Via Metal Miner   During a rally at U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works–Irvin Plant near Pittsburgh last Friday, U.S. President Trump announced plans to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%. These new “Trump Tariffs” are set to take effect on June 4, 2025, and will not only apply to primary and semi-finished steel and aluminum but also to derivative products, items that contain these metals, such as automotive parts, machinery components and other manufactured goods. Trump claimed the tariff hike would…

4 de junio de 2025.- Cumaná se enfrenta a los desafíos más complejos: "La gobernanza urbana implica enfrentarse a problemas que van desde la creciente desigualdad social hasta la crisis económica". * "El declive en la actividad productiva y comercial hasta la quiebra empresarial, pasando por la ...

4 de junio de 2025.- El presidente Gustavo Petro confirmó en alocución que esta semana emitirá el decreto de convocará para la consulta popular para votar sobre las 12 preguntas de la reforma laboral que había radicado el Gobierno ante el Senado de la República. “Se necesita la ley. No tengo ning...

Central Asian states are demonstrating an increasing willingness to cooperate in managing water resources.  Officials from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement covering allocations from the Bahri Tochik reservoir during the summer crop-growing season, the Tajik Ministry of Energy & Water Resources announced in a May 30 Telegram post. Under the agreement, which runs from June through the end of August, Kazakhstan is allotted 491 million cubic meters of water for crop irrigation, the official Kazinform news agency…

In a contentiously pivotal move toward energy independence, Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed the launch of natural gas imports via the Trans-Balkan pipeline, bypassing Russian supply and allowing Ukraine to draw gas from European sources, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported through Greece and Azerbaijani gas from the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. The Trans-Balkan pipeline, which historically carried Russian gas southward, has now been reversed to bring non-Russian gas northward into Ukraine.  Source: TSOUA A Ukrainian energy ministry source…

In a contentiously pivotal move toward energy independence, Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed the launch of natural gas imports via the Trans-Balkan pipeline, bypassing Russian supply and allowing Ukraine to draw gas from European sources, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported through Greece and Azerbaijani gas from the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. The Trans-Balkan pipeline, which historically carried Russian gas southward, has now been reversed to bring non-Russian gas northward into Ukraine.  Source: TSOUA A Ukrainian energy ministry source…

In a contentiously pivotal move toward energy independence, Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed the launch of natural gas imports via the Trans-Balkan pipeline, bypassing Russian supply and allowing Ukraine to draw gas from European sources, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported through Greece and Azerbaijani gas from the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. The Trans-Balkan pipeline, which historically carried Russian gas southward, has now been reversed to bring non-Russian gas northward into Ukraine.  Source: TSOUA A Ukrainian energy ministry source…

4 de junio de 2025.- En marco de este súper miércoles, jubilados, feministas del movimiento «Ni Una Menos», trabajadores del Hospital Garrahan, científicos y personas con discapacidad, se unieron en una masiva movilización para visibilizar su descontento y rechazo a las políticas de ajuste económico...

In today’s high-stakes energy landscape, pipelines are more than conduits—they are critical geopolitical tripwires. These steel lifelines carry the hydrocarbons that power global economies, and many run through the most politically volatile regions on Earth. As energy markets tighten and global rivalries sharpen, the vulnerability of these routes transforms them into strategic flashpoints. From the Russian steppe to the Sahel, from Kurdish oil routes to frozen Nordic seafloors, infrastructure once seen as fixed and dependable is now…

4 de junio de 2025.- La Corporación de Salud del estado Táchira anunció este martes que se requerirá la tarjeta de vacunación contra la fiebre amarilla a quienes ingresen o salgan del país por la región fronteriza, como parte de un plan para reforzar los controles epidemiológicos. La medida se ap...

Es 4 de junio de 2025. Han transcurrido 155 días del año y faltan 210 días para su terminación. Hoy es miércoles. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cienc...

WTI oil prices are set to average $58.30 per barrel this year, amid rising OPEC+ and U.S. production and relatively stable global oil demand, a survey of banks by law firm Haynes Boone showed on Wednesday. A total of 28 banks – a record high number – participated in Haynes Boone’s Spring 2025 Energy Bank Price Deck Survey, now in its 12th year. The banks on average expect WTI Crude prices to average $58.30 per barrel in 2025, down from $61.89 a barrel expected in Haynes Boone’s Fall 2024 survey. The banks’ reduction…

WTI oil prices are set to average $58.30 per barrel this year, amid rising OPEC+ and U.S. production and relatively stable global oil demand, a survey of banks by law firm Haynes Boone showed on Wednesday. A total of 28 banks – a record high number – participated in Haynes Boone’s Spring 2025 Energy Bank Price Deck Survey, now in its 12th year. The banks on average expect WTI Crude prices to average $58.30 per barrel in 2025, down from $61.89 a barrel expected in Haynes Boone’s Fall 2024 survey. The banks’ reduction…

4 de junio de 2025.- Se encuentra desaparecido un avión que despegó del Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar, Maiquetía, La Guaira a las 7:57 pm de este martes. Se trata del avión Citation C550, matrícula YV3217 que se dirigía al estado Nueva Esparta, informó el Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutic...

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned about the ongoing risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine, saying the "dangers to nuclear safety continue to be very real and ever-present." The presence of IAEA officials at nuclear facilities in Ukraine remains essential to help prevent a nuclear incident, Raphael Grossi said on June 3 after his 12th visit to Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The IAEA has played a role in safeguarding the condition of Ukraine's nuclear power plants since then.…

El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, celebró y calificó como una "noticia muy auspiciosa" para la conformación de un nuevo orden internacional y una geopolítica basada en la multipolaridad la aprobación en primera discusión del Proyecto de Ley Aprobatoria de l...

Miércoles, 04 de junio de 2025.- La situación en el *PUENTE DE CRIMEA* ha explotado tras un nuevo ataque atribuido a *UCRANIA* con el respaldo de la **OTAN**, que ha puesto en alerta máxima a **RUSIA**. Este símbolo clave del control ruso sobre Crimea ha sido golpeado una vez más, desencadenand...

In a bid to wean the U.S. critical minerals supply chain off China, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to use emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic production and processing of these metals vital for the energy and defense industries, Reuters reports, citing a document to be published on Wednesday. The Defense Production Act is a U.S. law that grants the President powers to ensure the nation’s defense by expanding and expediting the supply of materials and services from the domestic industrial base. The White…

In a bid to wean the U.S. critical minerals supply chain off China, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to use emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic production and processing of these metals vital for the energy and defense industries, Reuters reports, citing a document to be published on Wednesday. The Defense Production Act is a U.S. law that grants the President powers to ensure the nation’s defense by expanding and expediting the supply of materials and services from the domestic industrial base. The White…

Desde este martes 3 de junio, comenzará la entrega del Bono Único Familiar a través de la plataforma patria, informó la institución en una publicación en su blog. Desde la plataforma detallaron que será indexado y protegerá por lo menos a 6 millones de familias. Entre los días 3 y 1...