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Seoul, Oct 16 (EFE).- The much awaited concert by the K-pop band BTS in the South Korean city of Busan was followed in 229 countries and regions through television broadcasts and over the Internet, according to their representative agency Hybe on Sunday. Some 50,000 people were present at the Asiad...

By Jesus Centeno Beijing, Oct 16 (EFE).- The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party that began Sunday will renew its leadership and though there are no doubts about the continuity of its leader and the country’s President Xi Jinping, the looks they are set on who will accompany him...

Madrid, Oct 16 (EFE).- Real Madrid displayed the credentials of a reigning champion on Sunday, dominating its 3-1 «El Clasico» matchup with Barcelona right from the start and moving to the top of the La Liga table, although the Catalan squad did briefly – but too late in the day...

Tokyo, Oct 11 (EFE).- Japan on Monday reopened to foreign tourists after almost three years by eliminating its daily entry quota and resuming its bilateral short-stay visa waiver agreements in hopes of revitalizing its economy. The country maintained the hardest border restrictions among the G7 powers and some of the...

Geneva, Oct 11 (EFE).- A wave of Russian missile attacks against cities across Ukraine that killed at least 12 and injured over 100 intentionally targeted civilians and civilian objects, the United Nations said Tuesday, adding that the strikes could have violated the rules of war and might amount to war...

Bangkok, Oct 11 (EFE).- Family members and close friends bid their last farewell on Tuesday to the victims of a mass shooting and stabbing at a kindergarten in which 37 people, including 22 children, were killed in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Bua Lamphu last week. After three days...

Beijing, Oct 10 (EFE).- Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen warned Monday that it would never give up democracy and freedoms, and that fractured relations could only resume with Beijing commiting to Taiwanese sovereignty.  During a speech to mark Taiwan’s National Day, the president said “the broadest consensus among the Taiwanese people...

Caracas, Oct 9 (EFE).- At least 25 people died – among them two minors – and 52 remain missing after heavy rains lashed Tejerias in the central Venezuelan state of Aragua, the country’s Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Sunday. Hours later, the figure was again confirmed to EFE by...

International Desk, Oct 10 (EFE).- A deadly barrage of Russian missile strikes that struck Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities such as Lviv and Zaporizhzhia on Monday morning sparked terror among civilians who were ordered to take shelter. It was unclear how many deaths were caused by the waves of...

Sports Desk, Oct 9 (EFE).- Max Verstappen sealed the Formula One world title on Sunday with a win at the rainy Japanese Grand Prix.  The Dutch driver claimed his second world championship with a Red Bull 1-2.  His Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez finished second after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was handed...

Moscow, Oct 9 (EFE).- The driver of a truck that allegedly exploded as it crossed the Crimean Bridge, severely damaging the only direct road and rail link between Russia and the occupied peninsula, had received an online order to transport fertilizer, according to Russian media reports.  The Moscow-based RBC newspaper...