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Machado will attend the Nobel ceremony in Oslo despite Maduro's repression

Machado will attend the Nobel ceremony in Oslo despite Maduro’s repression

The Norwegian Nobel Committee says that the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, María Corina Machado, will travel to Oslo next month to receive his peace prize in person, defying Nicolás Maduro’s repression and risking his re-entry into the country. Machado confirmed he will attend the Dec. 10 ceremony, committee president Jorgen Watne Frydnes said Friday.in ...

Chinese military says Japan will suffer 'crushing defeat' if it tries to intervene in Taiwan

Chinese military says Japan will suffer ‘crushing defeat’ if it tries to intervene in Taiwan

Japan will suffer a “crushing defeat” at the hands of the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene in TaiwanThe Chinese Defense Ministry said Friday, ratcheting up rhetoric over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about the island. Tokyo summoned Beijing’s ambassador to Japan on Friday to protest a senior Chinese diplomat’s ...

The US launches the "Lance of the South" plan to expel narcoterrorists from the country

The US launches the “Lance of the South” plan to expel narcoterrorists from the country

The tension between the United States and its fight against drug trafficking adds a new episode since, through his social networks, the US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, made official the launch of Operation Southern Spear, offensive to be executed by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and Southern Command, Southcom. This mission, as the official ...

Bus accident in southern Peru leaves at least 37 dead and dozens injured

Bus accident in southern Peru leaves at least 37 dead and dozens injured

At least 37 people died and dozens were injured after a bus crashed in southern Peruhealth authorities said Wednesday. The regional health manager in Arequipa, Walther Oporto, told a television station that 36 people died at the same site of the accident and one in a hospital.citing information he received from firefighters in the area ...

Spain orders confinement of all poultry due to new risks of bird flu

Spain orders confinement of all poultry due to new risks of bird flu

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has decreed the confinement of all poultry from November 13 due to the risk of avian fluas reported on Thursday in a statement. This decision expands the measure announced last week, when Spain ordered the closure of poultry in high-risk areas to stop the spread of the virus. This follows ...

New Zealanders leave the country in record numbers as the economy stagnates

New Zealanders leave the country in record numbers as the economy stagnates

New Zealand saw a record number of citizens emigrating in the 12 months to Septemberas the sluggish economy forces more people to seek higher-paying jobs abroad. According to Statistics New Zealand on Thursday in Wellington, some 72,684 citizens left the country during the period analyzed. 26,318 returning citizens were recorded, resulting in a net exodus ...

EU is rushing to ensure a commercial agreement with the US and prepares for the worst

EU prepares a new plan to implement the trade agreement with the United States

The European Union plans to propose to the United States a plan to implement the next phase of the trade agreement that both parties reached this summeraccording to sources familiar with the matter. This pressure comes just as European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovičis scheduled to meet with his American counterparts later this monthaccording to the ...

Santander in Spain designs Bonus to retain employees with technological talent

Openbank, Santander’s digital bank, launches cryptocurrency trading in Spain

Openbank, Santander’s digital bank, said on Tuesday that it had launched a cryptocurrency trading service in Spainfollowing its competitor Bbva. Banks are seeing increasing customer demand for crypto products after bitcoin hit all-time highs last month, aided by US President Donald Trump’s pro-cryptocurrency stance. In June, Bbva advised high-net-worth clients to invest up to 7% ...

Panama ports exceed 7.36 million TEUs moved until September

Panama ports exceed 7.36 million TEUs moved until September

Between January and September of this year, the Panamanian port system moved more than 7.36 million containers measured in TEUs (20-foot units), which represents an approximate growth of 2.2% compared to the same period last year. Most of this movement corresponds to transshipment operations, which accounted for around 89% of the total.reflecting the country’s role ...