Author: Jon Stokes

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60 percent reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. Sexual violence, suicidal thoughts, suicidal behavior and other mental health woes affected many teens regardless of race or ethnicity, but girls and LGBTQ youth fared the worst on most measures, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. More than 17,000 U.S. high school students were surveyed in class in the fall of 2021. In 30 years of collecting similar data, “we’ve never seen this kind of…

Spring break is just around the corner, and thousands of U.S. and Canadian tourists are likely starting to book their Los Cabos spring break vacations. But just as important as n getting to the popular warm sunny vacation destination is planning what to do once you get there. For those that are looking to experience the daytime parties and the nightlife, there are plenty of options, but we’ll share six Los Cabos spring break hotspots to visit in 2023 that all the spring breakers will be going to. El Squid Roe El Squid Roe is an iconic nightclub located in the heart…

By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s economy expanded around 15% last year, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday during his annual state of the nation address, crediting the expansion to diversification of the largely oil-focused economy. The South American country’s economy grew 17.73% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2022, its central bank said in December, following an eight-year economic collapse. The country has seen extended economic hardship under its largely state-controlled model, prompting more than 7 million people to migrate. “Venezuela has had growth in 2022 above 15% of gross domestic product, the best growth in Latin…

Kenes Rakishev, former special envoy of the Kazakh government and current chairman of Fincraft Resources signed a memorandum of understanding, as well as a shareholder agreement with the Indian holding Monnet Group on the establishment of a joint venture in Kazakhstan for the production of ferroalloys. The company was named TB Alloys Kazakh Limited.The new plant is planned to be located in the industrial zone of the Taraz city. The company has already started pre-project work. At the first stage, the planned capacity of the enterprise will be up to 50 thousand tons of ferrosilicon per year with a gradual…