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Juarez, Mexico, Oct 13 (EFE).- Just two days after it was opened, the Bridge of the Americas crossing between Mexico and the United States was blocked again on Friday by roadblocks put up by the Texas Department of Public Security (DPS), affecting the movement of around 20,000 export shipments stuck...
Lisbon, Oct 13 (EFE) – Cristiano Ronaldo, who helped Portugal qualify for Euro 2024 with a double in a 3-2 victory over Slovakia on Friday, assured that he feels well and is «enjoying the moment», both with the national team and with Saudi Al Nassr. «I am enjoying the moment,...
Washington, Oct 13 (EFE). – Republican Congressman Jim Jordan got a second chance on Friday when he was chosen by his party as candidate for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, a position vacant since the ouster of his conservative colleague Kevin McCarthy on October 3. The House...
Santo Domingo, Oct 13 (EFE). – The binational market in Dajabón (northwest of the Dominican Republic) opened its doors on Friday only with Dominican sellers and buyers, as Haiti decided to keep its border closed to trade with the neighboring country. All eyes were on the traditional fair, the busiest...
Los Angeles (US), Oct 13 (EFE).- Hollywood unions issued a statement on Friday calling on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to return to the negotiating table with the US Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) after talks broke down on Wednesday. «We collectively demand the AMPTP resumes negotiations...
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...
