Lima, Apr 20 (EFE).- The return of the Peruvian national team to the World Cup after a 36-year absence has spurred a boom in sales of player trading cards and stickers across this South American nation. In the country’s capital, obtaining all of the stickers to fill the official Panini FIFA World Cup album is …
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Bogota, Apr 19 (EFE).- Candidates for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia participated in the first national debate on Thursday and agreed on the need to defend the country’s disputed maritime border with Nicaragua, while ties with Donald Trump-led United States were a bone of contention. Six candidates cutting across the political spectrum participated in …
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Naciones Unidas, 19 abr (EFE).- El Gobierno colombiano prometió hoy al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU que el proceso de paz en el país es irreversible y continuará pese a las dificultades que se están presentando. “Lejos de desanimarnos por los problemas que subyacen en la construcción de la paz, reiteramos ante el Consejo …
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Quito, Apr 19 (EFE).- Thousands of people took to the streets in Ecuador Thursday, to march for peace and to pay tribute to the three murdered journalists and four soldiers killed in attacks as well as the couple kidnapped in the border area with Colombia which is controlled by armed groups. Summoned by relatives, colleagues …
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Havana, Apr 19 (EFE).- Cuba’s National Assembly on Thursday confirmed Miguel Diaz-Canel as the Communist-ruled island’s new president, a day after the parliament had selected him as the sole candidate to succeed Gen. Raul Castro. But Castro, who leaves the post after 12 years at the helm, will continue to take the lead on key …
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Washington, 17 abr (EFE).- La ex primera dama de Estados Unidos Barbara Bush, cuyo estado de salud era delicado, falleció hoy a los 92 años de edad por causas que aún no han sido divulgadas, informó un portavoz de la familia. El pasado domingo, el portavoz anunció la decisión de quien fuera esposa del expresidente …
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Quito, Apr 17 (EFE).- Two Ecuadorians kidnapped near the border with Colombia have been identified as Vanessa Velasco Pinargote and Oscar Efren Villacis Gomez, authorities said Tuesday. The couple had last contacted their family members on Wednesday, April 11, Interior Minister Cesar Navas said. “At the moment, we know that they left Santo Domingo (northwest …
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Tokyo, Apr 16 (EFE).- The prime minister of Japan is to travel to the United States on Tuesday to meet with its president in a summit focusing on talks with North Korea, and on protectionist measures announced by the White House. Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump are scheduled to take part in a two-day summit …
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Nueva York, 16 abr (EFE).- Un tribunal de Nueva York rechazó hoy una petición para impedir a los fiscales que revisen una serie de documentos que fueron incautados recientemente por el FBI en las oficinas del abogado personal del presidente Donald Trump. Los documentos fueron tomados por el FBI de las oficinas del abogado Michael …
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Miami, 16 abr (EFE).- El presidente Donald Trump presumió hoy de los beneficios de su reforma fiscal y de su esfuerzo para reducir las regulaciones que encorsetan la actividad empresarial en Estados Unidos durante una mesa redonda con emprendedores latinos en Hialeah (Florida). En el encuentro empresarial Trump destacó que ningún presidente hasta la fecha …
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