The companies that offer plans “buy now and pay later” must provide consumers with the same legal rights and protections as credit lenders. Credit cardsrecently indicated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of USA in a new regulation. That includes the right to demand a refund and dispute transactions. Two years ago, the agency launched an […]
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From the cartels to the glory of cinema, five things about Mexico
Mexicowhich will hold general elections next Sunday, is the second economy of Latin America, but he is shaken by the violence linked to organized crime and tensions with USA due to migration. Gateway to the USA Mexico, the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world with 129 million inhabitants (Statistics Institute, 2023), shares a border of […]
The US sanctions a company that offered work “only for whites” and those born in the country
The Departments of Justice and Labor USA They sanctioned a company technology of Virginia that published an offer of job “only for whites” and born in the country. According to the Department of Justice, the company Arthur Grand Technologies Inc. violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by publishing a job advertisement in March 2023 “only” […]
Migrants insist on crossing the Rio Grande into the United States despite increasing deportations
Despite the increasing deportations and operations of USA and Mexico, migrants on the border of the Mexican Ciudad Juárez with the American El Paso insist on crossing the Rio Grande (or Grande) border irregularly. The situation escalated because last week the US authorities expelled 200 migrants who crossed through gate 40 of the border wall […]
Trump trial in New York comes to an end
The historic trial of donald trump in New York enters its final stretch this Tuesday, with closing arguments before the jury, which must decide whether to hand down the first criminal conviction against a former president of USA. With less than six months until voters decide whether Trump returns to the White House, it is […]
Remittances in cash or food?: the dilemma of emigrants in a Cuba in crisis
In 48 hours, María Páez receives “relieved” in Havana the food that his children bought him in Miami by Internet. Forced by the crisis, Cubans choose to send food to their relatives instead of the vital cash remittances that the island needs. “Receiving this type of products is a relief for us” and, “In terms […]
Prevention, hygiene and vaccines, keys to stopping antibiotic resistance
Access to vaccines, drinking water, hygiene and infection control methods can prevent more than 750,000 deaths associated with Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) each year, according to a study published this Thursday in The Lancet. The research, led by the University of Ibadan (Nigeria) and the University of California (USA), warns that the lack of health policies […]
“Heat dome” causes sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and the US.
The extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of southern USA It has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, overloaded power grids and caused iconic howler monkeys in southeastern Mexico to fall from trees and die. Meteorologists said the conditions have been caused by what some call a heat dome — an area […]
Israel and Hamas resume negotiations amid continued tensions
He Prime Minister of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu confirmed this Sunday his opposition to the demands presented by the Islamist group Palestinian Hamas for the next round of negotiations. Among Hamas’s demands is the end of the war in the Gaza Stripthe withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from the region, and keeping its organizational structure […]
USA: Communications Commission considers regulating AI political ads on radio and TV
The president of the Federal Communications Commission of USA (FCC) on Wednesday presented a proposal to require political advertisers to report when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in radio and television ads. If adopted by the five-member commission, the proposal would add a level of transparency that many lawmakers and AI experts have […]