According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the United States, annual inflation reached its highest level in 13 years in September: it stood at 5.4%. After moderating for two months, the consumer price index (IPC) climbed again in the ninth month of 2021, 0.4% compared to August, when it had marked a decrease […]
Putin holds Europe responsible for the gas crisis but holds out his hand
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, blamed Europe for the gas crisis for its unpredictability when it comes to accumulating reserves, but extended his hand by stating that his country is willing to increase shipments to the Old Continent if it receives the corresponding request. “We are prepared to address any additional steps,” said the […]
Venezuelan children forced to work in the streets to survive
The lack of public policies regarding the protection of children’s rights in Venezuela has resulted in the violation of the rights of minors, many of whom are forced to take to the streets to work and get their daily livelihood. organizations and experts ensure. The most recent Survey on Living Conditions (Encovi) -a study prepared […]
Italy: health passport will be mandatory to work from Friday
The health passport will be mandatory in Italy from Friday for all public and private sector workers, a measure that wants to stimulate the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and that comes up against criticism from millions of employees. Italy, the first European country affected by the epidemic of coronavirus In February 2020, it paid a […]
More than 19,000 women from family farming have accessed business plans
Women play a central role in productive work, ensuring food for families and sustenance for their own. To strengthen its work in the field through access to agricultural technology, the Compensation Program for Competitiveness – Agroideas of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), has arranged that associated women, members of Family Farming, will […]
US: FDA Sets Sodium Reduction Goals in Foods Like Condiments, Cereal, and French Fries
Updated 10/13/2021 01:01 pm Food companies are coming under increasing pressure to use less salt, after US regulatory authorities announced long-anticipated guidelines to reduce sodium levels in many products, such as condiments, cereals and potato chips. . The voluntary objectives set this Wednesday for 163 foods are intended to help reduce the amount of salt […]
Sutran: more than 800,000 people used interprovincial transport during long holiday
The Superintendency of Land Transportation of People, Cargo and Merchandise (Sutran) reported that a total of 890,460 passengers were mobilized throughout the country, during the long holiday, from October 8 to 11. Likewise, this body attached to the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) detailed that during these days the largest number of passengers was […]
EU launches proposals to cushion the impact of rising energy prices
The European Union (EU) presented this Wednesday a package of “tools” to cushion the social impact of the rise in energy prices, which have shot up to levels that threaten the post-pandemic economic recovery. The set of proposals launched by the European Commission to the countries of the bloc aims to confront a situation in […]
Prices continue to rise in the US and inflation marks 5.4% in 12 months
The Americans faced a significant price hike in September, which refloats concern about inflation at a time when the world suffers from supply problems. After moderating for two months, inflation rose again in September, 0.4% compared to August, when it had marked a decrease to 0.3%, according to the CPI consumer price index published by […]
Russian journalist Muratov’s Nobel Prize is no “shield”, warns Putin
Updated 10/13/2021 12:34 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dimitri Muratov, editor-in-chief of the government-critical Novaya Gazeta newspaper, was not a “shield” that could protect him from his status as “foreign agent. ”. Muratov, who heads the teams of the daily Novaya Gazeta, received the Nobel Peace Prize […]