The president of the CNE, Pedro Calzadilla, informed that there was a 41.80 percent participation of registered voters | Photo: Twitter: @cneesvzlaIn Venezuela, authorities of the National Electoral Council (CNE) presented late Sunday the first official bulletin of the regional and municipal elections held in the South American nation, in which the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 20 of the 23 governorships in dispute.

maduro eleccionesThe president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has rejected statements by the U.S. State Department on the upcoming regional and municipal elections of this Sunday, November 21st, pointing out that Washington wants to discredit the elections.

The toll of drug overdose deaths in the United States reached a grim milestone The toll of drug overdose deaths in the United States reached a grim milestone by exceeding 100,000 for the first time over 12 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Wednesday.

Poland-Belarus border.In eastern Poland, border guards fired tear gas and water cannons Tuesday at hundreds of asylum-seekers who tried to push their way through a razor-wire barrier erected along the Poland-Belarus border.

Latest scientific discovery may lead to cure for Alzheimer’sA team of scientists from the UK and Germany has managed to reverse memory loss in mice and says the treatment could potentially lead to a breakthrough in fighting Alzheimer’s disease.