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Caracas, again affected by the power outages this Monday. AFP PHOTO Caracas and several regions of Venezuela suffered a massive blackout on Monday afternoon, AFP journalists and user complaints found. The ruling left most of Caracas without supply at 4:41 p.m., while citizens on social networks reported cuts in at least half of the country's states. The state-owned National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec) only reported a breakdown that affects sectors of the capital. The Venezuelan states that remain without electricity are: Distrito Capital, Aragua, Carabobo, Anzoategui, Bolivar, Vargas, Zulia, Nueva Esparta, Monagas, Cojedes, Tachira, Sucre, Falcon, Portuguese, Yaracuy, Miranda, Lara and others to be confirmed. The Caracas Metro reported that lines 1, 2 and 3 are not available to users. #ATENCION informs our users that due to electrical power failure there is currently no train service on lines 1,2 and 3, contingency route is activated with units of #MetroBus #ZOR - # PRO # ZOR - # SEE # ZOR - # ADJ- # ZOO #ZOR - #RIN. - Caracas Metro (@metro_caracas) July 22, 2019 The blackouts in Venezuela have been constant throughout 2019, having the most complicated peak in March when the whole country was in darkness for several weeks. Opposition leaders took advantage of the blackout to express their disagreement with the government of Nicolás Maduro. Another # mature blackout! 16 #SinLuz states at this time. The usurpers have not solved anything about the electrical tragedy in which they have sunk Venezuela. Check that there is no normality in the country! The regime is chaos and destruction!

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The Colombian Óscar Rivas goes by the fajón of the World Boxing Council against Dillian White. As if by magic, which only sports leaders understand, Óscar Rivas will become this Saturday the first Colombian boxer to compete in a world heavyweight boxing title. That will put him in the records, but he will stay on the threshold forever if he defeats Dillian White (Jamaica), in the scheduled battle for London for the interim championship in the top flight, according to the World Boxing Council (WBC). We go in parts about magic. At the beginning of the week, the intention of this writing was to clarify the general confusion that Rivas was the first national to reach a world heavyweight eliminator, as the lawsuit was initially scheduled, that from 4:55 in the afternoon transmits Caracol Television. Clarification because it was not true. Before, on October 2, 1980, in Las Vegas, a Colombian, Bernardo Mercado, played a world eliminator of that category, against former champion Leon Spinks. And lost in the semiestelar of the program that had as a fight in the background the champion Larry Holmes and the legendary, but already come to less, Muhammad Ali. Unnecessary eliminatory because Mercado, these days suffering from diabetes and who is uncle-grandfather of footballer Roger Martinez, was the number one challenger, after knocking out in March of that same year the strong puncher Earnie Shavers. Only his dark manager, Joe Conforte, the same involved in the murder of the Argentine Óscar Bonavena outside the famous brothel Mustang Ranch in Reno (Nevada), accepted the confrontation with Leon Spinks. Let's go to the direct part of magic. The eliminatory fight happened, of a stroke last Wednesday, to interim championship by decision of the CMB. Which was the reason? As far as we know, the American Deontay Wilder, the property champion, has no problem and has announced his defense on September 28th. These managers ... This shortening of the titular opportunity for Rivas does not mean that it has no merits. Who says it is outdated. The professional brand of the 32-year-old Valle del Cauca, resident in Montreal -he left with Eléider Álvarez, until last February light heavyweight world king-, speaks for itself: 26-0, with 18 knockouts. But let's leave those considerations behind. And let's talk about the fight: it's a couple. So much so that the numbers are similar: White, 31, has a record of 25-1, with 18 knockouts. His only defeat was against the Englishman Anthony Joshua, the same one who was recently surprised by the Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr., the new heavyweight champion of the WBA, OMB and FIB. Rivas and Ruiz were at the Olympic Games in Beijing. As always, Rivas must avoid breaking distance and enter the opponent's guard. His height of 1.84 meters and short arms will be disadvantages to any full weight (in addition, yesterday weighed 14.5 pounds less than White). In the last fight, against Bryant Jenning, he looked explosive. And that is required for his momentous fight this Saturday.

The artist, a reference in contemporary pop art, has been inspired by the well-known brand of automobiles to create one of his well-known polyhedral meninas with, in addition, charitable purposes Art, modernity and solidarity meet for what promises to be one of the summer's artistic events, which comes from the hand of Felipe García-Bañón Sanz-Briz, known by the artistic name of Felipao, a reference in the world of pop art. Inspired by the DS Automobiles brand and the artistic perspectives of the design of its vehicles, it has created one of its known polyhedral meninas, the most ambitious and special and with a solidary purpose: "It is elegant and sophisticated and its passion for taking care of details is something very interesting The interior finishes, with their exquisite treatment of the textures and the use of surprising materials in the automotive world is a source of inspiration ". An inspiration that comes in the form of fiberglass sculpture, with a height of 1.65 meters and composed of 448 polyhedral faces, which highlight the nuances of the 'millennial' blue color in which it is made. The use of color, together with the technique and the projection of light, is one of the hallmarks of the artist. The part of the skirt has been designed fusing the DS pattern and some of the techniques typical of the automotive world with the polyhedral figures that compose it. It is a unique work of art, resistant to the sun and the inclemency of the weather thanks to the type of paint and a double layer of lacquer. The Menina DS created by Felipao. (DS Automobiles) The Menina DS created by Felipao. (DS Automobiles) This sculpture is part of an itinerant exhibition that can already be seen in the DS Store in Madrid, on Doctor Esquerdo Street 62. From there it will travel to Barcelona on July 18, and then stop in Santander, Alicante and Malaga. Along with the Menina DS, you can enjoy other works of Felipao, some of them also inspired by the automotive world and the identity of the DS brand: fusion of modernity and tradition, laboratory materials and ancestral techniques that represent a new milestone in the world of creation. At the end of his particular 'tour' in Spain, the artwork will be auctioned for charity in favor of the CRIS Foundation against Cancer through the auction platform Balcis, at a starting price of 14,000 euros, at www. .balclis.com / en / auction-in-benefit-to-the-foundation-cris /. This foundation focuses its efforts on the promotion and development of research against this disease. Currently, he supports studies on several types of cancer in the main hospitals and research centers of our country, so the lucky owner of the Menina DS will also enjoy the satisfaction of having collaborated for a more than important cause.

Members of the Security Council discussed on Friday the progress of the peace process in Colombia and could not let go of the delicacy they discovered. It is about the tree tomato, whose juice is frequent subject of discussions between its lovers and detractors in social networks. The permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vasili Nebenzia, for example, showed interest in importing it to his country and encouraged the European Union to do so too. Diplomats from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Equatorial Guinea praised its flavor as well. All of them were part of the Security Council delegation that met with ex-combatants and political representatives of the FARC and civil society, both in Bogotá and in the areas affected by the conflict, between July 11 and 14. The United Kingdom's deputy representative at the UN, Johathan Allen, explained that they had that experience during their visit to the Territorial Training and Reintegration Space (ETCR) of Santa Rosa, in Caldono, Cauca. Allen praised "the quality of the project" and also the tree tomatoes that could "consume directly." "The tree tomato production project allowed the Council to see how agriculture is a central part of the reintegration of ex-combatants," Allen added. The British diplomat stressed that the members of this plan "are proud of what they have achieved in 6 months and are beginning to think about selling beyond the local market to supermarkets and national and international distribution channels."

In 2014 Daniel Simon, the designer of the motorbikes of the film 'Tron: Legacy' was commissioned to design the rare Lotus C-01, an exclusive motorcycle -in all senses- of which only 100 copies would be produced. At the time they were sold at € 75,000 each. Manufactured by Kodewa on behalf of the Lotus Group, its monocoque carbon and titanium chassis was created by the German firm Kalex, with a V75º and 1,195cc Rotax twin-cylinder engine that was used in the KTM RC8, but with the increased power of 170 to the 200 CV. Mounts Ohlins suspensions, Brembo brakes and wheels 19 "and 17" BST and both for its excellent finish, as for its design, as for its personality, is a collector's item. Now one of those 100, with 'Martini' decoration, will be auctioned off at the Monterey Mecum on August 17, within a month. There is no estimated price or reservation. Of the other 99 Lotus C-01s, one was auctioned last year and the remaining 98 are in private hands (and we imagine that they are wealthy).

After 209 km, Egan and Nairo were ready for the time trial on Friday. Simon Yates won the stage 12 of the Tour de France, held on Thursday between Toulouse and Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 209 kilometers, which peeked the high mountain. Julian Alaphilippe maintained the leader's jersey and the Colombians Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana kept their positions within the best eight of the competition, after the arrival of the batch to finish after 9 minutes 35 seconds. Yates was faster than Pello Bilbao and Gregor Mühlberger, who came to define the partial victory. The great emotions were experienced in the lot of escaped, a large group that almost from the beginning went in search of victory. 40 runners decided to leave and in the end the only survivor won the day. Tour Classifications after stage 12 A team of the Tour was victim of the 'cacos' Froome declared champion of the Tour of Spain in 2011 Within that lot were, among others, Lilian Calmejane (Total Direct Energie), Sonny Colbrelli, Gregor Mühlberger, Daniel Oss, Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), Matthias Fränk (Ag2r La Mondiale), Imanol Erviti (Movistar Team), Pello Bilbao (Astana), Simon Clarke (EF Education First), Matteo Trentin, Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), Greg van Avermaet, Serge Pauwels (CCC Team), Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates), Fabio Felline, Jasper Stuyven (Trek) -Segafredo), Michael Matthews, Nikias Arndt, Nicholas Roche (Team Sunweb), Pierre-Luc Périchon, Julien Simon (Cofidis), Tiesj Benoot, Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Michael Valgren (Dimension Data), Kévin Lédanois (Arkéa-Samsic). Back, the leader's group took the first two promotions calmly. The escapees managed to have more than six minutes ahead and ahead there was no runner who put the danger first in the general standings. The battle for the stage victory was important. Clarke, Calmejane, Yates, Bilbao were the most battled. In the last climb of the day, Yates and Mühlberger eloped from the leading group and at the top managed to draw some differences from their pursuers. In the descent they arrived Bilabo, while in the leading lot Ineos commanded the actions. This Friday will be the individual time trial of 27 kilometers, with departure and arrival in Pau, key to debug the general.

El Bizco had become one of the men who, with knife in hand, terrorized drivers in the north of the capital. After the mayor Peñalosa and the deputy commander of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police announced his capture, the delinquent was released. The detention of alias el Biszco did not last two days. After more than 10 complaints, the man was caught in flagrante del Norte in the city where he used to intimidate drivers, mainly women, to steal their belongings after breaking the windows of the vehicles. The authorities had captured one of the most feared breakers in Bogotá. However, in a matter of hours he was released. According to the prosecution, the subject would not have exercised any type of violence when he was captured while trying to steal a new victim. Despite the fact that more than 10 women made public the moments of terror that they experienced when they were assaulted by the criminal, the investigating body assured that there was no arrest warrant against him. So the Bizco was not presented before a judge of control of guarantees, but it was left with a notation for having committed a simple theft and subsequently being caught in flagrante delicto. We recommend: Who are they and where do they attack the glassbreakers of Bogotá? Posing as an inhabitant of the street, the man approached the cars and with a knife threatened the drivers. Then, broke the glass and stole the valuables that were in the vehicle. In addition, he hid clothes in his area of operation to change after each of his robberies. According to the district authorities, the Bizco would be related to the attack on Ana Milena Hoyos, which happened on July 10 at 127 street with race 19 and went viral due to her complaint on social networks. She was the victim of one of these robberies when she was in her car with her little daughter. "I'm dying of panic in this city, it's impossible for us to allow this to continue happening," said the woman, evidently affected by the assault. The same one that reported like this: "I came to a traffic light, I felt someone in the back glass as if I were going to clean it, but in a rough way. Immediately another person comes to me through the front door, I bend down, I pick up some coins and a meal that I had to share with someone who needed it. I opened the window a little to give him the coins and food, but immediately this thief tells me: Open and give me my cell phone, if you do not want us to stab him in the face, pointing to my daughter. " The authorities explained that despite the story that the woman made through a video that she posted on her social networks, there was no formal complaint from her. However, the same deputy commander of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police had said after his capture that a complaint was hanging over the man: "An important capacity of the Judicial Police was installed in the north of the city and support was reinforced. The individual was captured immediately when the crime had materialized, the citizen who made the report confirmed that he had committed the theft to his car and threatened his baby. You can read: In flagrante delicto: this is how one of the 'vididovidrios' that frightened drivers in Bogotá fell How glassbreakers work Although this type of attack happens in different locations, it is especially the north of Bogotá that is the most affected area. The authorities have identified several "hot" spots. On Avenue 19, at the junctions with 134 and 127 streets; also on the 12th, on 116th and 170th streets; in the Seventh, on 94th street; in the Suba Avenue with 127 and in the 100 street with the north highway. "They use elements like the sparkplug of cars, which split to divide them, wet them and throw them to the cars to break them." The other style is to throw a stone or use sharp elements to break the glass. , they pull what they find and they run, "Colonel Roberto Hernández, commander of the command in the North of Bogotá, the most affected area in recent months by the panellists, explained to SEMANA. In addition, in this type of robbery, assailants usually have accomplices as street dwellers or vendors who help them choose their victims among the rows of cars. As in the case of Javier Rodríguez, on Calle 82 with 15. Leaving work, this engineer was attacked by a man who allegedly cleaned glasses, with water and cloth in hand, and threatened him with a knife to steal his cell phone and wallet. Nearby was a woman, an apparent accomplice who served as a campanera. We suggest: "I'm scared to death of living in this city": victim of a glassbreaker Colonel Hernandez recommends citizens to report this type of attack, because one of the great challenges to stop these gangs is to identify and identify their members. Also, as a precaution, indicates that it is preferable not to carry visible items of value, but stored in the glove boxes or inside the car. This, especially during peak hours, when the window-breakers take advantage of the traffic jams to attack. Meanwhile, the authorities are advancing in the crusade against these criminals.

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A few days ago we showed you the photos of the bestial Curtiss Zeus, the electric motorbike of this reinvented American company, which announces 217 HP and a price of $ 75,000 for a motorcycle that takes the design of the Curtiss V8 of 1907. Emerged from the former Confederate (remember that they manufactured exclusive motorcycles of huge and powerful two-cylinder engines) Curtiss Motorcycle not only want to manufacture exclusive and expensive electric motorcycles, but also more affordable models, in a plan called 'Vision 2020' of several motorcycles planned from now until 2023. Affordable electric motorbike One of the sketches presented for its approval is the one shown below, which looks like a version of the Ares shown in its forecast of new models. The arrangement of motor and batteries is the same as in the Ares, although the design varies from that. Recall that the Zeus finally presented does not look too much like the initial project. Curtiss expressed his intention to manufacture electric bikes of all kinds, also at affordable prices "below $ 15,000," they said, and this sketch is a simple motorcycle, although clearly far from being a production motorcycle, since it lacks headlights, instrumentation, mirrors, etc, while maintaining the front suspension type 'Hossack', typical of the brand (since it was Confederate) and chain transmission, instead of placing the engine directly in the rear hub. As in the case of the Zeus, we must wait for the production model to know its real appearance, although it should be based on this sketch.

"I know their DNA and I know their trajectory," says Jaramillo. "This is ANDRÉS FELIPE ARIAS, my school friend, the smartest I've ever met, the one who helped me graduate from college." Thus begins the message that the ex-football player Lucas Jaramillo published, on Instagram, to show solidarity with the former minister Arias. Jaramillo accompanied the text of several images that show them both when they were children and studied together at the Columbus School in Medellín. Andrés Felipe Arias, in July 2014, was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Justice to 17 years in prison for peculation for appropriation in favor of third parties and undue interest in the conclusion of contracts, in the case of Agro Ingreso Seguro. However, when the sentence was known, Arias was already in the United States. His intention was to ask for political asylum, but the American country did not grant it and, after a long process, authorized his extradition to Colombia. In context: Former Minister Andrés Felipe Arias has already been extradited to Colombia Jaramillo published the message and photos in the midst of the commotion generated by this news, and joins the voices that consider Arias innocent and request a second instance: "Even the most murderous, NARCOTERRORIST, VIOLATOR ... until the more SANTRICH, GARAVITO, deserves A SECOND INSTANCE: Any day the world turns around and it can touch anyone to live an equal situation and 100% would ask at least that ... A SECOND INSTANCE ". The ex-football player, who is now a players' entrepreneur, recalled some moments he lived with the former minister when they were children: Afternoons spent unnecessarily many nights, just so I could capture math, history and English. Long nights when the only commitment was to have fun and where politics did not matter at all. His commitment was to get 10 and I would get at least 6 ". And this is Jaramillo's argument to say that Arias is not guilty: "I think he is an innocent man because I know his DNA and I know his trajectory".

The Colombian cyclist referred to his current position in the race and analyzed what is coming. Egan Bernal was "super happy" on Tuesday with his third place in the Tour de France overall after the first 10 stages. "I was not thinking about a result and now being third in the overall of a Tour de France is incredible, super happy with what I've been doing so far, a lot of Tour is missing, but the truth is that for me it's incredible," explained the runner of the Ineos, preceded in the general by his teammate Geraint Thomas and by the yellow jersey Julian Alaphilippe. Asked about how Pau faces the 27.2-kilometer time trial on Friday, in the 13th stage, on the eve of the Tourmalet climb, Bernal explained: "We are clear that I am going to lose time with a specialist like Thomas, who I am going to lose time in a time like that, but we will try to do our best ... what else can I do? Go to the top of the clock and then see what happens. " Egan went to the podium, Nairo went up and Rigo suffered in the Tour Egan revealed why his emotion is greater by being third in the Tour Another occurrence of Rigoberto Urán, before the tenth stage of the Tour "There will be other riders who can also lose time, even more time than me, climbers who maybe in the second part of the race will have to recover that time if they want to get on the podium or win the race," added the 22-year-old winner. of the Paris-Nice this season. "Right now I'm fine, what happens is that it's been a very long season (...) I won Paris-Nice, third in Catalonia, I started preparing the Giro, then I fell and started preparing the Tour, then I won Tour of Switzerland, has been a season of attrition and psychological pressure ", Bernal analyzed. Bernal wears for the moment the white jersey that credits him as the best young runner in the general (up to 25 years). "Wearing that jersey is very special," Bernal said. "But our goal is more important, we want the yellow jersey, we want to win the Tour," said the Ineos runner, previously called Sky. In the same line was his teammate and current winner of the gala round Geraint Thomas: "We have a simple goal, win the Tour, other teams are here to win stages." "It's been a fantastic ten days, and it would have been better if we were a few seconds behind Alaphilippe instead of being more than a minute away, Thomas is second overall 1 minute and 12 seconds behind the leader, while Bernal is four seconds behind. of your teammate.

Deported migrants place their belongings in white bags through the Puente Nuevo border crossing at the Matamoros border crossing (Mexico). The daily arrival of a hundred Mexican deportees from the United States to the city of Matamoros anticipates the possible arrival of more people Photo: EFE The White House took a step on Monday to reject asylum for foreigners entering the United States through the southern border through Mexico, in a new attempt to stop the flow of migrants arriving in the country. The new regulation "uses the authority delegated by Congress in (...) the Migration Law to improve the integrity of the asylum process by placing more restrictions or limitations on the eligibility of foreigners seeking asylum in the United States," said the Department of Justice in a statement. In context: There is alert among migrants for the beginning of raids in the US. UU The limitations, aimed at those seeking to reach the United States from Mexico, will have three exceptions: foreigners who demonstrate that they applied for asylum in at least one country and their petition was ultimately denied; who enter the definition of "victims of a serious form of human trafficking"; and those who have traveled on their way to the United States from countries that are not part of the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1965 Protocol. Called the final provisional regulation, the regulation enters into force on Tuesday but may undergo subsequent modifications after its publication on Monday. Powered by the White House, it is aimed at the hundreds of thousands of migrants from Central America and other countries who try to cross into the United States through the border with Mexico to seek asylum once in US territory. "The United States is a generous country, but it is completely overwhelmed by the burden associated with the detention and trial of hundreds of thousands of foreigners detained on the southern border," said Attorney General Bill Barr. According to Barr, this will "discourage economic migrants seeking to exploit" the asylum system for the United States. In June, more than 100,000 people were arrested after crossing the southern border irregularly. These figures represent a fall of 28% compared to May, but are well above the 43,000 arrests registered a year ago.

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