Are Foreign Oil Firms About to Return to Venezuela?

Maduro claims “Venezuela’s doors are open for oil investment.” (Bloomberg) — Inside a chic lounge, oil lobbyists and executives rub shoulders as Spanish, French, and Italian can be heard in the halls. This isn’t the ZaZa boutique hotel in Houston, … Read More

6.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, USGS Reports

Russia’s easternmost peninsula is notorious for its seismic activity and is prone to earthquakes and volcano eruptions. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia, some 185 kilometres southeast of Ust-Kamchatsk, the United States Geological … Read More

Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US

FILE – This Feb. 17, 2021 file photo shows an empty irrigation canal at a tree farm in Corrales, N.M., with the Sandia Mountains in the background, as much of the West is mired in drought, with New Mexico, Arizona, … Read More

El Paso migrant shelter prepares for dramatic influx of new arrivals

Annunciation House is getting about 200 new arrivals every day. EL PASO, Texas – Waves of new migrants, including families and unaccompanied children, continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border daily, all while the Biden administration has repeatedly denied that there is a crisis. In El Paso, … Read More

Rebel priests defy Vatican, vow to bless same-sex couples

posted in: European Union, News

VIENNA (Reuters) – A dissident band of Roman Catholic priests leading a disobedience campaign against the Vatican said on Tuesday they would carry on blessing same-sex couples in defiance of Church orders. The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot … Read More

Gran Canaria: Migrants sleep on the streets to avoid deportation

Migrants erect tents near Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, March 2021 | Photo: Reuters Frightened of being sent back to their country of origin, migrants are leaving their accommodation centers in Gran Canaria to sleep on the streets of the Spanish … Read More

China Buying More Weapons From Russia; Arms Exports Fall

posted in: Far East, News

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria, and Myanmar were the largest buyers of China weapons. (Photo: REUUTERS/Stringer) China, the world’s second-largest arms producer, saw its worldwide exports of weapons drop between 2016 and 2020 – but it imported more weapons from Russia in … Read More

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