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By Eric San Juan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (EFE).- An estimated 300 bears in Vietnam are still kept on farms for the illegal extraction of their bile to be sold on the black market for medicinal remedies, but the country is nearing the end of this practice thanks to...
By Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Atacama, Chile (EFE).- The ALMA radiotelescope, the largest such instrument in the world and located at an altitude of 5,000 meters (about 16,250 feet) above sea level in Chile’s Atacama Desert, has now been in operation for 10 years during which time it has unveiled numerous...
By Susana Samhan Los Angeles (EFE).- To get to where the action is at the Oscars gala, guests first have to ride a creaky escalator into the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, which sits inside a somewhat outdated shopping mall. The theater in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard this...
By Milo Milfort Port-au-Prince, Mar 12 (EFE).- More than 1,500 people, most of them women or children, are living in horrible conditions in four camps for displaced persons in Poste-Marchand as a result of the new wave of violence Haiti is experiencing due to the ongoing «war» between gangs in...
Frogs becoming common Lenten fare in southern Mexico By Jose de Jesus Cortes Oaxaca, Mexico, Mar 11 (EFE).- From the diverse cuisine of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has emerged as a new option for the Catholic faithful who want to honor the church’s injunction to abstain from meat...
Sports Desk, Mar 9 (EFE).- Manchester United beat Real Betis 4-1 Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 battle, while Premier League leaders Arsenal came from behind to secure a 2-2 away draw with Sporting. Showing confidence in his players, United coach Erik ten Hag...
Americas Desk, Mar 8 (EFE).- Governments, multilateral organizations and civic organizations across the Americas commemorated International Women’s Day on Wednesday with messages of support, announcements to advance gender equality and the denouncement of violence against women. United States President Joe Biden pointed out that «the rights of women and girls...
By David Toro Escobar Guatemala City (EFE).- Dacia Ramirez, the mother of one of the 41 girls who died in a fire inside a state-run home in Guatemala in 2017, says that the six years since then have been the «saddest» of her life, and she laments the fact that...
By Génesis Carrero Soto Caracas, Mar 8 (EFE).- At a hilltop community garden in Caracas a group of women share tea and swap stories of empowerment. For many of the women in the Dolorita parish of the Venezuelan capital, the concept of empowerment is relatively new, but it is one...
Kabul, Mar 8 (EFE).- A former director of the provincial education department working at a carpet factory in Kabul is a symbol of several generations of women who have been banished from society with the arrival of the Taliban in power. “When there is no access to education and work...
Sports Desk, Mar 7 (EFE).- Chelsea blanked Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Tuesday in the second leg of their Champions League knockout stage tie to win 2-1 on aggregate, while Benfica thrashed Club Brugge 5-1 for a 7-1 triumph. The Blues, who hoisted the trophy in 2021, are through to the quarterfinals...
Washington, Mar 7 (EFE).- The Federal Reserve chairman told Congress on Tuesday that the US central bank remains laser-focused on reining in inflation and is ready to reverse course and accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes if necessary. «If the totality of the data were to indicate that faster...
