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Norway, Netherlands support implementing peace agreement in Colombia

Bogota, Mar 3 (EFE).- The foreign ministers of Norway and the Netherlands on Friday visited an encampment of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, and expressed their support for the implementation of the peace deal reached with the government. Børge Brende and Bert Koenders visited Veredal Transitory Standardization Zone (ZVTN) La Cooperativa, in …

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Chilean president honors labor leader slain during dictatorship

Santiago, Feb 27 (EFE).- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Monday described labor leader Tucapel Jimenez as “an upright, reliable man,” during a ceremony commemorating his death 35 years ago at the hands of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. “At 35 years since his assassination, it hurts and moves us still…and Tucapel still has lessons to teach …

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El Papa reconoce las “virtudes heroicas” del mexicano Martínez de Orbe

Ciudad del Vaticano, 27 feb (EFE).- El Papa Francisco ha reconocido las “virtudes heroicas”, primer paso hacia la santidad, del mexicano Antonio Repiso Martínez de Orbe, informó hoy la Santa Sede. Francisco ha aprobado el decreto que reconoce estas virtudes durante una audiencia mantenida hoy con el prefecto de la Congregación para la Causa de …

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Peru president: Education revolution needed in Latin America

Princeton, New Jersey, Feb 25 (EFE).- Peru’s president on Saturday stressed the need for Latin America to overcome its socio-political challenges, saying doing so would require an educational and technological revolution over the next 15 years. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski made the remarks in a speech to faculty and alumni at Princeton University, where he earned …

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Colombia needs peace with nature after deal with rebels, president says

Pueblo Bello, Colombia, Feb 26 (EFE).- President Juan Manuel Santos said during a ceremony this weekend in an Indian community in northern Colombia that the nation must look to make peace with nature after reaching an agreement to silence the guns of the FARC rebel group. The president made his remarks Saturday in Puerto Bello, …

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Crowd gathers at Ecuador’s election council to await final election results

Quito, Feb 21 (EFE).- A huge crowd gathered on Tuesday before the headquarters of Ecuador’s National Election Council (CNE) to await the final results of the weekend election to select a new president, with the governing party’s candidate, Lenin Moreno, and opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso expected to be the two top vote-getters, although it is …

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Guatemala dances to the marimba, an instrument of Cultural Heritage of the Americas

Guatemala City, Feb 20 (EFE).- Hundreds of people danced and sang this Monday to the marimba, a percussion instrument related to the xylophone that is considered native to Guatemala, and which this February completes its second year as an instrument of Cultural Heritage of the Americas. On this historic date, the Guatemalan capital paid tribute …

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Papa Francisco: “Migraciones no son un peligro sino un desafío”

El Papa Francisco se refirió el viernes a la emergencia de inmigración que se vive en Europa y aseguró que las oleadas migratorias “no son un peligro sino un desafío para crecer”, en el discurso que realizó en su visita a la universidad estatal Roma Tre. Francisco contestó con un discurso improvisado a las preguntas …

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Los prados marinos reducen a la mitad la contaminación de mares y océanos

Washington, 16 feb (EFEUSA).- Los prados marinos de algas ayudan a reducir la presencia de bacterias contaminantes en mares y océanos, una virtud que les convierte en salvavidas de corales y otras criaturas acuáticas, de acuerdo con un estudio publicado hoy en la revista Science. Aunque las propiedades de las algas se conocen desde hace …

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Uruguay and Mexico to offer support to entrepreneurs

Montevideo, Feb 14 (EFE).- The Uruguay-Mexico Joint Cooperation Fund unveiled a project Tuesday for supporting entrepreneurs via the creation of a Mexican-tested website open to founders of new businesses. “With this alliance, we aim to replicate this network strategy to support entrepreneurs, which has a good deal of content that may be useful across Latin …

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