Washington, Dec 22 (EFE).- Science magazine on Thursday declared the detection this past year of gravitational waves, which had been predicted to exist a century ago by Alberto Einstein but were spotted for the first time in 2016 by scientists, to be the scientific discovery of the year. Adrian Cho of Science magazine told EFE …
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New York, Dec 22 (EFE).- President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capacity “until the world comes to its senses” regarding atomic weaponry. The mogul took to Twitter again, which he has used intensely during his presidential campaign and since winning the Nov. 8 election to …
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New York, Dec 21 (EFE).- President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday the creation of a council that will advise him on trade matters, adding that it will be headed by economist and academic Peter Navarro. The National Trade Council will have the mission of advising Trump on “innovative strategies in trade negotiations,” as well as coordinating …
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Washington, 20 dic (EFE).- El Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. aprobó hoy nuevas sanciones económicas contra seis banqueros y un empresario ruso, así como contra ocho compañías de ese país, por su rol en el conflicto de Ucrania y por la anexión de la península de Crimea. Esta decisión llega a un mes de que …
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Washington, Dec 19 (EFE).- The White House on Monday condemned the brutal attack at a Christmas market in Berlin that killed 12 people and wounded about 50, labeling it an “apparent terrorist attack”. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms what appears to have been a terrorist attack on a Christmas Market in Berlin, …
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Washington, 19 dic (EFE).- El presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, invitó al multimillonario mexicano Carlos Slim el pasado sábado a su mansión Mar-a-Lago en Florida para limar las asperezas que surgieron entre ambos durante la campaña a la Casa Blanca, según informó hoy el The Washington Post. De acuerdo con este rotativo estadounidense, una …
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Washington, Dec 19 (EFE).- Donald Trump on Monday received more than the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to confirm his victory in the Nov. 8 US presidential election. Although the vote in the Electoral College, comprised of 538 electors corresponding to all the members of Congress, is usually a mere formality validating the number …
Washington, Dec 19 (EFE).- US first lady Michelle Obama said Monday that she is ready to help with “whatever” her successor Melania Trump needs as she adapts to her new role in the White House. “My door is open,” said the wife of President Barack Obama in an interview with celebrity show host Oprah Winfrey …
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Washington, Dec 16 (EFE).- President-elect Donald Trump says that after taking office he will build safe zones in Syria to protect the civilian population and will get the Gulf states to pay for them. “I will get the Gulf states to give us lots of money, and we’ll build and help build safe zones in …
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Washington, Dec 16 (EFE).- US President Barack Obama said Friday the status quo between China and Taiwan, based on the One China principle that was recently questioned by his successor Donald Trump, has contributed to maintaining peace. At what was his last press briefing of the year from the White House, Obama advised Trump on …
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