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NASA completes the return of Artemis II with successful splashdown in the Pacific

NASA completes the return of Artemis II with successful splashdown in the Pacific

The Artemis II mission successfully completed its return to Earth this Friday, after ten days of a historic trip around the Moon. The Orion capsule landed safely in the Pacific Ocean, near the coast of San Diego, ending one of the most critical stages of NASA’s lunar exploration program. The four astronauts on board, Reid ...

Russia bans Stanford University, calling it the latest 'undesirable' organization

Russia bans Stanford University, calling it the latest ‘undesirable’ organization

Russia declared Stanford University an “undesirable” organization, thus becoming the latest in a series of foreign entities banned in the country. The country’s Ministry of Justice included the prestigious Californian institution in the registry of organizations whose activities are considered undesirable, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday. The measure came after a decision by ...

First lady Melania Trump says she never had any relationship with Epstein

First lady Melania Trump says she never had any relationship with Epstein

First lady Melania Trump denied ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and called for a congressional hearing to allow victims of their abuse to tell their stories. The first lady made the remarks Thursday during a rare appearance before cameras at the White House, in which she said she was responding to “numerous false images ...

President of Unasev proposes allocating part of the fines to the National Security Fund

President of Unasev proposes allocating part of the fines to the National Security Fund

The National Road Safety Unit (Unasev) requested this Wednesday consensus between the Congress of Mayors and Parliament, in addition to allocating part of the fines to the National Road Safety Fund and establishing incentives for exemplary drivers. The president of Unasev, Marcelo Metediera, maintained that the organization’s position is unanimous and proposed three axes to ...

Production will fall in mid-2030 due to crude oil price forecast of US$70

Production will fall in mid-2030 due to crude oil price forecast of US$70

The US oil production would fall until the mid-2030s, with global benchmarks trading below US$70 per barrel until 2030, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday in its “Annual Energy Outlook” report. The United States would produce between 12.4 and 12.7 million barrels per day of crude oil by 2050, compared to 13.6 million bpd in ...

BYD plans to open 20 dealerships in Canada to boost global expansion

BYD plans to open 20 dealerships in Canada to boost global expansion

BYD Co. will open about 20 points of sale with partners in Canada this year, given that The country’s government is considering investments from the Chinese automotive industry to reduce dependence of the United States. “Canada’s initiative is very important,” declared Alfredo Altavilla, former manager of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and current advisor to BYD in ...

Pakistan says Iran confirms attendance at talks with US in Islamabad

Pakistan says Iran confirms attendance at talks with US in Islamabad

Pakistan has stated that Iran has confirmed its participation in peace talks with the United States to be held in Islamabad later this week, in a context of growing global efforts to reach a permanent agreement to end the war in the Middle East after a two-week ceasefire. President Masoud Pezeshkian “reaffirmed Iran’s participation in ...

The country registered a hotel occupancy of more than 40% during Holy Week

The country registered a hotel occupancy of more than 40% during Holy Week

Last year hotel occupancy in Ecuador was 36.7%. The figure for this year’s holidays managed to exceed that of 2025 and reached 40.3%, while daily tourist spending was at the highest levels recorded in the country. Minister Jaramillo highlighted these results as positive, Although compared to last year the Easter week He had one less ...

Constellation Oil Services Holding expects war to boost oil drilling

Constellation Oil Services Holding expects war to boost oil drilling

A leading supplier of deepwater drilling rigs to Brazil’s national oil company expects The industry will favor oil and gas projects in Latin America, where the geopolitical risk is lower than in the Middle East. Constellation Oil Services Holding SA recently extended three offshore drilling contracts with Petrobras and is optimistic about the Brazil exploration ...