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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...
Manila, Mar 24 (EFE).- The Philippines urged China on Friday to curb «coercion and intimidation» in their dispute over islands in the South China Sea during a meeting in Manila between the vice foreign ministers of each country. The two nations dispute several islands and reefs in the South China...
Washington, Mar 23 (EFE).- The chief executive officer of video hosting service TikTok said here Thursday that a ban on that social platform in the United States would hurt American businesses, damage the economy and curtail freedom of expression. «Our app is a place where people can be creative and...
Paris, Mar 23 (EFE).- France was bracing itself Thursday for hundreds of protests across the country against the government’s pension reforms. Authorities expect between 600,000 and 800,000 people to take to the streets, and police have deployed 12,000 officers across the country. The reforms, which were pushed through last week...
Madrid, Mar 23 (EFE).- Europe’s football governing body Uefa on Thursday said it had opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a “potential violation” of its legal framework in relation to an alleged corruption scandal that has rocked the Catalan club. Barcelona and former club officials including presidents have already...
New Delhi, Mar 23 (EFE).- An Indian court on Thursday found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, a scion of the once-dominant Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, guilty of defamation for questioning «why all the thieves» share the Modi surname during a political campaign in April 2019. The court in Gujarat, the home state...
