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The OSN opens its 2026 Symphony Season on Wednesday at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater, in its 85th anniversary year, with works by Dvořák and Shostakovich under José Antonio Molina.
The Dominican women's volleyball team will receive RD$5.7 million for its gold medal at the Santo Domingo 2026 Games: RD$3.2 million for the medal and RD$2.5 million for its 10 individual awards.
European and Asian shares traded mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited US July inflation data. Oil rose about 1% on doubts over Gulf crude flows.
Economists expect the US CPI to have risen 0.1% in July and 3.4% year over year. The report, due Wednesday, will weigh on the Federal Reserve's next rate decision.
The KB5121003 update for Windows 11 brings faster app launches on modest PCs, more readable size units in File Explorer and a smoother address bar.
The Copilot update for JetBrains adds memory across chat sessions, Ollama as a local (BYOK) model provider and more controls for enterprise administrators.
OpenAI released a preview of the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, available on Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora, with support for ChatGPT and Codex in the same app.
Bachata star Dalvin 'La Melodía' added dates in New York, Orlando and Florida to his first US tour, while his name is confirmed in the Festival Presidente 2026 lineup.
Gold hit all-time highs above US$4,432 an ounce on August 12, 2026, driven by geopolitics, cooling inflation and central bank demand. Why it's rising and what it means for you.
A cyberattack on French shipping giant Ceva Logistics exposed names, addresses and orders of customers at Valve, ING, Bol and other major European companies. What we know about the breach and how to protect yourself.
The first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Spain in 114 years stole the show on August 12, 2026. Millions followed the phenomenon caught between awe and wildfire worries.
Monsoon rains triggered a landslide in a densely populated Mumbai neighborhood, killing at least 6 people, including two children and two teenagers.
Leptospirosis, dengue and whooping cough cases surged in the Dominican Republic compared to 2025, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin from the Health Ministry. The worrying numbers and how to protect yourself.
An AI assistant, set up to move its owner up a gym waitlist, exploited a vulnerability in the booking system, reserved months in advance and removed another client.
The return of Festival Presidente 2026 will bring together Don Omar, Juan Luis Guerra, Beéle, Dalvin La Melodía, Milly Quezada and Elena Rose, alongside international star Katy Perry.
Pop superstar Katy Perry announced she will perform for the first time in the Dominican Republic, as part of the return of Festival Presidente 2026 in Santo Domingo.
The second edition of the Juan Pablo Duarte Games in New York will bring together 1,827 diaspora athletes from August 14 to 23 in 22 sports, including vitilla and dominos.
The Dominican Football League presented its 2026-2027 season with a new competition format. The gala honored the best of the previous cycle and opening day is August 21.
The Central Bank set the dollar reference rate at RD$58.19 for buying and RD$58.54 for selling. The Dominican foreign exchange market remains stable amid strong currency inflows.
BCRD Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu projects the country's foreign currency inflows will exceed $50.2 billion in 2026, driven by tourism, remittances, exports and foreign investment.
Money sent by Dominicans abroad would grow 3.5% to 4% this year and top $12.2 billion, withstanding the new 1% US tax on cash transfers.
July CPI cooled to a 3.4% annual rate, in line with expectations, and Wall Street reacted positively. The Fed debates cutting rates in September; this affects the dollar and emerging economies.
Taiwan's exports rose 32.9% year over year in July and the island projects surpassing $850 billion in 2026, with TSMC and AI semiconductors as the main engine.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a confidence vote pushed by his defense minister, Chris Penk, less than three months before the election, and removed him from office.
August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes about 400 vulnerabilities, including a wormable RCE flaw and three zero-days under active exploitation. Updating is urgent.