Daily Archives: May 9, 2024

2024-05-09: News Headlines

latintimes (2024-05-09). Mexican President Says Power Outages Caused By 'Exceptional' Heat Wave. latintimes.com Out of 32 states in Mexico, 20 experienced power outages Tuesday, as per the data received from grid operator CENACE. On Wednesday, the net national power demand was around 44.9 gigawatts (GW), slightly lower than the net generation of 45.0 GW.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-09). UN demands guarantees for former Guatemalan anti-corruption official. plenglish.com United Nations, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations called on Wednesday for legal guarantees for former Guatemalan anti-corruption official Claudia Gonzalez, who remains under ongoing prosecution for her work for the International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG).

teleSUR (2024-05-09). Honduras Supports President Petro in the Face of a Coup Attempt. telesurenglish.net lOn Wednesday, Honduran President Xiomara Castro expressed her support for Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who warned that his opponents are seeking to remove him from power through a coup. | RELATED: | "Our total and absolute support for the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, in his international denouncement that a coup d'état is being plotted against the people of Colombia," Castro stated. | Previously, the…

Agence France-Presse,Associated Press (2024-05-09). Panama Papers law firm co-founder Ramon Fonseca dies in hospital, lawyer says. scmp.com Ramon Fonseca, a partner in the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal over the hiding of wealth in offshore entities, has died. He was 71.

Coco Feng (2024-05-09). TikTok to expand e-commerce business into Mexico and major Western European markets amid scrutiny in the US, EU. scmp.com The popular social media platform has started to invite merchants for a beta run of TikTok Shop in Mexico, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Associated Press (2024-05-09). Nicaragua cancels controversial Chinese canal concession after nearly a decade. scmp.com Nicaragua's congress, controlled by President Daniel Ortega, repealed a law which had given a Chinese investor a concession of up to 100 years to build and operate a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-05-09). Declaran alerta roja en Honduras por contaminación atmosférica. telesurtv.net La capa de humo, en combinación con las altas temperaturas, reduce la visibilidad, lo que ha llevado al cierre temporal del aeropuerto Toncontín.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-09). Pronostican temperaturas mayores a los 45 grados en México. telesurtv.net Protección Civil informó que el calor impactará la capital de Nuevo León, Monterrey, la segunda ciudad más grande de México.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-09). Constitucional guatemalteco ampara a fiscal general y evita cese. telesurtv.net María Consuelo Porras se mostró molesta por la propuesta del presidente, Bernardo Arévalo, de reformar la Ley Orgánica de dicha entidad, debido a que se busca removerla del cargo.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-05-09). El 3 de junio comenzará proceso de transición del poder en Panamá. telesurtv.net Durante su encuentro en el Palacio de Las Garzas, Cortizo felicitó a Mulino por su victoria, así como abordaron temas de seguridad pública y economía y finanzas, entre otros.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-09). Honduras participará en Exposición de Pesquería y Mariscos en China. telesurtv.net Honduras será país invitado de honor al evento en China.

hindustantimes (2024-05-09). Iran-linked Houthis Strike Again; Rain Missiles & Drones On Three 'Israeli' Ships In Three Days. hindustantimes.com The Houthi rebels have claimed three missiles attacks on three different ships in three days. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that two Panama-flagged container ships, MSC Gina and MSC Diego, were attacked in the Gulf of Aden. Though Saree said that they were hit accurately, there was no reported damage to both ships. Meanwhile, MSC Vittoria was struck twice, once in the Indian Ocean and then in the Arabian Sea. Houthi rebels said that the second attack was successful. Watch. INTERNATIONAL NEWS…

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