El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, proclamó el Día de Cristóbal Colón el 13 de octubre, denominación que ya estaba vigente en EE.UU., y felicitó a los italianos a la par que arremetió contra el "borrado de la historia" que atribuye a la "izquierda radical".

Es 9 de octubre de 2025. Han transcurrido 282 días del año y faltan 83 días para su terminación. Hoy es jueves. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la ciencia...

9 de octubre de 2025.- Miles de manifestantes cifrados en 7.000 por sus organizadores, se congregaron en el centro de la ciudad de Chicago, ubicada en el estado de Illinois, protagonizando la primera gran protesta contra la decisión de la Administración del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de ...

Scientists have dreamed of putting solar panels in outer space since the late 1960s, and have known that space-based solar power was technologically feasible since the 1970s. But the true race for space-based solar has only just begun, driven by the intensifying need to produce more electricity to meet rapidly growing energy demand. As more of the world becomes electrified, big data and AI become omnipresent, and decarbonization deadlines draw closer, innovative energy solutions are needed more than ever. As a result, space-based solar power is…

Washington is flexing again—this time hitting China in a fresh sanctions blitz aimed at choking off Iran’s oil cash flow and tightening the screws on Moscow’s influence in the Balkans. The U.S. Treasury on Thursday blacklisted around 100 individuals, vessels, and companies—including China’s Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, a Shandong teapot refinery accused of buying millions of barrels of Iranian crude since 2023. Also sanctioned: the Rizhao Shihua Crude Oil Terminal at Lanshan Port, accused of handling Iran’s…

Washington is flexing again—this time hitting China in a fresh sanctions blitz aimed at choking off Iran’s oil cash flow and tightening the screws on Moscow’s influence in the Balkans. The U.S. Treasury on Thursday blacklisted around 100 individuals, vessels, and companies—including China’s Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, a Shandong teapot refinery accused of buying millions of barrels of Iranian crude since 2023. Also sanctioned: the Rizhao Shihua Crude Oil Terminal at Lanshan Port, accused of handling Iran’s…

9 de octubre de 2025.- Israel afirmó este jueves que todas las partes firmaron la versión final de la primera fase del acuerdo con Hamas para un cese al fuego en Gaza y una liberación de los rehenes israelíes, con vistas a poner fin a dos años de guerra. Este acuerdo entre Israel y Hamas fue labr...

We are entering the final innings of the 2025 financial year, and the U.S. stock market continues to defy bearish expectations. Nearly all 11 major sectors remain in positive territory; gold is surging, the dollar is sliding, and Bitcoin has roared back, even as job losses mount and the government remains partially shut down. Much of this resilience has been fueled by the ongoing AI-driven investment boom, which continues to reshape capital flows across industries from semiconductors to energy infrastructure. Yet the Energy sector has lagged. With…

9 de octubre de 2025.- Con el fin de impulsar la producción de medicamentos en el país, la vicepresidenta sectorial de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ecosocialismo y Salud, Gabriela Jiménez, sostuvo una reunión con representantes de los laboratorios farmacéuticos Leti, MegaLabs, Elmor, Polinac y Spefar. El...

Serbia’s oil system came under immediate strain Thursday after Washington let a sanctions waiver for Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) lapse, exposing the Gazprom Neft-linked refiner to U.S. measures and putting crude flows via Croatia’s JANAF pipeline on a short OFAC license that runs to October 15. Reuters reported that the move followed weeks of extensions, confirming the waiver’s expiry and its immediate operational impact. NIS operates the Pan?evo refinery and supplies about 80% of Serbia’s gasoline and diesel and over…

Serbia’s oil system came under immediate strain Thursday after Washington let a sanctions waiver for Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) lapse, exposing the Gazprom Neft-linked refiner to U.S. measures and putting crude flows via Croatia’s JANAF pipeline on a short OFAC license that runs to October 15. Reuters reported that the move followed weeks of extensions, confirming the waiver’s expiry and its immediate operational impact. NIS operates the Pan?evo refinery and supplies about 80% of Serbia’s gasoline and diesel and over…

Serbia’s oil system came under immediate strain Thursday after Washington let a sanctions waiver for Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) lapse, exposing the Gazprom Neft-linked refiner to U.S. measures and putting crude flows via Croatia’s JANAF pipeline on a short OFAC license that runs to October 15. Reuters reported that the move followed weeks of extensions, confirming the waiver’s expiry and its immediate operational impact. NIS operates the Pan?evo refinery and supplies about 80% of Serbia’s gasoline and diesel and over…

9 de octubre de 2025.- El más reciente estudio de opinión realizado por la encuestadora Hinterlaces revela que el 94% de los venezolanos está en desacuerdo con una intervención militar extranjera contra Venezuela, mientras que solo un 4% se manifiesta a favor. La encuesta por muestreo fue aplica...

A new report produced by the watchdog group Greenpeace documents how Russia’s environmental policies and practices are causing global harm.  The report, titled Fossil Fuel Empire: The Environment of Post-2022 Russia and the Kremlin’s Threat to Domestic and Global Stability and Sustainability, shows how Russia, in confronting environmental challenges over the past few decades, has gone from “active engagement in the 1990s to deliberate detachment and obstructionism in recent years.”  Negative trends in a variety…

China is expanding the list of rare earth elements under export control and is adding curbs on manufactured products that have used Chinese refining and magnet-making technology, in a move that further tightens China’s dominant control of critical materials. Holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, and ytterbium are now also part of the export control list, for which foreign entities must seek licenses from the Chinese authorities to import. China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that companies connected to foreign militaries or placed…

María Corina Machado prepara acciones de sabotaje contra las actividades religiosas vinculadas a la canonización del Doctor José Gregorio Hernández y la Madre Carmen Rendiles, denunció el secretario general del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, al dar a conocer qu...

HOLLYWOOD, CA – El ilustrador Michel El Asmar, originario de Caracas, Venezuela, ha sido oficialmente anunciado como el ganador del Concurso L. Ronald Hubbard Ilustradores del Futuro. Este prestigioso reconocimiento, que celebra su 42.ª edición, otorga al artista un viaje con todos ...

Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian refineries have resulted in a fuel crunch in Russia, where the shortage is estimated at up to 20% of demand, Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday.   “According to our data, the enemy’s gasoline shortage is up to around 20% of needs. Estimates vary from 13 to 20%, but it is confirmed that the shortage is already significant. In our view, it is about 20% today,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.  “Our weapons are delivering tangible results,” the Ukrainian president…

Faced with numerous headwinds, Ørsted will slash its workforce numbers by 2,000 by 2027, eliminating a quarter of its current roles, the world’s largest offshore wind developer said on Thursday.   Fresh off its $9.35 billion rights issue to raise funds from existing shareholders, Ørsted announced today it is taking another step in the execution of its strategic priorities by reducing its organization by about 2,000 positions by the end of 2027.??  The company will slash jobs as it will focus more on Europe and…

Faced with numerous headwinds, Ørsted will slash its workforce numbers by 2,000 by 2027, eliminating a quarter of its current roles, the world’s largest offshore wind developer said on Thursday.   Fresh off its $9.35 billion rights issue to raise funds from existing shareholders, Ørsted announced today it is taking another step in the execution of its strategic priorities by reducing its organization by about 2,000 positions by the end of 2027.??  The company will slash jobs as it will focus more on Europe and…