Los Angeles, USA, Apr 24 (EFE).- British musician Elton John had to cancel his upcoming concerts in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was to perform during April and May, after contracting a painful and unusual bacterial infection, according to a statement released on Monday by his publicist. The 70-year-old singer had to call off eight …
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Por Ernesto I. Garibay Mora Los recientes ataques terroristas en distintas partes del mundo, perpetrados y atribuidos al Estado Islámico, hay que verlos desde una perspectiva histórica no muy lejana…la llamada Primavera Árabe, donde en un ataque multinacional encabezado por Estados Unidos, derrocaron a gobiernos árabes pretendidamente dictatoriales y con armamento nuclear, nunca se pudo …
Washington, 23 abr (EFE).- El presidente, Donald Trump, insistió hoy en que México acabará pagando de “alguna forma” por el muro fronterizo, un proyecto cuya financiación peligra por la oposición de algunos legisladores demócratas y republicanos. “Con el tiempo, en una fecha posterior para que podamos empezar pronto, México pagará de alguna forma por el …
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Quito, April 22 (EFE).- The Ecuadorian government, which won the April 2 presidential elections, celebrated its victory at a rally on Saturday and reiterated its commitment to work for the poorest people in the nation, ruled by the Alianza Pais party for the last decade. President-elect Lenin Moreno, who will be sworn in on May …
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El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos dio hoy un paso más en su campaña contra las llamadas “ciudades santuario”, al exigir pruebas a nueve jurisdicciones del país de que están dando información al Gobierno federal sobre los inmigrantes indocumentados en su territorio, o dejarán de recibir fondos. El ultimátum afecta a todo el estado de …
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Washington, Apr 20 (EFE).- Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Attorney General Jeff Sessions promised Thursday to prosecute parents who pay people-traffickers, known as “coyotes,” to help their children illegally cross the border into the US from Mexico. The government had already included this rule in a memorandum published in February by the Department of …
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San Diego (CA), 19 abr (EFE).- Dos legisladores de California preparan unos proyectos de ley para castigar a compañías locales que presten sus servicios para construir el muro fronterizo con México prometido por el presidente Donald Trump. La asambleísta de San Diego, Lorena González y el senador por Bell Gardens, Ricardo lara, ambos demócratas, advirtieron …
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Quito, Apr 20 (EFE).- A total of 190 captive-reared juvenile giant tortoises were released in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands as part of a project to restore the animals to Santa Fe Island, Galapagos National Park said Thursday. “This group of tortoises is part of what will be the giant tortoise breeding population. They will be the …
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Washington, Apr 20 (EFE).- President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the Department of Commerce to conduct an investigation to determine if steel imports, particularly those from China, are a threat to national security, a move in keeping with his protectionist campaign promises. In an Oval Office ceremony, Trump signed a memorandum as per Section 232 …
Bogota, Apr 19 (EFE).- Colombia’s president on Wednesday announced a package of measures to combat corruption, including proposed legislation aimed at protecting whistleblowers. Juan Manuel Santos made his remarks in a speech at the “Corruption in Colombia: The Worst Form of Violence” forum in Bogota. “Now that we’ve ended the conflict with the FARC (the …
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