Washington, May 22 (EFE).- NASA launched two identical satellites into space on Tuesday from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base with the aim of better managing Earth’s water resources. The GRACE-FO mission’s satellites – which will orbit the Earth at a height of some 220 kilometers (136 miles) for at least six months – were sent …
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Washington, May 22 (EFE).- Kilauea volcano began erupting again over the past few hours, increasing the threat to a geothermal plant that provides 25 percent of the energy used on the island of Hawaii. The last eruption occurred at 5:51 pm on Monday, according to a report by the US Geological Survey. Hawaii, known as …
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Washington, May 22 (EFE).- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the US government is continuing preparations for the June 12 summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. At a press conference at the State Department, Pompeo contradicted Trump’s remarks from earlier in the day in which the president said …
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Washington, May 22 (EFE).- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had imposed “certain conditions” on the anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and he guaranteed that if Kim comes to an agreement with Washington he will “guarantee his safety” and his nation will receive international economic aid. “We’re moving along. We’ll see …
Washington, May 22 (EFE).- The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the director of National Intelligence on Tuesday issued a call to Congress to work together against interference in US elections with an eye toward the mid-term vote in November. “We see (foreign adversaries) continuing to conduct foreign influence campaigns,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen …
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Austin, 21 may (EFE).- Los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria de Santa Fe (Texas), en la que el pasado viernes se produjo una matanza que provocó diez muertos y trece heridos, volverán a las aulas el próximo 29 de mayo, según informaron hoy las autoridades locales. El Distrito Escolar de Santa Fe explicó que los …
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Washington, May 21 (EFE).- President Donald Trump on Monday took part in the swearing-in ceremony for Gina Haspel as CIA director did not skimp on praising a career officer who he said, after 33 years with the agency, “breathes” the values of an institution that had never been led by a woman. At the swearing-in …
Washington, May 21 (EFE).- A cloud of toxic vapor continued to rise into the sky above the island of Hawaii on Monday while rivers of lava from the Kilauea volcano reached the Pacific Ocean, creating a new danger for the local population after the fire mountain’s eruption two weeks ago. Hawaii County Civil Defense, which …
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Buenos Aires, May 21 (EFE).- Officials from Washington and Seoul on Sunday agreed in Buenos Aires that the upcoming meeting between the leaders of the US and North Korea will be “an historic opportunity.” The United States’ Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and South Korea’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun met in the …
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Washington, May 20 (EFE).- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that the United States was temporarily suspending tariffs on Chinese goods after an agreement was reached to reduce the bilateral trade deficit. “We are putting the trade war on hold,” Mnuchin said in a “Fox News Sunday” television interview. “Right now, we have agreed to …
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