In bolivars, only the equivalent of 3.24 billion dollars circulates, estimates say. The dollars circulating in Venezuela are stagnant because dollarization is informal. In Venezuela, the circulation of US dollars in cash doubled that of bolivars, the local currency. According to the most recent study by the socioeconomic analysis firm Ecoanalítico, in November of this … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that 15 films have now been shortlisted for the 2024 Oscar race for Best International Feature Film. Among them is Germany, which presents Mohammed Rasoulof’s latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” The work was inspired by the massive protests in Iran in 2022 … Read more
Seeking to placate the international community, the leader of the group’s military has promised that Syria will not be used as a launchpad for attacks against its neighbors. As it says it poses no threat, it is calling for Israel to leave territory it has seized near the Golan heights, which Israel has said it … Read more
The man accused of killing United Healthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a Pennsylvania jail. NYPD’s police commissioner also warned those who appeared to show solidarity with the killing, which triggered an online wave … Read more
Could harvesting organs from cloned pigs that have been genetically modified with human DNA be the answer to the chronic shortage of organs donated for transplant? At a farm in Virginia, USA, one biotech company is hoping to do just that, and on an industrial scale. Source link
In November 2024, this company managed to extract 367 BTC of which it did not sell any. Thanks to BTC, Cango obtained 10 times more revenue in November than in the entire third quarter. Cango, a Chinese platform that offers automotive transaction services and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has decided to … Read more
After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, combat erupted in the north of the country between Kurdish forces, who control vast areas of northeastern Syria, and Pro-Turkish groups. An American-mediated trick that led to the fighting. On Tuesday, Washington announced the extension of this trick “until the end of the week” in Manbij, a predominantly … Read more
Nicolas Sarkozy’s appeal has failed, in the highest French court. Condemning him to a year under ankle bracelet, for graft and influence peddling in what has become known as “the phone tapping scandal” and “the Paul Bismuth affair. But it’s not the end of the road for the former President, who’s going to take his … Read more
In Mayotte, the prefecture has said that water systems are being re-estabished and that by this evening half of the island’s population will have access to water. Two petrol stations are also now partially open. Source link
