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Tokyo, Sep 6 (EFE).- The Japanese government said on Wednesday that it was monitoring North Korea’s movements «with concern» over the possibility of an imminent meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Japanese reaction comes after reports in the United States’ media that said...
Bangkok, Sep 5 (EFE).- Malaysia said on Tuesday it is considering new regulations that will require internet giants including Google and Meta to «fairly compensate» local news outlets for publishing their content on their respective platforms. In a statement, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the new regulations...
Washington, Sept 4 sep (EFE).- Attendees of the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert began leaving on Monday after being stranded over the weekend by heavy rains that flooded the festival grounds with mud. A sign at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, USA, 03...
Washington, Sep 3 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of people were still trapped at Burning Man festival in the Nevada Desert on Sunday, while others escaped by walking miles through the mud after torrential rain plunged the iconic event into chaos. A person walks in the mud under a rainbow at...
Kabul, Aug 31 (EFE).- The de facto Afghan government of the Taliban marked the second anniversary of the withdrawal of foreign soldiers with silence and no loud celebration, unlike last year. Two years ago on this day, the US ended nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan — the longest...
Bangkok, Aug 30 (EFE).- Social media giant Meta has rejected a recommendation from its oversight board to suspend the Facebook account of former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for posting a violent video. In a statement, the parent company of Facebook said that it had removed the video and applied...
New Delhi/Colombo, Aug 29 (EFE).- As Sri Lankan authorities signed an agreement with Netherlands for the return of six artefacts stolen from its territory during the colonial era, they said this would help «turn the leaf» in bilateral ties, even as such redressals of the historic cultural loot have increasingly...
Tokyo, Aug 29 (EFE).- A team of experts probing allegations of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa delivered a report on Tuesday that accused the late Japanese music mogul of repeatedly abusing several young and underage budding performers over the years. The panel of experts was appointed by Johnny and Associates,...
Beijing, Aug 28 (EFE).- Chinese media have called on the British Museum to return all Chinese cultural artifacts that were acquired through improper channels, the state-backed Global Times said in an editorial Monday. The demand comes after news of the alleged theft of some 2,000 items from the British Museum’s...
London, Aug 26 (EFE).- The British Museum has begun to recover some of the 2,000 pieces that have been allegedly stolen from the institution, its chairman George Osborne said Saturday. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer said «we have already started to recover some of...
Kabul, Aug 19 (EFE).- The Taliban government, on the occasion of Afghanistan’s Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, urged the international community for greater collaboration and to remove sanctions that weigh heavily on the country, already suffering from a severe humanitarian and economic crisis. Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani called on the...
Tlaxcala, Mexico, Aug 15 (EFE).- Local artisans on Tuesday put the finishing touches on giant dyed sawdust tapetes (carpets) in Huamantla, a small city in central Mexico where this ephemeral art form is used to honor Our Lady of Charity. Over one sleepless night that is part of the two-week...
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