Anna Edwards, Author at Ganam Radio

30 Dec

The usury rate rises in Colombia for January – Financial Sector – Economy

Anna Edwards

The Financial Superintendence of Colombia announced that in January the usury rate will be 43.26 percent for the consumer and ordinary credit modality.With this change, the increase in the rate is 180 basis points with respect to the previous period. In December, the usury rate was 41.46 percent and was positioned as the highest since 2007, however, the record is now for January 2023This rate is the maximum interest that a financial institution can charge its customers for consumer and ordinary credit, such as credit cards.In the case of the rate for the microcredit modality, this will be 58.8 percent…

30 Dec

How and when will the world end? Scientists give an answer

Anna Edwards

The date of the end of the world is one of the primal and timeless questions of all humanity. Thousands upon thousands of pages and frames of movies have been filled with fantasizing about when it would be and how it could be avoided. civilizations like ancient mayans They speculated on the calendar and dated the apocalypse: the world was going to end on December 21, 2012. But years later, the American scientist Paolo Tagalogin Avoid that, due to a calculation error, it is abandoned to add 11 days per year to the Mayan date. "We use the Gregorian calendar…

30 Dec

Trump’s tax returns released by House committee after years of legal battles

Anna Edwards

A House committee released six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns on Friday, the culmination of years of legal wrangling and speculation about what the return might contain.The House Ways and Means Committee had voted to release the thousands of pages of statements in a party-line vote last week, but their release was delayed as staff redacted sensitive personal information like Social Security numbers from the documents. .The panel's top Republican, Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, called the release of the documents "unprecedented" and said it would "jeopardize the right of all Americans to be protected from political…

30 Dec

EPA investigates Colorado for possibly discriminating against Hispanic residents with air pollution regulations

Anna Edwards

DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Colorado's regulation on air pollution from industrial facilities discriminates against Hispanic residents and other racial minorities, according to a letter released Wednesday.That's a level of scrutiny long sought by Lucy Molina, whose daughter goes to school near Colorado's only oil refinery. Three years ago, Molina had just gotten out of it when she noticed a layer of ash on her Nissan Altima that she wiped off on her fingers. She then received a message that her daughter's school was closed and she panicked. She later learned that the refinery had failed…

30 Dec

Discovered a ‘planet-eating’ asteroid hidden by the brightness of the Sun

Anna Edwards

An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of a huge asteroid whose orbit intersects with that of the earth, creating a small possibility of a catastrophic collision in a distant future. The asteroid, of 1.5 kilometers wide, named 2022 AP7, was discovered in an area where it is particularly difficult to detect objects due to the Sunshine. He was found using high-tech instruments in the Victor M. Blanco telescope, in Chile, originally developed to study dark matter, and the results of the research were published in the scientific journal 'The astronomical magazine'. "2022 AP7 intersects Earth's orbit, making…

30 Dec

A look back at the beloved internet famous animals who died in 2022

Anna Edwards

Internet famous animals often occupy a unique niche in parasocial interactions.So it should come as no surprise that when some beloved and popular creatures died this year, many online were heartbroken. After all, many of those animals became sources of joy and comfort (although most people didn't know them personally). Here's a tribute to some of the famous viral animals we lost in 2022. roastedWhen Pot Roast fell seriously ill last month, heartbroken fans took it out on her owner.Pot Roast MomPot Roast was a toothless black and white cat who captured the hearts of the internet with her laid-back…

30 Dec

The World Boxing Council will create a separate transgender league in 2023 that follows the ‘at birth’ rule

Anna Edwards

world boxing council President Mauricio Sulaiman announced Thursday that the league is looking to expand the sport to allow transgender participation, but noted that they intend to create a separate category that follows an "at birth" rule to prevent wrestlers born of the opposite sex from competing. each other because of safety concerns. Sulaiman made the announcement during an interview with The Telegraph, telling the British outlet that the goal of the expansion is both "safety and inclusion". WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman poses with the Union Championship belt during the Tyson Fury & Dillian Whyte Media Work Out at Wembley…

30 Dec

Los Angeles Councilmember apologizes for leaked racist comments, refuses to resign

Anna Edwards

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30 Dec

Transportation assistance would be enough for 47 MT tickets with the increase – Sectors – Economy

Anna Edwards

Confirmed the increase in the minimum wage transportation aid, as well as the increase in public transportation fares in Bogotá for 2023, the subsidy will cover 47 TransMilenio tickets per month, from the readjustment that will begin on January 10. This figure comes from dividing the $140,606 in transportation assistance that Colombians who earn a minimum wage will receive, and $2,950 that each trip will cost in this transportation system, after the increase announced by the Bogotá Mayor's Office, at the end of last week. The readjustments also apply to taxi services and the integrated transportation system.According to the District…