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Shanghai, China, Oct 7 (EFE).- A delegation of US senators, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, arrived in Shanghai on Saturday, marking the first congressional visit to China in four years. The bipartisan delegation, consisting of three Democrats and three Republicans and co-led by Republican Mike Crapo, begins its...
By Marcel Gascón Kyiv, Oct 7 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is betting on the European Union (EU) and its key member states after recent developments in the US Congress that have raised questions about the level of assistance Ukraine has received from Washington. Some analysts argue Ukraine has limited...
By Julio César Rivas Toronto, Canada, Oct 7 (EFE).- Canada finds itself grappling with an escalating diplomatic crisis with India following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that Indian government was involved in the murder of a Sikh leader in his country. The strain strain in India-Canada ties stepped up after...
By Amjad Ali Islamabad, Oct 7 (EFE).- Afghan refugees in Pakistan are gripped by panic as the government’s deadline for their departure from the country approaches, leading many to wind up their businesses and sell their household. On Tuesday, the Pakistani government ordered all immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans living...
Wilmington, US, Oct 6 (EFE) .- Julie Chávez used to think that extremism was a relic of the past that her grandfather, the legendary labor leader César Chávez, had to fight. Now, as Joe Biden’s campaign manager for the 2024 elections, she knows that she has inherited the mission of...
Kabul, Oct 6 (EFE).- Around two hundred alleged sorcerers in Afghanistan have been arrested by the Taliban on allegations of witchcraft, as part of a national campaign to stop these practices used by some Afghans to make prophesies, offer supposed cures for diseases or protection against the «evil eye.» The...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (EFE).- A fire in a six-floor residential building on Friday killed at least seven people and left dozens injured in India’s Mumbai, official sources said. Deputy Police Commissioner Renuka Bagde said at least seven deaths have been reported from the inferno in the Goregaon suburb of...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (EFE).- Rescue personnel were on Friday working round-the-clock in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim to find survivors among the over 100 people missing after devastating flash floods, triggered by a glacial lake bursting through its banks and heavy rains in recent days. The surging waters and...
Madrid, Oct 6 (EFE).- Spanish police said on Friday that they were investigating an incident of burglary on the house of Rayo Vallecano’s Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao in Madrid’s La Florida neighborhood. The incident happened around 7.30 pm on Saturday when two hooded men entered the house of the striker...
Cartagena, Colombia, Oct 6 (EFE).– Spanish second division La Liga Hypermotion match between FC Cartagena and Espanyol at the Cartagonova stadium was interrupted due to an allegation of racist insult against visiting player Omar El Hilali. The incident on Thursday caused the match to remain halted for several minutes in...
Bangkok, Oct 6 (EFE).- The teenage suspect of a Bangkok shopping mall shooting that killed two people this week had previously practiced firing at a shooting range belonging to the military, the Royal Thai Army said on Friday. The Army said in a statement that the suspect visited the shooting...
Beijing, Oct 6 (EFE).- China has reiterated its «firm opposition» to Japan’s dumping of contaminated and treated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, calling for an international push to monitor the act. The second phase of water release from the damaged plant began on Tuesday,...
