17-07-25.-El aumento del nível en el río Orinoco continúa en el estado Bolívar, donde dos calles del sector El Almacén, del municipio Heres, quedaron inundadas y forzó a numerosas familias a evacuar sus viviendas y alojarse en refugios temporales. Lilis Santaella, v...

El adolescente Gabriel Rodríguez, actualmente de 17 años, fue detenido el pasado 9 de enero, cuando iba llegando a un ambulatorio, la Guardia Nacional alegó que “tenía pinta de guarimbero”. Desde La Izquierda Diario reportamos y denunciamos su caso en los días posteriores a su detención, y escribíam...

17-07-25.-El ministro para la Relaciones Interiores, Justicia y Paz, Diosdado Cabello, informó sobre la incautación de 3.075 kilos de cocaína. “Ayer haciendo un recorrido (...) se detectó una gran cantidad de drogas como 3.075 toneladas de cocaína dentro de una unidad semi sumergible, un submari...

177-25.-El intento de la ministra cubana del Trabajo, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, de negar la pobreza en la isla comunista -y en particular uno de sus síntomas: la mendicidad- le costó su puesto. Menos de 48 horas después de asegurar ante el Parlamento que "en Cuba no h...

17-07-25.-El diputado chileno, Daniel Manouchehri, generó malestar en la comunidad venezolana del país austral, luego de que, en medio de un debate, se refirió a los criollos de manera despectiva. Según el parlamentario de izquierda, la derecha de Chile pretende «transformar a Chile...

17-07-25.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este miércoles 16 de julio 2025 en Bs.117,40 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales. El ...

El presidente enfrenta críticas de Maga ( Hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser grande)por las acusaciones de ocultar detalles de los crímenes de Epstein para proteger a la élite adinerada, incluido Trump. 17 de julio de 2025.-Donald Trump ha ar...

Los trabajadores federales advirtieron durante meses que las galletas de alto valor energético se desperdiciarían. 17 de julio de 2025.- Cinco meses después de su desmantelamiento sin precedentes de los programas de ayuda exterior, la administración ...

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitió una alerta de tsunami después del terremoto. 16 de julio de 2025.'Un terremoto de magnitud 7.3 sacudió Sand Point, Alaska, el miércoles, lo que provocó una alerta de tsunami del Servicio Meteorológico Nac...

Un día antes de cumplir 12 años 16 de julio de 2025.-Endrina Bracho, de 34 años, conducía con sus dos hijos el 20 de diciembre de 2023 cuando su camioneta Dodge se cruzó al carril contrario en Hazelwood, un suburbio de San Luis, a 120 km/h, 56 km/h por encima del límite de velocidad...

From pioneering technologies that shattered geological limits to building empires that outmuscled governments, these oil titans didn’t follow the energy industry — they dragged it behind them. Some were wildcatters with nothing but a hunch and a homemade rig. Others were empire-builders who transformed family fortunes into multinational juggernauts. All of them left the oil patch a very different place than they found it. Here’s a look at the people who didn’t just strike it rich — they struck history.   1. The…

China’s oil demand growth is not what it used to be. Over the past year, consumption of the road transportation fuels – gasoline and diesel – has been trailing the levels from just two years ago, when China was emerging from nearly three years of Covid-related lockdowns. That’s not only because of the pent-up demand back in 2023. A large part of the lower gasoline and diesel demand is due to the soaring sales of electric passenger cars and trucks and LNG-fueled heavy-duty vehicles. Despite the apparent peak in China’s…

Angola has made a major natural gas discovery, marking a breakthrough in the country’s efforts to diversify its fossil fuel production. Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP Plc (NYSE:BP), Eni S.p.A. (NYSE:E) and a group of Angolan companies successfully drilled the country's first dedicated gas exploration well in the Lower Congo Basin, with preliminary estimates suggesting the reserve holds more than 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and up to 100 million barrels of condensates. This is the first natural gas exploration by the former…

As Russia remains preoccupied with its war in Ukraine, its influence is weakening along its southern border, particularly in Armenia and Azerbaijan. This power shift is opening the door for other players, including Turkey, the European Union, and the United States, to expand their presence in the region, analysts told RFE/RL. On July 10, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Abu Dhabi to discuss a potential peace deal, notably without any mediators -- including Russia. Although no breakthrough was…

U.S. shale drillers are scaling back as crude prices drift into the red zone for profitability, according to Quantum Capital Group’s Dwight Scott. With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hovering near $65, private operators are seeing diminishing returns on new drilling activity. “In the mid-$60s, you get dangerously close to where oil prices don’t really drive appropriate returns for new drilling,” Scott said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Wednesday. WTI has dropped 8% since the start of the year and sat at $65.82 on Wednesday.…

U.S. shale drillers are scaling back as crude prices drift into the red zone for profitability, according to Quantum Capital Group’s Dwight Scott. With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hovering near $65, private operators are seeing diminishing returns on new drilling activity. “In the mid-$60s, you get dangerously close to where oil prices don’t really drive appropriate returns for new drilling,” Scott said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Wednesday. WTI has dropped 8% since the start of the year and sat at $65.82 on Wednesday.…

16 de julio de 2025.- En una publicación en Instagram del sistema teleférico, se pudo conocer que el Waraira Repano, si prestará servicio gratuito para los niños con edades comprendidas de 3 a 12 años, esto con motivo de festejar, el próximo domingo 20 de julio, el día del niño, quienes podrán disfr...

Publicly, Beijing has presented itself as a neutral party in the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, claiming it respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine while also highlighting the need to address Russia's security concerns. But behind the scenes, that may be changing. According to EU officials speaking to RFE/RL on condition of anonymity, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas last week that Beijing couldn't accept Russia's defeat in the war as it would free up Washington to focus on…

16 de julio de 2025.- El actor y artista plástico Asdrúbal Meléndez falleció a sus 89 años de edad, hecho ocurrido en horas de la madrugada de este día. Nacido el 1 de noviembre de 1935 en la comunidad de Ojo de Agua, estado Falcón, estudió en la Escuela Juan de Villegas de Barquisimeto, se gradu...

The International Monetary Fund is upbeat on Uzbekistan’s economic liberalization drive but cautions that much remains to be reformed before Tashkent can realize its goal of qualifying for World Trade Organization membership. Since Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed the presidency in 2016, Uzbekistan has averaged 5.7 percent GDP growth annually, while achieving year-on-year employment growth of about 3.6 percent, the IMF states in its latest country report for Uzbekistan. The growth rate is projected to hover around 6 percent over the next few years.…