Panama, May 30 (EFE).- The former dictator of Panama died Monday night at the age of 83 at the Santo Tomas hospital in Panama City, the hospital announced on Tuesday. “Confirmed,” said Noriega’s lawyer, confirming the death of Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panama’s former “Strongman”, who ruled the country between 1983 and 1989 before being overthrown …
New York, May 28 (EFE).- Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo proclaimed his innocence in the corruption cases filed against him and accused his rivals – Keiko Fujimori and Alan Garcia – of a political conspiracy against him. The former president gave a lengthy interview to EFE, putting an end to his media isolation and trying …
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Santiago, May 26 (EFE).- The president of Chile inaugurated Friday the works for the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope, to be located at the Paranal Observatory in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta. “Here in the Atacama Desert, one of the most symbolic places of the nation – and the driest place in the …
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Cancún (México), 26 may (EFE).- Los niños son uno de los grupos más afectados por desastres y donde se les apoya para reintegrarse a sus actividades regulares lo antes posible las sociedades tienen mayores oportunidades de recuperación, dijo hoy Jacobo Ocharan, responsable de Proyección de Riesgos de Plan Internacional. “Creemos que es fundamental que los …
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Los Angeles, May 25 (EFE).- As a boy, he played with a toy boat his father made from a cardboard box and now Spaniard Raul Polit-Casillas has created for NASA a metallic fabric that can be made in space with 3D printers and used to make spacesuits and parts of spaceships. The manufacture of metals …
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Washington, 25 may (EFE).- Más de medio centenar de senadores estadounidenses presentaron hoy de nuevo la Ley de Libertad para Viajar a Cuba en el Congreso, una legislación que eliminaría las restricciones vigentes para los viajes turísticos a la isla. Impulsado por el senador republicano Jeff Flake y el demócrata Patrick Leahy, el proyecto de …
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Ciudad del Vaticano, 24 may (EFE).- El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, y el papa Francisco intercambiaron hoy mensajes de paz durante su reunión en el Vaticano, que tuvo un carácter muy formal y supuso un primer acercamiento entre dos líderes que encaran los principales desafíos actuales de manera muy distinta. “Necesitamos paz”, admitió en …
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Washington DC, May 23 (EFE).- The President of the United States congratulated his Philippine counterpart for the “unbelievable job” his government has done in tackling the issue of drug trafficking and abuse during a telephone call in April. Documents leaked by online news publication The Intercept on Tuesday purportedly show a transcript of the telephone …
Caracas, May 23 (EFE).- The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela announced on Tuesday its plan to hold regional elections in the country on Dec. 10, after they were delayed since the end of 2016 despite an outcry by the opposition. “We have decided to convene regional elections for governors and regional legislative assembly by …
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Londres, 23 may (EFE).- La cantante estadounidense Ariana Grande confesó hoy que no tenía palabras para expresar sus sentimientos, tras la explosión al término de su concierto en Manchester que ha causado 19 muertos y 59 heridos. “Rota. Desde el fondo de mi corazón, lo siento mucho. No tengo palabras”, afirmó la estrella del pop …
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