8 de octubre de 2025.- Un pastor de Chicago, herido durante las manifestaciones frente a unas instalaciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) de Estados Unidos, se ha unido a una amplia demanda federal presentada el martes que impugna la respuesta de la administración Trum...

The amount of oil on tankers in transit has jumped to the highest since 2016, and this is cause for concern because it means there is too much oil around and it is not being consumed. That’s the message that Bloomberg had this week, citing Votexa data. Yet China had a different message: it is building more oil tanks to boost its inventories, a lot more. And that tells a different message. The Vortexa data that Bloomberg cited said that there were 1.2 billion barrels of crude oil currently at sea, being moved from one place to another. Bloomberg’s…

Caracas, 8 de octubre de 2025.- La Expo Proveedores 2025, organizada por la Asociación Venezolana de Hoteles Cinco Estrellas, celebró una exitosa Rueda de Negocios y consolida un espacio para la reactivación económica del sector. El encuentro convocó a más de 40 empresas en el área de tecnolog...

In the Permian Basin, oilfield theft has evolved from stolen wrenches to stolen tankers. What was once a nuisance crime is now a multimillion-dollar operation, prompting Texas to step in with a dedicated task force to combat organized petroleum theft. Texas producer associations and law enforcement have noticed in recent months a surge in organized crime at the numerous oilfield sites in the most prolific oil-producing basin in America. The state legislature earlier this year passed a bill to crack down on Permian Basin oil theft, mandating the…

8 de octubre de 2025.-Funcionarios del Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Bolivariana (PNB), adscritos a la División Contra la Delincuencia Organizada del estado Falcón, realizaron la aprehensión de tres ciudadanos por su presunta vinculación con actividades de microtráfico de sustancias estupefacient...

Back in May, we reported that China is on the way to becoming the world’s first ‘‘electrostate’’ thanks to the ongoing EV boom coupled with rapid industrial electrification. According to a study by the International Energy Agency (IEA), China’s electrification rate has hit 30%, significantly ahead of the U.S. and the EU, where the electrification rate has plateaued at ~22% in recent years. Last year, electric vehicles (EVs) made up approximately 47.9% of the total passenger car sales in China, a huge increase…

Caracas 8 de octubre de 2025-. Una delegación de turoperadores españoles, pertenecientes al prestigioso Grupo Nego, aterrizó en el país este martes, 07 de octubre como parte de las alianzas entre Hover Tour y Venetur. Esta acción forma parte de la estrategias de promoción que impulsa la minist...

Ecuador’s oil industry is caught in a death spiral. Decades of corruption, dwindling private investment, corroded infrastructure and environmental disasters are all weighing on production and reserves growth. Environmentally damaging oil spills are a common occurrence, with evidence suggesting that the national government in Quito is failing to prevent these harmful events. President Daniel Noboa’s commitment to reviving the economically crucial oil industry risks serious pollution, especially with cocaine related violence distracting…

8 de octubre de 2025.- La amenaza de la Casa Blanca de no garantizar el pago retroactivo a los empleados federales al finalizar el actual cierre parcial del Gobierno, ha provocado indignación entre los funcionarios. Esta advertencia afecta a unos 750.000 trabajadores, obligados a suspender sus labor...

This week, the Nobel Prize in Physics, the most prestigious award of its kind, was given for breakthrough work on quantum mechanics, emphasizing just how critical the field has become in building our understanding of the world around us, and how we can harness that understanding to design a smarter and more sustainable future. Quantum mechanics have already fundamentally changed the way we live, enabling the advent of cellphones, cameras, and fiber optic cables. And they will continue to change the world in ways that we haven’t even dreamed…

8 de octubre de 2025.- El ministro del poder popular para la Educación, Héctor Rodríguez , informó que Venezuela tuvo una destacada participación al obtener medallas de oro, plata y bronce en la Olimpíada Internacional de Nanotecnología. A través de su cuenta Telegram, el titular de la cartera de...

Guyana has strengthened military cooperation with France to safeguard the oil-rich Essequibo region, escalating tensions with Venezuela just as the United States expands maritime strikes on vessels linked to Caracas. The defense announcement follows new reports of French assistance in surveillance and air patrols over Guyana’s western frontier, where ExxonMobil-led production continues to rise above 640,000 barrels per day, UPI reported.  Venezuela maintains its long-standing claim over Essequibo, an area that encompasses most of Guyana’s…

Russian President Vladimir Putin last week signed a decree that appears to target the assets of foreign companies that continue to operate in Russia and that have not yet been seized by the government. The decree calls for the accelerated privatization of state property to ensure defense capability, but it refers directly to "unfriendly actions" of the United States and other countries and organizations aligned with them that aim to impose "restrictive measures against citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian legal entities.” The decree…

El fiscal federal Eduardo Taiano ordenó el peritaje de los teléfonos celulares secuestrados en el marco de la investigación por la megaestafa internacional con $Libra, la criptomoneda que promocionó el presidente Javier Milei y que se trató del primer escándalo de proporciones que enfrentó la ...

El gobernador de Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, y el alcalde de Chicago, Brandon Johnson, respondieron este miércoles al presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, quien señaló que ambos "deberían estar en la cárcel", asegurando que no darán "un paso atrás" ante el mandatario republican...

Es 8 de octubre de 2025. Han transcurrido 281 días del año y faltan 84 días para su terminación. Hoy es miércoles. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cien...

8 de octubre de 2025.- El proyecto de ley 59-24 es el que cristaliza los temores y las críticas. “Es una elección estratégica peligrosa que corre el riesgo de hipotecar el futuro de la universidad marroquí y de la sociedad durante décadas”, alerta Mustapha Azaitraoui, vicesecretario general del SNES...

 Los acusados por intentar asesinar a la expresidenta argentina Cristina Fernández (2007-2015) el 1 de septiembre de 2022, Fernando Sabag Montiel y su entonces pareja, Brenda Uliarte, fueron condenados este miércoles a diez y ocho años de prisión, respectivamente. Sabag Montiel...

French state utility EDF is in talks with banks about a potential initial public offering of its Italian subsidiary Edison, according to sources cited by Reuters, in a move that could unlock billions in capital as EDF ramps up financing for its nuclear revival at home. EDF has begun sounding out major European lenders including BNP Paribas and Société Générale to assess investor appetite for a Milan listing that would value Edison between €7 billion and €10 billion ($8-11 billion). The group would likely retain…

A new survey published by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development offers a strong near-term economic outlook for Central Asian states. But the bank adds that the region is prone to fluctuations in commodity prices, reliance on remittances, and dependence on Russian and Chinese markets. The EBRD’s Regional Economic Prospects 2025 edition projects regional growth this year to reach 6.1 percent, and slow to 5.2 percent in 2026. “Central Asia Central Asian economies continued to post solid growth in the…