The United States Government considered this Tuesday that if China wants to have a role “constructive” in the conflict in Ukraine should put pressure on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory. In this way, one of the spokesmen for the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, reacted at a press conference to […]
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Putin arrested for war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant against the Russian president. Vladimir Putin for war crimes, due to his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of children in Ukraine. In a statement, the court stated that putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of […]
Heineken apologizes for increasing its activities in Russia despite the war
the dutch brewery Heineken asks “excuse me” after the controversy generated around its Russian division, which launched new products in the last year despite the war in Ukraine, and assured that it maintains its “promise to leave Russia” when closing a deal with a new owner before the summer. “Recently, there has been a lot […]
Russia does not see conditions for a “peaceful” end to the conflict in Ukraine, after the Chinese proposal
Russia judged this Monday that the plan proposed last week by China to resolve the conflict in Ukraine”deserved attention”, but that the necessary conditions for a solution “peaceful“They are not together”for now”. “We consider the plan of our Chinese friends with great attention (…) It is a long process. For now, we do not see […]
Chris Hughes: Can ESG targets reconcile with GMOs?
The need to feed an expanding population while reducing the high greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture means that agriculture must become more efficient. One solution is greater use of genetic technology in seed production. However, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) remain a nightmare for many ESG funds who are wary of the unintended consequences of intervening […]
Lula puts Vladimir and Volodímir on the same plane
Lula took up his former position – he had already been president between 2003 and 2010 – barely a month ago, after a four-year term from the right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaroalso known as the “Trump of the tropics”. A week after Lula took office, pro-Bolsonaro groups even looted federal buildings in Brasilia, a ludicrous imitation […]
Latin America: Extreme poverty reached its highest level in 25 years
Impact. Inflation and the global slowdown in 2022 hit neighboring economies hard, including Peru. Likewise, ECLAC warns that these figures will not drop in 2023. The countries of the Latin American continent begin 2023 with complicated and uncertain forecasts, after leaving a year marked by a strong inflation and a global crisis caused by the […]
Ukraine suffers its second night of 2023 under the massive impact of drones
Ukrainian authorities estimate that Russia is depleting its reserves of long-range missiles, ahead of a second consecutive night of massive “kamikaze” drone attacks that points to a change in tactics in the Russian offensive for the invasion of the country. More than 80 Iranian-produced “Shahed-131/136″ impact drones were launched by Russia in the first two […]
Ukraine football resumes in defiance of Russia war
Under threat of Russian attacks in a war that paralyzed football Ukraine in February, the league starts again in kyiv on Tuesday with the aim of restoring some meaning to normal life. The elegant Olympic stadium has hosted Europe’s biggest soccer matches in the past decade, though none as emotional as the one between Shakhtar […]
Russian economy goes back to 2018 in a single quarter due to war
In a bleak retelling of the war for Russia, an economy gathering speed in early 2022 entered a contraction during the second quarter. Data released on Friday showed gross domestic product contracted for the first time in more than a year, but less than expected, falling 4% annually. Factoring in lost output, GDP is now […]