Brazil's Congress passed a bill Wednesday letting the government block foreign takeovers of mining companies and scrutinize who gets access to the country's mineral reserves…the thing is, though...Brazil still can't turn its rare earth ore into a single magnet, and won't be able to for years. The Senate approved PL 2.780/2024 by voice vote, sending it to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for signature. It creates a national policy on critical and strategic minerals, a guarantee fund starting at 2 billion reais, about $393 million,…

NAIROBI (IPS) La temperatura del planeta probablemente seguirá aumentando en los próximos años con riesgos e impactos climáticos cada vez más peligrosos, pero aún es posible reducirla, expuso un informe del

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3 de septiembre de 2026.- Néstor Kohan aborda el pensamiento de György Lukács a partir de dos momentos clave: el ensayo sobre la cosificación en su obra temprana, Historia y conciencia de clase, y su obra tardía, La ontología del ser social. El programa también aborda...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is backing a long-term U.S. role in developing the country’s oil reserves, even as she questions who has the authority to sign the sweeping agreement announced by acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Machado said Thursday that the scope of the agreement remains unclear, including who is signing it, who will finance it, what guarantees investors would receive and how Venezuelans would benefit. Those are fairly consequential blanks for a deal covering some 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan…

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is backing a long-term U.S. role in developing the country’s oil reserves, even as she questions who has the authority to sign the sweeping agreement announced by acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Machado said Thursday that the scope of the agreement remains unclear, including who is signing it, who will finance it, what guarantees investors would receive and how Venezuelans would benefit. Those are fairly consequential blanks for a deal covering some 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan…

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is backing a long-term U.S. role in developing the country’s oil reserves, even as she questions who has the authority to sign the sweeping agreement announced by acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Machado said Thursday that the scope of the agreement remains unclear, including who is signing it, who will finance it, what guarantees investors would receive and how Venezuelans would benefit. Those are fairly consequential blanks for a deal covering some 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan…

3 de septiembre de 2026.- Un total de 200 venezolanos procedentes de EEUU arribaron al país este miércoles gracias a la Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria. El vuelo con los connacionales aterrizó en Barcelona, estado Anzoátegui, así lo informó el programa social a través de su canal en Telegram. “...

3 de septiembre de 2026.- En el municipio Libertador de Caracas están en proceso 50 demoliciones controladas de estructuras afectadas por el doblete sísmico del 24 de junio. Así lo informó este miércoles la alcaldesa Carmen Meléndez a través de sus redes sociales, donde ofreció un balance de los ...

The global rise in borrowing costs is a “particular concern,” the International Monetary Fund has said, as UK bond yields reach a level last seen in the financial crisis. The yield on the 10-year UK gilt climbed four basis points on Wednesday morning to near 5.27 per cent, which followed the previous day’s rally that saw yields spike as much as 15 basis points. Longer-term gilt yields were up five basis points to almost 5.89 per cent, nearing highs reached on Tuesday. Similar moves are taking place across the globe, with India’s…

Norway has seized a Russian commercial cruise ship off the Svalbard archipelago at the request of Ukrainian oil and gas firm Naftogaz, which is seeking enforcement of a $4.22 billion award over Russia’s asset expropriation when it annexed Crimea. “At the request of Naftogaz Group, Norwegian authorities have seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov at the port of Barentsburg in Svalbard as part of global efforts to enforce the arbitral award obtained by Naftogaz and other Group companies against the Russian Federation in connection…

Con la firma de acuerdos petroleros con multinacionales este miércoles 2 de septiembre, lo cual pondrá a Venezuela en el camino de expandir rápidamente su producción de crudo, el secretario de Energía de EE.UU., Chris Wright, señaló que China no tendrá derecho de cobro sobre los ingresos prove...

La empresa estadounidense GE Vernova oficializó este miércoles la firma de nuevos acuerdos estratégicos con Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) y la Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Corpoelec). La alianza está orientada a la rehabilitación integral y estabilización del sistema eléctrico venezolano, ...

Russia collected 326.2 billion rubles, or about $3.76 billion, in net oil revenue in August, down 22% from a year earlier and the lowest monthly total since February. Russia’s tax authority calculated August oil revenues using a crude price of just over $59 per barrel. Urals, Russia’s main export grade, averaged almost $95 per barrel during the spring after the Iran war pushed buyers toward barrels outside the Persian Gulf. Total Russian oil and gas revenue fell 16% year over year in August to 424 billion rubles. Oil and gas provide…

The average price of diesel in the United States hit $5.7832 per gallon on Thursday, which is just three cents lower than the record-high of $5.8159 in mid-June 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent fuel prices to record highs, data from AAA showed. The U.S. national average gasoline price is about $1 per gallon below the all-time high of $5.0165 from June 2022, but at over $4.10 a gallon now, the gasoline price is the highest it has been at this time of year, and is $1 higher than the average $3 before the war in Iran began at the end…

The dip in Russian oil production is only temporary, as output is expected to recover once refineries come back online after unscheduled maintenance, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. “This is a temporary phenomenon, and, generally, oil production will increase as the refineries resume operations and the situation stabilizes,” Novak said, as carried by Russian news agency TASS. Amid the ongoing fuel crisis in Russia, authorities have regularly sought to alleviate concerns and talk up the resumption of refinery…

The dip in Russian oil production is only temporary, as output is expected to recover once refineries come back online after unscheduled maintenance, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. “This is a temporary phenomenon, and, generally, oil production will increase as the refineries resume operations and the situation stabilizes,” Novak said, as carried by Russian news agency TASS. Amid the ongoing fuel crisis in Russia, authorities have regularly sought to alleviate concerns and talk up the resumption of refinery…

 La alcaldesa de Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, presentó este miércoles un balance del Plan Venezuela Renace en las 22 parroquias de la ciudad capital, donde se ha logrado la culminación de 16 obras con trabajos enfocados en la reconstrucción de edificaciones y la recuperación de espacios públ...

The recent incident at Leipzig Airport in which explosive-laden drones interrupted flights is the "new normal," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on September 2, vowing more restrictive measures on Moscow. "Leipzig marks a new escalation on European soil, directly attributed to Russia," she said. "Every loophole Russia exploits is one we must close. We are looking at ways to cut even deeper into Russia's war chest." Von der Leyen was speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte a day after Germany officially blamed…

La presidenta Delcy Rodríguez, encabezó la firma de importantes acuerdos energéticos en el marco de la visita oficial del secretario de Energía de los Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, a Venezuela En un acto realizado en el Palacio de Miraflores, la presidenta de la República Bolivarian...