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By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- Ukraine is urgently seeking solutions as Russia’s blockade of Odesa ports chokes grain exports at the peak of the harvest, despite efforts to scale up alternative routes. In the first 12 days of August, Ukraine exported only 590,000 tonnes of grain, about 30% of the...
Moscow, Aug 14 (EFE).- Moscow’s nightlife is shrinking. As Russia’s economy struggles under the pressure of war, rising taxes and inflation, and authorities tighten their grip on public life, one electronic music venue after another is closing, leaving the capital’s once-vibrant club scene increasingly constrained. The nights are short in...
By Esneyder Negrete Quibdó, Colombia (EFE).- While authorities work to complete the headcount of victims of Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia, affected families in Quibdó, the capital of Chocó, have their own assessment: uninhabitable homes, walls on the verge of collapse, and an uncertain future. Nilson Hinestroza and Yerlin Perea...
Barcelona, Aug 4 (EFE).- German goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has joined Ajax on a season-long loan from FC Barcelona, the Spanish club announced Tuesday, ending weeks of negotiations delayed by tax-related issues. The 34-year-old Germany international, who remains under contract with Barcelona until 2028, had been in talks with the...
By Rostyslav Averchuk Kovel, Ukraine, Aug 3 (EFE).- Volunteer-made anti-drone ponchos are helping Ukrainian soldiers evade Russian drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras, offering vital protection as drone warfare expands the «kill zone» several kilometers behind the front line. «We used to make different kinds of things needed by our...
![[FILE] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the acting head of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov (not pictured), in Izhevsk, Russia, today, June 27, 2017. EFE/Michael Klimentyev **MANDATORY CREDIT/POOL**[**MANDATORY CREDIT/POOL**]](https://i0.wp.com/efe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rss-efec7a3c366a03c1f6e3fe95f2e0c59b6e6e474d733w.webp?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1)
Moscow, Aug 3 (EFE).- Russia is enduring what has become the deadliest summer of the war, with Ukrainian strikes reaching deep into its territory and targeting logistics hubs, oil facilities, coastal areas and, increasingly, senior military officials. The attacks have killed civilians, disrupted tourism and commerce, and heightened pressure on...
By David Álvarez Peralada, Spain, Aug 3 (EFE).- A production that fuses hip-hop with Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” is challenging long-held boundaries between classical music and urban dance, as French choreographer Mourad Merzouki returned to Spain’s Peralada Festival with his award-winning 4 Danced Seasons. Eight years after captivating audiences...
By Mar Marín Castillejos, Morocco, Aug 1 (EFE).- Jobs, better wages, and a chance for the future. These were the reasons that drove many young Moroccans to risk their lives in the country’s worst migration crisis, in a nation where one in three people under 29 is neither studying nor...
Liuboml, Ukraine, Aug 1 (EFE).- The exhumation of victims of the Volhynia killings (the deaths of tens of thousands of Poles at the hands of Ukrainian nationalist groups in 1943) helps intensify dialogue between Poland and Ukraine after the flare-up of tensions over historical memory. Sunflower fields and forest cover...
By Bárbara Agelvis Maza Caracas, Jul 18 (EFE).- Every morning, Betzi Gutiérrez puts on her yellow safety vest, white hard hat, and work boots to inspect buildings damaged by the devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month. Yet each inspection is also a reminder that she, too, lost her...
By Natalia Kidd Buenos Aires, July 18 (EFE).- Nearly 50,000 Argentines have traveled to the United States to follow their national team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, spending an estimated $513 million as they prepare to cheer Lionel Messi and Argentina in Sunday’s final against Spain. Despite soaring airfares,...
![[FILE] Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer stands in front of a display reading 'AI' as he attends a press statement during a location summit on 'Impulses for Europe as a business location' organized by the Austrian Government at the headquarters of Austrian photovoltaic manufacturer Fronius International GmbH in Pettenbach, Austria, 14 March 2024. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer points up that it is necessary to reduce energy and production costs, strengthen research and innovation and to cut bureaucracy at national and EU level to support European industry and companies in a market competition with the US, China and Latin America. EFE/EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA](https://i0.wp.com/efe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rss-efe9cea9029566dad85e8bca00fe5bdcf54747778b8w.webp?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1)
Beijing, July 18 (EFE).- Chinese startup Moonshot AI has unveiled Kimi K3, which it describes as the world’s largest open-source artificial intelligence model, claiming it outperforms several leading systems from OpenAI and Anthropic in key benchmarks amid an intensifying tech rivalry between Beijing and Washington. Moonshot AI said Kimi K3...
![[FILE] Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, attends a briefing in Moscow, Russia, 03 August 2018. EPA/FILE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV](https://i0.wp.com/efe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rss-efe4a98becabeb90db01f89e7486557752cd067cf20w.webp?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
