The blue and white flag flew again at the top of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. On Wednesday, July 29, one day after the second anniversary of the bronze medal obtained by Jean Pierre Brol at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Guatemala added a new title thanks to Jean Pierre, Hebert and Fernando Brol, who won...
How can a fire cause a lightning storm? The dangerous phenomenon of the “cloud dragon” that generated the fire in France
The fires affecting southwestern France and central Spain have already left more than 325,000 people evacuated. With a record number of hectares consumed, authorities and firefighters continue to make intense efforts to contain the outbreaks that still remain active. While in Spain the fires that mainly affect the provinces of Ávila and Madrid have already been contained, in the last...
Fares on urban buses rise to Q7 in the capital and Mixco due to increases in fuel
Users reported that this Wednesday, July 29, the fare for urban buses in the capital increased to Q7. The previous rate was Q5. One of the users indicated that he now paid more to travel by Transurbano from zone 18 to the capital. In that sense, Free press consulted Saúl Umaña, president of the Chamber of Urban and Interurban Transporters...
Foods to avoid to avoid stomach infection
According to what was stated by the news agency EFEThe United States is facing the largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis in years, a parasitic infection that causes watery and often explosive diarrhea; since since May 1the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCfor its acronym in English) counted 4 thousand cases. According to the United States Department of Health, the epicenter...
What is Fifa Forward Enterprise, the project that pits Fifa against UEFA and other confederations
Fifa and its president, Gianni Infantino, face a growing wave of criticism over the proposal to create Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), a new subsidiary intended to manage and market the organization’s main tournaments, including the World Cupwith the possibility of incorporating private investment. The governing body of world football confirmed that it seeks to expand financing for the development of...
I watched a wildfire destroy my town in California and now I build fireproof bunkers
Linda Cantey had her cell phone ring off the night the Atlas wildfire devastated her area of Napa, California. “We were fast asleep when that thing devastated our neighborhood,” recalls Cantey, an aerospace engineer and consultant based in Northern California. “By the time someone called our landline and woke us up… the entire canyon was on fire, and we could...
Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Vatican, will visit Guatemala and celebrate a mass in the Cathedral
The Archbishopric of Guatemala reported on the official visit to the country of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See. He added that Parolin will preside over the holy mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral this Sunday, August 2, at 12 noon. Infobae reported that the spokesman for the Archbishopric of Guatemala, Luis Sandoval, indicated that Parolin is...
4 mujeres acusan al actor y cantante Jared Leto de conducta sexual delictiva cuando eran adolescentes
Advertencia: Contiene detalles gráficos de presuntos delitos y conductas sexuales inapropiadas, así como lenguaje fuerte. Cuatro mujeres han acusado al actor ganador del Oscar y líder del grupo musical Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jared Leto, de abusar de ellas sexualmente cuando eran adolescentes. Una de las mujeres afirma haber sido agredida sexualmente en el baño de un motel cuando tenía...
Biofuels push accelerates due to geopolitical conflicts
During a seminar organized by the Latin American Office of the US Grains & Bioproducts Councilthe minister of Energy and Mines, Edwin Barriosexplained the progress of the implementation and assured that the incorporation of ethanol does not respond to an obligation imposed by an international treaty, but rather to compliance with the climate and energy commitments assumed by the country....
They capture a suspect in Izabal for the death of three women found in a ravine in Petén
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported that this Monday, July 27, investigators from the Department of Investigation against Femicide captured a man involved in the case of a triple femicide that occurred in April 2019 in a sector of El Chal, Petén. According to the PNC, the investigations took the agents to Puerto Barrios, Izabal, where they captured Carlos “N”,...