*** The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, referred this Tuesday to the situation of the petrochemical company subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, Monómeros, which he considers as a priority aspect in the restitution of relations with Venezuela, after considering it as a "complex issue". "It is an affected company, almost bankrupt and it is necessary to see technically the legal forms, the system of sanctions that is still in force. All this is not so easy," Petro said. The Colombian president clarified that for now a meeting with Nicolás Maduro is not foreseen. However, he pointed out that there have already been approaches.
*** Panamanian social and trade union organizations will mobilize this Wednesday in several regions of the country to demand the government to comply with the agreements reached at the dialogue table. Representatives of the unions that make up the Alianza Pueblo Unido por la Vida, indicated that the points on the freezing of the 72 products of the basic food basket and the price of fuel at 3.25 dollars are not being complied with by businessmen and the Government.
*** The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) condemned on Wednesday the death of Palestinian children as a result of Israeli repression in the occupied territories. The latest child victims of Zionist uniformed attacks were reported in the territories of Nablus and Hebron, bringing to 20 the number of those killed in the West Bank so far this year 2022.
*** The opening match of the World Cup in Qatar will be moved forward to November 20. The opening match of the 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar will be moved forward one day, so it will take place on November 20, sources close to the organization of the tournament said Wednesday. The decision, which must still be endorsed by the FIFA Council committee before the 100-day countdown to the start of the World Cup, will allow to resume the tradition whereby the first match is played by the host country.
*** The Argentine head of state explained on Tuesday 9, at the inauguration ceremony of the Lomas Market in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, that he agreed with the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, "in the course of this week", to summon the businessmen and trade unionists of Argentina and "sit them at a table to set a road map to align prices and salaries for the next 60 days so that Argentines stop suffering from the instability they are experiencing today in terms of prices".
*** Thanks to the use of state-of-the-art radio telescopes and Australia's new Setonix supercomputing system, a team of researchers has produced a spectacular image of the remnants of a supernova, showing in unprecedented detail the traces left by the dying star.
*** Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, declared that his country cannot accept the demands of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who wants to impose further changes in the legal system, as this "would mean total chaos". Krzysztof Sobolewski, secretary of the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), commented on the words of Kaczynski, who is also the leader of the formation, and stated that they have no choice but to "pull out all the guns in the arsenal and fire back" at the European Union, reports Wprost newspaper.
*** Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold $6.88 billion in company stock between Aug. 5 and Aug. 9, according to six financial regulatory filings Tuesday night that show he sold more than 7.92 million shares. The sale comes just four months after the world's richest person said he had no further plans to sell shares of the automaker after dumping $8.5 billion in stock in the wake of his now-canceled deal to buy Twitter, CNBC reports.
*** English musician Darryl Hunt, best known for having been the bassist of the Anglo-Irish rock band 'The Pogues,' died Monday at the age of 72 in London (UK), the music group confirmed Tuesday via its Twitter account. "We are saddened beyond words," the group commented, adding that "Darryl passed away yesterday afternoon in London." The band members did not specify the causes of their bandmate's passing.
*** The three-time Olympic champion, Yulimar Rojas, will make her debut in France this Wednesday, August 10 in the Diamond League of Monaco in the Triple Jump discipline at the Louis II Stadium, as announced by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee on its Twitter account. The Venezuelan queen of the triple jump, after her triumph at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where she set a new world record, qualified to go up to the Diamond League, which is held in different cities around the world, and will be looking for a new triumph.