Quito, Oct 18 (EFE).- The Ecuadorian government confirmed on Tuesday that it cut the Internet connection of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up at the Andean nation’s embassy in Britain. “The government of Ecuador respects the principle of non-intervention in the affairs of other countries, of not intervening in ongoing electoral processes or …
Santiago, Oct 15 (EFE).- A team of Chilean scientists have developed an innovative mobile platform that shields crops from frost while also generating wind energy. A meteorological phenomenon that occurs when the air temperature drops below the freezing point of water, frost is a problem that affects rural areas in particular. The Food and Agriculture …
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México, 13 oct (EFE).- Google y la Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP) anunciaron hoy una colaboración para combatir los ataques a medios de comunicación en Internet de América Latina a través de Project Shield y a fin de garantizar la libertad de expresión en la red. “Anunciamos formalmente el lanzamiento de ‘Project Shield’ en América …
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Port-au-Prince, Oct 13 (EFE).- Haiti on Thursday continued its efforts to normalize areas devastated last week by Hurricane Matthew, while more than a million are awaiting supplies of food and medicine. Nine days after the hurricane struck southwestern Haiti as a Category 4 storm, the government and international aid organizations are stepping up assistance to …
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Naciones Unidas, 13 oct (EFE).- El próximo secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, llamó hoy a la comunidad internacional a superar sus divisiones y unirse “por la paz”. “Las amenazas que pesan sobre nuestra seguridad colectiva, sobre la naturaleza misma de nuestras sociedades y la supervivencia del planeta tal y como lo conocemos, son …
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Bogota, Oct 13 (EFE).- The president of Colombia has pledged to continue negotiating with different sectors of the public and civic organizations that participated in the referendum that shut down a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. After the tight victory of the “no” campaign over the “yes” in the plebiscite on …
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Port-au-Prince, Oct 12 (EFE).- A Spanish aircraft arrived here Wednesday carrying 12 tons of humanitarian aid for distribution to regions of Haiti devastated by Hurricane Matthew, which is blamed for nearly 500 deaths in the impoverished Caribbean nation. The supplies, including medications, hygiene products, water-resistant tarps and mosquito nets, were provided by the Red Cross, …
Haití cuenta ya por centenares los muertos por el huracán Matthew, mientras el Gobierno espera la ayuda internacional para hacer frente a la peor catástrofe en este país desde el terremoto de 2010 que dejó unos 300.000 fallecidos. Un recuento que hizo la agencia Reuters de números proporcionados por funcionarios locales mostró 1.000 personas muertas por la tormenta en …
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Tucson (AZ), 7 oct (EFEUSA).- Más de 430 organizaciones defensoras de los derechos humanos se reúnen en la frontera de Arizona con México a partir de hoy y hasta el 10 de octubre para pedir un alto a la militarización de la frontera. “La militarización de la frontera no solo se limita a un muro …
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Bogota, Oct 7 (EFE).- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday he was receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in the name of all Colombians and particularly the millions of victims of the decades-old armed conflict. “Colombians, this prize is for you. It’s for the victims, so there won’t be one more death” from the armed …
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