Washington DC, Oct 9 (EFE).- Eight Nobel Peace Prize laureates on Monday sent a letter to the leaders of Spain and Catalonia to express their support for mediation to solve the conflict in Catalonia. “We support the calls for mediation and negotiations toward a peaceful resolution of the current stand-off between the Spanish government and …
Eight Nobel Peace laureates call for mediation in Catalonia Read More »
San Francisco, Oct 4 (EFE).- Search engine giant Google on Wednesday presented the next generation of its Pixel mobile devices in this Northern California city, a launch aimed at consolidating its presence in a global market featuring smartphone heavyweights Apple and Samsung. In an event at the SFJAZZ Center, Google redoubled its commitment to hardware …
Google eyes bigger foray into hardware devices market Read More »
Quito, Oct 2 (EFE).- Vice President Jorge Glas said Monday that he would accept “under protest” a ruling by Ecuador’s top court that he be placed in preventive detention pending a possible indictment on corruption charges. “Without evidence and with forged documents. The only thing left to them is lynching. I will appeal to national …
Lima, Sep 29 (EFE).- Hundreds of people, mostly civil and social activists, protested Friday in the historic center of Lima in rejection of an eventual humanitarian pardon for jailed former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000). Demonstrators joined the “Take the square: no to the PPK” pardon, convened by the organizations “No a Keiko” and “Colectivo Dignidad” …
Hundreds of people protest in Lima against possible pardon to Fujimori Read More »
Washington DC, Sep 29 (EFE).- The United States government announced Friday that it did not recognize the outcome of the referendum on independence held by the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Monday, a vote that Baghdad and Washington opposed. The referendum had a 72% participation rate and almost 92% of the votes favored independence. “The vote …
US does not recognize the outcome of the Kurdistan independence referendum Read More »
Guadalajara (México), 26 sep (EFE).- En pegatinas, libros para colorear o muñecos de estambre, la imagen de la perra Frida ayuda a recaudar fondos para los damnificados del terremoto del martes pasado en México, tras el éxito que obtuvo en el rescate de personas atrapadas entre los escombros. Frida, una perra labrador de 7 años …
Frida, la perra salvavidas que se populariza en pegatinas, libros y muñecos Read More »
United Nations, Sep 25 (EFE).- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced Monday before the United Nations what he called the unilateral and illegal actions of US President Donald Trump. “As if he were the world’s emperor, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, used this podium built for peace to announce wars, total destruction …
Venezuela vows to defend itself against illegal attacks by Trump Read More »
Washington DC, Sep 23 (EFE).- The United States President warned Saturday that the new missile successfully tested by Iran on Friday may be able to reach Israel. “Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching Israel.They are also working with North Korea.” Donald Trump wrote on his personal Twitter account. “Not much of an …
Trump warns that Iran’s new missile can reach Israel Read More »
Naciones Unidas, 23 sep (EFE).- Corea del Norte reivindicó hoy en la ONU su derecho a contar con armas nucleares para defenderse de sus enemigos, pero aseguró que sólo las utilizará como “última opción” en caso de un ataque de parte de EE.UU. o de sus aliados. “No tenemos intención de usar o amenazar con …
Corea del Norte dice que usará sus armas nucleares “como última opción” Read More »
Panama City, Sep 22 (EFE).- The use of pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) as a tool in in-vitro fertilization increases the chance of pregnancy on the first try to 70 percent, according to physicians at the IVI Panama clinic. Combining techniques in a process known as IVF PLUS (IVF+PGS) also significantly reduces the probabilities of babies …
Panama clinic finds test boosts success of in-vitro fertilization Read More »