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Tokyo, Jan 10 (EFE).- Japanese vehicle manufacturer Toyota Motor will invest at least $10 billion in the United States over the next five years, a company spokesperson told EFE in Tokyo on Tuesday. The plan comes just days after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened Toyota with high taxes if it was to produce in Mexico …

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New York, United States, Jan 9 (EFE).- President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that he will add his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to his White House team as senior adviser to the president. Kushner will be an “invaluable member of my team as I set and execute an ambitious agenda,” said the president-elect in a statement …

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Havana, Jan 9 (EFE).- Cuba and the United States signed Monday in Havana a new environmental protection agreement for the joint prevention and response to pollution from oil spills and contamination from other toxic substances. The document was signed Monday in the Cuban capital by Cuban Deputy Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez and US Charge d’Affaires …

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Charlotte, North Carolina, Jan 7 (EFE).- A harsh winter storm extending from Alabama to New York has caused at least one death, paralyzed transportation in dozens of cities and left thousands of people without electricity amid plunging temperatures. One person died in a vehicle crash as a result of the storm when their car slid …

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Washington, 6 ene (EFE).- El Ejército emitió esta semana una directiva en la que permite los turbantes, los velos y las barbas para los soldados que profesan el Islam o son seguidores del Sijismo, quienes hasta ahora no podían mostrar sus creencias en el uniforme militar. La directiva, emitida el martes y de la que …

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Miami, Jan 7 (EFE).- United States federal authorities said on Friday they have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive for the attack at the Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida. In a press conference at the airport, where the shootout left five people dead, George Piro, from the FBI Miami office, said that a …

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Nueva York, 6 ene (EFE).- El presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, reiteró hoy que México reembolsará a Estados Unidos por los gastos que se incurran para construir un muro en la frontera que separa a los dos países. Trump insistió en esa idea después de que se conocieran informes que indican que líderes republicanos …

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Washington, Jan 5 (EFE).- President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Toyota with new customs duties if the Japanese automaker builds a new vehicle assembly plant in Mexico. “Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja (California), Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border …

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Washington, 5 ene (EFEUSA).- El director de la Inteligencia Nacional (DNI), James Clapper, reafirmó hoy que Rusia llevó a cabo ciberataques para tratar de interferir en las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre y adelantó que la semana próxima se publicará un documento con información desclasificada al respecto. Clapper compareció en una audiencia en el Comité de …

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