain from conducting elections for representatives for the region, an order which the Maduro government Venezuela is not in control of the Essequibo, there were no polling stations in the territory nor did the people living there get a chance to vote. Instead, voters in a small district expressly created for the purpose on the Venezuelan side of the border were asked to cast their vote, which will have only symbolic value. Neil Villamizar, an admiral loyal to President Maduro, won the unusual vote and will now be declared "governor of Essequibo" by the Venezuelan government even though he has no power or control over the territory, which remains in Guyanese hands. The president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, has denounced the move as a "scandalous, false, propagandistic, opportunistic" and has said he will "do everything to ensure our territorial integrity and sovereignty is kept intact".
Bloomberg
7 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Maduro Sweeps Venezuelan Regional Vote Marked by Low Turnout
Venezuela's ruling party swept regional and parliamentary elections in a landslide Sunday, tightening President Nicolás Maduro's grip on power after a low-turnout vote marred by widespread opposition abstention and international criticism. State media declared victories for key Maduro allies, including his wife Cilia Flores and party chief Jorge Rodríguez. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won control of 23 out of 24 governorships, according to preliminary results from the National Electoral Council.
South China Morning Post
7 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Peru's 17th-century miracle hopes for Vatican recognition under Pope Leo
In the small town of Eten, Peru, people gather every year to celebrate a 17th-century miracle involving images of the child Jesus. This event has not been recognised by the Vatican. But the recent election of Pope Leo , who served as a missionary in Peru for years, has rekindled hopes of official recognition. It was in an ancient Peruvian village founded by the Spanish in the 16th century that the so-called Eucharistic Miracle of Eten was said to have taken place. In 1649, a picture of a young Jesus with three small hearts was said to have appeared to many people during a Catholic ceremony where bread and wine are blessed to represent Christ's body and blood. A second image reportedly appeared weeks later during another festival. The events inspired a passionate local devotion that continues today. Locals believe official recognition of the miracle could attract more devotees.
Bloomberg
21-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Rich Argentines Face Higher Energy Bills After Milei Subsidy Cut
President Javier Milei will cut energy subsidies for all gated communities in the greater Buenos Aires region, a move that will hit a portion of Argentina's upper class that for years has been paying a fraction of their gas and electric bills. The move will affect 15,500 energy users and save the government about $2.6 million per year, spokesman Manuel Adorni said in announcing the measure Wednesday at a regular press briefing. Puerto Madero, a posh neighborhood that's become an extension of the capital city's downtown financial district, will also be excluded from government aid. About half of those users had previously been considered low-income, and the other half middle-income.
