El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia, Feb 4 (EFE).– Sixty-year-old Gladys Ortega Rodriguez, whose husband and one of her sons were killed by Colombian paramilitaries, is a rural resident who has managed to get out of the spiral of violence that surrounded her and is now a small, but successful, palm grower. With a lively face …
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By Daniela Brik Quito, Feb 3 (EFE).- The indigenous community and environmentalists appear unconvinced by the referendum to be held Sunday in Ecuador because of their doubts about two of the questions that directly affect the lands they defend. Though the government says it seeks to protect the protec the environment with these measures, Indians …
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Washington, 1 feb (EFE).- Human Rights Watch (HRW) ha presentado ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CorteIDH) un informe sobre por qué Perú debería revocar el indulto concedido al expresidente Alberto Fujimori, informó hoy la organización. “La liberación de Fujimori constituyó una vergonzosa traición a las víctimas de atrocidades en Perú y un serio …
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Guatemala City, Feb 1 (EFE).- At least 280 people were evacuated Thursday in Guatemala after the Fuego volcano, which is in a constant state of activity, erupted more strongly, the first such instance this year. The National Disaster Reduction Coordinator said that besides the evacuees, some 46,000 people have been affected by the fall of …
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Havana, Feb 1 (EFE).- Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the first-born son of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, died on Thursday in Havana at the age of 69, apparently by suicide, the state television of the island announced. Castro Diaz-Balart, the only son born from Fidel Castro’s first marriage to Mirta Diaz-Balart, who was popularly known as …
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Lima, Jan 31 (EFE).- A Peruvian judge ordered the release on bail of the trucker who damaged a portion of the ancient Nazca Lines by driving over the pre-Hispanic geoglyphs with his tractor-trailer, judicial authorities said Wednesday. Judge Orlando Carbajal, who presides at the 2nd Preparatory Investigation Court in Nazca, rejected prosecutors’ request that the …
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Havana, Jan 30 (EFE).- In the face of the restrictions and alerts that the Donald Trump administration has implemented regarding travel to Cuba, US tourism companies are firmly defending the island as a legal, safe and welcoming destination for US citizens. About 20 tour operators, travel agencies, airlines and cruise companies this week participated in …
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Washington, Jan 30 (EFE).- The United States government published late on Monday the so-called “Putin list,” identifying, at the behest of Congress, 96 oligarchs and 114 senior Kremlin officials who have gained power and wealth thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Treasury Department prepared the list which does not entail economic or diplomatic sanctions …
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Bogota, Jan 29 (EFE).- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday the suspension of negotiations with ELN rebels in response to weekend attacks by the insurgent group that left seven police dead. “I have made the decision to suspend the fifth round of negotiations expected to start in the coming days until I see coherence …
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Bogota, Jan 28 (EFE).- The Urban Warfare Front of Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas on Sunday ostensibly claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police station on the weekend in the city of Barranquilla that killed five police officers and wounded 41. “The ELN, in legitimate exercise of the right to rebellion, carried out …
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