The National Assembly of Venezuela authorized on Thursday a second 15-year extension of two mixed companies operated by the state-owned PDVSA and the American company Chevron. The extension would be for the exercise of primary hydrocarbon activities in the period 2026-2041according to a report presented on Wednesday by the vice minister of hydrocarbons, Erick Pérez, ...
COP28 climate talks in Dubai ended with a historic agreement that committed the world to a transition away from all fossil fuels for the first time. The chairman of this year’s UN-sponsored summit, Sultan Al Jaber of the United Arab Emirates, negotiated an agreement that was strong enough for the US and the European Union ...
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is close to finalizing subpoenas for BlackRock Inc., Glass Lewis, State Street and Institutional Shareholder Services for documents related to the committee’s investigation into whether its efforts to combat climate change violate U.S. antitrust law, according to a person familiar with the matter. The panel is investigating allegations by critics ...
The annual inflation rate in the US slowed to 3.1% in November 2023, the lowest reading in five months, from 3.2% in October and in line with market forecasts. However, compared to October, consumer prices rose 0.1%, compared to expectations for a flat reading. Core inflation continued to show some rigidity: the annual base rate ...
The presidents of Guyana and Venezuela will meet on December 14 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in a meeting sponsored by Celac and Caricom to try to alleviate bilateral tension. The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, who is also president pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and ...
El Economista – Mexico City The first stage of the Mayan Train, which opens on December 15, aims to transport up to 880 passengers daily. as announced by General Óscar David Lozano Águila, general director of the Mayan Train. “Of passengers, 880 per day, it cannot be more; There are four trains that will leave ...
Over the course of a decade, the president VenezuelanNicolás Maduro, has remained firmly in power despite mass protests, widespread poverty and despair, harsh US sanctions, and an international attempt to recognize an alternative government. Your survival instincts are kicking in again. The Maduro regime this week ordered the arrest of key advisors of its main ...
As the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, has attracted more groups hostile to Israel. Cross-border fire has become a daily occurrence between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attempted to attack Israel with missiles and drones, and have attacked ships in the Red Sea, seizing an Israeli-owned ...
Walt Disney on Wednesday began offering Hulu as part of its eponymous streaming service, bolstering Disney+’s family content with more general entertainment content.such as FX’s intense culinary drama “The Bear” and the popular reality show “The Kardashians.” The combined offer, known as “Hulu on Disney+”, will be available in a first “beta” version for national ...
Australia’s monthly trade surplus widened in June as iron ore shipments rose, while overall exports fell less than imports. The unexpected profit was $11.3 billion ($7.4 billion), compared with estimates of a profit of $10.75 billion and a downward revision of $10.5 billion in May, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday. ...
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