16 de octubre de 2026.- Miles de estudiantes se manifestaron en las principales urbes italianas como Roma, Milán, Bolonia y Turín para exigir mejoras estructurales en la educación pública. La jornada de movilización nacional, denominada «No Meloni Day», combinó reclamos presupuestarios con críticas ...

A massive wind farm in the state of Victoria, Australia, has been approved by state authorities, paving the way for the project to go to the federal environment minister for final checks. ABC News reports Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny this week signed off on the Warracknabeal Energy Park, five months after its environmental impact report was approved. WestWind Energy plans to build 219 turbines and install two 300-megawatt battery energy storage systems across 26,000 hectares of farmland in the heart of Victoria’s wheat belt. The site…

16 de octubre de 2026.- Los trabajadores de la educación pública madrileña siguen en lucha. En el segundo día de la huelga indefinida convocada por los sindicatos mayoritarios, Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) y la Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), diez mil profesores se manifestaron frente a la conseje...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States remained unchanged this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US staying at 603, up 55 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs fell by 3, to 459 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 41 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs rose by 1 to 133, which is 12 more than this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs rose by 2 to 11. The latest EIA data showed…

16 de octubre de 2026.- Con capturas de pago móvil falsas y pedidos continuos a domicilio, un sujeto creyó que se saldría con la suya burlando a los comercios locales, pero le salió la jugada al revés cuando efectivos del Servicio de Investigación Penal (Sipez) del Cuerpo de Policía Bolivariana del ...

Equatorial Guinea will approve a new hydrocarbon law on Monday after crude production collapsed to just 20,000 barrels per day in September, down from roughly 140,000 bpd in 2020. The 120,000-bpd loss has reduced OPEC’s smallest producer to a fraction of its former output and contributed to an economy the International Monetary Fund expects to shrink 1.7% this year. Hydrocarbons Minister Antonio Oburu Ondo said the new law will make contractual terms more flexible and offer oil companies a wider range of structures based on their appetite…

16 de octubre de 2026.- El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) dio luz verde a la propuesta de reforma parcial a la Ley contra el Odio, por la Convivencia Pacífica y la Tolerancia, al declarar que el proyecto y sus argumentos cumplen con el marco constitucional. La medida, asentada en el fallo N.°...

Brent holds near $105 as Iranian tanker attacks and multiple geopolitical conflicts keep oil markets on edge. October 16, 2026 Oil prices have been relatively rangebound this week as the current modus operandi of frequent Hormuz transits and frequent Iranian drone attacks found an equilibrium point around $105 per barrel for ICE Brent. Production shut-ins triggered by Hurricane Isaias no longer provide bullish support as total offline capacity in the US Gulf of Mexico dipped to 200,000 b/d by Friday, with offshore production returned to its pre-Isaias…

16 de octubre de 2026.- Funcionarios del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) confirmaron este jueves desde Bangkok, Tailandia, que el organismo se encuentra trabajando directamente con el gobierno de Venezuela en el procesamiento y revisión de cifras macroeconómicas del país. El anuncio se dio en l...

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned financial ministers that widespread AI adoption could erode tax bases across the world as incomes are squeezed by the technology. Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the IMF, said governments may be ill-prepared for a potential slump in tax revenue brought on by AI’s impact on the labour market.  At the fund’s summit in Bangkok, Georgieva has issued a series of warnings on the impact of AI, calling the technology a “slow-moving tsunami” that could affect…

‎Caracas, 16.10.2026.– Venezuela ocupa el cuarto lugar mundial en el October Big Day 2026, y se mantiene entre los países con mayor número de listas registradas, con 6.444 listas y 856 especies de aves reportadas en todo el territorio nacional, según datos de la Unión Venezolana de Ornitólogos y eB...

Two startup electricity retailers in Germany have recently announced they would cease operations as spiking wholesale prices amid the gas price surge are pressuring the industry again, and this time the pressure is compounded by plans for renewable policy changes. Renewable electricity provider Grüüün, part of Münch Energie Group, early this month said it would discontinue servicing about 200,000 residential customers as of October 31, 2026, and these will now have to switch to other providers. Grüüün, which launched…

La empresa Petroquímica de Venezuela, S.A. (Pequiven), exportó 30.000 toneladas métricas de fertilizantes a los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.), cargamento que además apunta a la recuperación económica de Venezuela, así como al fortalecimiento del comercio bilateral, refiere nota de prensa de Globovis...

El presidente de la firma Datanálisis, el economista Luis Vicente León, afirmó este jueves que Venezuela ha iniciado un proceso de reactivación que conducirá a una mejora gradual de la economía general, estimando que el consumo privado registrará un crecimiento del 9% apalancado en la apertura...

El Ministerio de Transporte informó que los puertos del estado La Guaira y Puerto Cabello en Carabobo se integraron a las plataformas operativas de la naviera danesa Maersk, la fran...

The global LNG supply crunch has made Europe’s last-standing coal-fired power plants profitable this year as gas supply costs soar while the need for conventional generation to stabilize grids remains. In Germany and Poland, which host most of the remaining operational or back-up-ready coal power capacity in Europe, coal-fired generation is profitable again as winter approaches, LNG supply is barely moving out of the Strait of Hormuz, and gas prices are at their highest level since the 2022-2023 crisis. European countries, including Germany,…

The global LNG supply crunch has made Europe’s last-standing coal-fired power plants profitable this year as gas supply costs soar while the need for conventional generation to stabilize grids remains. In Germany and Poland, which host most of the remaining operational or back-up-ready coal power capacity in Europe, coal-fired generation is profitable again as winter approaches, LNG supply is barely moving out of the Strait of Hormuz, and gas prices are at their highest level since the 2022-2023 crisis. European countries, including Germany,…

The global LNG supply crunch has made Europe’s last-standing coal-fired power plants profitable this year as gas supply costs soar while the need for conventional generation to stabilize grids remains. In Germany and Poland, which host most of the remaining operational or back-up-ready coal power capacity in Europe, coal-fired generation is profitable again as winter approaches, LNG supply is barely moving out of the Strait of Hormuz, and gas prices are at their highest level since the 2022-2023 crisis. European countries, including Germany,…

The global LNG supply crunch has made Europe’s last-standing coal-fired power plants profitable this year as gas supply costs soar while the need for conventional generation to stabilize grids remains. In Germany and Poland, which host most of the remaining operational or back-up-ready coal power capacity in Europe, coal-fired generation is profitable again as winter approaches, LNG supply is barely moving out of the Strait of Hormuz, and gas prices are at their highest level since the 2022-2023 crisis. European countries, including Germany,…

La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, informó este jueves que le propuso a la mandataria de Perú, Keiko Fujimori, establecer mecanismos para el retorno seguro de migrantes venezolanos a su país, a través de vuelos gestionados por el gubernamental Plan Vuelta a la Patria. ...