Nueva York, 5 sep (EFE).- Un avión procedente de Dubai fue puesto en cuarentena hoy durante unas horas con más de medio millar de personas a bordo en el aeropuerto JFK de Nueva York, de las que once fueron trasladadas a un hospital cercano, informaron los Centros de Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC). El …
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Bogota, Sep 4 (EFE).- Demobilized veterans of the old FARC guerrilla force and victims of the Colombian armed conflict traveled to Cuba Tuesday to study medicine on scholarships awarded by the island’s government. The head of the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) party, Rodrigo Londoño, known in his guerrilla years as “Timochenko,” bid farewell to …
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Guadalajara (México), 3 sep (EFE).- La labor poética y de traducción de la uruguaya Ida Vitale fue reconocida hoy con el Premio Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (FIL) de Literatura en Lenguas Romances 2018 por haber “enriquecido la lengua española”. El jurado ha desvelado a la traductora, ensayista y periodista, de 94 años, como …
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Caracas, Sep 3 (EFE).- Thousands of Venezuelan retirees were getting in long lines Monday outside banks to collect their pensions, the first time since the new amount of 1,800 bolivars was decreed by the govenrment two weeks ago, the equivalent of $30 at the official exchange rate. The monthly amount will be paid in four …
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Geneva, Sep 3 (EFE).- The UN Human Rights Office is once again headed by a woman, Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, who takes over the post amid high expectations given her past experience as Chile’s president and, especially, for having herself been a direct victim of repression. “I know that the victims, (and) human rights defenders are …
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La Paz, 1 sep (EFE).- La exigencia vocal y escénica de la zarzuela, sumadas a las constantes culturales entre Bolivia y España, sirven para que este género se abra paso en el público joven boliviano, el año en que La Paz ostenta el rótulo de Capital Iberoamericana de las Culturas. Un elenco de al menos …
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Washington, Sep 1 (EFE).- Friends, family members, colleagues, political rivals, and even several former US presidents gathered Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral to give their last farewell to Republican Sen. John McCain, who died last week from brain cancer at age 81. After several days of private ceremonies and memorials in Arizona and in …
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Washington, 31 ago (EFE).- El Departamento de Estado anunció hoy que ha decidido cortar todos los fondos que concede a la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados Palestinos (UNRWA), lo que impactará en los servicios que provee a millones de personas. “Estados Unidos ya no dedicará más fondos para esta operación irremediablemente defectuosa”, afirmó …
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Washington DC, Aug 29 (EFE).- The President of the United States said Wednesday that there is no reason to resume joint military exercises with South Korea for the time being, and insisted that China is not helping to ease tensions with Pyongyang. “The President believes that his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a very …
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Washington, Aug 29 (EFE).- President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that negotiations with Canada to incorporate it into the revised North American Free Trade Agreement are going “very well,” and he revealed that he spoke this week with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “I think they’re going really well. I think Canada very much wants …