11 de octubre de 2024.-Sin duda, un poderoso huracán Milton de categoría 4 destruirá kilómetros y kilómetros de líneas eléctricas y suministros cuando la tormenta azote Florida. Pero la Asociación Eléctrica Municipal de Florida (FMEA) está colocando miles de linieros para llegar a las áreas af...

Obama llama a los "hermanos" que temen votar por Harris: "¿Están pensando en no participar?" En 2020, el presidente Biden también fue criticado por decir que si los votantes no están seguros de por quién votar, "no eres afroestadounidense". ...

HOUSTON, 10 de octubre de 2024 - Los tenedores de miles de millones de dólares en bonos y pagarés venezolanos se han convertido en protagonistas de último minuto en un caso judicial en Estados Unidos que decidirá la propiedad de la refinería de petróleo Citgo Petroleum, amenazando con descarri...

The world's biggest battery makers are working to make electric vehicles more attractive to hesitant buyers by offering a five-minute charge time for a decent range that would give drivers the same superfast experience as they would have at a gas station. Currently, the charging times for EVs range anywhere from 20 minutes to 50 or more hours, depending on the charger types and speeds, as well as the vehicle battery capacity. Some battery makers have recently unveiled batteries capable of charging to 80 percent in fewer than 10 minutes and say…

The long-suffering lithium sector is enjoying a rare boom after mining giant Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) announced an all-cash $6.7 billion deal for Arcadium Lithium Plc (NYSE:ALTM), good for a hefty 90% premium to the Oct. 4 closing price. Both company boards unanimously approved the merger, with the deal expected to close mid-2025. Arcadium Lithium was formed in January 2024 following the US$10.6 billion merger of equals between U.S.-based Livent and Australia’s Alkem.  Arcadium Lithium’s shares have nearly doubled since the merger…

10 de octubre de 2024.-Diversos órganos de seguridad ciudadana realizan el despliegue de protección de la fanaticada que asiste al estadio "Juana La Avanzadora" de la ciudad de Maturín, donde las selecciones de Venezuela y Argentina medirán sus fuerzas en el marco de las eliminatorias s...

10 de octubre de 2024.-Un total de 872 hombres y mujeres del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (Cicpc) obtuvieron sus títulos como licenciados y técnicos superiores universitarios en Investigación Penal y Criminalística, egresados de la Universidad Nacional Exper...

Kazakhstan has been one of the “rogue” members of OPEC+, regularly producing more oil than it was supposed to under the bloc’s output cap agreement. Now, it seems that Kazakhstan has done it again, potentially heightening internal tensions within OPEC+. Reuters reported this week that Kazakhstan’s largest field, Tengiz, had hit record-high production levels since the start of the month. The publication cited unnamed sources for the information, which put Tengiz’s total at 699,999 barrels daily. The report followed…

The prospect of an all-out war in the Middle East increased after Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel on October 1. Israel has threatened retaliation, fueling concerns of a disruption to the flow of oil and gas from the energy-rich region.Global oil prices have already soared 9 percent since Iran's attack, which came amid Israel's yearlong war in the Gaza Strip and its invasion of southern Lebanon earlier this month.A full-scale conflict between Israel and Iran could upend the international energy supply and send shock waves throughout…

10 de octubre de 2024.- El premio Nobel de Literatura ha sido otorgado a la novelista surcoreana Han Kang, de 53 años, por su “intensa prosa poética que confronta traumas históricos y expone la fragilidad de la vida humana”. Entre sus obras se encuentran La vegetariana, El libro blanco, Actos humano...

The first major waste-to-energy power plant in Australia recently began operations, marking a new era of waste burning. Australia has started developing several waste-to-energy power plants in a bid to incinerate household waste, instead of sending it to landfill, to produce electricity. While this could help reduce the number of landfills across the country, many environmentalists worry that it could cause more harm than good.  Waste-to-energy plants are facilities that burn municipal solid waste in boilers to produce steam and generate electricity.…

10 de octubre de 2024.- La Asamblea Nacional designó este jueves al Comité de Postulaciones para el Nombramiento de los Titulares del Poder Ciudadano; integrado por 10 diputados, así como un presidente, y dos vicepresidentes; quienes se juramentaron ante el presidente del parlamento venezolano, Jorg...

10 de octubre de 2024.- En Argentina, el 70 por ciento de los salarios docentes universitarios se encuentra hoy por debajo de la línea de pobreza. Personal docente y no docente de las universidades públicas de Argentina protagonizan este jueves un paro general universitario en contra del veto del...

ConocoPhillips has received new U.S. licenses that could help the company recover up to $10 billion owed by Venezuela, an anonymous source has told Bloomberg. The debt stems from the Venezuelan government's nationalization of ConocoPhillips' assets over a decade ago. The licenses allow the company to pursue its claims against Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), the state-owned oil giant, without violating U.S. sanctions. Although the licenses don't permit ConocoPhillips to resume operations in Venezuela, they enable the company to pursue legal action…

Short sellers are circling Aston Martin after the iconic marque issued a profit warning last month and said it would produce around 1,000 less cars this year. Marshall Wace, the hedge fund owned by GB News baron Paul Marshall, took out a net short position of 0.83 per cent of the company’s shares the day the warning was issued, while investment manager Qube Research and Technologies took out a short position of 0.9 per cent this morning, according to new data published by the Financial Conduct Authority. The data also shows a 0.52 per cent…

10 de octubre de 2024.- El asesor presidencial de Rusia, Yuri Ushakov, informó este jueves que 32 naciones confirmaron su participación en la cumbre del Grupo BRICS que se celebrará en la ciudad rusa de Kazán del 22 al 24 de octubre, bajo el lema “Fortalecer el multilateralismo para un desarrollo y ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Moldovans to participate in two crucial upcoming elections and announced that the European Union has earmarked 1.8 billion euros ($1.97 billion) in financial support for the economy of one of Europe's poorest countries in the next three years. Pro-Western President Maia Sandu is running for a second term on October 20, when voters will also have their say in a referendum on joining the 27-member European Union.Von der Leyen, who traveled to Moldova on October 10 in a show of support for…

Es 10 de octubre, noveno mes del año 2024. Es el día número 284 del año. Por ser un año bisiesto, faltan 82 días para su terminación, pues tiene 366 días. Hoy es juéves. Los años bisiestos se presentan cada cuatro años en los que se añade un día más a febrero (29 F) y el año ...

10 de octubre de 2024.- Este lunes entró en vigencia, con la publicación en Gaceta Oficial, la resolución firmada por el Ministro del Poder Popular para la Educación, Héctor Rodríguez, que inicia la reestructuración del despacho ministerial con el propósito de contribuir a la realización de los fine...

This chart, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao, shows the average cost to charge an electric car for 25 minutes per 100 km at a public station in various European countries. Data is sourced from the European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO), as of 2024. To account for variance between electric cars, a Tesla Model 3 was considered for this dataset. Price information was sourced from public DC fast-charging stations. The EAFO then calculated one average price per country. The Cost of Charging an Electric Car in Europe For most of Europe, charging…