Irán anunció que aplicará el principio de reciprocidad a Estados Unidos tras la decisión del presidente de ese país, Donald Trump, de prohibir la entrada a los iraníes en su territorio por un periodo de tres meses. “La República Islámica de Irán, para defender los derechos de sus ciudadanos y hasta que se solucionen todas las …
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Havana, Jan 28 (EFE).- Thousands of Cuban young people took part in the traditional “March of the Torches” in Havana in a tribute to independence hero Jose Marti and the late revolutionary leader and long-time president of the Communist-ruled island, Fidel Castro. Under the slogan “Fatherland in Our Hearts,” the torch-carrying college students began their …
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Cartagena, Colombia, Jan 27 (EFE).- People of different nationalities gathered here Friday in the shade of leafy trees to listen to passages from “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” a collective reading to commemorate 50 years since Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s masterpiece was first published. The 12th Hay Festival Cartagena, the Caribbean city where the …
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Santiago, Jan 26 (EFE).- The death toll and the amount of damage caused by the forest fires ravaging several regions of Chile have increased in recent hours with the finding of two more bodies and the destruction of more than 1,000 homes, authorities said Thursday. In the southern regions of Maule and Biobio the bodies …
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Santiago, Jan 24 (EFE).- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday called for national unity in the face of the fires that are devastating several areas of the country after receiving criticism over the government’s efforts to deal with the emergency. “The only thing I want to say is that in the face of a tragedy …
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La Venta, Colombia, Jan 24 (EFE).- French President François Hollande said Tuesday that the Colombian peace process is an example for the world and promised that Paris will continue providing support during the post-conflict period. “It’s important for Colombia, for the regions devastated by the conflict, also for Latin America and the world because the …
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Miami, Jan 23 (EFE).- The theory of a group of Irish researchers that the mesentery is one more organ to be counted in the human body has sparked a scientific debate, in which some Colombian surgeons insist they have a lot to say. Surgeon and professor emeritus Rafael Riveros told EFE that neither the researchers …
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Mexico City, Jan 22 (EFE).- The Iberoamerican Federation of Ombudsman (FIO) has called on various international organizations to ensure that United States immigration authorities comply with human rights standards, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) of Mexico reported Sunday. FIO sent letters to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High …
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México, 22 ene (EFE).- La Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman (FIO) pidió a distintos organismos internacionales velar por el cumplimiento de los estándares de derechos humanos por parte de las autoridades migratorias de Estados Unidos, informó hoy la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) de México. La FIO envió sendas cartas al Alto Comisionado de …
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Washington, 22 ene (EFEUSA).- El nuevo presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, anunció hoy que va a comenzar a renegociar pronto con los líderes de México y Canadá el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN o NAFTA), firmado por los tres países hace dos décadas. La renegociación del NAFTA fue una de las …
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