International

Los Ángeles, 23 jul (EFEUSA).- El aumento de la temperatura global para el año 2050 puede ocasionar un incremento de 21.000 suicidios adicionales en Estados Unidos y México, según un estudio de la Universidad de Stanford dado a conocer hoy. La investigación, publicada en la revista Nature Climate Change, encontró “fuerte evidencia” que las altas …

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Buenos Aires, Jul 23 (EFE).- Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Monday said that the national defense system is inadequate and announced a “modernization process” aimed at making the country’s armed forces capable of facing the “challenges of the 21st century.” “I am here because we want to pay off our debt with the armed forces …

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Bogota, Jul 20 (EFE).- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday opened the legislative session with a speech hailing the presence in Congress of 10 former FARC guerrillas who took up their seats along with the rest of the members elected in March. “Congressmen and women of the FARC party: now that you have laid …

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Asuncion, Jul 20 (EFE).- Paraguay will seek to launch its first satellite in 2021, the head of the country’s space agency told EFE here Friday. “This is a process that will take two to three years. If everything goes as planned, we expect to launch the satellite in 2021, although important efforts must be carried …

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Barranquilla, Colombia, Jul 19 (EFE).- The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games opened Thursday in Colombia’s Barranquilla with a carnival and a performance by celebrity singer Shakira. The opening ceremony showcased a video on an imaginary journey of the city of Barranquilla, 114-years from now, highlighting its culture of happiness, along with musical influences, which …

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Sao Paulo, Jul 19 (EFE).– A public library in Brazil has earned a spot as one of five finalists for the International Federation of Library Association’s (IFLA) Public Library of the Year prize. Built in 2015 on an former open landfill, Villa Lobos Park Library – which is competing against public libraries in the United …

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