Washington, Apr 1 (EFE).- At least 18 people were killed as powerful tornadoes swept across the midwestern and southern United States late Friday and early Saturday. The National Weather Service said that 57 tornadoes were spotted across eight states extending from Wisconsin in the upper Midwest to Alabama in the South. Authorities cautioned that the … Read more
Rome, Apr 1 (EFE).- Pope Francis left Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Saturday after spending three nights there receiving treatment for bronchitis. When asked by reporters about his health after being discharged at 10:20am, he quipped: “I’m still alive”. The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff will preside over the Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter’s Square at the … Read more
Sports Desk, Apr 1 (EFE).- Manchester City kept the pressure on league leaders Arsenal with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Liverpool at home on Saturday. Against the run of play, the visitors opened the scoring in the 17th minute after Diogo Jota broke through City’s high defensive line, with Mohamed Salah eventually finishing past Ederson. … Read more
By Nattakarn Jeamrugeekul and Hataiphan Tungkananukulchai Bangkok, Apr 1 (EFE).- Six months after all remaining Covid-19 restrictions were lifted in Thailand – known by its tourist bureau as the “Land of Smiles” – many residents are still choosing to wear face masks. Thais give various social, health and employment reasons for continuing to use the … Read more
Johannesburg, Mar 31 (EFE).- Former South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who was found guilty of the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole, South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said Friday. The parole board, which includes representatives from the prison service, police and civilian society, made the decision at … Read more
By Marcel Gascon Kyiv, Mar 31 (EFE).- Orthodox monks at the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv, whom Ukrainian authorities accuse of being pro-Russian, were still refusing to leave the complex on Friday amid attempts by the Ukraine government to evict them and take over the administration of the Unesco World Heritage site. The Ukrainian … Read more
Sydney, Australia, Mar 31 (EFE).- Australia asked China on Friday to reveal the ruling in the process against Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei, a year after the closed-door trial in Beijing for the alleged violation of the country’s state secrets reporter. “Twelve months later, she is still waiting to hear the outcome of the trial. We … Read more
Tokyo, Mar 31 (EFE).- The member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP, also known as TPP-11) agreed Friday to accept the United Kingdom as a member, the Japanese government said. Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Shigeyuki Goto confirmed Britain’s membership to the trade pact at a press conference after the ministerial … Read more
New York, Mar 30 (EFE).- Former United States President Donald Trump said Thursday he cannot have a fair trial in New York, hours after his imputation for irregular payment of $130,000 to a porn star in 2016 was made public. On his Truth Social network, Trump, who previously charged against the Democratic Party and President … Read more
Vienna, Mar 30 (EFE).- The Turkish Parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s entry into NATO, bringing to an end months of Ankara’s blocking of expanding the Atlantic Alliance. The corresponding document accepting Finnish entry into the defense pact was adopted with the votes of all 276 lawmakers present in the parliamentary chamber, meaning that nothing now … Read more
New York, Mar 30 (EFE).- A grand jury in New York voted Thursday to indict Donald Trump in a case related to alleged hush money payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign to women who claimed to have had extramarital affairs with the real estate mogul. Trump, 76, becomes the first sitting or former president … Read more
Brasilia, Mar 30 (EFE).- Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro returned home on Thursday, three months after flying to the United States just before the end of his term. Bolsonaro had been living in self-imposed exile in Florida since he was defeated in presidential elections late last year by left-wing candidate Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva, … Read more
