Madrid, 21 de enero de 2026.- Nuevas alianzas para la conexión aérea con países con alto potencial de turismo emisivo, son evaluadas en la 43 edición de la Feria Internacional de Turismo, que se realiza en la ciudad de Madrid, informó Prensa Mintur. La ministra Leticia Gómez, presid...

Electric utility stocks seem to have tapered off, after all the hoopla about how demand from AI would transform the business turned into concern that demand from AI would raise prices to consumers and rile the politicians who set the rates. Maybe it is time to reassess what investors expect. First, understand that Wall Street focuses most on one number in utility financial valuation nowadays, the growth of rate base, because regulators set earnings as a percentage of rate base. The bigger the rate base, the more the utility’s income. We calculate…

21 de enero de 2026.- El portavoz presidencial ruso, Dmitri Peskov, declaró este miércoles que Moscú espera escuchar las explicaciones del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump sobre las armas que, según él, “nadie más tiene” y que fueron utilizadas en la agresión contra Venezuela el pasado 3 de en...

Small businesses are ditching green finance initiatives as “ensuring survival” becomes a bigger focus for firms amid the pressures of rising costs. The latest business growth tracker from Natwest showed prioritising of sustainability was at an all time low among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the end of 2025.  Just 30 per cent of firms said sustainability was a ‘high priority’ for the year ahead – the lowest since the series began in early 2020. Numerous businesses have rowed back on green policies…

Faced with a gap in reliable and low-emission power supply in the early 2030s, the UK could extend by 20 years the life of the Sizewell B nuclear power station, the only nuclear plant in the country whose life can be extended for decades. UK energy firm Centrica and France’s EDF, which operates five nuclear power plants in Britain, are discussing with the government extending the life of Sizewell B, the nuclear power plant in Suffolk, from 2035 to 2055, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Unlike other nuclear power stations in the…

21 de enero de 2026.- El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), diputado Jorge Rodríguez, encabezó este martes la reunión de la Comisión Consultiva de la Asamblea Nacional, donde se evaluó junto a las juntas directivas de las comisiones permanentes del parlamento el plan legislativo 2026-202...

Chinese entities are making a push to expand joint ventures and corporate takeovers in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, the mining sector appears to be a focus of Chinese attention. The Zhejiang Mining Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. signed a conditional deal to pay 29.15 billion Kazakh tenge (about $57 million) for Kazakhstan’s JV Alaigyr LLP, which holds mining rights to a major silver and lead field, as well as licenses to explore two more fields. Elsewhere a consortium of Chinese companies announced the purchase for…

21 de enero de 2026.- El Departamento de Protección Civil de Italia mantiene hoy en alerta roja a varias zonas de las regiones de Calabria, Sicilia y Cerdeña, al suroeste de este país, afectadas por fenómenos meteorológicos extremos. Un boletín emitido por ese órgano, adscrito a la Presidencia de...

Reproducimos a continuación la versión en espaol de una intervención del activista de izquierda estadounidense, vinculado con el movimiento Tempest, en la que examina los acontecimientos relacionados con la intervención ordenada por Trump sobre Venezuela y la situación que se abrió posteriorme...

Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oilfield will remain offline for at least another seven to ten days following the fire-related shutdown announced earlier this week, extending an outage at one of the world’s most important non-OPEC crude producers, Reuters reported.  Production at Tengiz was halted after fires broke out at a power facility supplying the field, forcing operators to shut in output as a precaution. At the time, no timeline was provided for a restart, raising concerns about a potentially prolonged disruption at a field that produces…

21 de enero de 2026.- Comisiones del Cicpc y la Guardia Costera localizaron el cuerpo sin vida de Amado José Torres Lavite, de 42 años, en las inmediaciones de Cayo Sombrero, ubicado en el estado Falcón. Torres, fue alcalde del municipio Cocorote del estado Yaracuy, se encontraba desaparecido des...

The timeline of the US–Venezuela conflict highlights a long-term strategy centered on securing heavy crude supplies for US Gulf Coast refineries, which are configured to process heavy sour barrels and benefit from Venezuela’s ability to deliver crude over short lead times. This will reduce reliance on Middle Eastern high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) for the US. Exports of Venezuela crude are expected to recover slowly toward the US, Europe and India, leaving China disadvantaged, while OPEC+ remains defensive. US Gulf Coast refineries process…

El ciudano francés, Camilo Castro que permaneció detenido durante cinco meses en Venezuela, denunció haber sido víctima de abusos que, después de su liberación el 16 de noviembrede 2025, ha decidido denunciar públicamente a través de sus redes sociales. Castro relató con detalles su...

21 de enero de 2026.- El secretario general del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (Psuv), Diosdado Cabello, anunció una movilización del pueblo venezolano para reivindicar la lucha histórica del 23 de enero. La convocatoria busca afianzar la unión nacional en defensa de la patria, de acuerdo ...

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U.S. supermajor Chevron expects to finalize this quarter a planned sale of its stake in a Singaporean refinery and distribution assets in wider Asia, Reuters reported on Wednesday, quoting multiple sources familiar with the development. Last year, Chevron was said to have invited non-binding bids from potential buyers of its 50% stake in a refinery in Singapore as part of a push to streamline global assets and reduce costs.   Chevron has hired Morgan Stanley to explore the sale of its 50% stake in Singapore Refining Company (SRC), as…

Tras los bombardeos en Gaza, la defensa civil apenas puede rescatar víctimas; solo una excavadora opera y cerca de 10 000 cuerpos siguen bajo los escombros. En la Franja de Gaza, el drama humanitario continúa incluso después de los bombardeos. La defensa civil advierte que no cuenta...

21 de enero de 2026.- En este programa Claudio Katz propone leer a Lenin como herramienta viva para pensar la estrategia revolucionaria en América Latina hoy. El intercambio aborda las deformaciones del leninismo, los dilemas del progresismo y la defensa de los procesos radicales frente al imp...

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Halliburton reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations, as international activity continued to offset weak conditions in North America, according to results published by Reuters on Tuesday. The oilfield services provider posted adjusted profit of 69 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, above the 55-cent consensus compiled by LSEG, even as profit slipped year on year due to charges tied to asset impairments and restructuring. Revenue rose to about $5.66 billion, helped by international sales, while North America remained…