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Tokyo, Feb 8 (EFE).- Exit polls released after voting ended on Sunday project a decisive victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party, potentially giving the ruling coalition more than 300 seats in Japan’s powerful lower house. Estimates by public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets after polling stations...
Havana, (EFE).- The Cuban government has started closing some hotels and transferring tourists to other facilities as part of measures adopted in response to the oil siege imposed by the United States, sources in the sector confirmed to EFE on Saturday. Vice Prime Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga stated Friday on...
By Pau Costa Barcelona, Feb 7 (EFE).- Conversations about religion, love, and human behavior are unfolding on Moltbook, a new social network populated entirely by AI agents, but the experiment has quickly raised red flags among cybersecurity researchers. Little less than two weeks after its launch, experts have started warning...
Berlin, Feb 7 (EFE).- A massive Russian overnight assault involving about 400 drones and some 40 missiles, most targeting energy infrastructure, triggered emergency power cuts across much of Ukraine on Saturday, just two days after the latest round of US-mediated talks involving Kyiv and Moscow. According to Ukrainian authorities, almost...
By David Asta Alares Tokyo, Feb 7 (EFE).— Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters Sunday’s snap general election buoyed by strong personal popularity and on track, according to polls, to significantly expand the ruling bloc’s slim majority in the lower house of parliament. The conservative leader enjoys approval ratings above...
Bangkok, Feb 7 (EFE).– Thailand heads to the polls on Sunday in snap elections dominated by a choice between political continuity and reform. The conservative Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) and the reformist People’s Party (PP) have emerged as frontrunners in the vote that coincides with a referendum on revising the constitution...
São Paulo (EFE).- Judicial sources confirmed on Friday that an expert report by the Brazilian Federal Police concluded that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022) can remain in prison despite his «undeniable» health issues. The experts acknowledged that the 70-year-old far-right leader’s clinical condition requires specialized healthcare. However, they deem...
International Desk, Feb 5 (EFE).- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s proposal to ban minors under the age of 16 from accessing social media was supported on Thursday by several European countries and international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the...
Cairo, (EFE).- Oman will once again play host on Friday to the negotiations between Iran and the United States. The Sultanate is regarded as a credible, discreet, and neutral mediator by the Islamic Republic, which seeks to restrict the dialogue to its nuclear program rather than expanding the agenda to...
By Lobsang DS Subirana Bangkok, Feb 5 (EFE).- Thailand heads to the polls Sunday at a pivotal moment for its fragile democracy. Long accustomed to political volatility and military coups, the country is again seeing conservative and reformist forces square off in an election widely expected to end with coalition-building...
Miami, US (EFE).- A United States judge sentenced Ryan Routh to life in prison on Wednesday for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024, the second attempt on Trump’s life during that year’s campaign. Routh’s lawyer, Martin Roth, said he will appeal the conviction...
Washington (EFE).- The United States proposed on Wednesday a trade bloc of allied countries to strengthen critical mineral supply chains, as part of its plan to reduce China’s monopoly in this sector. »We want members to form a trading bloc among allies and partners, one that guarantees American access to...
