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Sydney, Australia, Sep 26 (EFE).- Australian zoologist Adam Corden Britton, an expert on crocodiles, pleaded guilty to raping, torturing and killing dozens of dogs, as well as accessing and sharing child abuse material, judicial sources confirmed Tuesday. Britton, who pleaded guilty on Monday before the Supreme Court of the Northern...
Lima, Sept 25 (EFE).- Four girls aged 10 to 14 become mothers every day in Peru and six teenagers aged 15 to 19 have a child every hour in Peru, as revealed Monday by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The agency warned that child pregnancies are growing in the...
Toronto, Canada, Sept 25 (EFE).- The speaker of Canada’s lower house of parliament, Anthony Rota, apologized Monday for honoring on Friday a 98-year-old Ukrainian-born Canadian who fought with a Waffen-SS Nazi unit in World War II. «I particularly want to extend my deepest apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and...
Kabul, Sep 25 (EFE).- The Taliban are trying to ensure the return of university professors who had fled Afghanistan due to an atmosphere perceived as hostile to education, lack of opportunities and regressive measures such as a ban on higher education for women since the Islamists seized power in 2021....
Jakarta, Sep 25 (EFE).- Indonesia declared on Monday that it would bring a regulation to prevent social networks from integrating e-commerce services amid an ongoing dispute with TikTok, which has promoted its online store in the archipelago as part of its expansion efforts in Southeast Asia. Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan...
Bangkok, Sep 25 (EFE).- A demonic-looking statue, representing an ancient master of esoteric magic, has generated controversy in Bangkok between worshipers who leave offerings in exchange for favors and detractors who want it gone. Pitch black and winged, the figure of Kru Kai Kaew displays protruding fangs and red claws...
By Lobsang DS Subirana Sports Desk, Sep 24 (EFE).- Australia suffered their worst Rugby World Cup defeat Sunday and all but forfeited the chance of qualifying for the tournament’s quarterfinals in France, following a dominant performance from Wales, who booked their place in the knockout stages. The Wallabies were humbled...
Dhaka, Sep 24 (EFE).– Bangladesh said on Sunday that United States visa restrictions ahead of the parliamentary elections in January next year would not harm the relationship between the two countries. The US Department of State said on Friday that it was taking steps to impose visa restrictions on Bangladeshi...
Tbilisi, Sep 24 (EFE).- Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Alíev will meet on Oct.5 in the Spanish city of Granada to discuss and potentially finalize a peace treaty, the Security Council of Armenia press office said on Sunday. The leaders of France and Germany and European...
Tehran, Sep 24 (EFE).- Iran said on Sunday that it foiled a terrorist attack by the Islamic State militant group that planned to simultaneously detonate 30 bombs in Tehran. The Iranian authorities said they have arrested 28 people who were planning to execute the terror plan. The Iranian Ministry of...
Rabat, Sep 24 (EFE).- The Moroccan government has embarked on a nationwide campaign to bolster domestic tourism and aid the recovery of Marrakech after a devastating earthquake killed 3,000 people in the region. The national tourism authority initiated the campaign over the weekend, spreading the word through social media platforms...
Cotonou, Sep 24 (EFE).- An explosion at a depot for smuggled fuel in southern Benin has killed at least 35 people and injured several others, officials said on Sunday. The explosion sparked a massive fire at the warehouse in the south of Benin, near the Sèmè-Kraké border post with neighboring...
