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Venezuelan prosecutor Tarek Saab issues arrest warrant for Argentina's president

Venezuelan prosecutor Tarek Saab issues arrest warrant for Argentina’s president

Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab said that arrest warrants are being processed against the President of Argentina, Javier Milei; Secretary General of the Presidency of Argentina, Karina Milei; and Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich. He also indicated that it was ordered “the assignment of two prosecutors specialized in the matter to carry out the arrest.” ...

The Argentine government has limited travel expenses for officials traveling abroad

The Argentine government has limited travel expenses for officials traveling abroad

Javier Milei’s Government modified the travel allowance regime for officials traveling abroad for official reasons and introduced a series of controls to limit their spending. The measure was made official through administrative decision 888/2024, published this Wednesday in the Official Gazette, signed by the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos. “Transfers to carry out official missions ...

Germany has stopped approving exports of war weapons to Israel

Germany has stopped approving exports of war weapons to Israel

Germany has restricted new exports of weapons of war to Israel while addressing judicial challengesaccording to a Reuters data analysis and a source close to the Ministry of Economy. A source close to the ministry quoted a senior official of the Government saying that it had stopped working on approving export licenses for arms to ...

These are the sectors that expect to have more employees in the last quarter of 2024

These are the sectors that expect to have more employees in the last quarter of 2024

The last quarter of each year always has high demand in most sectors.This is due to the different festivities that are celebrated, in addition to having a high demand for goods and services. ManpowerGroup Panama decided to survey 200 employers to find out about the employment expectations in the Central American country. This resulted in ...

Spain revises upwards its 2021-2023 growth despite rate hikes and inflation

Spain revises upwards its 2021-2023 growth despite rate hikes and inflation

Spain revised upwards its annual economic growth for the 2021-2022 period on Wednesday3, showing the resilience of the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy to ECB interest rate hikes and inflation and outperforming its regional neighbours. After computing the final data, the National Institute of Statistics of Spain, INE, He said the country’s gross domestic product expanded 2.7 ...

TikTok faces tough questions from court over its rejection of US law

TikTok faces tough questions from court over its rejection of US law

A lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance faced tough questions in a U.S. appeals court on Monday as they argued their lawsuit to block a law that could ban the short-form video app used by 170 million Americans. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...

Arabica coffee futures hit highest since 2011 on concerns

Arabica coffee futures hit highest since 2011 on concerns

A cup of coffee is about to get even more expensiveas persistent supply disruptions push costs for high-quality Arabica coffee beans to their highest level in 13 years. Futures rose as much as 3.3% to $2,680 a pound in New Yorkthe highest level since 2011Prices have risen by about 40% this year as a shortage ...

Germany seals migration deal with Uzbekistan during visit of Chancellor Scholz

Germany seals migration deal with Uzbekistan during visit of Chancellor Scholz

Germany and Uzbekistan sealed an agreement on migration and labour mobility and concluded a series of other agreements designed to deepen cooperation in areas including critical raw materials and climate action. The pacts were signed on Sunday in Samarkand in the presence of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. who is travelling ...

Inflation in Israel rises more than expected as ceasefire continues

Inflation in Israel rises more than expected as ceasefire continues

Israel’s inflation accelerated more than expected last month, to 3.6% year-on-year, as the war in Gaza strains the economy and government spending soars. The figure rose from 3.2% in July, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Sunday, and is now significantly above the country’s official inflation target, between 1% and 3%. Analysts had forecast ...

Three people accused of planning to overthrow the government were arrested in Venezuela

Three people accused of planning to overthrow the government were arrested in Venezuela

Venezuela arrested at least three foreigners on Saturday who allegedly were part of a plan to overthrow the government and assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced at a press conference. US and Spanish intelligence agencies were behind the plotCabello told reporters on Saturday, adding that more than 400 weapons had been seized. ...