An important land crossing to Loop was closed after a Hamas rocket attack and another by a israeli raid. And only a minimal flow of aid enters through a third crossing that was opened just a few weeks ago. The new developments threaten to worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, more than seven months after […]
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Yapea to Chile for free: discover the steps to send money to the Teenpo wallet
Digital wallets are increasingly used by citizens of the world in their daily lives, opening up the possibilities for more needs of this type. Faced with this urgency of the daily panorama, Yape —the Peruvian fintech— and Teenpo —the Chilean fintech— have made an agreement to promote financial inclusion between both Pacific countries, with the […]
Putin’s challenges for the next six years
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putinwas inaugurated this Tuesday for his fifth term at the head of the Kremlin, which promises to be the most turbulent since he came to power almost a quarter of a century ago. These are the main challenges you will face Putin during the next six-year term. Wear and tear […]
TikTok sues the US by law to prohibit its activity
TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDancefiled a complaint against the United States on Tuesday, stating that the law that poses an ultimatum to the popular social network and threatens to ban it in the country next year is “unconstitutional” according to court documents. At the end of April, the United States adopted a law […]
Banks denounce Mercado Pago for abuse of dominant position in Argentina
This Monday, Argentine banks denounced Mercado Pago, the virtual wallet of the Latin American online shopping giant Free marketby “anti-competitive maneuvers” for preventing its QR charging code from accepting payments from credit cards hosted in other digital wallets, among other actions, the regulatory authority confirmed. The complaint was filed with the National Commission for the […]
Rubén Blades after elections in Panama: “Corruption won, but democratically!”
The Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades noted this Monday that “corruption won, but democratically” after the presidential victory on the eve of José Raúl Mulinothe dolphin of former president Ricardo Martinelli, with 34% in the general elections of Panama. “I write these lines with great regret. I was completely wrong to believe that JR (José Raúl) […]
OECD: economic cost of natural disasters has more than doubled since the 1980s
The economic cost of natural disasters in the world is not only growing in absolute numbers due to climate change, but has more than doubled since the 1980s due to the weight it represents in the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the OECD, which expects this trend to continue. in the next years. In […]
US manufacturing industry contracted more than expected in April
industrial activity manufacturing in USA It contracted more than expected in April and stood at 49.2% compared to 50.3% in March, according to data published by the ISM professional federation. The institution specifies that any measurement below 50% represents a drop in the sector. In this way, April marked a new decline for manufacturing activity […]
Johnson & Johnson willing to pay $6.5 billion to settle talc lawsuits
The American pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay US$6.5 billion in its plan to close civil lawsuits in the case of talc identified as carcinogenic. This disbursement would occur over a period of 25 years in those cases due to ovarian problems, which represents 99.75% of the claims, while the rest is […]
Pfizer: sales fell by 20% due to lower demand for covid products
The American pharmaceutical company Pfizer reported that in the first quarter of this year it recorded net profits of US$ 3,115 million, 44% less than in the same period of 2023. While the company’s billing reached US$ 14,879 million, a reduction of 20% in interannual terms. According to the New York-based pharmaceutical giant, the drop […]