22 de abril de 2026.- La Policía boliviana arrojó gases lacrimógenos en la ciudad de La Paz a maestros que solicitan un mayor presupuesto para educación que, a su vez, les permita recibir un incremento salarial. Intentaban llegar a la Plaza Murillo, centro neurálgico del poder en Bolivia, pero los a...

A reprieve from high gasoline prices in California is in the works — though it won’t please everyone in a state that has vilified Big Oil.On Monday, Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) and Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) announced they have secured enough long-term shipper commitments to advance a proposed pipeline to supply fuel to Arizona and California. According to the companies, the Western Gateway Pipeline will connect Midwest and Gulf Coast refinery supply to Phoenix, Arizona and California markets with connectivity to Las Vegas, Nevada, via Kinder…

22 de abril de 2026.- Con un despliegue de 60 elementos de la Guardia Nacional en el interior que portarán armas cortas, apoyados por 60 custodios y 16 efectivos de la policía auxiliar de la Ciudad de México; además de 150 elementos al exterior; fueron reabiertas las puertas de la Zona Arqueológica ...

Hochschild Mining revealed a near 40 per cent rise in the average price of the gold it produces this morning, burnishing the appeal of a sector with a long history in the City. The news propelled shares in the £3bn, 100-year-old firm onto the leaderboard of the FTSE 250. Hochschild's stock strode over 2% higher to 672p, the fourth-biggest rise of the day. In a trading update for the first quarter, it reported an “average realisable price” for gold of $4,471/ounce for gold. At its annual results in March, the equivalent figure…

22 de abril de 2026.- Un total de 263 venezolanos aterrizaron este miércoles 22 de abril en el Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía. Este es el vuelo 136 del Plan Vuelta a la Patria que en esta oportunidad partió desde Phoenix - Arizona, EEUU, según publicaron en sus redes sociales...

Brazil posted a record trade surplus of $14.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 47.6% increase compared to the same period in 2025 thanks in large part to high oil prices. Brazil’s crude oil exports climbed 31% Y/Y to $12.56 billion in the first quarter, with China accounting for 57% of oil exports at $7.2 billion, and 65% of crude exports in March alone. In contrast, oil exports to the U.S. collapsed by 40% to just $632 million while overall exports fell 18.7% due to new tariff pressures and shifting corporate strategies. Interestingly,…

Brazil posted a record trade surplus of $14.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 47.6% increase compared to the same period in 2025 thanks in large part to high oil prices. Brazil’s crude oil exports climbed 31% Y/Y to $12.56 billion in the first quarter, with China accounting for 57% of oil exports at $7.2 billion, and 65% of crude exports in March alone. In contrast, oil exports to the U.S. collapsed by 40% to just $632 million while overall exports fell 18.7% due to new tariff pressures and shifting corporate strategies. Interestingly,…

Brazil posted a record trade surplus of $14.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 47.6% increase compared to the same period in 2025 thanks in large part to high oil prices. Brazil’s crude oil exports climbed 31% Y/Y to $12.56 billion in the first quarter, with China accounting for 57% of oil exports at $7.2 billion, and 65% of crude exports in March alone. In contrast, oil exports to the U.S. collapsed by 40% to just $632 million while overall exports fell 18.7% due to new tariff pressures and shifting corporate strategies. Interestingly,…

El exsecretario de Estado de EE.UU., John Kerry, afirmó este martes que la actual Administración del país ha fracasado en su deber principal ante el pueblo al permitir la escalada del conflicto en Oriente Medio. "Esta guerra no tenía que librarse y es peligrosa. Hay mayores pel...

El pionero de la inteligencia artificial (IA) Geoffrey Hinton, premio Nobel de física en 2024, insistió el martes en la necesidad de regular de forma estricta esta tecnología al alertar que no está claro si la humanidad podrá coexistir con ella. Hinton, considerado uno de los "...

Una víctima de Jeffrey Epstein, de 15 años, fue citada un día a su mansión de Palm Beach, según declaró, donde le presentaron a uno de sus amigos "especiales" y le ordenaron que se desnudara y le diera un masaje al misterioso hombre calvo. "Asegúrate de que nuestro am...

We knew there was a reason why China had accumulated a cool 1.5 billion barrels in its strategic petroleum reserve: the reason, to become the world's strategist petroleum reserve when the time arises... for a price of course. According to the chief executive officer of commodity trader Mercuria, Chinese oil companies have been aggressive sellers in recent weeks, selling barrels to several nations in tenders. “What has been happening in the last two or three weeks is actually they have been aggressively selling crude oil,” Mercuria CEO…

El canciller de Perú, Hugo de Zela, y el ministro de Defensa de ese país, Carlos Díaz Dañino, presentaron su renuncia a los respectivos cargos, en medio de la polémica compra de aviones de combate F-16 Block 70 a la empresa estadounidense Lockheed Martin. Según la prensa local, que ...

22 de abril de 2026.- El Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Proceso Social del Trabajo (MPPPST), en articulación con el Programa para la Convivencia Democrática y la Paz, y los Ministerios del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria, Planificación y Adultas y Adultos Mayores, ha formalizado ...

The global energy crisis has reshaped global energy priorities seemingly overnight. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed to virtually all commercial traffic for well over a month now, severely restricting global flows of oil and gas. As a result, global energy prices have skyrocketed, and supplies have tightened, pushing many countries to explore alternative energy pathways in a big hurry. This has led to an unfortunate resurgence of coal-fired power, especially in Asia – but it is also set to supercharge the clean energy industry on a global…

22 de abril de 2026.- Al menos 34 petroleros vinculados a Irán han burlado el bloqueo naval estadounidense desde que fue impuesto, pese a que el presidente Donald Trump calificó la medida de "tremendo éxito", informa The Financial Times citando a la empresa de rastreo de cargas Vortexa. Unos 19 b...

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) has unveiled plans to invest 1.16 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) in exploration and production in a bid to quadruple oil and gas output over the next decade, mainly in the United States. Japex has set a goal to raise net profit to 100 billion yen and achieve a 12% Return on Equity (ROE) by 2035. In February, Japex completed the acquisition of Denver-based tight oil company, Verdad Resources, in a $1.3-billion deal, the company’s largest ever M&A transaction. The merger gives Japex exposure to the sprawling…

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) has unveiled plans to invest 1.16 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) in exploration and production in a bid to quadruple oil and gas output over the next decade, mainly in the United States. Japex has set a goal to raise net profit to 100 billion yen and achieve a 12% Return on Equity (ROE) by 2035. In February, Japex completed the acquisition of Denver-based tight oil company, Verdad Resources, in a $1.3-billion deal, the company’s largest ever M&A transaction. The merger gives Japex exposure to the sprawling…

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) has unveiled plans to invest 1.16 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) in exploration and production in a bid to quadruple oil and gas output over the next decade, mainly in the United States. Japex has set a goal to raise net profit to 100 billion yen and achieve a 12% Return on Equity (ROE) by 2035. In February, Japex completed the acquisition of Denver-based tight oil company, Verdad Resources, in a $1.3-billion deal, the company’s largest ever M&A transaction. The merger gives Japex exposure to the sprawling…