With coal accounting for 54% of Asia’s power mix last year, the region faces a significant challenge in meeting its net-zero ambitions. In a bid to cut emissions, several Asian countries are turning to ammonia for power generation, particularly through co-firing, blending low-carbon ammonia with coal or natural gas. Rystad Energy expects China, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea to emerge as key hubs for this transition. However, a sizeable supply gap remains, with about 8.8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of ammonia needed to meet 2030 targets.…

19 de agosto de 2025.- España seguía hoy devastada por los incendios forestales que ya arrasaron 382 mil 607 hectáreas, con la esperanza de que el descenso de las temperaturas favorezca el control de la situación. Más de 40 siniestros se mantienen activos, 23 de ellos con peligro de expansión, mi...

19 de agosto de 2025.- En aras de seguir fortaleciendo los conocimientos en el área de seguridad digital, el Ministerio para Ciencia y Tecnología anunció que, desde el 03 hasta el 17 de septiembre, estarán abiertas las inscripciones para los cursos online sobre ciberseguridad, criptografía y s...

Barack Obama has one. So do Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jimmy Carter. And it seems abundantly clear that Donald Trump is bucking for one too – a Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a sitting US president. Trump has gone on a peace-making offensive over the past few weeks. He is not only the driving force in trying to end Russia’s unprovoked war on Ukraine, but he is also at the center of efforts to settle the almost four-decade-long conflict in the Caucasus between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Success in both cases is far from certain.…

19 de agosto de 2025.- El vicepresidente sectorial de Política, Seguridad Ciudadana y Paz, Diosdado Cabello, informó este martes, que fue incautado un nuevo arsenal de armas de alto calibre en el estado Miranda, para sembrar el terrorismo en la población venezolana y que están ligados a las narcoban...

Martes, 19 de agosto de 2025. ¿Hay extrema derecha en México o la vacuna del obradorismo la ha erradicado como ha ocurrido con algunas enfermedades del siglo pasado? Juan Carlos Monedero, político, cofundador del Partido Podemos, profesor universitario y analista político, nos ofrece una se...

BP’s massive 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery—the largest in the U.S. Midwest—was forced into flaring late Monday after severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across northwest Indiana, flooding the site and surrounding neighborhoods. The company said in a statement that materials were being burned in the flare stacks to maintain safe operations and that response teams were on the ground to manage the situation. BP has not clarified whether output has been curtailed. The Whiting facility, perched on the southern edge of…

BP’s massive 440,000-barrel-per-day Whiting refinery—the largest in the U.S. Midwest—was forced into flaring late Monday after severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across northwest Indiana, flooding the site and surrounding neighborhoods. The company said in a statement that materials were being burned in the flare stacks to maintain safe operations and that response teams were on the ground to manage the situation. BP has not clarified whether output has been curtailed. The Whiting facility, perched on the southern edge of…

La Administración del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha justificado su medida contra los estudiantes extranjeros indicando casos como exceso del tiempo de estancia y violaciones de la ley, incluyendo una pequeña minoría por "apoyo al terrorismo", informó el lunes la agen...

Security guarantees for Kyiv are a key issue at the heart of efforts to bring an end to fighting amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and now White House special envoy Steve Witkoff has put the term "Article 5-like" center stage. Witkoff told CNN on August 17 that it was agreed during the Alaska summit that Washington and its allies could offer "game-changing" assurances to Ukraine in the form of "Article 5-like protections," though he did not provide specifics. Witkoff said that, following President Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin,…

El Ministerio de Salud de Gaza advierte que un niño muere cada 40 minutos y exige la toma de medidas inmediatas para frenar el infanticidio en curso en Gaza.   En una conferencia de prensa celebrada este martes, el director general del Ministerio de...

El Consejo Moral Republicano de Venezuela respondió este lunes a EE.UU., con motivo de los recientes señalamientos contra el jefe de Estado venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, a quien acusan de estar supuestamente vinculado al narcotráfico internacional, una matriz que promueve Washington desde hace a...

El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, reunido en Sala Político Administrativa, rechazó entregar a la Corte del Undécimo Circuito Judicial por el Condado de Miami-Dade, Estado Florida, Estados Unidos, el expediente relacionado con la custodia de un niño venezolano de 5 años de edad. Tal decisión está c...

Tania Sarabia, famosa actriz de la televisión, cine y teatro, se quejó del servicio que presta Hidrocapital, debido a que en la zona donde vive tienen tres semanas sin agua. Sarabia, debido a la grave escasez que sufren dijo a través de su cuenta de Instagram, "Amigos de Hidrocapital, por los cl...

The Trump-Putin and subsequent Trump-Zelenskiy meetings provided ample talking points for the markets at large; however, the lack of sanctioning threats has been mostly a bearish factor for crude prices. The price drops of late have been relatively tiny, with ICE Brent still trading around $66 per barrel, yet the upside from here seems to be minimal, barring a sudden escalation.  

El gobierno de Brasil pidió al gigante de la tecnología Meta que elimine de su plataformas a chatbots que aparentan ser niños pero son capaces de hacer insinuaciones sexuales, informó este lunes la agencia para la defensa legal del Estado (AGU). La casa matriz de Instagram, Facebook...

U.S. utilities have signed billions of dollars worth of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals this year, driven by the desire to position themselves for the power demand surge. The electric, gas, and water utilities sector has so far this year agreed more than $60 billion worth of asset and corporate acquisition deals, according to  LSEG data cited by Reuters. Some of the biggest deals include Constellation Energy, the biggest owner of U.S. nuclear power plants, buying Calpine in a cash and stock deal valued at an equity purchase price…

U.S. utilities have signed billions of dollars worth of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals this year, driven by the desire to position themselves for the power demand surge. The electric, gas, and water utilities sector has so far this year agreed more than $60 billion worth of asset and corporate acquisition deals, according to  LSEG data cited by Reuters. Some of the biggest deals include Constellation Energy, the biggest owner of U.S. nuclear power plants, buying Calpine in a cash and stock deal valued at an equity purchase price…

Con un enfoque en el desarrollo regional y la integración, los gobiernos de Venezuela y Colombia estrecharon acuerdos binacionales durante la Rueda de Negocios Internacional 2025 para fortalecer los lazos culturales y económicos entre ambas naciones. La intención de este acuerdo es facilitar e...

La extremista y prófuga de la justicia venezolana, Magalli Meda, calificó el posible despliegue de naves militares de Estados Unidos (EEUU) en el Caribe como una invasión, que, según afirmó en una entrevista con Fox News, sería recibida por los venezolanos con una “euforia silenciosa&rdq...