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Brasilia, Mar 25 (EFE).- On the recommendation of his doctors, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has postponed a five-day visit to China after being diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia, the Brazilian government said Saturday. «The postponement has been communicated to the Chinese authorities with the reiteration of the desire to...
New York, Mar 25 (EFE).- At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured by powerful storms and a tornado that rolled through areas of Mississippi, the state governor said Saturday. The storms left a trail of destruction in their path through rural areas of the southern state, causing blackouts...
New Delhi, Mar 25 (EFE).- Prominent Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday linked his recent disqualification as a lawmaker over defamation charges to his criticism of the billionaire businessman Gautam Adani. “I have been disqualified because the prime minister (Narendra Modi) is scared of my next speech (…) is...
Beijing, Mar 25 (EFE) .- Apple’s CEO Tim Cook on Saturday, during an unannounced visit to Beijing, underlined the rapid advances in innovation in the Asian country and predicted that it would only speed up further, Chinese state media reported. Cook was taking part in the China Development Forum, where...
Los Angeles, US, Mar 22 (EFE).- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow denied causing a 2016 ski collision at a mountain resort in Utah as she testified Friday afternoon in a civil trial. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, is suing Paltrow for $300,000. He and his lawyers allege Paltrow crashed into him on...
By Sara Acosta San Salvador, Mar 24 (EFE).- El Salvador’s government is set to mark the one-year anniversary of its «state of exception,» a controversial measure that has been denounced by human rights groups yet is seen by many in that Central American country as the solution to a longstanding...
New Delhi, Mar 24 (EFE) .- The authorities of the southern Indian state of Kerala were prepared with necessary arrangements to capture this weekend a wild elephant, believed to have killed ten people in recent years and caused chaos in human settlements in search for their favorite food: rice. However,...
Castellón, Spain, Mar 24 (EFE).- Spain’s first major forest fire of the year has scorched 30 square kilometers of land and forced the evacuation of 1,750 residents in the Mediterranean province of Castellón, authorities said Friday. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez said the government would use all resources necessary to...
Jerusalem, Mar 24 (EFE).- Israel’s attorney general on Friday warned prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his direct involvement in the controversial judicial reforms being pushed by his government would be “illegal” as it would amount to a conflict of interests and violate a deal he signed in order to govern...
Frankfurt, Germany, Mar 24 (EFE).- Bayern Munich are expected to appoint Thomas Tuchel as the club’s first team coach after sacking Julian Nagelsmann. Reports in the German media late Thursday night said Tuchel is due to take over on Monday, and will be in the dugout for the crunch Bundesliga...
Shanghai, China, Mar 24 (EFE) .- The Chinese government claimed Friday it has never asked and will never ask companies or individuals to collect information or provide it in other countries in violation of local laws. The statement from the government at Beijing came ahead of a possible ban on...
New Delhi, Mar 24 (EFE).– India’s parliament on Friday disqualified opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker, a day after a court found the scion of the once-dominant Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty guilty of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison. Gandhi, 52, was convicted on Thursday for asking...
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