17 August marked the 240th anniversary of American folk hero Davy Crockett -- ‘King of the Wild Frontier’, as the old song goes. It also marked the official end of the 60-day period for negotiations to end the conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Whether U.S. President Donald Trump sees himself as King of his own Wild Frontier is anyone’s guess. And whether he will have an affectionate song written about him in the year to come remains to be seen. But, judging from the current situation in and around Iran, and its ongoing global…

Bruce Willis está vivo, desmintiendo de golpe los alarmantes rumores que han corrido como pólvora en las redes sociales. La confusión se presentó ante la noticia de su familia de donar su cerebro a la ciencia médica: su familia ha confirmado que, cuando llegue el momento de su partida física, ...

24 de agosto de 2026.- Los profesores asociados a la Confederación Nacional de Docentes Universitarios (Conadu) volverán al paro de 48 horas en las universidades públicas de Argentina el 27 y 28 de agosto en reclamo de mejoras salariales y presupuesto para la enseñanza. La demanda se produce mien...

24 de agosto de 2026.- Las intensas precipitaciones caídas en el municipio Carrizal del estado Miranda han generado múltiples emergencias en las últimas horas, superando los registros de días anteriores. La alcaldesa de la jurisdicción, Jennifer Mujica, ofreció un balance temprano sobre las afec...

An attack on an energy facility which was shut down for four days last month was carried out by hackers linked to the Iranian regime. The cyberattack, which is believed to be the first time Iranian-affiliated hackers have successfully infiltrated a UK energy facility, shutting it down. A government spokesperson for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the energy facility was a “small scale energy generator.” The spokesperson added that “at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system” or the…

Natural gas prices in Europe need to jump by December for European storage to fill up with enough inventory for the coming winter if the Strait of Hormuz crisis persists and keeps spot LNG prices in Asia elevated, according to Goldman Sachs. Since the Middle East crisis began, Europe has started losing the competition with Asia for spot LNG supply amid spiking prices in the absence of most Qatari LNG term volumes. The Iran war and the intensified competition from Asia came just as Europe is trying to build in the spring and summer natural gas inventories…

Natural gas prices in Europe need to jump by December for European storage to fill up with enough inventory for the coming winter if the Strait of Hormuz crisis persists and keeps spot LNG prices in Asia elevated, according to Goldman Sachs. Since the Middle East crisis began, Europe has started losing the competition with Asia for spot LNG supply amid spiking prices in the absence of most Qatari LNG term volumes. The Iran war and the intensified competition from Asia came just as Europe is trying to build in the spring and summer natural gas inventories…

Natural gas prices in Europe need to jump by December for European storage to fill up with enough inventory for the coming winter if the Strait of Hormuz crisis persists and keeps spot LNG prices in Asia elevated, according to Goldman Sachs. Since the Middle East crisis began, Europe has started losing the competition with Asia for spot LNG supply amid spiking prices in the absence of most Qatari LNG term volumes. The Iran war and the intensified competition from Asia came just as Europe is trying to build in the spring and summer natural gas inventories…

El economista Asdrúbal Oliveros afirmó que los últimos meses del año "pintan positivo", impulsados por un contexto coyuntural marcado por el aumento de los ingresos petroleros. Según sus estimaciones, la economía podría superar el crecimiento de 7% registrado en el segundo...

El Metro de Caracas informó que este domingo 23 de agosto de 2026, el transporte subterráneo y superficial prestará servicio comercial con total normalidad en todo el sistema, a pesar de las fuertes lluvias registradas la noche de este sábado. Asimismo, puntualizó en sus 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's push to bolster international support and receive additional air defenses continues on August 24 as the so-called Coalition of the Willing meets to discuss ways to pressure Russia to halt its invasion months ahead of another likely brutal winter. The summit -- with some leaders attending in person in Kyiv and others joining by video conference -- will be held on the day Ukraine is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union, and comes a day after a grouping of Baltic and Nordic…

En el marco de los planes de recuperación tras los eventos sísmicos registrados el pasado 24 de junio, el Gobierno nacional, en articulación directa con las comunidades organizadas, ejecuta un plan especial para la transformación de escombros en insumos aprovechables para el sector construcció...

El expresidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, condenó, en una reciente entrevista con Al Jazeera, la reapertura de relaciones diplomáticas que el nuevo mandatario, Abelardo de la Espriella, im...

En las últimas semanas, la sensación generalizada de que la Tierra atraviesa un periodo inusual de intensa actividad sísmica ha encendido las alarmas en la opinión pública global. Sin embargo, desde la perspectiva de la geociencia rigurosa, el panorama es radicalmente distinto: la T...

Iran has blacklisted 45 oil, LNG, LPG and product tankers using the Strait of Hormuz, threatening fines, detention and cargo confiscation as Tehran retaliates against Washington’s looming “economic D-Day.” The list includes vessels owned by shipping companies tied to two of the Gulf’s biggest oil producers, including Saudi Arabia’s Bahri and ADNOC Logistics & Services and its Navig8 Tankers subsidiary, according to Reuters. Iran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority said the 45 vessels had violated…

El Ministerio de Petróleo de Irán anunció el descubrimiento de un nuevo yacimiento con 7.5 billones de pies cúbicos de gas en el sur de la provincia de Fars. "Este hallazgo aporta una importante cantidad adicional de hidrocarburos a las reservas nacionales de Irán y refleja los esfuerzos ...

La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (Ofac) del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos emitió este viernes 21 de agosto la ...

Este impactante evento natural captó la atención de las personas, quienes compartieron en redes sociales imágenes de la llamativa manga de agua La inestabilidad atmosférica continúa en distintas regiones del país producto del paso de la Onda Tropical número 40 por gran parte del ter...

24 de agosto de 2026.- La Asoc. CANAÁN en su Canal YouTube: PALESTINA 11MIL AÑOS DE HISTORIA, sostiene que es muy lamentable creer en la propaganda que existe un "Pueblo Judío" hoy en el siglo XXI. Los judíos son una religión como cualquier otra. Existe una ruin falsificación de la Historia con...

Norwegian oil and gas firms Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas and condensate discovery close to the operating Balder field in the North Sea, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, the regulator of the industry in Norway, said on Monday. Equinor and Aker BP had an exploration well drilled in a production license 16 kilometers (10 miles) northwest of the Balder field and 205 kilometers (127 miles) west of Stavanger, a major oil services hub in Norway. Preliminary estimates indicate the size of the discovery is between 0.1 and 2.1 million standard…