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Athens, Aug 24 (EFE).- Multiple wildfires have been raging for six consecutive days in Greece, including one in the northeastern region of Evros, which on Thursday became the largest blaze ever recorded in the European Union. “With more than 73,000 hectares burnt, the fires in Alexandroupolis are now the largest wildfires on record the EU … Read more
Hiroshima, Japan, May 20 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima to meet with the leaders of the G7 and other guest countries to call for continued support for his country’s fight against Russian invading forces. Zelenskyy arrived at Hiroshima airport on a French government plane from Jeddah, … Read more
Jerusalem, Apr 7 (EFE).- One tourist was killed and at least five others injured Friday night when an Arab citizen of Israel rammed his car into pedestrians in Tel Aviv, authorities said. An Italian man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and five other people – identified as Italians and Britons – … Read more
Berlin, Mar 10 (EFE).- Seven people, including an unborn baby, were killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness center in Hamburg, police said on Friday. The shooting occurred around 9pm on Thursday night at the three-story Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall, in a neighborhood north of Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city. … Read more
New Delhi, Mar 2 (EFE).- A meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Twenty (G20) leading economies ended without a joint declaration in the Indian capital due to widening differences of opinion on the Russia-Ukraine war. It was for the second time in a week that the bloc under the presidency of India failed … Read more
Warsaw, Feb 22 (EFE).- US president Joe Biden on Wednesday promised to protect all of the countries on Nato’s eastern flank, saying they are the first line of the alliance’s defense against Russia. Biden was speaking during a meeting at the presidential palace in Warsaw with leaders of the Bucharest Nine, a group made up … Read more
Moscow, Feb 22 (EFE).- Russian president Vladimir Putin praised his country’s ties with China as he met with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss Beijing’s proposals to bring peace to Ukraine. During their meeting, Putin said cooperation between the two nations was “important for stabilizing the international situation.” “Sino-Russian relations … Read more
Warsaw, Feb 21 (EFE).- US president Joe Biden denied that the West was looking to control or destroy Russia, as president Vladimir Putin had claimed during a major speech in Moscow earlier on Tuesday. Addressing a crowd outside Warsaw Castle in the Polish capital on Tuesday evening, Biden also thanked Poland for the “extraordinary” support … Read more
Istanbul, Feb 20 (EFE).- Another large earthquake on Monday shook the southern Turkish province of Hatay, one of the worst affected by the twin tremors on February 6 that have left at least 47,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria. The latest temblor, measuring magnitude 6.4 with its epicenter to the south of the city … Read more
Istanbul, Turkey, Feb 19 (EFE).- Around one million Turks have lost their homes and are currently living in tents, prefabricated houses or other temporary shelters following the two massive earthquakes which struck two weeks ago, killing at least 40,689 people in Turkey, authorities reported Sunday. Nearly half a million people have also been evacuated from … Read more
Istanbul, Feb 19 (EFE).- US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey Sunday to visit areas struck by the devastating earthquakes that killed more than 46,000 people. On his maiden trip to the country, Blinken met his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to show solidarity and send his condolences to those affected by the two earthquakes, … Read more
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (EFE).- The Hindu community in Nepal was marking Maha Shivaratri on Saturday, one the most popular festivals of the year, which this year is expected to see about two million devotees visiting the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. “We expect a record number of devotees to visit the temple” to worship the god … Read more
