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United Nations, Sep 20 (EFE).- The annual United Nations General Assembly started this Tuesday with a dire warning from its secretary-general Antonio Guterres, who said the world was becoming more fractured and unequal. In his opening speech, Guterres said that the world was “in peri and paralyzed,” and demanded the...
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, Sep 20 (EFE).- Ukraine’s energy system faces a difficult winter amid the ongoing threat of Russia’s deliberate attacks on key infrastructure and underfunding due to plummeting industrial energy consumption. According to the latest government figures, Ukraine has accumulated 2.2 million tonnes (24.2 million US tons)...
Tokyo, Sep 20 (EFE).- Typhoon Nanmadol damaged a Japanese aerospace agency facility as it moved across the archipelago on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding more than 100, according to officials. NHK public broadcaster reported that a wall was damaged at a Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency’s space center on...
Tokyo, Sep 19 (EFE).- Typhoon Nanmadol has killed at least two people and injured dozens others during its path through the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. Some 300,000 homes have also been left without power due to the tropical storm, the NHK said. During...
By David Ramiro Madrid, Sep 19 (EFE).- Spanish Formula One driver Carlos Sainz is relishing his second season at Ferrari, which he says is a dream come true for any race driver, but he has already set his sights on fighting for the title in 2023. Despite his youth at...
London, Sep 19 (EFE).- The United Kingdom bid farewell to its longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as the nation came to a pause Monday for a historic state funeral attended by members of the royal family and a host of British and foreign dignitaries in a service broadcast the world...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (EFE).- Eight cheetahs arrived in India from Namibia on Saturday, seven decades after the giant cats became extinct in the South Asian country. The coalition flew from the African country in a chartered cargo flight to Gwalior in central India. Their reintroduction is part of India’s...
Brussels, Sep 18 (EFE).- The European Union took a step closer to drastically reducing Hungary’s access to EU funds in response to the nation’s continual disregard for the principles of the rule of law and accusations of systemic corruption. The proposal from the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, would...
By Snezana Stanojevic Belgrade, Sep 17 (EFE).- The first EuroPride march in the Balkans took place here Saturday thanks to the intervention of Serbia’s prime minister, who overturned a previous ban, and more than 5,000 police were deployed to forestall attacks by anti-LGBT+ protesters. Belgrade has witnessed annual gay pride...
By Paloma Almoguera Singapore, Sep 18 (EFE).- For years, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak and his wife lived a high-flying life on funds embezzled from a state development fund, but a rapid change in fortunes has seen the leader languish in prison and bet on a royal pardon as...
Toronto (EFE).- American actress Anna Kendrick says of «Alice, Darling,» a thriller about a woman in an abusive relationship that had its world premiere over the weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival, that it explores a subject she relates to personally and brought her feelings of vulnerability to the...
By Milo Milfort. Port-au-Prince, Sep 15 (EFE).- Violence, looting and protests against Haiti’s prime minister worsened Thursday, prompting several embassies to close their doors. The legations of Spain, France, the Dominican Republic and Canada, among others, remained closed, although consular emergency telephone lines remained operational. Neighboring Dominican Republic, whose border...
