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Venezuela aprueba un referéndum simbólico para crear un nuevo estado en el territorio del Esequibo. ¿Qué sigue todo?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

(CNN) — Los venezolanos aprobaron este domingo por un amplio margen la toma de posesión de una región rica en petróleo en la vecina Guyana, la última escalada en una larga disputa territorial entre los dos países, alimentada por el reciente descubrimiento de vastos recursos energéticos en alta mar.La zona en cuestión, la región densamente boscosa de Esequibo, equivale a dos tercios del territorio nacional de Guyana y tiene aproximadamente el tamaño de Florida.El referéndum de este domingo, en gran medida simbólico, preguntaba a los votantes si estaban de acuerdo con crear un estado venezolano en la región del Esequibo, otorgar la ciudadanía venezolana a su población e “incorporar ese estado al mapa del territorio venezolano”.¿Qué es y dónde queda Guayana Esequiba? Lo que debes saber sobre la región rica en petróleo que Venezuela disputa con GuyanaUn barco crea una isla artificial extrayendo arena de alta mar para crear un puerto costero para la producción de petról...

Police investigate shooting in South Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

Miami-Dade Police officers rushed to the scene near 161st Court and 297th Terrace at 9:45 p.m. Sunday after reports of gunfire in the area.Residents in the area were shaken by the sound of approximately 10 shots. One eyewitness, who was with friends in his backyard, described the alarming moment. “We heard about like 10 shots go off,” he said. “We ran inside, saw a little bit of smoke going up in the air, and in about 10 minutes, the cops were here.”By 4:30 a.m. Monday, Crime Scene Investigation units were deployed to a residence, where authorities were observed entering and exiting.The Miami-Dade Police Department is set to provide a detailed update on the incident at 6 a.m. Monday. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Lucas: Healey needs to set limits on incoming migrants

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.And that is to ship illegal immigrants someplace else.Gov. Maura Healey should take notice.In Italy’s case it is to send them across the Adriatic Sea to Albania where they will be held until they are processed and potentially sent back to where they came from.And that place is Libya, where fortunes are made sending immigrants from Africa and the Mideast who have flocked there seeking sea passage to Italy. Once there they pay smugglers to ferry them on often rickety boats across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy.Italy, like the rest of Europe—not to mention the United States—has been overwhelmed with illegal immigrants. Unlike the U.S., however, European countries have begun to crack down on illegal immigration.Once in Italy, a gateway to the rest of Europe, the illegal immigrants, under European Union regulations, are safe from immediate deportation and are allowed to apply for asylum. Italy is a member of the European Union.So, under the conservative ...

Could Justin Turner return? Five Red Sox storylines as Winter Meetings begin

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

NASHVILLE — The Winter Meetings are officially underway, and over the next few days we should see a flurry of activity that will shape the game’s competitive landscape for years to come.The Red Sox are expected to be active players and have a lot to get done, but while a blockbuster on the order of signing Shohei Ohtani is unlikely, there’s plenty more to watch for. Here are five Red Sox storylines to follow as the action heats up in Nashville.Where will Turner land?Justin Turner was arguably Boston’s most valuable player last season, greatly exceeding expectations at the plate while immediately establishing himself as an indispensable clubhouse leader. The Red Sox would love to have him back, but as a 39-year-old designated hitter who would limit Boston’s positional versatility, he also presents drawbacks the club must consider.Will he end up re-signing? If so he’ll shore up the lineup and provide some clarity for how the team could look going forward,...

Global Affairs confirms Canadian death in Lebanon, 8th since Israel-Hamas war began

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

Global Affairs Canada is announcing the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war.The department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details in an update Sunday evening.It says 130 Canadians left Gaza through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt after it reopened to foreign nationals this weekend.Seven Canadians and one person with deep connections to Canada were killed in the initial Hamas-led attack in Israel that killed about 1,200 mostly civilians on Oct. 7.One Canadian remains missing, but has not been identified by Global Affairs. Related: Israel says it has expanded ground operation to every part of the Gaza Strip Israel’s military said Sunday its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and it ordered more areas in and around the region’s second-largest city of Kahn Younis to evacuate.Heavy bombardments were reported overnight and into Sunday in Khan Younis as well as Rafah itself, where Isra...

Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers went to court in the Netherlands on Monday to call for a halt to the export of fighter jet parts to Israel that could be used in attacks on Gaza.The organizations allege that delivery of parts for F-35 jets makes the Netherlands complicit in possible war crimes being committed by Israel in its war with Hamas.The civil case in The Hague opened as the Israeli military renewed calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip. The rights lawyers want The Hague District Court to issue an injunction banning the exports of F-35 parts that are stored in a warehouse in the town of Woensdrecht.“The state must immediately stop the delivery of F-35 parts to Israel,” lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld told the court.Citing government documents, Zegveld said that Dutch customs a...

Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce, the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year as it moves to slash costs while focusing on becoming profitable. In a message to employees posted on the company’s blog Monday, CEO Daniel Ek said the jobs were being cut as part of a “strategic reorientation.” The post didn’t specify how many employees would lose their jobs, but a spokesperson confirmed that it amounts to about 1,500 people. Spotify had used cheap financing to expand the business and “invested significantly” in employees, content and marketing in 2020 and 2021, the blog post said. But Ek indicated that the company was caught out as central banks started hiking interest rates last year. “We now find ourselves in a very different environment. And despite our efforts to reduce costs this past year, our cost structure for where we need to be is still too big,” he said. Ek said the “leaner structure” of the company wi...

North Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday accused the United States of double standards, slamming it for letting rival South Korea launch a spy satellite from U.S. territory after condemning the North’s earlier satellite launch.Last Friday, South Korea launched its first domestically built spy satellite into space from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. That came after North Korea put its own military spy satellite into orbit for the first time on Nov. 21.Unlike the South Korean launch, North Korea’s satellite liftoff drew immediate, strong rebukes from Washington, Seoul and their partners because it violated U.N. Security Council resolutions. The world body views any North Korean launch using ballistic technology as a cover for testing its missile technology. North Korea maintains it has the right to launch satellites and test missiles in the face of what it calls U.S.-led military threats.“It is a space-level tragicomedy that the U.S., going frantic with illegal denun...

Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person.It topped “Swiftie” (an enthusiastic fan of Taylor Swift), “situationship” (an informal romantic or sexual relationship) and “prompt” (an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program) in the annual decision by experts at the publisher of the multivolume Oxford English Dictionary. The four finalists were selected by a public vote and the winner was announced on Monday.Rizz is believed to come from the middle of the word charisma, and can be used as a verb, as in to “rizz up,” or chat someone up, the publisher said.“It speaks to how younger generations create spaces — online or in person — where they own and define the language they use,” the publisher said. “From activism to dating and wider culture, as Gen Z comes to have more impact on society, differences in perspectiv...

Pakistan arrests 17 suspects in connection to the weekend bus shooting that killed 10

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:40 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan arrested at least 17 suspects in the weekend bus shooting that left 10 people dead and 25 others wounded, authorities said Monday. Security forces raided several areas in the northern Gilgit Baltistan region — where the attack took place — and arrested the men who were currently being questioned, local police chief Shah Wali said. He added that the death toll from the attack rose to 10 on Monday when one critically injured man died in hospital. The bus was carrying passengers from Gilgit to the city of Rawalpindi when it was shot at, causing the driver to lose control and crash into a truck, which in turn caught fire. Both drivers were killed on site.No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, however, the Pakistani Taliban, also known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, have denied involvement in the shooting in a statement on Sunday.The TTP is a separate group but allied with the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanist...