The Sancheoneo Festival in Hwacheon, South Korea, attracts large crowds for its freezing water challenges and trout fishing. The event is a key winter attraction.
El Gobierno también desmintió este domingo la noticia falsa que circula en redes sociales sobre un presunto aumento del precio del pasaporte cubano para residentes en el exterior.
“Tuvimos una muy buena conversación con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. Hablamos de distintos temas, incluyendo la seguridad con respeto a nuestras soberanías, la disminución del tráfico de drogas, el comercio y las inversiones”, afirmó la dignataria.
En un mensaje a través de su cuenta en la red social X, la jefa del Ejecutivo recalcó que la colaboración y la cooperación en un marco de respeto mutuo siempre dan resultados.
La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, sostuvo una videoconferencia con el denominado “ejército de comunicadores”, en la que hizo un llamado a reforzar la unidad nacional y la batalla comunicacional como herramientas centrales para enfrentar la coyuntura política que atraviesa el país.
La Asociación Nacional de Amistad Italia-Cuba (Anaic) reafirmó hoy el apoyo de amplios sectores progresistas de este país europeo al gobierno y pueblo de la Isla, ante un aumento de la agresividad del gobierno de Estados Unidos.
En un comunicado publicado por esa organización, se reafirma la solidaridad “con la Revolución Cubana ante las nuevas y graves amenazas” por parte del presidente norteamericano, Donald Trump y del secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio.
Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has consolidated 2024 data for all Brazilian biomes. Analysis of the images from previously released alerts confirmed a reduction in the loss of natural vegetation in most monitored biomes compared to 2023.
The figures a shrinkage in deforestation from 2023 to 2024 in the following biomes:
The caatinga and the pantanal were the only ones with a higher suppression of native vegetation. The rates were 9.93 percent for the caatinga and 16.5 percent for the pantanal.
According to a technical note from the institute, only the removal of native vegetation cover is seen as suppression, regardless of the characteristics of the vegetation and the future use of the area. The analysis is based on satellite images of areas with suppression – which are automatically identified and classified using vegetation indices, then subjected to visual interpretation.
Silvana Amaral, deputy coordinator of the institute’s program for Brazilian biomes, notes that the decline in deforestation in most biomes from 2023 to 2024 confirms the effectiveness and role of command and control public policies, as well as regulatory tools such as agreements and terms of conduct signed between society and the agricultural trade and export sectors.
The consolidation of data serves to gauge medium- and long-term trends in deforestation in Brazil, complementing preliminary results. It provides support for the development and implementation of public environmental policies.
Housam al-Astal, leader of the Gazan "Counterterrorism Service," claimed responsibility for killing a Hamas police chief, warning those working with the group of imminent death.
As protests in Iran escalate, Kurdish opposition groups, including PDKI, PAK, and PJAK, call for regime change, despite ongoing violence and a deadly crackdown on demonstrators.
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The Brazilian Ministry of Finance celebrated the official inflation result for 2025. The Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) ended the year at 4.26 percent, within the target system and marking the fifth-lowest rate recorded since 1995, the start of the Real Plan, as announced on Friday (Jan. 9).
The ministry’s executive secretary, Dario Durigan, who is serving as acting Minister of Finance during Fernando Haddad’s vacation, said the result consolidates a scenario of greater economic stability and reinforces the government’s goal of delivering the lowest accumulated inflation of a presidential term since the creation of the Real.
“The 4.26 percent rate is the lowest IPCA since 2018. But in 2018, unemployment was at 11.6 percent. Now it’s at 5.2 percent. We are delivering low inflation and low unemployment,” stated Durigan in a social media post.
Another point highlighted by Durigan was the more moderate behavior of food prices, which rose by 1.43 percent during the year, contributing to the slowdown in the overall index. In the food and beverage group, inflation stood at 2.95 percent, well below the 7.69 percent recorded in 2024.
“With the economic and fiscal stability that we have restored to Brazil, we are reaping strong GDP growth, low unemployment, increased real labor income, and declines in poverty, extreme poverty, and inequality. Make no mistake: 2026 will be no different!” he declared.
In 2025, official inflation remained below the target ceiling of 4.5 percent, amid a contractionary monetary policy stance, with the benchmark interest rate at 15 percent per year, the highest level since 2006.
Planning
The Minister of Planning, Simone Tebet, also celebrated the result. In a social media post, she highlighted the positive impact of the slowdown in prices on the cost of living for the population.
“As important as staying within the target is the low inflation for the item that matters most: food. Less than half of the 2024 level. More food on the table for Brazilians, who saw a real increase in the minimum wage,” she added.
La Presidencia de Cuba informó desde sus cuentas institucionales en las redes sociales que es incierta la información atribuida a la Presidencia de la República sobre un supuesto cese de actividades, y convocó a la población a mantenerse informada por los canales oficiales.
At the center of the request is police insistence that Urich be barred from working at the consultancy firm Perception, which investigators say is owned and managed by Israel Einhorn.
Foto ilustrativa: Alejandro Azcuy/ Presidencia Cuba
No existen conversaciones con el gobierno de EE. UU., salvo contactos técnicos en el ámbito migratorio.
Siempre hemos tenido disposición a sostener un diálogo serio y responsable con los distintos gobiernos de EE. UU., incluido el actual, sobre bases de igualdad soberana, respeto mutuo, principios de Derecho Internacional, beneficio recíproco sin injerencia en asuntos internos y con pleno respeto a nuestra independencia.
El motociclista argentino Luciano Benavides cabalgó la arena saudí y firmó hoy una victoria en la octava etapa que lo catapultó a la cima de la 48 edición del Rally Dakar.
Benavides, a los mandos de su KTM, convirtió la jornada en un escenario de navegación y temple: abrió pista sin huellas, leyó el libro de ruta como un oráculo y fue desgajando minutos al cronómetro hasta inclinar la balanza del desierto a su favor.
En 2025, cerca del 16 % de la superficie oceánica mundial alcanzó valores récord, y alrededor del 33 % se situó entre los tres más cálidos de sus registros históricos, señala una investigación publicada hoy en Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.
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