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The countries of the Persian Gulf have a plan B to continue influencing beyond oil: critical minerals

February 16, 2025 by usatoday24

In case the sector of Solar energy was smallthe Persian Gulf wants to continue expanding his empire and now points to the extraction and trade of metals. Expanding sectors. The companies between Oman, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia They have created Specialized units in metal marketing. On the one hand, International Resources Holding (IRH) in Abu Dhabi and Minerals Development Oman (MDO) have focused on energy and metal control. On the other hand, the Saudi country, through Ma’aden and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has driven Its mining sector with new commercial strategies towards critical minerals. The look in the metals. The global raw material trade has changed in recent years, displacing traditional centers such as London and Geneva towards the Middle East, especially Dubai. Great oil traders, such as Vitol, Mercuria and Gunvor They have expanded Its metal business, and the Gulf states seek to position themselves in this market. With greater control over marketing, these countries can ensure better prices for their resources and strengthen their presence in the global supply chain. The expansion strategy. To consolidate their presence in the sector, companies such as International Resources Holding (IRH) and Minerals Development Oman (MDO) have created specialized commercial teams. Irh, based in Abu Dhabi, He has hired to 60 people to handle energy and metal trade, while MDO is in the process of establishing a unit of 25 people. At the same time, the Saudi Mining Fund Manara plans to form its own commercial team to ensure the supply of critical minerals. In addition to reinforcing their commercial capacities, these countries have made key investments in mining. IRH has acquired a 51% share in the Mopani copper mine in Zambia, and Abu Dhabi, through ADQ, has signed a joint company of 1.2 billion dollars with Orion Resources. Oman, on the other hand, has reactivated copper extraction in his lasail mine and seeks to better organize the plaster and chromite market to maximize income. Towards other booming markets. The Persian Gulf is exploring other areas such as renewable energies, artificial intelligence and nuclear energy. Countries like United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia They are promoting solar projects massive and the development of green hydrogen, with the expectation that more than 30% of its energy capacity comes from renewable sources in the next five years. Saudi Arabia has also seen an opportunity in The resurgence of nuclear energy And seek to lead the uranium sector, ensuring its role in the global supply. At the same time, the country has sealed Strategic agreements in AIwith projects like Neom that seek to position it as a key actor in the technological revolution. Global ambition. The gulf bet for metal trade is just one more piece in its strategy to become a key actor in the global economy. With the rise of the energy transition and the reconfiguration of international trade, the region seeks not only to diversify its income, but also consolidate its influence in strategic sectors. Oil gave them power; This new diversification is your insurance to continue like this for decades. Image | Unspash and Corey Poppe Xataka | The Persian Gulf has dominated the long era of oil. Now he is preparing to lead the era of solar energy

There are 60 countries that have signed an agreement for an “open”, “inclusive” and “safe.” And two that not: USA and United Kingdom

February 11, 2025 by usatoday24

The event Artificial Intelligence Action Summitthe European Summit on the AI that is being held these days in Paris, is leaving many headlines. We have already told how Europe has announced an investment of 150,000 million euros In AI for the next five years, but now we find another important event. And worrying. For an ethical and open. During this congress, participating countries have been urged to sign an international agreement on artificial intelligence. As indicated In the BBCthe statement advocates an “open”, “inclusive” and “ethical” approach to the development of artificial technology. The US and the United Kingdom want to go on their own in AI. Although 61 countries have signed this statement – among them France, India, Japan, Canada and even China – neither US nor the United Kingdom wanted to sign it. Their reasons have been different, but they point to the same thing: they prefer to go on their own. What has the United Kingdom said. The United Reius government has revealed that “it has not been able to agree with all the parties of the declaration”, and that “it would only sign initiatives that agree with the national interests of the United Kingdom.” Even so, spokesmen of the United Kingdom have indicated that France “remains one of our closest partners in all areas of AI.” And what has said USA. Meanwhile, US vice president JD Vance (in the image), indicated that regulating AI “could kill a transformative industry just when he is taking off.” For him this segment is one that the Trump administration “will not miss”, and said that “the growth of the growth of AI” should be prioritized “above security. Europe is “strangling” the AI. The American president was hard with the European Union, indicating that regulation should strengthen and boost the development of AI, “instead of strangling it.” His advice is that Europe contemplates “this new border with optimism, instead of restlessness.” Macron advocates regulation. Meanwhile, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, defended the need to expand regulation. “We need these rules for AI advance to,” he explained. “It is not a matter of resistance, it is not a matter of preventing innovation, it is a matter of allowing (innovation) to occur internationally while avoiding fragmentation.” But fragmentation seems inevitable. The agreement seemed a good statement of principles to try to seek consensus when avoiding major evils caused by AI, but the differences in regulation are evident since it began to talk about the subject. The United States has always had an approach that prioritized safety growth and development, something similar to what China has done (but with Open Source models). Meanwhile, in Europe the regulation has been central issue although despite this there have been important advances by private companies such as Mistral in France or Freepik in Spain. Image | Gage Skidmore In Xataka | Openai is finishing designing its own GPU for Ia. And we already know what agreement has arrived with TSMC

What countries have nuclear weapons and how many each one possesses, summarized in an eloquent graphic

February 8, 2025 by usatoday24

The final judgment clock was never closer of the end in its 78 years of history. Also known as ‘Watch of the end of the world’ or ‘Apocalypse clock’, it is a symbolic clock that indicates the danger of a nuclear war. The closer to midnight, the situation is worse, and it is something that has to do so much with global instability, geopolitical tensions and, obviously, Countries with Nuclear Arsenal. And in this graph we can see very clearly what are those countries that control more nuclear heads and, above all, which of them have nuclear armament deployed and ready to use. The photo. A few days ago we published a graph in which we could appreciate the evolution of nuclear arsenal over time. The figures were surprising, with more than 70,000 nuclear heads at the high point of the Cold War. After different disarmament policies, the main powers – United and Russian states – got rid of their arsenal, but not at all. In the upper chart elaborated By visual capitalist, we can appreciate who the powers are in nuclear arsenal (no surprise in this regard) and which country is accelerating. In addition, something very interesting is also how these nuclear heads are distributed. Ojivas disposition. When talking about nuclear arsenal, it tells as many units a country and their disposal. Thus, we can distinguish between: Ojivas deployed: They are installed in intercontinental missiles, heavy bombers bases or short -range operating systems. They are those that are deployed in case of emergency and these may be at strategic or non -strategic points in short -range bases or platforms. Ojivas in reserve: They are stored, but not mounted on a missile. Ojivas withdrawal: They are intact, but in the process of dismantling. Inventory. Although the graph leaves the imagination little, it is always more interesting to see the figures. Of the 12,121 nuclear heads estimated there are today, this is your disposition: Total Strategically deployed Not strategically deployed booking Withdrawal Russia 5,580 1,710 0 2,670 1,200 USA 5,044 1,670 100 1.938 1,336 China 500 24 0 476 0 France 290 280 0 10 0 United Kingdom 225 120 0 105 0 India 172 0 0 172 0 Pakistan 170 0 0 170 0 Israel 90 0 0 90 0 North Korea 50 0 0 50 0 China growth. In the end, Russia and the United States monopolize 88% of all world nuclear arsenal, but although we have countries such as the United Kingdom or France with a large number of heads deployed at strategic points, there is a new player who has already done with the third Put in Nuclear Arsenal. China It surprised the United States last year due to its rapid nuclear growth In recent years, overcoming expectations and with An arsenal between 500 and 600 heads. They have deployed only 24, with the rest in reserve, but the objectives of the Asian giant are clear: match the United States and Russia in the next 10 years. Cold War II. Although China, precisely, is promoting pacts not to attack first With nuclear arsenal, time plays against. In January last year, the Watch of the Final Judgment was alarmingly located only 90 seconds of midnight. This year, 78 seconds, marking the closest point in history. This fact, although it may seem symbolic, reflects an increasingly unstable international panorama. To this concern is added the imminent expiration of Start III treaty In 2026, a key agreement that has limited for years the amount of strategic weapons deployed by nuclear powers. The situation is aggravated if we consider Russia to He disconnected of this treaty in 2022, after the deterioration of its relations with the West Due to the conflict in Ukraineopening the door to a new arms race without clear restrictions. In Xataka | The US has found the recipe for China and Russia’s nuclear advance. It is called Project 25 and reintroduces a pump of the past: B83

In these countries you already work less than 40 hours

February 7, 2025 by usatoday24

The reduction of day to 37.5 hours a week has given One more step in its processing In Spain. However, although it may seemA substantial change On the workday, it will actually only involve a mere administrative procedure for many companies whose collective agreement already contemplates a day of less than 40 hours per week. Despite this, Spain still has a longer working day than the European average. But how is the Spanish working day with respect to other countries of the world? 40 hours are the limit. According to Eurostat data Of 2023, the average of the day in real and common work hours in Spain is 36.4 hours. The Last data available The National Statistics Institute in this area are also 2023 and offers a slightly above figure with an average of 37.7 hours per week. That figure places Spain in a place slightly above the average of real hours worked in Europe by people between 20 and 64 years, which registers 36.1 hours per week. It should be noted that this data refers to the number of real hours that these employees work, including overtime, whether or not they are paid. Not to the Maximum workdaywhich in Spain is 40 hours per week. Work a lot, produce little. The European country with the longest working day is Greece that, with 39.8 hours, is followed by Romania (39.5 hours), Poland (39.3 hours) and Bulgaria (39 hours). It is striking that even those countries that supposedly have Larger real daysnone exceeds the average of 40 hours of real work. However, these long days that are recorded in these countries are associated with a low time productivity worked. For example, according to Eurostat data of 2022 collected by the BBVA FoundationBulgaria is at a tail at performance per hour worked, followed by Greece, Latvia and Poland. The most productive days. At the opposite end, countries with shorter working days are the Netherlands, with 32.2 hours per week, Austria (33.6 hours) and Germany (34 hours). If we do the same exercise of crossing the data of the real hours worked with the productivity of those hours, we see that these countries, with shorter days, obtain a higher performance of their working hours, being above the average. Spain with the 36.4 hours we have commented before, is located in the middle zone of the table. Portugal registered a day slightly longer than the Spanish with 37.7 hours, while below the day of Spain are that of France (36 hours), Italy (36.1 hours), Belgium (34.9 hours), Ireland (35.5 hours), Sweden (35.7 hours) and Denmark (34.3 hours). The working day in the world. According to ILO data collected by World Population Reviewthe average working hours in the rest of the world are very different. Among the most working are Bután with 54.3 hours a week, United Arab Emirates (52 hours), Lesoto (49.5 hours), Qatar (48.2 hours), Lebanon and Liberia (48 hours), Republic of Congo (47.9 hours), Jordan (47 hours) or Pakistan and Brunei with 46.6 hours per week. Among countries with smaller working hoursin addition to those already mentioned in Europe, they are Syria with 25.3 hours, Yemen (25.3 hours) and Mozambique (29.4 hours). However, most of the world works in the strip between 40 and 35 hours, with countries like Brazil with 37.9 hours, Japan (36.7 hours), Estatos United (36.4 hours), Israel (Israel ( 35.6 hours) or Argentina (35.4 hours). In Xataka | How are salaries in Europe, explained in a graphic developer Image | Eurostat

How Latin America countries are reacting to deportations from the US

January 28, 2025 by usatoday24

Image source, Getty images Photo foot, Trump said that one of his government’s spotlights would be migration and, specifically, deportation of people who were in the country illegally. Article information Author, Drafting Author’s title, BBC News World January 27, 2025 Donald Trump has already announced in his electoral campaign: one of the central objectives of his new government would be to close the borders of the United States and carry out the “greater deportation” of migrants in the history of that country. Just a week after having returned to the White House, the new president has started the mass deportations of undocumented migrants. On Friday, the White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, published photos in which migrants were seen addressing military aircraft for deportation flights this weekend. Precisely Colombia’s initial refusal to receive these flights generated an impasse between the two countries that was solved within a few hours. There are already several Latin American countries that have received these flights. But reactions in the region have varied from reluctance, criticism, opening or collaboration with binational agreements. Colombia: Agreement after a Impasse While at first the president, Gustavo Petro, refused to receive two military aircraft with Colombians deported from the United States, the idea of an escalation in a commercial war between the two countries caused this decision to be reversed. In addition to the initial increase of 25% of tariffs on “all Colombian goods entering the United States, Trump had said that in a week that rate would increase up to 50%. In response to these measures, Petro announced in his X account a similar increase in tariffs on products imported to Colombia from the United States. Petro’s argument to refuse this repatriation were the conditions and, specifically, that the return was made in military and non -civil aircraft. “The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,” Petro wrote in his X account. The president claimed that deportations be made in “civil planes” and that a protocol is established, because “a migrant is not a criminal.” However, after overcoming the impasse, the White House expressed in a statement that Colombia agreed “the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal immigrants in Colombia returned from the United States, including those that arrive in military planes, without limitations or delay.” Mexico: Contingency Plan This Monday, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the country has already received some 4,000 deported migrants, mostly Mexicans, from the United States. Sheinbaum said that in the last week they received four aircraft with deportees, but that this is not a significant increase to other occasions. “From January 20 to 26, 4,094 people have been received, the vast majority of them Mexican (…). So far there has been no substantive increase” in the expulsions, the president said in her morning press conference. He also recalled that there is a sustained dialogue between the two countries on the migratory and customs issue. Image source, COURTESY OF THE WHITE HOUSE Photo foot, The White House published images of the deportations of migrants in military aircraft. “This is a job that we have in dialogue with the United States government and it is something that in Mexico has already done many years. What we ask for is respect for human rights,” he emphasized. It is estimated that a third of the 11 million undocumented in the US are Mexican. Trump promises to deport a million people a year. In 2012, when more deportations have been registered in the last half century, the number of repatriated did not go from 420,000, according to figures from the PEW Studies Center. Given this, Mexico said to be prepared and have a containment plan. “We want them to know that we are prepared, that we are ready, to support our nationals and we are certain that we are going to reach agreements with the government of President Trump once the right channels are established,” Sheinbaum said in this regard. To do this, Mexico announced the strengthening of its consular networks in the United States, where it has 53 headquarters. He also promoted an application for the cell phone, ConsultApp, to inform migrants of their rights and also has an alert button to notify in case of imminent deportation. Image source, Getty images Photo foot, Claudia Sheinbaum behind the Secretary of Government, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, during the conference on the immigration plan in Mexico. He also made available to Mexicans a care network of the State. For example, they will receive a “paisan welfare card” with a 2,000 pesos bonus (about US $ 100) to cover expenses in the transfer to the place of origin and will be given access to social protection programs. El Salvador: “Third Safe Country” Contrary to the strap that occurred with the Petro government, the position of the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele has been different. While it is true that last July Trump launched an indirect to Bukele and told him that his country was “sending his murderers to the United States” and that he was not doing such a wonderful work “as he says, last week they approached positions . Trump telephoned his counterpart last week to talk about the fight against illegal immigration and criminal gangs such as the Aragua train -extended by several Latin American nations -, according to the White House. “President Trump also praised the leadership of President Bukele in the region and the example that gives other nations of the Western hemisphere,” said the US executive headquarters in a statement. Image source, Getty images Photo foot, The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele and the president of the United States, Donald Trump at a meeting in 2019. It was now learned that the Trump Administration is developing an agreement that will allow the US to deport El Salvador to migrants other than national country, as told by CBS News two sources familiar with internal deliberations. The agreement, known as “third safe country”, would allow these people to deport from the US to El … Read more

USA negotiate with El Salvador the reception of migrants from other countries

January 27, 2025 by usatoday24

Donald Trump’s government would be negotiating an agreement with El Salvador That would allow the United States to deport immigrants from third countries, including alleged members of organized crime, according to officials to CBS News. The “Third Safe Country” agreement would deport immigrants from other countries to El Salvador to request asylum protections and not from American soil. The agreement could be designed mainly for Allow Trump’s government to deport Venezuelans and avoid dealing with the rejection of the Government of Nicolás Maduro To those repatriations. The Plan also contemplates sending El Salvador to alleged members of the Venezuelan Criminal Band of Aragua Train, which Trump wants to designate as a “terrorist organization” and has indicated as responsible for crimes against Americans during the 2024 electoral campaign. The agreement emulates a similar one than the White House negotiated with El Salvador During Trump’s first mandate, but that was never implemented and that Joe Biden’s government discarded. Last Thursday, Trump dedicated one of his first calls to an international president to Bukele, with whom he spoke of the need to “stop illegal immigration and hit transnational bands such as the Aragua train.” Next week, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will begin his first international tour, which will take him to El Salvador and three other Latin American countries. Continue reading:• Trump imposes tariffs and other sanctions on Colombia after Petro’s rejection to receive deportees• Petro offers presidential plane for the return of US migrants and summons the CELAC• Tom Homan on mass deportation: “ICE agents from all over the country will be on the streets from the beginning” (Tagstotranslate) El Salvador

Find out what the buying and selling prices of the US dollar are today, Thursday, January 23, in Mexico and the main countries

January 24, 2025 by usatoday24

The price of the dollar today comes to us with a strengthened price compared to several of its emerging peers, although it is experiencing changes in the Aztec market. The price of the US dollar this Thursday, January 23, 2025 closed with an exchange value of 20.31 Mexican pesosaccording to information provided by Dow Jones. In international money transfer companies such as Western Union/MoneyGram, the dollar is quoted today at 20.04 and 19.98 MXN respectively. Price of the dollar today in Mexico Against the Mexican peso, The dollar is trading in green at a price of 20.31 pesos per dollar and the trend remains downward this week. Price of the dollar today in Honduras In Honduras the dollar maintains its price and the trend continues upward. Today’s average price has been 25.45 lempiras per unit of greenback. Price of the dollar today in Nicaragua The dollar exchange rate in Nicaragua remains without major variations after the closing of the foreign exchange market. Its price this Thursday is 36.62 córdobas per dollar unit. Price of the dollar today in Costa Rica In Costa Rica, the dollar did not experience any value changes in its price today. After maintaining the previous day’s rise, today it was quoted at 501.52 colones per dollar unit. Price of the dollar today in the Dominican Republic The dollar in the Dominican Republic contained its upward trend and Their closing values were 61.4 pesos per dollar unit.data for sale. MEXICO 20.31 MEXICAN PESOS HONDURAS 25.45 LEMPIRAS NICARAGUA 36.62 CORDOBAS COSTA RICA 501.52 COLONS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 61.4 DOMINICAN PESOS Send money from the United States to Latin America If you want to send money from the US, we advise you to compare prices: take into account the exchange rate and the commissions received by different remittance companies. Identify the country you are sending to, enter the amount to send and calculate the costs.

Trump, implacable in Davos: demands less fiscal burden on the EU, a drop in oil to Arabia and more than doubling military spending in countries like Spain

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

Historic speech by the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, in his telematic speech before the auditorium of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump has surpassed…

Find out what the buying and selling prices of the US dollar are today, Wednesday, January 22, in Mexico and the main countries

January 22, 2025 by usatoday24

The price of the dollar today comes to us with a strengthened price compared to several of its emerging peers, but it is experiencing changes in the Aztec market. The price of the US dollar this Wednesday, January 22, 2025 closed with an exchange value of 20.48 Mexican pesosaccording to information provided by Dow Jones. Regarding international money transfer companies such as Western Union/MoneyGram, the dollar is quoted today at 20.21 and 20.16 MXN respectively. Price of the dollar today in Mexico Against the Mexican peso, The dollar is trading in red at a value of 20.48 pesos per dollar and the trend remains downward this week. Price of the dollar today in Honduras In Honduras the dollar drops in value and the trend remains upward. Today’s average price was 25.44 lempiras per unit of greenback. Price of the dollar today in Nicaragua The dollar exchange rate in Nicaragua continues to be negative after markets close. Its price this Wednesday is 36.62 córdobas per dollar unit. Price of the dollar today in Costa Rica In Costa Rica, the dollar reverses its regular trend and was trading negative today. After remaining downward yesterday, today it averaged at 501.55 colones per dollar unit. Price of the dollar today in the Dominican Republic The dollar in the Dominican Republic contained its downward trend and Their values after closing were 61.17 pesos per dollar unitdata for sale. MEXICO 20.48 MEXICAN PESOS HONDURAS 25.44 LEMPIRAS NICARAGUA 36.62 CORDOBAS COSTA RICA 501.55 COLONS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 61.17 DOMINICAN PESOS Send money from the United States to Latin America To send money from the United States, we recommend that you compare the price first: take into account the exchange rate and the commissions charged by different remittance companies. Identify the country you are sending to, enter the amount to send and calculate the costs.

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