US Treasury to stop producing one-cent coins

On Sunday, February 9, it was learned that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, ordered the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, to stop the production of one-cent coins, considering this high cost a waste for the nation.…

Polio vaccination campaign begins in Venezuela

The health authorities of Venezuela launched this Monday, February 10, and until March 28, the national polio vaccination campaign to serve the child population between 1 and 8 years of age. According to the Ministry of Health, in the case…

Venezuela’s inflation in January was 7.9 %

Data from the Venezuelan Finance Observatory on inflation for the month of January indicate that it closed at 7.9 %. The entity highlights that it was 6.9 points below last December, when it closed at 14.8 %. The OVF indicated in a press…

US considers banning the use of DeepSeek

Although cybersecurity specialists point out that the Chinese AI DeepSeek is regulated by strict measures, members of the US Congress have presented a bill to prohibit its use in government officials' devices. Since its launch on January…

Chile lowers economic growth projection for 2025

Chile lowered its economic growth projection for this year to 2.5 % and expects an increase in inflation, according to data from the Public Finance Report for the fourth quarter of 2024. According to the Budget Directorate, “the current…