A massive data breach has exposed approximately 19,000 highly sensitive files related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) on the dark web. The documents mainly involve Units 3 and 4 of the 2,400 MW plant, both still under construction and slated to become operational by 2027. The data breach occurred on a server managed by third-party data center provider Yotta, which detected suspicious activity on a server belonging to Reliance Infrastructure, a subsidiary of India’s Reliance Group. World Leaks (formerly Hunters International),…

15 de julio de 2026.- El Ministerio para la Salud recibió el martes un total de 3.950 termos portavacunas de última generación donados por el Fondo de Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef) Venezuela, con el objetivo de apoyar al Sistema Público Nacional. De acuerdo con el organismo de salud n...

The U.S.-Iran cease-fire that was supposed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for good is falling apart.  American forces reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports this week and hit dozens of targets along Iran's coast, and Tehran answered by striking tankers moving through the strait without its permission.  Brent crude, which had drifted down into the mid-$70s while the June peace deal held, jumped back above $85 a barrel on the news, its highest level since the truce was signed.  It's the second time this year the market has had…

Brazil’s largest private electricity producer, Engie Brasil, has successfully raised 8.4 billion reais ($1.66 billion) at a price of 30.50 reais per share in a follow-on share offering, in one of the largest follow-on offerings in the country’s capital market this year, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The power company intends to use ~$1.13 billion of the capital increase to fund the acquisition of a 40% stake in the Jirau hydroelectric plant from its controlling French shareholder. The deal effectively brings the 3,750-megawatt Jirau…

15 de julio de 2026.- Las autoridades de la ciudad alemana de Múnich prohibieron hoy llenar piscinas privadas, regar jardines y césped ante la peor sequía desde los años 70, informó el diario Süddeutsche Zeitung. La medida, vigente hasta el 1 de agosto, afecta a toda la ciudad y solo exceptúa ter...

The largest US power grid failed for a third straight year to secure enough future supply commitments to ensure reliability for the future amid a historic boom in data center demand. PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid (Regional Transmission Organization), which serves 67 million customers in 13 states and Washington, DC, said its auction to procure power for the year starting June 2028 fell 6.8 gigawatts short of what it will need to guarantee system reliability during demand spikes, in a statement released Tuesday. The shortfall is…

15 de julio de 2026.- Un grupo de 14 congresistas demócratas de Estados Unidos envió este martes una carta formal al presidente Donald Trump, al secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, y al secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, solicitando el levantamiento inmediato de las sanciones económicas...

Crude oil inventories in the United States saw a decrease of 1.7 million barrels during the week ending July 10, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 409.7 million barrels, according to government data, which are now 6% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA's data release follows API's figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories saw a small draw of 564,000 barrels in the period.…

El Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Cuba informó este martes que ocurrió una nueva desconexión total del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional (SEN) e indicó que se activaron los protocolos para su recuperación. «Se ha producido una desconexión total del Sistema Eléctrico. Se act...

Nearly 135 million barrels of Russian crude oil are currently stranded at sea as a result of Ukraine’s airstrike campaign targeting refineries with the intent to cripple crude processing. The offshore backlog is forcing Moscow to significantly ramp up export volumes. Intensive Ukrainian drone strikes, including recent hits on the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat and Afipsky processing facilities, have knocked out roughly one-third of Russian domestic refining capacity bringing it to ~3.91 million barrels per day, the lowest level seen since 2005.…

Las manos de los venezolanos tratan de reconstruir lo que los terremotos del 24 de junio destruyeron en pocos segundos.  En Venezuela, levantar lo caído tiene una acepción muy amplia. Aunque generalmente se habla de recomponer las estructu...

A bipartisan group of US senators on July 14 introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, unveiling a revised package of sanctions and tariffs aimed at squeezing Moscow's war finances while seeking to overcome concerns that had stalled earlier versions of the legislation. The bill, which has gathered more than 26 bipartisan co-sponsors, with supporters expecting that number to quickly grow, has taken on added political significance following the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of its chief architects, over the weekend.…

La Federación de Rusia ratificó este martes su alianza estratégica con Venezuela al enviar un nuevo cargamento de 35 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria. El envío tiene como propósito mitigar los daños ocasionados por los sismos del pasado 24 de junio. Al respecto, la presiden...

La Cruz Roja Venezolana anunció este martes una alianza con Clover Internacional para reforzar la gestión logística de la operación humanitaria desplegada tras los terremotos del 24 de junio, con el objetivo de optimizar la recepción, almacenamiento, movilización y distribución de insumos dest...

15 de julio de 2026.- La Asamblea Nacional aprobó en primera discusión y por unanimidad, el Proyecto de Ley de Reforma parcial de la Ley Contra la Estafa Inmobiliaria, que busca mejorar la incorporación del sector privado en la construcción masiva de viviendas, para ser ofertadas en el menor tiempo...

Para el diputado Jehyson Guzmán (PSUV/ Nacional), el cese de las sanciones y las medidas coercitivas unilaterales impulsarán el renacer y la reconstrucción del país, tras el doble sismo que sacudió al país el 24 de junio. «Bienvenidos quienes quieran ayudar a Venezuela porque ...

Shell ha iniciado la licitación de servicios de perforación para su proyecto de gas en alta mar Dragon, al este de Venezuela, como parte de un plan para perforar cuatro pozos a partir del segundo trimestre de 2027, según dos personas familiarizadas con el proceso. Se espera que el c...

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is once again off-limits in the near term as the renewed hostilities and threats to vessels led to another spike in risks of transiting the key tanker and container shipping lane, according to Masahiro Okafuji, chair of the Japan Foreign Trade Council. “No one would go there, because it’s dangerous,” Okafuji told a media conference on Wednesday, as carried by Bloomberg. Renewed re-routing of the shipping lanes around the Cape of Good Hope on Africa’s southern tip would hike…

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is once again off-limits in the near term as the renewed hostilities and threats to vessels led to another spike in risks of transiting the key tanker and container shipping lane, according to Masahiro Okafuji, chair of the Japan Foreign Trade Council. “No one would go there, because it’s dangerous,” Okafuji told a media conference on Wednesday, as carried by Bloomberg. Renewed re-routing of the shipping lanes around the Cape of Good Hope on Africa’s southern tip would hike…

15 de julio de 2026.- La Dirección General de Fiscalización y Control de Impactos Ambientales del Ministerio para el Ecosocialismo, articulada bajo el Comité Nacional de Fiscalización y Control de Impactos Ambientales desplegó este martes un Dispositivo Especial de Vigilancia y Control Ambiental en ...