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Los Angeles, USA, Dec 6 (EFE).- Rapper Sean Combs, known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and Brother Love, is being sued for allegedly participating in the gang rape of a high school girl at his New York studio in 2003. This is the fourth accusation of sexual assault against the...
New York, Dec 6 (EFE) – American singer Taylor Swift was named Person of the Year by Time Magazine on Wednesday in its long-awaited annual list, placing her above other candidates such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Barbie doll or artificial intelligence guru Sam Altman. At 33, Swift has...
Tokyo, Dec 5 (EFE).- A Buddhist temple in northeastern Japan on Tuesday announced an end to its 1,000-year-old festival due to an aging population. The famous Somin Festival, celebrated for over a thousand years at the Kokuseki temple, had been a major tourist attraction in the town of Oshu, the...
Seoul, Dec 5 (EFE).- The representative agency of superstar K-pop band BTS on Tuesday asked fans to refrain from visiting the recruit training centers where the remaining members of the group are to start their military service this month. South Korean boy band BTS performs during New Year’s Eve celebrations...
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Dec 3 (EFE).- With 70 murals along 500 meters in the Rio Grande channel, the natural border between Mexico and the United States, activists and artists demonstrated Sunday against femicides, violence, abuse and other rights issues affecting migrants in the area. Activists paint a mural to denounce...
Carlos Caselles Madrid, Dic (EFE).- «Memories of HIV/AIDS in Ibero-America» is an exhibition that examines the cultural history of HIV/AIDS through testimonies from the LGTBI community. It opened in Madrid on Friday on World AIDS Day. The exhibition, a joint project of Archivo Arkhé (Arkhé’s Archive), a cultural organization with...
![A woman looks at the frontal bone of a homo erectus from the Late Middle Pleistocene Age (over two hundred thousand years ago) at an exhibition outside Beijing, Wednesday 24 September 2003. The bone was discovered in 1966 by the Chinese archaelogist Pei Wenzhong at the site of the Peking Man' cave, where even older bones were found and lost before World War Two. On exhibition until 17 October, this bone has never been displayed before. EPA PHOTO/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS/CAPTION CORRECTION: COUNTRY IN OBJECT NAME/[CAPTION CORRECTION: COUNTRY IN OBJECT NAME ]](https://i0.wp.com/efe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rss-efeb1ad29b1bc251be953edc034f37c758355306c70w.jpg?fit=1024%2C685&ssl=1)
Beijing, Nov 29 (EFE).- China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday unveiled new archaeological findings that offer insight into how the Liangzhu ancient city, one of the world’s oldest known settlements, was developed and built. The research on Liangzhu ruins, located in eastern Zhejiang province, mainly delved into hypotheses regarding...
Los Angeles, US, Nov 27 (EFE).- Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” concert movie surpassed $250 million at the global box office on Monday, according to specialized media reports. The film, produced by the 33-year-old singer, is the 19th highest highest-grossing release of the year worldwide. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”...
Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Nov 26 (EFE).- Little Amal, a 3.4-meter tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, arrived Sunday in Ciudad Hidalgo on Mexico’s border with Guatemala and the gateway for thousands of migrants trying to reach the United States. Residents welcome the puppet Amal, which represents a Syrian...
Bangkok, Nov 22 (EFE).- Thailand has announced a ban on the import of all iguanas to prevent and control their reproduction amid an «outbreak» of the reptiles in the country. Iguanas are herbivorous lizards native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, but increasingly popular...
San Salvador, Nov 18 (EFE).- Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios on Saturday night became the first Central American to be crowned Miss Universe, during the 72nd edition of the event, held in El Salvador.The winner succeeded American Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel.Palacios took the crown ahead of first runner-up from Thailand, Anntonia...
Kathmandu, Nov 17 (EFE).- At least a dozen appeals were filed Friday before the Supreme Court of Nepal to challenge the recent government ban on Chinese social network TikTok. “We have registered their writ. The hearing will begin on Monday,” supreme court spokesperson Bhadrakali Pokharel told EFE. Earlier this week,...
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