Kourou, French Guiana, Oct 20 (EFE).- BepiColombo, the first European space mission to Mercury, successfully took off from the European spaceport in Kourou Saturday, enroute to the smallest planet of our solar system, which is also closest to the Sun, in an attempt to decipher its many unknowns. The Ariane 5 rocket took the transfer …
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Washington DC, Oct 19 (EFE).- The President of the United States on Friday said that Saudi Arabia’s claim that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had died in a fight inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul was credible. Donald Trump, speaking from Arizona, added that the arrest of 18 people by Riyadh in connection with the death of …
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Guatemala, 17 oct (EFE).- Un primer grupo de la caravana de migrantes hondureña que salió el pasado sábado con destino a Estados Unidos llegó hoy a la frontera de Guatemala con México. “Personas huyendo de Honduras comienzan a llegar a la Casa del Migrante en la Diócesis de San Marcos. Presentes en Tecún Umán. La …
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Washington, 17 oct (EFE).- El presidente, Donald Trump, concedió hoy la medalla al honor al exsargento mayor del Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina John L. Canley por su heroísmo hace cincuenta años, en el transcurso de la batalla de Hue, una de las “más largas y sangrientas” de la Guerra de Vietnam. “Hace cincuenta años, …
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New York, Oct 16 (EFE).- Standard bearer and heart of the Spanish presence in New York, the historic cultural center La Nacional is hosting, from this Tuesday until Oct. 31, a photo exhibition organized by Iberia Airlines and Agencia EFE portraying the Spanish presence in the United States. In his inauguration speech side-by-side with Iberia …
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Mexico City, Oct 16 (EFE).- Spanish singer Miguel Bose paid a visit to the central Mexican town of Ocuilan to show solidarity with victims of the September 2017 earthquake, record label and talent agency OCESA Seitrack said Tuesday. Last weekend’s excursion was part of the #LoveArmyMexico initiative to aid people affected by the temblors that …
Washington DC, Oct 15 (EFE).– The President of the United States sent his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to Saudi Arabia on Monday, but questioned the involvement of the Arab Kingdom in the disappearance and possible murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an issue that has complicated his close relationship with Riyadh. Trump spoke Monday with …
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San Francisco, 15 oct (EFE).- Paul Allen, quien hace 43 años fundó junto a Bill Gates la empresa que revolucionaría el mundo del software y de los ordenadores personales para siempre, Microsoft, falleció hoy a los 65 años de edad, informó su familia. En un comunicado, los parientes de Allen precisaron que el emprendedor murió …
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Washington, Oct 12 (EFE).- US authorities on Friday confirmed five deaths caused by Hurricane Michael in Virginia, increasing the total number of fatalities from the storm to 11. “Virginia storm updates as of 7 a.m today. 5 confirmed Michael-related fatalities. 520,000 without power. 1,200 closed roads. 5 suspected tornadoes,” the Virginia Department of Emergency Management …
Miami, Oct 11 (EFE).- The number of fatalities resulting from Hurricane Michael rose to at least six on Thursday after authorities had earlier reported four deaths, three of them in Florida, where the storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. The sheriff’s department in Gadsden County, in northwestern Florida, on Thursday reported that four …