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Sydney, Australia, Oct 14 (EFE).- Australia is holding a referendum on Saturday to decide whether to amend the 1901 Constitution to create an advisory body to give a voice to indigenous people before Parliament and the Executive on matters that concern these peoples. Voting began at 8:00 am local time...
New York, Oct 13 (EFE).- Wall Street closed the second week of October with mixed results after the escalation of violence in the Middle East pushed up the price of crude oil and the data on inflation in the United States was slightly higher than expected. Overall, the Dow Jones...
Paris, Oct 13 (EFE).- The French government on Friday night raised the anti-terrorism alert level to «attack emergency» after the killing of a teacher in an attack «linked to the Middle East.» «In the current context and after the terrorist attack in Arras, I have decided to raise the Vigipirate...
United Nations, Oct 13 (EFE).- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday that the situation in Gaza has «reached a dangerous new low» after Israeli authorities gave residents an ultimatum to leave the northern Strip for their safety. “Moving more than 1 million people across a densely populated war zone to...
Washington, Oct 13 (EFE).- The United States said Friday that North Korea has sent to Russia over a thousand containers full of military equipment and ammunition to be used in the war in Ukraine. John Kirby, White House spokesman, announced in a press conference that he has information about this...
Washington, October 13 (EFE).- The government of United States President Joe Biden announced on Friday in Pennsylvania an investment of 7 billion dollars for constructing seven plants to produce green hydrogen in the country. The president began a speech in the city of Philadelphia, saying that he was about to...
Guatemala City, Oct 13 (EFE).- Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice completed four years on Friday without electing new magistrates, and the current ones will continue in office for another year despite being accused of «undermining justice» by civil and international organizations. In the early hours of Friday morning, the members...
Jerusalem, Oct 13 (EFE).- Israeli army bombardments on Friday afternoon killed 70 people fleeing to the south of the Gaza Strip, denounced the Islamist group Hamas. This is one of the most deadly attacks on the enclave since the latest war between Israel and the radical Palestinian organization began. The...
Caracas, Oct 13 (EFE).- Venezuelan opposition primary candidate Freddy Superlano, disqualified by the Comptroller’s Office from holding public office, announced Friday that he is withdrawing his candidacy to support María Corina Machado, who is also disqualified. Superlano’s resignation comes six days after Henrique Capriles also announced his withdrawal from the...
International Desk, Oct 13 (EFE).- The international community has expressed concern for the fate of more than a million civilians living in the Gaza Strip, given what appears to be an imminent land incursion by the Israeli army to fight the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which holds more than a...
Yemeli Ortega Jerusalem, Oct 13 (EFE). – Jewish chants rose Friday at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem during the burial of hundreds of Israeli soldiers who died in the war with Hamas, a ceremony attended by tens of thousands with Israeli flags and white candles. White-bearded rabbis laid wreaths...
Jerusalem, Oct 13 (EFE).- The Israeli army on Friday conducted localized raids inside Gaza in an attempt to find hostages being held in the Strip and attack Palestinian militants in the area, a military spokesman said. «Over the past day, the army conducted raids into Gaza Strip territory to eliminate...
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