CARACAS (AP) — El relator especial de la ONU sobre el derecho a la alimentación, Michael Fakhri, instó el miércoles al gobierno de Venezuela a desarrollar un plan sólido para abordar el hambre y la desnutrición que afectan a su población y cuestionó que los programas sociales creados sean susceptibles al “clientelismo” político. Fakhri encomió al gobierno del presidente Nicolás …
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FMI recomienda a Colombia manejo fiscal prudente ante las reformas sociales propuestas por Petro
BOGOTÁ (AP) — El Fondo Monetario Internacional recomendó el miércoles a Colombia un manejo fiscal prudente cuando todavía hay riesgos a la baja para la economía e incertidumbre al interior del país por las reformas sociales que el gobierno del izquierdista Gustavo Petro impulsa en el Congreso. “Si se aprueban las reformas a la salud y las pensiones, o surgen …
Read More »Power outages hit Boston transit system during morning rush hour, stranding thousands
BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of commuters were left stranded around Boston Thursday during the morning rush hour, after power outages hit several lines of the beleaguered transit service. To help make up for the morning chaos, fare gates will be open at subway stations on all four rapid transit lines for the afternoon commute from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. …
Read More »Rusia ha desarrollado \”inquietante\” arma antisatélite, dice la Casa Blanca
WASHINGTON (AP) — La Casa Blanca confirmó públicamente el jueves que Rusia ha desarrollado una “inquietante” arma antisatélite, pero afirmó que ésta no puede causar directamente “destrucción física” en la Tierra. John Kirby, vocero del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de la Casa Blanca, dijo que funcionarios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos tienen información de que Rusia ha desarrollado esa capacidad, …
Read More »Charlotte, una raya sin compañero varón, está embarazada en su acuario
Charlotte, una raya de color pardo y del tamaño de una bandeja de servir, ha pasado buena parte de su vida nadando en los confines de un acuario en un establecimiento en los montes Apalaches de Carolina del Norte. Está a 3.700 kilómetros (2.300 millas) de su hábitat natural bajo las olas del sur de California. Y no ha compartido …
Read More »Four-term New Hampshire governor delivers his final state-of-the-state speech
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu delivered his final state-of-the-state address Thursday, urging lawmakers to continue on the path of fiscal prudence and limited government that he said has made New Hampshire “a beacon of success.” “Continued success is not inevitable. We must continually challenge ourselves, putting individuals before the system, to strive to be better stewards of …
Read More »It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and causing him to evacuate tenants to safer ground. “Put them in hotels and everything. So it was brutal, for everybody. …
Read More »Juez se muestra escéptico ante ley de Texas que permitiría detener a migrantes por ingreso ilegal
AUSTIN, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Un juez federal expresó el jueves su preocupación por una ley de Texas que daría a la policía amplia autoridad para detener a los migrantes bajo cargos de ingreso ilegal a partir de marzo, y dijo que sería una “pesadilla” si Estados Unidos se convirtiera en un mosaico de estados que aplican leyes distintas de …
Read More »Hard work and too many statistics: An EU farmer’s frustration grows with every click of the mouse
LEDEGEM, Belgium (AP) — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe’s second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital boxes demanding to be filled with statistics on fertilizer, pesticides, …
Read More »Lottery, casino bill heads to first test in Alabama Legislature
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Casino and lottery legislation is headed to its first test in the Alabama Legislature as Republican supporters aim to get the proposal before voters this fall. The sweeping proposal would authorize up to 10 casino sites with table games and slot machines, a state lottery, and allow sports betting at in-person locations and through online platforms. …
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