President Trump on Friday framed a sweeping new Venezuela oil deal as a once-in-a-generation opportunity for U.S. energy companies and the American economy, telling executives that the agreement would generate “tremendous wealth” for industry and “great wealth” for the American people. Speaking to a group of oil majors and traders, Trump called the companies “treasured partners in bringing the nation of Venezuela back to life,” while making clear that participation was optional, but competitive. If companies…

9 de enero de 2026.- El vicepresidente de Comunicación de Venezuela, Freddy Ñáñez, desmintió este viernes 9 de enero la presunta visita de Delcy Rodríguez a Estados Unidos, rumor instalado en la opinión pública en medio de la llegada de diplomáticos estadounidenses a Caracas. Las especulaciones circ...

The global mining landscape is bracing for a seismic shift after Rio Tinto and Glencore confirmed they are in talks regarding a potential merger. A tie-up between the two FTSE 100 titans would create the world’s largest mining entity, boasting a combined enterprise value of approximately £190bn. Glencore shares rallied nine per cent in early trading to 449.20 but Rio Tinto took a six per cent tumble to 143.06p. The move comes amid a race to beef up critical metals, particularly copper, as the industry’s pivot toward an energy…

9 de enero de 2026.- El ministro de Educación Héctor Rodríguez, confirmó que tal como se tenía previsto, el próximo lunes 12 de enero inicia el segundo momento en todos los planteles del país. “Inicia el Segundo Momento Pedagógico de este año y lo hacemos conscientes de que debemos garantizar el...

Viernes, 09 de enero de 2026.- John Mearsheimer lo advierte: Venezuela no muestra poder. Si crees que la captura de Nicolás Maduro fue una demostración de fuerza estadounidense, este análisis te obliga a replantearlo todo. El prestigioso analista John Mearsheimer, cono...

A week after President Donald Trump’s bold talk about U.S. oil majors “going in and spending billions” to revive Venezuela’s wrecked crude industry, the administration is now walking back the idea of direct U.S. cash backing for that effort, even as it convenes a who’s-who of energy executives at the White House. Earlier in the week, Trump publicly portrayed Venezuela’s reopening to Western oil investment as a near-done deal, framing multi-billion-dollar capital commitments by firms like Chevron, ExxonMobil and…

A week after President Donald Trump’s bold talk about U.S. oil majors “going in and spending billions” to revive Venezuela’s wrecked crude industry, the administration is now walking back the idea of direct U.S. cash backing for that effort, even as it convenes a who’s-who of energy executives at the White House. Earlier in the week, Trump publicly portrayed Venezuela’s reopening to Western oil investment as a near-done deal, framing multi-billion-dollar capital commitments by firms like Chevron, ExxonMobil and…

DESDE LA INDIA: CLAMOR GLOBAL CONTRA EL IMPERIALISMO Y EN RECHAZO AL SECUESTRO DE NICOLÁS MADURO NUEVA DELHI, India – 9 de enero de 2026. — En un masivo acto de solidaridad internacionalista, la XVIII Conferencia Sindical de Toda la India se convirtió en el epicentro de ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell by 4 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published earlier this week, bringing the total rig count in the US  to 544 this week, down 40 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs fell by 3 in the reporting period, according to the data. Oil rigs are now at 409, which is 71 below this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 1 to 124, which is 24 more than this time last year. The miscellaneous rig count rose by 2.…

9 de enero de 2026.- Una delegación diplomática de Venezuela viajará a Estados Unidos con el fin de abordar la reanudación de relaciones bilaterales, mientras que una representación de diplomáticos del Departamento de Estados de EEUU arribó al país. El Gobierno venezolano emitió un comunicado, co...

9 de enero de 2026.- Bolivia amaneció este viernes con más de 50 puntos de bloqueos en carreteras de todo el país —la Policía precisó que se trata de 57—, mientras, se radicalizan las movilizaciones convocadas por la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) contra el decreto 5503 emitido por el presidente neo...

NUEVA YORK – 8 de enero de 2026 — En un giro sin precedentes para la justicia global, un bloque de juristas internacionales y organismos defensores de la soberanía anunciaron hoy que cuentan con bases legales sólidas para procesar judicialmente al expresidente de los Estados Unidos...

  NUEVA YORK – Con el paso de los días, lo que el sistema judicial estadounidense intenta presentar como un proceso legal ordinario ha quedado al descubierto como el fenómeno político más disruptivo de 2026. Las inmediaciones del tribunal federal en Manhattan no solo fuer...

China looks to reduce emissions in industry by introducing a new policy for industrial parks to use more renewable energy from their micro-grids and dispatch less green energy to the main grid. Chinese authorities on Friday issued new guidelines on micro-grids at industrial parks to address hurdles, including a lack of unified technical standards, incomplete market-based mechanisms, and insufficient coordination with the main power grid. Under the new policy, unveiled by five central government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and…

China looks to reduce emissions in industry by introducing a new policy for industrial parks to use more renewable energy from their micro-grids and dispatch less green energy to the main grid. Chinese authorities on Friday issued new guidelines on micro-grids at industrial parks to address hurdles, including a lack of unified technical standards, incomplete market-based mechanisms, and insufficient coordination with the main power grid. Under the new policy, unveiled by five central government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and…

China looks to reduce emissions in industry by introducing a new policy for industrial parks to use more renewable energy from their micro-grids and dispatch less green energy to the main grid. Chinese authorities on Friday issued new guidelines on micro-grids at industrial parks to address hurdles, including a lack of unified technical standards, incomplete market-based mechanisms, and insufficient coordination with the main power grid. Under the new policy, unveiled by five central government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and…

China looks to reduce emissions in industry by introducing a new policy for industrial parks to use more renewable energy from their micro-grids and dispatch less green energy to the main grid. Chinese authorities on Friday issued new guidelines on micro-grids at industrial parks to address hurdles, including a lack of unified technical standards, incomplete market-based mechanisms, and insufficient coordination with the main power grid. Under the new policy, unveiled by five central government departments, including the Ministry of Industry and…

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9 de enero de 2026.- Las fuerzas de seguridad israelíes arrestaron el pasado año a más de 600 menores de edad palestinos en los territorios ocupados, que luego fueron sometidos a todo tipo de torturas y vejaciones, denunció hoy una ONG. Israel ataca deliberada y sistemáticamente a los niños con e...

The numbers are not adding up at Tajikistan’s signature infrastructure project, the Rogun Dam. An independent audit of the project’s financial statements has found a $540 million accounting gap and has determined that electricity-production operations at the work-in-progress facility are losing money. Controversy is nothing new for the Rogun project, which, if completed to its maximum specifications, would become the world’s tallest dam. Critics argue the dam is a white elephant in the making that…