Washington, Jan 3 (EFE).- The cold wave breaking low temperature records in the US in recent days continues spreading across the country and has taken at least 11 lives in the past 24 hours, local media reported on Wednesday. Exposure to the dangerously low temperatures brought by an Arctic air mass is the proximate cause …
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Mexico City, Oct 6 (EFE).- Former first lady Margarita Zavala announced Friday that she resigned from the conservative National Action Party (PAN) to run as an independent in Mexico’s 2018 presidential election. “I formally present my resignation to the PAN. I am leaving without rancor,” Zavala said in a video posted on Twitter. The wife …
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Las Vegas, Oct 4 (EFE).- President Donald Trump was unwilling to discuss gun violence Wednesday during a three-hour visit to Las Vegas to meet with law enforcement officials and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in US history. A reporter raised the issue at the University Medical Center, where the president and first lady Melania …
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Quito, Oct 2 (EFE).- Vice President Jorge Glas said Monday that he would accept “under protest” a ruling by Ecuador’s top court that he be placed in preventive detention pending a possible indictment on corruption charges. “Without evidence and with forged documents. The only thing left to them is lynching. I will appeal to national …
Las Vegas, USA, Oct 2 (EFE).- Stephen Paddock, the shooter who killed 59 and injured more than 500 Sunday night in Las Vegas, had stockpiled a total of 42 firearms in his home in Mesquite, about 130 kilometers (80.7 miles) from the site of the incident, and in the hotel room where he was staying. …
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Los Angeles, USA, Sep 28 (EFE).- The upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, an architectural jewel that figures to be a mandatory stop for movie aficionados, is targeting a 2019 opening even as it seeks to raise the remaining funds for the nearly $400 million project. The goal of the museum, whose initial designs and …
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México, 23 sep (EFE).- El rescate de sobrevivientes del terremoto del martes continúa hoy en la capital mexicana, tras una breve interrupción provocada por un nuevo sismo que sacudió México, que dejó cuatro muertes, dos de ellas por infarto generado por crisis nerviosas. Dichas víctimas se suman a las 305 que dejó el sismo del …
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Mexico City, Sep 22 (EFE).- The president of Mexico on Friday announced various measures of support for the reconstruction of houses affected by the Sept. 7 earthquake in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, some of Mexico’s poorest regions. Enrique Pena Nieto visited the town of Santiago Niltepec in Oaxaca to inspect the relief and …
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San Juan, Sep 20 (EFE).- Hurricane Maria has caused severe damage to infrastructure in Puerto Rico, but authorities have received no reports of fatalities due to the Category 4 storm, Gov. Ricky Rossello said Wednesday. Maria made landfall at 6:15 am Wednesday on Puerto Rico’s southeastern coast, packing maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 …
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México, 20 sep (EFE).- Los mexicanos mostraron hoy su mejor espíritu de solidaridad para responder a la tragedia del terremoto del martes que causó hasta ahora 230 muertos con una movilización masiva para ayudar a las víctimas y los equipos de rescate. El seísmo de 7,1 grados Richter del martes, que se ensañó especialmente con …
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