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Seoul, Nov 7 (EFE).- North Korea on Monday described the recent large-scale military air exercises by South Korea and the United States as «intolerable and unpardonable» and warned that if such actions continue, Pyongyang will respond «more thoroughly and mercilessly.» «The serious situation prevailing on the Korean Peninsula due to...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 7 (EFE).- The United Nations’ yearly climate summit kicked off Monday with a gloomy warning that humanity is on a “highway to climate hell” amid heavy criticism from several African NGOs who are pushing for more financial compensation for developing economies. “We are on a...
Madrid, Nov 7 (EFE).- Familiar foes Real Madrid and Liverpool will face off once again in the Uefa Champions League last-16 while the stage will also be the final stop for Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain. Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be seeking to avenge their 1-0 loss to the Spaniards...
Seoul, Nov 2 (EFE).- South Korea launched three air-to-ground precision missiles Wednesday into North Korean waters in response to launches by North Korea, which fired more than 20 missiles earlier in the day, one of which fell into southern waters. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a...
Beijing, Nov 2 (EFE).- Chinese ministry of emergency management has warned of the risk of droughts and forest fires this month, party due to the country’s central region witnessing higher than usual temperatures. A major drought had begun this summer in the middle and lower parts of the Yangtze river...
Jerusalem, Nov 2 (EFE).- Benjamin Netanyahu was on course to form a majority government with his ultra-orthodox and far-right partners, according to a partial vote count on Wednesday. With more than 86% of votes from Monday’s election counted, the former prime minister’s dramatic return to power was all but confirmed....
Seoul, Nov 1 (EFE).- The ruling People’s Power Party said Tuesday it would seek a revision of the security and disaster management law in South Korea as a result of the tragedy in Seoul during the Halloween celebrations that claimed the lives of more than 150 people. The death Tuesday...
Shanghai, China, Nov 1 (EFE).- Authorities in China’s eastern city of Shanghai said on Tuesday that they had allowed the exit of all the visitors who had been inside the Disneyland theme park on Monday when it was ordered to be locked down after a person who had been inside...
New Delhi, Oct 31 (EFE).- The death toll due to a bridge collapse in India’s western state of Gujarat rose to 132 on Monday, officials said, a day after the British-era suspension overpass crumbled into the river below. The accident in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state, where regional elections...
Madrid Desk, Oct 31 (EFE).- A host of world leaders congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his return to power in Brazil after the left-wing figurehead beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a tight presidential election runoff. United States president Joe Biden was one of the first global heavyweights...
Seoul, Oct 30 (EFE).- South Korea’s government on Sunday declared a period of national mourning and promised a full investigation after more than 150 people died and 82 were injured in a Halloween crush at a crowded nightlife area. The Asian nation has been shocked by the tragedy that occurred...
Tehran, Oct 29 (EFE).- The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps on Saturday warned protesters that “today” was the last day of unrest. Hossein Salami’s remarks came amid widespread and ongoing demonstrations that first erupted last month in response to the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody following...
