The UK is set to become the first European country to welcome Waymo’s driverless taxis but lawyers caution that current laws are fundamentally incompatible with the technology. Last week, Waymo announced its UK launch will start with a small fleet of human-supervised Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles “in the coming weeks,” before moving to fully autonomous operations by 2026. Waymo’s Ethan Teicher told City AM, “We’ll start with a small fleet and gradually expand, working closely with the Department for Transport…

El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, aseguró el sábado (18.10.2025) haber recibido al colombiano detenido en el ataque de Estados Unidos a un presunto narcosubmarino en el Caribe. Fue repatriado este sábado a Colombia

21 de octubre de 2025.- Brasil registra hasta hoy nueve muertes por intoxicación tras el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas adulteradas con metanol, según últimos datos publicados por el Ministerio de Salud. El estado de Sao Paulo lidera la cifra de fallecidos con seis casos. Le siguen Pernambuco (do...

The fight over Venezuela’s last major foreign asset just got nastier. Lawyers for Citgo Petroleum and its owner, PDV Holding, told a Delaware court this week that Elliott Management’s affiliate Amber Energy shouldn’t even be in the running for Citgo’s parent company—calling its bid “so low it shocks the conscience.” What began nearly six years ago as a straightforward plan to settle old creditor claims has turned into something else entirely — a slugfest over conflicts of interest, political meddling,…

The fight over Venezuela’s last major foreign asset just got nastier. Lawyers for Citgo Petroleum and its owner, PDV Holding, told a Delaware court this week that Elliott Management’s affiliate Amber Energy shouldn’t even be in the running for Citgo’s parent company—calling its bid “so low it shocks the conscience.” What began nearly six years ago as a straightforward plan to settle old creditor claims has turned into something else entirely — a slugfest over conflicts of interest, political meddling,…

El príncipe Andrés ha anunciado que renunciará a sus títulos reales en vísperas de la publicación de un revelador libro que escribió la sobreviviente de los abusos de Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Giuffre. En su libro, "Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice&...

21 de octubre de 2025.- El expresidente de Francia Nicolas Sarkozy fue encarcelado este martes en la prisión de La Santé de París para cumplir la pena de cinco años por asociación ilícita, en el marco del juicio por la financiación de la campaña electoral que lo llevó al poder en 2007 con supuesto d...

The Automotive MMI (Monthly Metals Index) moved sideways, rising a slight 1.39%. As a whole, the US automotive market is facing a number of challenges necessitating both innovation and resilience. Why Are Critical EV Minerals in Short Supply? Automakers are grappling with shortages of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and high-tech components. Rare earth minerals are a prime example. This set of 17 metallic elements is integral to many car parts, from EV motors and batteries to windshield wipers and speakers. CBS News reports that…

El Tribunal Superior de Bogotá absolvió este martes en segunda instancia al expresidente Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) por el delito de soborno en actuación penal al fallar la apelación que hizo su defensa por una condena de 12 años de cárcel que le fue impuesta en agosto pasado en un proceso que i...

21 de octubre de 2025.- Autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh) alertaron sobre la presencia de tres ondas tropicales y un sistema de baja presión con 90% de probabilidad de formación ciclónica, el cual se ubica al occidente venezolano. La información fue publicad...

21 de octubre de 2025.- En el marco de su gira internacional, la precandidata a la Cámara de Representantes por la Circunscripción Especial para la Paz y la Circunscripción Internacional (Colombia Exterior), Marcela Martínez, sostuvo una reunión el sábado 18 de octubre en la biblioteca María Calcaño...

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) saw its third-quarter earnings top Wall Street expectations on steady drilling and stimulation demand in North America. Halliburton, the oilfield services giant with the highest exposure to the U.S. fracking market, on Tuesday reported an adjusted net income of $0.58 per diluted share for the third quarter. That’s down from $0.73 a year earlier, but higher than the $0.55 EPS for the second quarter and the $0.50 per share income expected for Q3 in an analyst consensus in The Wall Street Journal. Halliburton’s…

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) saw its third-quarter earnings top Wall Street expectations on steady drilling and stimulation demand in North America. Halliburton, the oilfield services giant with the highest exposure to the U.S. fracking market, on Tuesday reported an adjusted net income of $0.58 per diluted share for the third quarter. That’s down from $0.73 a year earlier, but higher than the $0.55 EPS for the second quarter and the $0.50 per share income expected for Q3 in an analyst consensus in The Wall Street Journal. Halliburton’s…

Durante el IX Encuentro Continental Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Solidaridad con Cuba, en Ciudad de México, tenemos el honor de entrevistar a Elián González Brotons, joven diputado a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de la República de Cuba, que participó en el panel titulado "Juven...

Martes, 21 de octubre de 2025.- ¿Atacará EEUU a Colombia y Venezuela con la excusa de la "lucha contra el narco"? En el programa de hoy, 20/10/2025, Pablo Iglesias, Irene Zugasti, Manu Levin y Eduardo García analizan los insultos de Trump contra Gustavo Petro y sus amenazas a Colombia siguiendo m...

El presidente Trump ha conmutado la sentencia de siete años de prisión impuesta a George Santos, un excongresista republicano que fue expulsado del Congreso en 2023 y que, a principios de 2025, se declaró culpable de fraude electrónico y usurpación de identidad. Asimismo, Santos admitió haber ...

A Ukrainian drone attack on a gas plant in Russia's Orenburg, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, continues to impact production in neighboring Kazakhstan as the European Union moves to phase out Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.Intake at the Kazakh facility, according to the Central Asian country's Energy Ministry, was suspended after the October 19 attack, the first reported strike on the plant, which forms part of the Orenburg gas chemical complex that is operated by the Russian state energy giant Gazprom.Reuters quoted…

Una prótesis ocular llamada Prima ha devuelto la visión a varios pacientes con atrofia geográfica Una prótesis ocular innovadora ha logrado devolver la visión a personas con ceguera irreversible causada por la atrofia geográfica, la etapa más avanzada de la degeneración macular asoc...

We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy.Turkey and India ramp up fuel supply to the EU- The European Union has finally shed light on the details of its upcoming import ban on refined products made from Russian crude, tightening the screws for Turkish and Indian exporters eyeing European markets.- Effective from January 21, 2026, fuel importers in EU member states will…

China’s wind and solar equipment giant Mingyang Smart Energy Group is developing a 50-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine that would be the world’s most powerful and exceed current single-turbine capacity by a mile.  Mingyang is working on the two-headed 50-MW turbine, which is planned to enter mass production next year, the company’s chairman Zhang Chuanwei told a group of reporters at an industry conference in Beijing, as carried by Bloomberg. In a first phase of the project, Mingyang plans to start manufacturing in 2026…