México, 19 abr (EFE).- La Cámara de Diputados de México aprobó hoy por 319 votos a favor y 97 en contra la ley para prevenir, investigar y sancionar la tortura y la envió al Senado para su análisis y eventual ratificación, informaron fuentes legislativas. La Ley General para Prevenir, Investigar y Sancionar la Tortura y …
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Caracas, Apr 19 (EFE).- The anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela on Wednesday saw more than 400 people arrested, according to the Venezuelan Criminal Forum, and at least 57 people injured, according to the mayor of Caracas’ municipality of Chacao, Ramon Muchaco, on social networks. However, neither source mentions the two people killed from gunshot wounds during …
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Washington DC, Apr 19 (EFE).- The Secretary of State of the United States said Wednesday that his government is considering putting North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, from which the Pyongyang regime was removed in 2008. “We’re reviewing all the status of North Korea, both in terms of state sponsorship …
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Washington, 18 abr (EFEUSA).- El presidente, Donald Trump, continuó hoy su línea proteccionista al firmar una orden ejecutiva que podría resultar en el endurecimiento de requisitos para algunos visados y la revisión de los acuerdos comerciales que permitan a empresas extranjeras optar a contratos públicos estadounidenses. El decreto, llamado “Compra estadounidense y contrata a estadounidenses”, …
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Washington, Apr 18 (EFE).- New home construction in the US fell 6.8 percent last month to an annualized rate of 1.22 million units, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Economists had forecast a rate of roughly 1.24 million units. The March rate, however, was 9.2 percent higher than a year earlier. The number of new residential …
Washington, Apr 18 (EFE).- The man known as the Facebook killer was found dead after a brief police pursuit in the US state of Pennsylvania, authorities said Tuesday. Steve Stephens had been the object of a multi-state manhunt since Sunday, when he murdered an elderly man in Cleveland, Ohio, and then posted video of the …
Caracas, Apr 17 (EFE).- The Venezuelan armed forces on Monday confirmed their unconditional support for President Nicolas Maduro against what the military says is a “crucial situation” due to “acts of violence” that threaten the country’s “peace and stability.” Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez read a text in the name of the Bolivarian National Armed …
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Los Angeles, Apr 17 (EFE).- With the help of a grant or scholarship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a group of Hispanic students living in California is designing a camping tent that can use solar energy to meet the electricity needs of the homeless. “Our camping house is made with special materials, where we’re …
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Washington, 16 abr (EFE).- Las frecuentes escapadas del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, a su lujoso complejo Mar-a-Lago en Florida y a otras de sus propiedades han despertado críticas tanto éticas como económicas por su coste para las arcas públicas. Con este, Trump ha pasado siete de sus 13 primeros fines de semana como presidente …
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Washington, April 16 (EFE) .- Steve Stephens, a man who broadcast live on Facebook the moment he murdered an old man in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is still at large, according to a statement released during a press conference by local authorities on Sunday. Calvin Williams, a spokesperson for the Cleveland Police, said they have only …
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