Santiago, Aug 4 (EFE).- Sen. Alejandro Guillier, supported by all but one of the parties in Chile’s governing New Majority coalition, went to the electoral service headquarters here Friday to formally register as a candidate in the Nov. 19 presidential election. “The diagnosis is clear: the current crisis is a crisis of ethics, of values, …
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Brasilia, 4 ago (EFE).- Los Gobiernos de Brasil y México firmaron hoy el acuerdo de reconocimiento mutuo de la cachaza, aguardiente brasileño de caña de azúcar, y el tequila, un destilado mexicano del agave, como “productos distintivos” de ambos países, informó hoy la Presidencia de Brasil. Según la información, el presidente de Brasil, Michel Temer, …
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Caracas, Aug 3 (EFE).- The Attorney General’s Office filed a motion in court Thursday in an effort to annul the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) elected last weekend to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution. On its Twitter account, the AG’s Office said that two prosecutors filed the motion one day before that body – which will have unlimited …
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Havana, Aug 2 (EFE).- The National Port Administration of Cuba and the Port of Houston Authority on Wednesday signed a memorandum of friendship and trade cooperation aimed at facilitating and promoting trade, creating new business and fostering a closer bilateral relationship. The agreement was the first to be signed by Cuban and United States port …
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Santiago, Aug 2 (EFE).- The Chilean Congress on Wednesday approved a law that decriminalizes abortion in three circumstances, an initiative that will now pass to the Constitutional Court as the right-wing opposition attempted to refute it. Led by President Michelle Bachelet’s administration, the initiative legalizes abortion in case of fetal infeasibility, danger to women’s life …
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Caracas, Aug 1 (EFE).- The Venezuelan armed forces (FANB) on Tuesday confirmed their “unconditional support and loyalty” to President Nicolas Maduro in the wake of the sanctions imposed on him by the US, which they said they consider to be a violation of international law. “The FANB holds more than ever to its constitutionally assigned …
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Washington DC, Aug 1 (EFE).- The President of the United States on Tuesday said the Venezuelan President is responsible for the health and safety of Venezuela’s opposition leaders Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma, who were both arrested on Monday night. “The United States condemns the actions of the Maduro dictatorship. Mr. Lopez and Mr. Ledezma …
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Caracas, 1 ago (EFE).- El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) de Venezuela aseguró hoy que los opositores Antonio Ledezma y Leopoldo López planeaban fugarse y por ello les fue revocado el arresto domiciliario en que se encontraban y fueron llevados de vuelta a la cárcel. “Se recibieron por fuentes de inteligencia oficial, información que daban …
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Nueva Delhi, 31 jul (EFE).- Más de dos millones de personas han tenido que ser evacuadas en la India debido a las inundaciones y fuertes lluvias que azotan la mitad del norte del país, donde las autoridades prevén más precipitaciones en cuatro estados para los próximos días. “Esperamos nuevas inundaciones para los próximos días en …
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Caracas, July 31 (EFE).- The President of Venezuela on Monday criticized sanctions imposed by the United States government against Caracas over the July 30 elections amid violent protests against the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) promoted by the government. “You’re with Trump or you’re with Venezuela, you’re with Trump or you’re with the democracy, you’re with …
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