Washington, May 26 (EFE).- The president of the United States said Saturday on Twitter that an American citizen jailed in Venezuela since 2016 had been released. “Good news about the release of the American hostage from Venezuela. Should be landing in D.C. this evening and be in the White House, with his family, at about …
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Washington, May 24 (EFE).- President Donald Trump said Thursday that the summit scheduled with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for June 12 in Singapore has been cancelled. “The Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place,” Trump said in a letter addressed to the …
Washington, May 23 (EFE).– An American college on Wednesday announced its list of the 10 most important species of lifeforms discovered last year, which includes an extinct marsupial lion from Australia and a majestic tree found in Brazil. The State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry published the list, compiled by …
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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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Austin, Texas, May 18 (EFE).- A school shooting Friday morning in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe left 10 people dead and 10 others wounded, the state’s governor said during a press conference. Gov. Greg Abbott also revealed that the suspect, 17-year-old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis, obtained the guns he used from the cache his …
Washington, May 17 (EFE).- The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gina Haspel as the first female director of the CIA after weeks of controversy over her links with a torture program conducted during the 2001-2009 George W. Bush administration. In a 54-45 vote, Haspel, who has pursued a long career in US intelligence, was given the …
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Tapachula (México), 15 may (EFE).- Los albergues mexicanos destinados a los migrantes centroamericanos afrontan cada vez mayores problemas por la falta de recursos, las aglomeraciones y el aumento de los casos de delincuencia. Con la llegada al poder del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, se suponía que el flujo migratorio iba a descender por el miedo …
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Washington, May 11 (EFE).- US president Donald Trump presented here Friday his plan to lower drug prices in the United States, a strategy that seeks, among other things, to force other countries to increase their drug prices to bring down costs at home. “It’s time to end the global freeloading once and for all. I …
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Washington DC, May 10 (EFE).– The President of the United States said Thursday that the US-North Korean leader summit will take place on June 12 in Singapore, a Southeast Asian country that maintains good relations with both countries. After several weeks of speculations, Donald Trump finally announced the date and venue for the first-ever meeting …
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Tijuana (México), 10 may (EFE).- Un grupo de activistas mexicanos se reunieron hoy en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana para realizar una “megamentada” (megainsulto) dirigida al presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, por sus acciones en contra de los migrantes. “Trump es un malagradecido con México”, aseguraron los presentes, convocados por las organizaciones …
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