United Nations, Jun 2 (EFE).- The UN General Assembly voted Friday for The Netherlands, Peru, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, and Poland to occupy six of the 10 rotating seats on the Security Council. In the case of the Dutch, the General Assembly confirmed a 2016 agreement between the Netherlands and Italy to split the …
Washington, Jun 1 (EFE).- Former President Barack Obama said he regretted President Donald Trump’s move – announced earlier on Thursday – to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, saying that the countries that remain in the pact will “reap the benefits … (in) jobs and industries created,” and adding that …
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Mexico City, May 30 (EFE).- Hundreds of relatives of people who disappeared while in the custody of police or soldiers marched in the Mexican capital on Tuesday to demand accountability for the fate of their loved ones. Participants made their way from the Government Secretariat, which has authority over federal law-enforcement agencies, to the office …
Panama, May 30 (EFE).- The former dictator of Panama died Monday night at the age of 83 at the Santo Tomas hospital in Panama City, the hospital announced on Tuesday. “Confirmed,” said Noriega’s lawyer, confirming the death of Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panama’s former “Strongman”, who ruled the country between 1983 and 1989 before being overthrown …
México, 29 may (EFE).- El poeta mexicano Eduardo Lizalde recogió hoy el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español 2016, en una ceremonia en la capital en la que se aplaudió su dedicación y la “inteligencia y pasión” de su obra. En la residencia oficial de Los Pinos, el presidente …
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Washington, May 29 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump criticized Monday the latest ballistic missile launch by North Korea, which he considered a sign of great disrespect for China. “North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile,” Trump said on his Twitter account. “But China is trying …
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New York, May 28 (EFE).- Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo proclaimed his innocence in the corruption cases filed against him and accused his rivals – Keiko Fujimori and Alan Garcia – of a political conspiracy against him. The former president gave a lengthy interview to EFE, putting an end to his media isolation and trying …
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Los Angeles, May 25 (EFE).- As a boy, he played with a toy boat his father made from a cardboard box and now Spaniard Raul Polit-Casillas has created for NASA a metallic fabric that can be made in space with 3D printers and used to make spacesuits and parts of spaceships. The manufacture of metals …
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Washington, May 25 (EFE).- Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday condemned the actions of his party’s candidate for Montana’s lower house seat, Greg Gianforte, for allegedly attacking a reporter working for The Guardian newspaper. “There is no time where a physical altercation should occur,” Ryan said at his weekly press conference. “It should not …
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Ciudad del Vaticano, 24 may (EFE).- El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, y el papa Francisco intercambiaron hoy mensajes de paz durante su reunión en el Vaticano, que tuvo un carácter muy formal y supuso un primer acercamiento entre dos líderes que encaran los principales desafíos actuales de manera muy distinta. “Necesitamos paz”, admitió en …
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