The french unions Hundreds of thousands of people were brought out to the streets this Monday on the occasion of May 1, in a new test of strength against the reform of the pensionsthe thirteenth since the beginning of January. The leaders of the union centrals, who marched together again (something that had not happened […]
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Pro-government candidate Peña ahead of opposition Alegre in voting Paraguay
The candidate of the ruling Colorado Party, Santiago Peña, leads in the presidential election of Paraguayan with 46.01% of the votes, to the opposition Efraín Alegre, who adds 29%, when 15.76% of the votes cast have been counted, according to the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE). Of a total of 4.8 million potential voters, […]
Startups want to lead the US into a new nuclear age
Various start-ups Americans They are working to make small reactors that could push nuclear power into a new phase, with the support of the government of Joe Biden. During a congressional hearing in Washington a few days ago, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm reaffirmed the “importance of the nuclear energy” for the current administration regarding the […]
Chile: State lithium plan emerges as test for resource nationalism
The speech of the Chilean president, gabriel boriclast week to seek greater state control over the lithium looms as the latest test for the resource nationalism embraced by the rising left in Latin Americabut which has proven difficult to implement in practice. While the former student protest leader’s proposal to give the state a majority […]
18% of the vehicles that will be sold in the world in 2023 will be electric
Sales of electric vehicles in the world, which last year increased by 55% to exceed the 10 million mark, 14% of the total, will grow again by 35% in 2023, when they will represent 18%. In its annual report on the electric vehicle market published this Wednesday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) explains that in […]
Migrants in the US wait years to have a court date
The offices of immigration Americans are so overwhelmed that some asylum seekers who crossed through Mexico they will probably have to wait a decade before they can even receive an appointment to appear before a judge. The delays stem from a change implemented two months after President Joe Biden took office, when Border Patrol agents […]
Avian flu may affect the supply of chicken in South America, according to PAHO
The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)Jarbas Barbosa, warned this Wednesday that the avian flu that plagues all South America it may affect the supply of chicken meat, the main source of animal protein in the region, which would impact the diet of thousands of people. “The pandemic of the covid-19 increased food […]
Biden: Increase in US debt ceiling “is not negotiable” with Republicans
The increase in the debt limit of USA by Congress “It is not negotiable”said the president Joe Biden on Wednesday, when Republicans expect to vote on a bill tying this measure to a cut in the public spending. It would “Happy to meet with (House Speaker Kevin) McCarthy, but not to discuss whether or not […]
Too old? Americans weigh in on Biden’s new candidacy
At 71, Eloise walks about four miles a day in a Houston park, and believes that Joe Biden80, has energy for a new term in USA. Although the youngest do not think the same. “I am an older person. A lot of times people talk about Biden’s age, that he can’t do this or that. […]
Macron, a year of fall, four of uncertainty
One year after his re-election as French president, Emmanuel Macron He has seen the credit with which he won the elections dissipate almost without campaigning and he faces the remaining four years with his lowest popularity ratings and without a majority in the legislative chambers. The pension reform, approved a month ago at the limit […]