Lima, Feb 26 (EFE).- Peru’s National Airspace Research and Development Commission (Conida) exhibited Monday four metal spheres that fell from the sky on Jan. 27 in the southern Puno region and which are apparently of Russian or Ukrainian origin. The spheres fell in a rural area more than 1,000 kilometers (800 miles) south of Lima …
Bogota, Feb 26 (EFE).- The National Liberation Army (ELN) said Monday it was declaring a cease-fire ahead of Colombia’s legislative elections next month and proposed resuming peace negotiations with the government. “As we get closer to the March 11 elections, even though we do not endorse these flawed processes, as a show of respect for …
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Denver, Feb 25 (EFE).- A group of scientists at the University of Colorado has achieved positive results in an experiment with stem cells extracted from human skin, a technique that has “the potential” for successfully treating heretofore incurable diseases. The scientists “reprogrammed” cells in both healthy and sick adults into iPSC stem cells, spurring hopes …
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Mexico City, Feb 21 (EFE).- Sophia, a robot equipped with artificial intelligence that enables it to respond to questions, will make her Latin American debut in April at Mexico’s main innovation and technology event, organizers said Wednesday. The news that Sophia will participate was the highlight of a press conference here to present the 2018 …
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Caracas, Feb 20 (EFE).- The president of Venezuela on Tuesday issued an order to the state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) to conduct parts of its buying and selling of products in “petro,” the national cryptocurrency whose presale started shortly after midnight on Monday. “I have given the order to the companies PDVSA, Pequiven …
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Lima, Feb 19 (EFE).- The pardon that allowed disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori to walk out of prison last December does not shield him from prosecution for the torture and murder of six people in 1992, a Peruvian court ruled Monday. Judges accepted a motion brought by families of the victims of what is known …
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Lima, Feb 19 (EFE).- A Peruvian judge said Monday that he will ask the United States to extradite former President Alejandro Toledo to face charges of taking a $20 million bribe from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht in exchange for awarding the company a lucrative highway contract. It was a year ago that the same magistrate, …
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Buenos Aires, Feb 20 (EFE).- Capitan, the dog who kept vigil for more than a decade at his owner’s grave in the Argentine town of Villa Carlos Paz, died in the cemetery, media outlets reported Tuesday. “I never saw such loyalty,” a weeping Marta Clot, the cemetery florist, said of Capitan, a 16-year-old German shepherd …
México, 17 feb (EFE).- Comportamientos antisociales y conductas poco afectivas son algunas características del Síndrome de Asperger, que en al menos 20 % de los casos no se llega a diagnosticar por la complejidad de sus síntomas, por lo que es considerada una “discapacidad invisible”. Leonardo de Benito Avendaño, psiquiatra infantil y coinvestigador en el …
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Santiago, Feb 16 (EFE).- Santiago’s Chinese community welcomed the start of the Lunar New Year on Friday with a parade through the Meiggs district. Mayor Felipe Alessandri attended the celebration along with the Chinese ambassador to Chile, Xu Bu, and the president of the China-Chile Cultural and Arts Center, Juan Carlos Ramirez. San Alfonso Street, …