Washington DC, Aug 22 (EFE).- The president of the United States said on Tuesday that he believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is beginning to respect the US. “Kim Jong-un. I respect the fact that – I believe – he is starting to respect us. I respect that fact very much,” Donald Trump told a …
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Caracas, Aug 22 (EFE).- Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that he plans to write to US President Donald Trump in a bid to reduce tensions between Caracas and Washington. “I am going to send a letter to Trump very soon, because I’m certain that if he reads it with a little goodwill, many things can …
Washington, Aug 22 (EFE).- The United States will make future military aid to Pakistan contingent on Islamabad’s adopting a “different approach” toward dealing with Afghanistan’s Taliban movement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday. His comment came in response to a reporter’s question about the new Afghanistan strategy announced Monday night by President Donald Trump, …
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Washington, Aug 21 (EFE).- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson telephoned his counterparts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Monday to brief them ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech outlining a new approach to the Afghan conflict. The calls were made hours before Trump was scheduled to make a nationally televised address on the war …
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August 20, 2017 By Sharon McElhone Freedom has a flavor, and once someone tastes it, it’s hard to go back to life the way it was. A woman who breaks the cycle of domestic violence; African-Americans who rise up against police brutality; transgenders who are safe to use the bathroom of their identifying sex; and …
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Agosto 20, 2017 Por Sharon McElhone La libertad tiene un sabor y una vez que alguien lo ha probado y conoce, es difícil regresar a la vida anterior. Una mujer que rompe el ciclo de violencia doméstica, afroamericanos que se levantan contra la brutalidad policial; transgéneros que se sienten seguros al usar un baño con …
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Boston, Aug 19 (EFE).- Boston’s Free Speech Rally this Saturday that was billed as a massive ultra-right demonstration turned out to be anything but. More than 15,000 counter-protesters poured into the streets, apparently with the idea of drowning out any Alt-Right, white supremacist, neo-Nazi or KKK chants and slogans that would offend them. And so …
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Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 17 ago (EFE).- Estrellas de Hollywood y del mundo del espectáculo en Estados Unidos se solidarizaron hoy en las redes sociales con las víctimas del atentado terrorista de Barcelona, en el que fallecieron 13 personas y 88 resultaron heridas. El grupo yihadista Estado Islámico, a través de su agencia afín, Amaq, reivindicó …
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Washington, 17 ago (EFE).- El exdirector de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) de Estados Unidos John Brennan (2013-2017) opinó este miércoles que, con sus “convicciones”, el presidente, Donald Trump, causará un “daño duradero” a la sociedad estadounidense y a la posición del país en el mundo. Brennan se refirió así a la reacción de …
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Washington, Aug 16 (EFE).- The president of the United States dissolved two business adversary councils on Wednesday after several chief executive officers quit over his remarks about last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Those same comments also have sparked condemnation from Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans, who accused him of drawing a moral equivalence between neo-Nazis …
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