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Moscow (EFE).- The Russian Supreme Court announced on Monday the decision to bar Yabloko, the only party opposing the war in Ukraine, from September elections. The court upheld a complaint filed by Rodina (Motherland), an ultra-nationalist party, which accused Yabloko of foreign funding and other violations. Rodina was backed by...
Miami, US, Jul 10 (EFE).- July was the hottest month in the history of the United States since records began in 1895, with an average temperature of nearly 25°C (77°F) Celsius across the country, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Monday. The average temperature for the contiguous United...
Bogotá, Aug 10 (EFE).- Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella confirmed that a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck most of the country on Monday, killed 111 people and caused widespread destruction across at least five departments. »As of 12:30, we have 111 dead, 87 injured, 1,575 homes damaged, 37 completely destroyed, 61...
Caracas (EFE).- Cientos de venezolanos se unieron este domingo a la jornada de limpieza que convocó la Fundación Sonrisa de Ángel en La Guaira, con la intención de ayudar a reducir la contaminación en el estado más afectado por el doble terremoto del pasado 24 de junio. La fundadora de...
Ceuta, Spain, Aug 9 (EFE).- Thousands of Ceuta residents took to the streets of the Spanish North African city on Sunday in a massive demonstration to demand a response to the serious situation following the massive influx of migrants on July 30. Over 10,000 people, according to the organizers, and...
Barcelona (EFE).- La portavoz del PP en el Parlamento de Cataluña, Lorena Roldán, ha acusado a Junts de intentar «aprovecharse» de la crisis migratoria en Ceuta para «sacar ventaja» ante la líder de Aliança Catalana, Sílvia Orriols. Así se ha referido, en declaraciones a EFE, al rechazo de Junts a...
Washington, Aug 8 (EFE).- The United States condemned China’s Saturday military maneuvers on Scarborough Reef, disputed with the Philippines, amid ongoing tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea. “The United States rejects China’s ongoing attempts to enforce its destabilizing “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Reef and deny...
Santo Domingo (EFE).- La edición 25 de los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, que terminan este sábado, ha resultado en un «éxito total» y una demostración de que República Dominicana está en capacidad de acoger eventos deportivos de mayor magnitud, según afirmaron sus organizadores. «Hemos cumplido a cabalidad con el...
Cali, Colombia, Aug 7 (EFE).- Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in on Friday as president of Colombia for the 2026–2030 term, in an inauguration ceremony held at a university auditorium in Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca department (southwest). De la Espriella, 48, took the...
Damascus (EFE).- According to Syrian state television Al Ekhbariya and the official news agency SANA, at least two people were killed, and seven others injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded inside a minibus in Jaramana, on the outskirts of Damascus. Syrian Civil Defense sources cited by Al Ekhbariya reported...
By Esneyder Negrete Bogotá (EFE).- Colombian President Gustavo Petro is serving the final day of his four-year term on Thursday, a period during which he radically transformed the way the country is governed. He departs with the promise to return to the role where he perhaps feels most comfortable: leader...
Madrid, Aug. 6 (EFE).- Spanish security forces have analyzed numerous messages circulating in recent days on Moroccan social media calling for a new mass entry into Ceuta, a Spanish city located in North Africa, on August 15. Following the arrival a week ago of tens of thousands of people at...
