The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, proposed to his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to take to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the proposal that the states exchange public debt for climate actions, in an effort to tackle the environmental crisis at a global level.
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NASA chooses two women and two men to simulate a year on Mars
CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), is a ground mission that will begin in June at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The mission is the first of three planned year-long Mars surface simulations, during which…
President of Bolivia promotes the reactivation of Unasur and proposes a common currency
The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, urges the reactivation of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) through the creation of a common currency as an alternative to the dollar to promote regional trade.
In a video released on his…
Laser Airlines will resume Curaçao-Caracas flights
The Venezuelan airline Laser will resume on May 5 the Curaçao-Caracas flights with two weekly frequencies that will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, according to Eliana Verkooke, director of Marketing.
Verkooke explained that after the…
Petrobras announces gas price reduction
Petrobas announced this Monday an agreement with distributors to reduce the price of a cubic meter of natural gas by 8.1 % as of next May compared to the average value of the quarter between February and April.
The Brazilian oil company…
NASA created interactive map to explore Mars
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published an interactive map that allows you to explore the surface of Mars, under the name of Global CTX Mosaic.
Internet users can tour the red planet through 110,000 images…
Hague court orders Russia to pay $5 billion in compensation to Naftogaz
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued a landmark ruling ordering Russia to pay a record $5 billion in damages to Naftogaz, the state-owned Ukrainian energy company. The ruling stems from the confiscation of Naftogaz's…
Swiss President in favor of Credit Suisse-UBS merger
The Swiss government defended its role in bailing out Credit Suisse Group through its takeover by rival UBS, saying intervention to prevent the collapse of the country's second-biggest bank was necessary to avoid "disastrous" consequences.…
Venezuela invited to participate in China’s lunar station project
In 2022, China announced progress towards the fourth phase of its Moon exploration project, called the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). Now it has invited Venezuela to participate in said project.
The South American country is…
Malaysia and China seek to create an Asian Monetary Fund to counter the dominance of the dollar
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has proposed the creation of an "Asian Monetary Fund" as an alternative to the dominance of the US dollar and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the world financial stage. During a meeting with…
Russia studies closing Wikipedia and creating a national option
Russia's Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights has acknowledged its intention to ban the Wikipedia encyclopedic portal, but not before developing a national "alternative".
"We need to create an…
World Bank forecasts growth of 1.4 % in Latin America
The World Bank's chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, William Maloney, reported that the institution slightly increased its growth prospects for the region and will grow by 1.4 %, due to the effects of increases in bank…