Washington announced that it concluded negotiations with Taiwan with a view to signing a trade agreement, less than a year after launching this initiative that was strongly criticized by China. “This achievement represents an important milestone in the strengthening of economic relations between the United States and Taiwan,” US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said in a statement. Tai noted that the two partners will seek to finalize "a strong and high-level trade agreement that addresses the pressing economic challenges of the 21st century." The United States and Taiwan launched bilateral talks in June 2022, which were criticized by Beijing. China considers the island one of its provinces and refuses to establish official relations with other countries. In a statement, the Taiwanese presidency hailed the end of negotiations with the United States. The final agreement "will also benefit and serve as a framework for agreements with other countries and will strengthen our integration with the international community," the text says. Separately, the Chinese embassy in the United States announced on Thursday the unusual visit of its Commerce Minister Wang Wentao next week in Washington. The situation around Taiwan is tense after the military maneuvers in Beijing last year and in 2023 around the island. The agreement with the United States, which should be signed in the coming weeks, "will deepen the trade association and improve trade flows" between the two parties "to promote innovation and inclusive economic growth for workers and companies," the USTR added. Taipei joined the World Trade Organization in 2002. The United States is Taiwan's largest trading partner and largest arms supplier. https://www.elespectador.com/economia/macroeconomia/ee-uu-y-taiwan-concluyen-negociaciones-para-un-acuerdo-comercial/

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It's still a minority market, but it may be key territory for Microsoft's future. Those responsible for the Xbox brand have received the go-ahead for the purchase of Activision-Blizzard in China. The Asian giant, a territory in which the brand's consoles are available thanks to an agreement with Tencent, resolved favorably and without conditions. The support, along the lines of what the company received from the European Union, does not promise a satisfactory result for the operation. However, it is crucial for the success of it. An 'undiscovered' territory for consoles The information about the agreement came thanks to Deal Repoter and was later officially confirmed. This keeps the doors open for Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard operations in the Chinese market. This country is not key when it comes to the distribution of consoles, since its access to these machines and their functionalities has historically been limited. Even if they are available in the country, it is difficult to get games due to the Chinese government's limitations on the release of new titles. In this sense, both the PC and mobile devices are more used. However, and although it is difficult for Microsoft to reach this audience –there are exceptions with games like Forza–, Activision-Blizzard has been successful in China. At least until their games were no longer available in that territory. World of Warcraft, Overwatch and other company titles were published thanks to an agreement with NetEase that was not renewed for the year 2023. This implied the closure of the business in the country. Some mobile games such as Candy Crush were also released, although the truth is that the King division was not as successful in this territory as in the rest of the world. Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard's relationship with China could also be fruitful in both directions. The country's developers are increasingly prone to releases on consoles. For example, HoYoverse has been associated with PlayStation since the release of Genshin Impact. Before the worsening of relations between NetEase and Activision, the Chinese company had shown some hope of improving its relations with the companies involved in this complicated purchase for future launches. https://www.3djuegos.com/xbox-series-xs/noticias/region-clave-para-futuro-microsoft-dara-condiciones-a-compra-activision-blizzard-china-apoya-gran-fusion-propuesta-xbox

The US Air Force has announced that it is ready to resume flights of the B-2 Spirit nuclear bombers. The first strategic aircraft will take to the skies next week. this is what we know The suspension of flights has been officially lifted. It was announced by Major General Andrew J. Gebara. The return of the B-2 Spirit to the skies has been approved by the head of the Global Strike Command, General Thomas A. Bussiere. Flights of the B-2 were suspended in December 2022 when a plane made an emergency landing at Whiteman and caught fire. So far, US Air Force officials have not disclosed details of the incident or how the problem was resolved. Nor has it been said what will happen to the bomber. The most experienced pilots will be the first to return to the skies. B-2 Spirit bombers will continue to fly full operational missions. The first flight after the break will take place early next week, on May 22. Northrop Grumman has only built 21 B-2s. One of them crashed in 2008. It is the most expensive plane crash in the history of aviation. The cost per aircraft, including development costs and inflation, exceeds $2 billion. Nineteen of the remaining 20 bombers are at the Whiteman base, but one is usually stationed at Edwards and used for testing. Another is stationed in Hawaii. He was on a mission in the region and landed on an island, after which it was decided that he would stop flying. Source: Air and Space Forces https://gagadget.com/es/248726-los-bombarderos-nucleares-b-2-spirit-reanudaran-sus-vuelos-el-22-de-mayo/

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Launched in the Colombian market in 2018, and after receiving a major update in 2020, the Niro has always been characterized as an efficient and practical SUV, but, frankly, it was already accusing the passage of time, so it was more than necessary for the arrival of the next generation, which was introduced to the world at the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show. The arrival in the country of this SUV in hybrid format is the first of eight new or renewed models that the South Korean manufacturer will present in the national territory this year, including the EV9. With this escalation, the brand anticipates that it will focus locally, as it does globally, increasingly towards sustainable mobility; Here it is worth remembering that by 2030, Kia wants to launch 15 fully electric models; therefore, the presence of the new Kia Niro Hybrid is a firm step in this task for our market. “The vehicle is fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology, not only allowing full connectivity, but also offering an intuitive and hassle-free driving experience, as demanded by modern drivers,” says Andrés Plata, Kia Colombia Sales Manager. Kia Niro Hybrid 2023: features The Niro was one of the first ecological models developed by the South Korean manufacturer. It was born in 2016 as a conventional hybrid model, before adding plug-in hybrid (2018) and pure electric (2019) variants. The second generation appeared last year and the triple proposal in hybrid configuration (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and 100% electric (BEV) was maintained. In the case of the Colombian market, we initially received the hybrid proposal in two versions: Vibrant and Zenith. The second generation Niro uses the same architectural base as the previous model, so it retains its compact format and improves its dimensions; Although it maintains the SUV silhouette, it now appropriates lines that distance it from the normal range of the brand. Here the auction of the rear stands out, the two-tone concept to give prominence to the rear paral and a much more solid front, something similar to that of the Kia Sportage, but with a very particular light signature. In any case, its bodywork was conceived in style under the "Opposites United" design philosophy, which debuted in the aforementioned Sportage, and which has a great aerodynamic approach, which is very effective for an ecological car; in this case, an outstanding 0.29 Cd is achieved. This is part of the exterior equipment: full LED lights high beam assistant LED scouts Electrically folding and heated mirrors roof rack Rear spoiler with third stop LED 18" aluminum wheels Sunroof (Zenith) Dimensions Length: 4,420 mm Width: 1,825mm Height: 1,545mm Wheelbase: 2,720mm Trunk capacity: 357 liters Kia Niro Hybrid 2023: interior and equipment The first impression of the Niro's cabin takes us back to what we know of the Sportage, which obviously scales up from what this model originally offered. Soft upper plastics combine with harder ones and in this the perception of quality is very favorable, as well as the level of assembly. According to the brand, one of the most notable aspects is that the cabin is deeply inspired by nature and incorporates a good amount of recycled and biosynthetic materials, extracted from eucalyptus leaves, for example. Other data that corroborate the environmental commitment of the brand is that the roof covering is made with 56% recycled materials; Likewise, the bodywork is painted with a paint made with a treated water base that does not contain elements that are harmful to the environment. As part of the most outstanding standard equipment inside the new Niro we have: Leather steering wheel and gear shifter dual zone air conditioning paddle shifters on the steering wheel cruise control Electrochromic interior mirror Smart key with push button Telescopic steering wheel with height and depth adjustment Rain sensor Infotainment center with 8” screen (10.25” on Zenith) with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity Fabric upholstered seats (artificial leather on Zenith) Electric trunk hatch opening (Zenith) https://noticias.autocosmos.com.co/2023/05/19/kia-niro-hibrido-2023-en-colombia-nueva-apuesta-por-la-movilidad-sostenible

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) continues its expansion and goes from record to record. The latest census, published this Friday, brings to 1,668 ―1,105 adults or subadults (between one and two years old) and 563 puppies― the number of individuals released in 2022, with 300 more individuals than the previous year. This figure places the cat's po[CENSORED]tion halfway towards being classified as fully viable and out of danger, indicates the conservation organization WWF. The species, still in danger of extinction, will reach a favorable conservation status when the census manages to place between 3,000 and 3,500 individuals with 750 breeding females -currently, there are 326-. There is still a long way to go, but the results invite optimism, given that at the start of the recovery program 20 years ago, only 94 lynx survived in the wild on the Iberian Peninsula, in two separate corners of Andalusia (Doñana and the Sierra de Andújar). He was one step away from going under. The lynx working group coordinated by the Ministry for Ecological Transition highlights in the annual monitoring report the continued upward trend of the species since 2015, but observes "the significant increase" with caution due to the degree of threat it still supports. In total, 563 births have been recorded in 2022, with a global productivity ―number of pups born per breeding female― of 1.72. In the Iberian Peninsula there are 15 nuclei with stable presence of specimens, most of them are located in Spain, except for one located in Portugal, in the Guadiana valley, with 261 individuals. The areas with the greatest abundance of specimens are found in the Sierra Morena environment, with 782 lynxes; the Montes de Toledo, with 272; the Guadiana Valley, where 261 individuals live, and the Matachel area, in Extremadura, which is home to 138. Spain is home to 84% of the total po[CENSORED]tion, and Andalusia is the place with the largest number of lynxes, followed by Castile-La Mancha and Extremadura. "The success of the po[CENSORED]tion of the mountains of Toledo is surprising, which has achieved 53 females, equaling the area of Andújar, and that of Portugal, where 49 females have been recorded," says Ramón Pérez de Ayala, responsible for the lynx in WWF. This is very good news, "because it means that we have achieved large po[CENSORED]tions," he adds. The key to success is the abundance of rabbits, essential in the lynx's diet, and there are many areas where the herbivore has almost disappeared, attacked by various pests, and its recovery is complicated. The ascendant line of the species can only be maintained by the artificial creation of new lynx breeding sites. "The problem with natural dispersal is that it has to happen that a male and a female are in the same place and that, in addition, it is the mating season," explains Pérez de Ayala. On occasions, they have observed how a female spent time in a new territory and thought "this is going to be a good area", but when heat came, she returned to her place of origin when she could not find a mate. In 2022, a new reintroduction area began in Sierra Arana (Granada) and Lorca (Murcia) received three specimens in February of this year. Work is underway to locate suitable land in Castilla-La Mancha or Madrid, “but it takes time”, points out the WWF expert. While humans explore possible reintroduction areas, female lynxes in the wild surprise, from time to time, breeding in places as unlikely as inside a wooden box in an inhabited farmhouse in the Matachel valley (Badajoz), to the surprise from the owner. Or in the disused barn of a private farm in Ciudad Real, in Sierra Morena, which they have turned into a regular delivery room and which this year a mother and daughter have shared to have their litters. https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2023-05-19/el-lince-llega-a-los-1668-ejemplares-la-mitad-del-camino-para-dejar-de-estar-considerado-en-peligro.html

Two 12-year-old twin sisters, of Russian nationality, died this Friday when they fell out of a window in an interior patio of a building in the Spanish city of Oviedo (north). The tragic event occurred early in the day in circumstances that are still unknown, police sources told EFE. According to the newspaper El Mundo, from Spain, “the authorities are studying the causes, but for the moment they rule out the intervention of third parties. The minors said they were going to school, however, they left their backpacks on the landing” before falling out of one of the windows that overlooks the interior patio. The minors have a 10-year-old brother who was at school at the time of the event. The parents of the deceased twins, of whom it is unknown if they were at home when the girls jumped out of the window, are receiving psychological care, the Oviedo Councilor for Citizen Security, José Ramón Prado, explained to journalists. The mayor of Oviedo, Alfredo Canteli, decreed two days of mourning for the death of the girls. This tragedy occurs three months after a similar event occurred in the Barcelona town of Sallent, in which two twin girls, also 12 years old, threw themselves into the void from the balcony of their house. One of the girls died and the other was seriously injured. In Colombia, the authorities of the different cities have mental health hotlines available. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/europa/mueren-dos-mellizas-de-12-anos-al-caer-por-una-ventana-en-la-ciudad-espanola-de-oviedo/

The US government has assured the United Nations that contributions to its humanitarian fund for Venezuela will be safe from seizure by creditors, a change that could allow the relief effort to begin operating as soon as this month, according to eight people with knowledge of the deals. The Biden Administration's decision to give the green light to the New York-based fund, which resulted from an agreement reached in Mexico last year between Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and opposition representatives, could be a trigger for negotiations. deadlocked on the South American nation's widespread political crisis ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Earlier this month, the administration notified the UN in an official cable that the fund will be allowed to operate inside the US without fear of making it vulnerable to lenders seeking debt repayment, people familiar with the statement said. situation. The US is willing to work with banks that hold Venezuelan assets, some of which will feed into the fund, to ensure their safe transfer, the people said. Venezuela defaulted on a hefty $60 billion in debt in 2017 and owes billions of dollars in commercial loans and arbitration awards. Since then, different types of creditors have focused on offshore assets frozen by US sanctions in their bid to collect debts from the government and state oil company PDVSA. The country's top offshore asset, Citgo Petroleum, is at high risk as creditors such as Crystallex and oil giant ConocoPhillips pressure courts to force the sale of its parent company's shares so they can collect arbitration awards for the expropriation of its assets in Venezuela. Last year, the Biden administration told the UN that it could not guarantee the funds would be safe from creditors, Venezuelan government leaders said. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment. In recent months, the White House has sought to restart negotiations between the Maduro government and Venezuela's opposition on better electoral conditions for the 2024 presidential election. The fund has been a key reason those negotiations have stalled after its resumption in November. As part of a broader humanitarian agreement reached during those talks, it is intended to finance electricity, water, health and education projects in Venezuela. But access to the frozen assets proved more difficult than expected, leading to delays and accusations from Maduro that the opposition had broken promises. The UN remains committed to efforts to put the deal into effect, said Farhan Haq, spokesman for the UN secretary-general. The humanitarian agreement “has the potential to support millions of vulnerable Venezuelans,” Haq said. The first contributions to the new fund would come from Venezuelan accounts in Europe, the people said. But it will likely take months to start distributing the funds, and it is unclear if Maduro will return to the table. The Venezuelan leader has also conditioned future negotiations on further easing of sanctions and the release of Alex Saab, one of his key allies who has been jailed in the US since 2021. Neither Venezuela's information ministry nor the head of the government delegation responded to requests for comment. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/luz-verde-de-ee-uu-a-fondo-humanitario-para-venezuela-y-a-cargo-de-la-onu-noticias-hoy/

If you are one of those players who like post-apocalyptic action MMOs, Crossout offers you everything you ask for. In this title you can build fighting machines of your own choice and customize the vehicle as you wish. As is evident, from Targem Games they usually update the game and provide content periodically, and this time a storm is what has shaken Crossout the most. As Gaijin Entertainmente explains from its website, Crossout has released a new Player vs. Player mission a few days ago. This time 'Squad Battle' is modified with an addition that multiplies the action and fun, as the storm changes the usual circumstances. Before embarking on it, you have to know that this mission will only be available on May 24. They have already warned that it could return in the future depending on the comments and suggestions of the users. In addition to this, they have also anticipated that other missions may receive different formats, as has happened with Squad Battle (Storm). They also point out that in this mode you receive scrap as a reward. Its charm lies in the fact that the storm spreads over an increasingly large area and reduces the space to maneuver the vehicle, which multiplies the intensity and fun. Play Crossout for free on PC, PS4 and Xbox One More information from Squad Battle (Storm) There are 3 teams with 3 survivors participating in the mission (The maximum number of participants can be changed) You can also participate in "Squad Battle" missions as part of a party of up to 3 players. The objective: destroy the other two teams before time runs out for each battle. The storm will spread over a larger and larger area of the territory, which reduces the room to maneuver. The team that destroys the rest of the enemies wins. https://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/crossout/noticias/tormenta-arrasa-crossout-corres-puedes-probar-este-nuevo-modo-juego-gratis

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continues to develop the Artemis lunar program. However, the agency has this week expressed concern about a possible budget shortfall to finance the project. this is what we know The space agency does not yet know when it will be able to send humans to the Moon on a regular basis. A moon landing is scheduled for the end of 2025, when the Artemis III mission will take place. However, it will be the only one in the next five years, and there is a good chance that the deadline will be delayed. On the other hand, the costs of the program do not stop increasing. Specifically, Artemis' budget reaches $41.5 billion for fiscal year 2024 to 2028, according to Jim Free, NASA chief representative for manned deep space missions. The department proposes to allocate 4,000 million dollars to the construction of the Kunar Gateway station, which will be located in the orbit of the Moon. It would be a good waypoint on the route, but it is not necessary for the station to go to the Moon. During his speech, Jim Free warned that even with the US President's budget proposal, there is a risk that funding for the Artemis lunar program will not be available. At the same time, the chairman of the advisory committee, Wayne Hale, stressed that the US Congress should direct taxpayer money to priority causes, despite the desire to increase funding for Artemis. Source: arstechnica https://gagadget.com/es/248146-la-nasa-gastara-41500-millones-de-dolares-en-artemis-pero-solo-un-alunizaje-la-agencia-espacial-teme-un-deficit-presupues/

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Insatiable. That is probably the most appropriate word to define Max Verstappen, the Red Bull Racing driver who currently -for the second consecutive year- holds the title of World Champion. As many of you know, the Dutchman does not usually apply the po[CENSORED]r saying that says that "at the blacksmith's house, a wooden spoon", since when he does not compete against Checo Pérez, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz on the track, he does so at home with the iRacing simulator. A couple of months ago we saw him win 10 times in a row after coming close to winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah), and this time we bring you a video that has already gone viral. He was racing against several live streamers, who came to the conclusion that there was only one way to stop him: by crashing into their car to take it off the track. The result? Verstappen dodging them all, winning the race and laughing at them... F1 release date 23 One more season, F1 lovers eagerly await the new installment of the Codemasters saga. F1 23 will arrive on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One on June 16. Have you seen the trailer with the reference to Fernando Alonso's 33? By the way, if we move away from the video game and look at Formula 1 in the real world, we remind you that there is no race this weekend, since the Imola Grand Prix (Italy) has been canceled due to the terrible floods suffered in the Emilia Romagna region. We wanted to enjoy a race again, but we will have to wait until the last weekend of the month (May 26, 27 and 28), the date on which the highly anticipated Monaco Grand Prix will take place. Source | Zenitsu on Twitter https://as.com/meristation/noticias/varios-streamers-querian-sacarlo-de-la-pista-pero-no-pueden-con-el-verstappen-se-rie-de-todos-n/

Under the midday sun, a blackish sand beach, soft waves and a rotten smell. There are 137 sea lion carcasses scattered, alone or in groups. Sometimes up to 150 meters separate each other. They are swollen, in an advanced state of decomposition. The most probable thing, observe the scientists present in the place, is that they died in the sea and floated dragged by the currents of the north to this point of the coast of Baja California Sur, the beach of San Lázaro. Pending laboratory analysis, the main hypothesis to explain the largest incident of this type that is remembered in northern Mexico points to poisoning by red tide, a natural phenomenon caused by the proliferation of algae. The alert jumped on September 3. “Wow”, thought the biologist Aurora Paniagua, president of the Mmares association, when the notice arrived. I had never heard of anything like it in size. Neither she nor any of her colleagues from the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, a collective platform that is in charge of monitoring animals stranded on beaches and trying to save those still alive. Since 2012, almost 300 cases have been reported in the area, from gray whales to common dolphins. “Mostly they are individuals. Sometimes, between two and five and, in rare cases, more than 10. Seeing wolves and I had never touched them in that amount”, explains Paniagua. Before the episode on the beach of San Lázaro, the largest incident of this type on the north coast of Mexico that the consulted associations remember did not reach 100 copies. The day after the report, Paniagua and a dozen people, including scientists and inspectors from the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), left La Paz for Magdalena Island, located four hours from the regional capital, at the end of a wide spoon-shaped bay. The fishermen from the coast crossed them by boat. They got into several 4x4s and a four-engine and began to travel the more than 50 kilometers of beach. “It was finding you one corpse after another,” recalls Paniagua, by phone from La Paz. With a yellow tape, protected with scarves or face masks, they measured the thickness of the neck and the size of each animal, from the nose to the tip of the tail. When they finished with one, they marked it with white spray so as not to repeat themselves. Taking samples to find out what had happened was not easy. Of the 137 dead animals, only four were fresh enough. Those were opened with a scalpel to remove bits of liver, kidney and brain. They were like that for seven hours. From the outset, the biologists observed that no corpse had marks of fishing nets. Baja California Sur is an area rich in marine fauna and is among the main fish producers in the country. In 2017 it was placed in third place with a production of more than 110,000 tons. It is not strange that sea lions, especially the young ones, approach the nets, attracted by the prospect of easy food, and become trapped. But both the scientists present on the ground and Profepa rule out that possibility. "No marks of anthropogenic origin caused by nets or blows and cuts caused by some type of boat were observed on them," the agency declared in a statement released this Sunday, ten days after the first alert was sent to the associations. In addition to the absence of marks, neither the number of corpses nor the type of specimen found on the beach of San Lázaro matches this hypothesis. Among the 137, only one female was found. The rest were males between five and nine years old, weighing an average of 200 kilos and measuring around 2.4 meters in length. In addition, they sported the typical crest on their heads. Biologist Fernando Elorriaga, a CICIMAR researcher at the National Polytechnic Institute, points out that this homogeneity reinforces the poisoning hypothesis: “These males feed in certain areas and could have consumed a contaminated resource. There is a segmentation by sex of feeding areas and that is why other groups did not fall”. The only female, the scientist points out, "could have arrived alive and perhaps was not part of the event." https://elpais.com/mexico/sociedad/2020-09-14/el-misterio-de-los-137-lobos-marinos-que-llegaron-muertos-a-las-costas-de-baja-california.html#?rel=mas

Ukraine said Thursday that it shot down almost all of the Russian missiles launched overnight against kyiv and other regions of the country, although Moscow said it destroyed all the targets of the attack. This is the ninth volley of missiles that has struck Ukrainian territory since early May, as Ukraine seeks to bolster its arsenals with the support of Western powers to launch a counteroffensive in Russian-occupied areas in the east. Ukrainian air defense destroyed “33 air targets: 29 missiles and four drones” during the “night attack,” Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mikola Oleshchuk said. According to the Ukrainian military, Russia launched 30 cruise missiles, which killed two, one in the southern port of Odessa and another in the Kharkov region (northeast). The Russian Ministry of Defense assured, however, that the bombardments reached their objectives and that all the assigned targets were "destroyed". The operation was intended to destroy "large arms and ammunition depots" and "restrict" the movement of Ukrainian troops, the Russian ministry added, without specifying the location of those targets. The Russian bombardments this month are "unprecedented in their power, intensity and diversity" since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kiev's civil and military administration said. The missiles against the capital were launched from the Caspian Sea, more than 1,000 kilometers away, before drones carried out reconnaissance flights over the capital, according to that source. “All enemy targets in kyiv airspace were detected and destroyed,” said that authority. The person who died in Odessa died during the shelling of an industrial plant, which also left two injured, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian army. There were also attacks with "cruise missiles" in the Vinnitsa region, in the center-west of the country, as well as in Khmelnitskiy, in the west, the media reported. UN and G7 meeting This new wave of attacks comes the day after Russia and Ukraine agreed, with Turkish mediation, to extend by two months the agreement for the export of grains, critical for world food security. In the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia since 2014, a train with grains derailed this Thursday, without causing victims, according to the authorities installed by Moscow. This incident occurs at a time when sabotage is multiplying in territories near the border with Ukraine, which Russia habitually attributes to kyiv. The local rail service said in a statement that the incident was caused by "third parties", a term used to refer to sabotage. Several sources said the derailment was caused by an explosion. On the diplomatic front, a Chinese emissary, Li Hui, concluded a two-day visit to kyiv on Wednesday, with the aim of seeking a political solution to the conflict. Beijing reported in a statement that its envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, without giving details. The Ukrainian government refused to confirm whether the encounter took place. Li, the highest-ranking Chinese official to travel to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, will continue his tour of Poland, Germany, France and Russia. China, a close partner of Moscow, has not publicly condemned the Russian invasion and proposed a 12-point plan to end the war, met with skepticism by Western powers allied with Ukraine. The UN Security Council will meet this Thursday at 7 p.m. m. GMT to discuss the situation in Ukraine ahead of the start of the summit of the G7 heads of advanced economies in Japan on Friday, where a tightening of sanctions against Russia will be discussed. Ukraine celebrates this Thursday the Day of the "Vishivanka", a traditional embroidered clothing that has become a symbol of national unity since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Zelensky celebrated in a message on Telegram "the strength" of Ukrainian culture against "totalitarian regimes" and commemorated the 79th anniversary of the start of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars, a Muslim minority that was displaced by the Soviet authorities. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/europa/versiones-encontradas-sobre-ola-de-ataques-rusos-en-ucrania-que-paso-noticias-hoy/

The president of the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), Diana Atamaint, indicated next August 20 as the tentative date for early general elections, after the head of state, Guillermo Lasso, requested the call for elections after dissolving the Assembly National (Parliament). As of this Thursday, the seven-day period for the CNE to call elections begins, which marks May 24 as the deadline. For the CNE "it is an enormous challenge as soon as everything is contracted in the times provided for in the Constitution and the law," Atamaint said, recalling that a normal electoral process is prepared one year in advance, but now they must do it in ninety days for the first round. Atamaint clarified on Teleamazonas television that all the normal milestones of an electoral process must be met, so political parties and movements must hold primaries. The CNE must qualify the candidacies and proclaim them, promote debate among the applicants, possibly at the very beginning of the electoral campaign, which could take place during 15 days, instead of the 45 indicated in normal electoral processes. Although he clarified that it is not official data yet, since it must be approved by the CNE plenary, Atamaint advanced that the first electoral round would be on August 20 and, if a ballot is necessary, this would be on October 15. The Constitution states that the head of state must take office on May 24, but Atamaint commented that this does not apply to early elections, which is why he speculated that Ecuador could have a new government at the beginning of November. "Approximately yes, we would have to wait for the (eventual) appeals to be resolved as soon as possible. The country hopes to return to tranquility, to normality and in that, the Electoral function is fully aware and we appeal to political organizations as well have that patriotic behavior, and live up to what the political system of Ecuador demands," he said. Candidates The CNE president indicated that, if they meet the legal requirements, Lasso and the ousted legislators can run in early elections, but this is not considered re-election. "It does not count as re-election, a pronouncement says so, a sentence of the Constitutional Court," he clarified, recalling that it is a candidacy "to complete" a period, so that candidates can reapply for the 2025 general elections , which is when the Lasso period was supposed to end. On the other hand, the CNE has pending a national referendum and local electoral processes, some of which are considering combining them with early general elections in order, moreover, to save resources. Atamaint considered that the process for early elections should cost less than one hundred million dollars. While the CNE advances in the planning of the electoral process, the Constitutional Court analyzes demands of unconstitutionality planted by opposition groups against the decree of Lasso, who argued "serious political crisis and internal commotion" to apply the so-called "cross death", due to the which dissolved Parliament and called for early elections, at a time when he was about to complete half of his presidential term. The plaintiffs consider that there is no political crisis or internal commotion in the country, which is why they call the decree illegal. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/ecuador-20-de-agosto-fecha-tentativa-para-elecciones-anticipadas-noticias-hoy/

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If you are a fan of the Mortal Kombat franchise, you will be in luck, because we are about to learn something historical. Only a few hours have passed since the producer of the Mortal Kombat saga had pointed out that this week we were going to have fun. In this way, all the rumors are being confirmed and it seems that we will already know new official information of the next Mortal Kombat game very soon. The producer of the franchise, Ed Boon, has posted on his Twitter account the same video from a few days ago where a reboot of the Mortal Kombat saga was anticipated. After that, it is announced that tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. in the Spanish peninsular time the next Mortal Kombat title will be shown for the first time. An insider has revealed a few hours ago that tomorrow we were going to have a trailer. However, it is most likely that it is a CGI, so the ideal is that expectations are reduced in order to see new gameplay or images of the game. However, where we can expect a trailer that shows its gameplay is in the next PlayStation Showcase, which will begin on May 24 at 10:00 p.m. in Spain time. What is known about the next Mortal Kombat? The po[CENSORED]r leaker billbil_kun revealed a few days ago that the video game will be called Mortal Kombat 1 and that it is being developed for PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PC and Nintendo Switch. It will debut in 3 editions and those will be Standard, Premium and Koleccionista. https://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/mortal-kombat-12/noticias/ha-llegado-momento-proximo-juego-mortal-kombat-tiene-fecha-hora-para-su-revelacion-oficial

Infinix has announced a new smartphone. The model is called the Infinix Note 30i, and judging by its specifications, it represents the budget segment. this is what we know The Infinix Note 30i features an AMOLED screen without support for higher refresh rates. The diagonal is 6.66" and the resolution is 1080 x 2400 pixels. The hardware platform is based on the Helio G85 processor. The mobile chip is made using 12 nm technology, does not support 5G and is supplemented by 8 GB of RAM. The storage capacity is 256 MP. The resolution of the main camera is 64 MP. Next to the main module there is a pair of auxiliary sensors, but their technical parameters are not specified. For selfies, a 16 MP front camera is used. The battery capacity is 5,000 mAh and the fast charging capacity is 33 W. The Infinix Note 30i also features JBL stereo speakers, IP53 protection, a side fingerprint scanner, NFC and a headphone jack. Price and release date The price and release date of the Infinix Note 30i have not been specified yet. The novelty will come with Android 13 operating system and XOS 13 firmware. The available colors are Variable Gold, Obsidian Black and Print Green. Source: Infinity https://gagadget.com/es/247651-taiwan-adquiere-otros-18-sistemas-de-misiles-m142-himars/

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Formula 1 decided to cancel the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend in Imola, due to the emergency affecting northeastern Italy due to rains and floods. So far, according to the authorities, five people have died and about 5,000 more have been evacuated. Following discussions between Formula 1, the FIA President, the competent authorities, including the relevant ministers, the President of the Automobile Club of Italy, the President of the Emilia Romagna region, the mayor of the city and the promoter, it was has made the decision not to continue with the Grand Prix weekend at Imola. "The decision has been made because it is not possible to carry out the event safely for our fans, the teams and our staff and it is the correct and responsible thing to do, given the situation that the towns and cities of the region are going through. It would not be correct to exercise more pressure on local authorities and emergency services at this difficult time," F1 reported. Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1 Chairman and CEO, said: "It is a tragedy to see what happened to Imola and Emilia-Romagna, the city and region I grew up in, and my thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the floods and affected families and communities. https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/automovilismo/formula-1-cancela-gran-premio-de-emilia-romana-por-emergencia-de-lluvias-en-imola-769224

Few resist the charm of a puppy. And if we add that his future is to rescue people when an accident occurs, his po[CENSORED]rity is assured. Mexico and Turkey have inaugurated this Tuesday what can be called canine diplomacy or dog diplomacy, with the arrival in the North American country of a German shepherd puppy donated by the Turkish Government. The brown dog with big eyes that can melt any dog lover lands in Mexican territory to take the place of Proteo, a rescue canine who died while doing his job searching for survivors after the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria and left more than 50,000 dead. The Mexican authorities have initiated a consultation to decide the name of the puppy, who must demonstrate enough cunning during the training sessions to which officials from the Defense Secretariat will submit him to verify that he is up to his famous predecessor. The mutt has been received with honors upon landing in Mexico. The staging is worthy of Mexicans, passionate about the work of these animals that have rescued many lives after the earthquakes that from time to time hit the country, leaving a trail of death and destruction. A smiling official showed the puppy this morning, who looked clueless in the face of so much quilombo. Behind the officer and the dog, the authorities of the Army and the Air Force mounted a huge shield, on which a “Welcome home” was read in large letters. Another finicky message greeted those present at the event: "A hero leaves, but another follows his legacy." And, of course, an image of the deceased Proteus that fades to make way for the heir to his efforts. The next step after the puppy's arrival in Mexico is to find a suitable name for it. The Ministry of Defense has started a consultation on Facebook, which ends tonight, at 9:00 p.m. People have to decide between Proteus II or the Turkish names Arkadas, which means friend, or Yardim, help, in Turkish. The post had more than 12,000 interactions as of Tuesday morning. Mexico has shown solidarity with countries that have suffered disasters such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The North American nation always sends specialized personnel to deal with rescue efforts after an earthquake, which includes specially trained dogs to find possible survivors among the rubble. That was the work entrusted to Proteo, who, according to the Defense authorities, managed to find two people alive. The nine-year-old dog died in Turkey of exhaustion after exhausting hours of work amid rubble and harsh conditions in the dead of winter. The corpse of the mutt was sent to Mexico, where the Army received it with a moving ceremony: the coffin was carried by four soldiers, while other officers and rescue workers showed their respect. There were, of course, other dogs, companions of the deceased. Rescue dogs are very loved in Mexico. After the terrible earthquake of 2017 that destroyed large areas of the capital and left dozens dead, Mexicans surrendered to Frida, a beautiful Labrador retriever who captured national attention after seeing how she enthusiastically helped to search for people among the rubble. Throughout her life, Frida helped save 12 people and recover more than 40 bodies. The dog passed away last November, causing shock in a country still suffering from the traumas of that devastating earthquake. Thus, the enormous weight of the canine heroes who are part of a kind of Mexican Olympus falls on the fragile anatomy of the German shepherd puppy that landed in Mexico this Tuesday. Now he will undergo intense training in which he must show that he is at the level of the mongrels that preceded him, although hopefully it will not be necessary to put it into practice. https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-05-02/mexico-recibe-un-cachorro-de-pastor-aleman-donado-por-turquia-tras-el-terremoto.html

A person who was included in the terrorist watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was arrested on May 10 after he crossed, among a group of migrants, through the northern border, into the United States from the Mexican city of Tijuana, Baja California. Regarding this fact, the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, told local media on Tuesday that the US authority confirmed the arrest, however, she assured that neither the FBI nor the Mexican immigration authorities "had informed her of details about the person and their entry into Mexican territory. "The National Institute of Migration (INM) is the one who should have the record of that Afghan person in the event that during his stay in Mexican territory he used airports or bus stations to travel to this border," said the state president. For his part, the director of Attention to Migrants in Tijuana, Enrique Lucero, assured that it is not the first time that people "considered terrorists cross illegally from Tijuana to the United States but that the North American authority does not share that information for security reasons." . THE ARREST COULD BE POLITIZED Activist Albert Rivera Colón, director of the Ágape Misión Mundial shelter, has no doubt that the situation "is going to become politicized," which would help the United States government justify increased security on the border. Although he also stressed that this situation shows the lack of cooperation, intelligence and information that exists between Mexico and the United States, which has allowed the transit of this type of people across the border. He also pointed out that there is no cooperation between nations, which has triggered the proliferation of "polleros" (people traffickers) in the region. "We have looked at all this over the years, but the question now is that there is also a large market for 'polleros' and the intelligence against them is very weak or is not working," he said. This Tuesday, Jim Desmond, supervisor of the fifth district of San Diego County, confirmed the report through a statement to the media, in which he mentioned that this person of Afghan nationality crossed the border with a group of migrants and upon being seized it was found that He was on the "terrorism watch list." He said this arrest should serve as a stark reminder to President Joe Biden and the federal government "of the critical need to maintain a strong border." The United States authorities have not issued further information about this person, who could have taken advantage of the camp that was located between the border walls, prior to the completion of Title 42 last Thursday after the end of the health emergency, which It allowed the immediate expulsion of undocumented migrants under the pretext of covid-19, but it established other restrictions on asylum applications at the border and began to deport them through another regulation known as Title 8. Unlike Title 42, Title 8 does allow migrants to request asylum upon arrival at the border, but they have to meet several requirements, including having applied in the countries through which they have passed or else they could be deported quickly. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/detienen-a-terrorista-de-afganistan-cruzando-a-ee-uu-por-la-frontera-de-tijuana/

The president of Ecuador, the conservative Guillermo Lasso, has decreed the dissolution of the National Assembly, with an opposition majority, after the Legislature initiated a political trial against the president the day before for alleged corruption and which could have ended in his dismissal. What is "cross death"? The movement ordered by Lasso is known as "cross death", because just as it dissolves Congress, it also forces the president to leave office. Hence, the name given to the mechanism. This also implies that early elections must be called. It is a democratic decision not only because it is constitutional, but because it gives the Ecuadorian people back the possibility of deciding,” Lasso said in a speech. Why did Lasso decree it? The president decreed the dissolution of Congress under the argument of serious political crisis and internal commotion. Basically, this is interpreted as the Legislative is hindering the possibility of governing the country. When should elections be called? According to the Constitution, within a maximum period of seven days after the publication of the dissolution decree, the electoral body, at the request of the president, must call legislative and presidential elections to complete the current four-year term. Elections must be held within six months. Until the installation of the new Assembly, Lasso will be able to govern issuing decree-laws of economic urgency, with the approval of the Constitutional Court. As Franklin Ramírez, professor of the political sociology program at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Ecuador, had told this newspaper, "the problem is not so much his political suicide, but that Ecuador would experience an electoral process in order to year and another in February 2025. In other words, in more or less 15 months it would go through two general elections, and that is a scenario of greater institutional uncertainty.” Has it been applied before? The constitutional mechanism of "cross death" was introduced in 2008, during the government of Rafael Correa, and has never been applied. However, the current political crisis in Ecuador has revived the ghosts of the political instability that the country experienced between 1997 and 2005, a period in which three rulers elected at the polls were overthrown. What could happen? According to analysts, the option of "cross death" is not only Lasso's political suicide, but it could be taken advantage of by correísmo. "They think that if early elections are held in this context of widespread discontent with the government, they could regain power," journalist Arturo Torres told the BBC. What is certain is that the “cross death” is expected to unleash a wave of protests across the country. What caused the “cross death”? Lasso decreed the dissolution of Congress one day after the impeachment trial began against him for alleged corruption. At the request of the Legislature, the president categorically defended his innocence. The president is accused of an alleged embezzlement in the management of the state shipping company Flota Petrolera Ecuatoriana (Flopec). According to correísmo, with 49 seats, the president decided to continue with a contract that was signed before he took office, despite reports that it was harmful to the State. https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/america/que-es-y-que-implica-la-muerte-cruzada-que-decreto-el-presidente-de-ecuador-noticias-hoy/