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New Delhi, Aug 15 (EFE).— India expressed regret on Thursday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected an appeal against the Paris 2024 disqualification wrestler Vinesh Phogat, a key figure in anti-government protests over alleged sexual harassment of athletes last year. Phogat was disqualified for exceeding the weight...
Sydney, Australia, Aug 15 (EFE).- Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom faces extradition to the United States after New Zealand’s justice minister said Thursday he had signed off on the order. The German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur has been living in New Zealand since 2010. In 2012 the US indicted him and his associates,...
Sydney, Australia, Aug 14 (EFE).- At least three people had been treated in New Zealand hospitals as of Wednesday after it was discovered candies laced with “potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine” were distributed in charity food parcels. The Rinda-brand pineapple candies were donated by an unknown member of the public...
London, Aug 13 (EFE).- A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square, London’s Metropolitan Police reported on Tuesday. Police were called to the tourist and theater hotspot in the capital at 11.34 am on Monday, where the girl was...
London, Aug 13 (EFE).- A group of celebrities, including the Princess of Wales, appeared in a video to congratulate the Great Britain team that took part in the recently concluded Paris Olympics. This is one of the rare public appearances Catherine has made since she was diagnosed with cancer at...
Vienna, Aug 12 (EFE).- Austrian privacy NGO None of Your Business (Noyb) on Monday said it had filed complaints in nine European countries, accusing X of violating European Union laws by using the data of millions of users without consent to train its artificial intelligence technologies. The complaints, according to...
Seoul, Aug 12 (EFE).- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol named a new defense minister Monday, while his predecessor will become national security adviser. Current Presidential Security Service Head Kim Yong-hyun will replace Shin Won-sik at the helm of the ministry. Chang Ho-jin, who until now held Shin’s new position, will...
By Rafael CañasParis, Aug 11 (EFE).- With a dazzling, futuristic ceremony, Paris brought to a close a Summer Olympics that will go down in history for its ambition and for transforming the city into a monumental open-air stadium. The celebration was designed to showcase a France that is proud of...
By David Asta Alares Dhaka, Aug 11 (EFE).– Mrinal Kanti Chakraborty’s blood still stains the floor where he was murdered by a group of unknown assailants on Monday. He is one of at least three Hindus killed in Bangladesh amid the chaos following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government, as...
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Real train hard ahead of Super Cup final against Atalanta Madrid, Aug 11 (EFE).– Real Madrid’s Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has ramped up preparations for the European Super Cup final, intensifying a training session, just three days before facing Italian side Atalanta in Warsaw. Ancelotti is focused on integrating the...
By Hector Pereira Caracas, Aug 10 (EFE).- Former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez urged Nicolás Maduro, declared the winner of Venezuela’s July 28 election, to address growing demands for transparency amid widespread fraud allegations. The opposition claims its candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, won by a wide margin that was stolen by...
![[FILE] Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina (L) walks with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (R) during her ceremonial reception at residence of the Indian President (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi, India, 08 April 2017. Sheikh Hasina is on a state visit to India from 07 to 10 April 2017. EFE-EPA/FILE/STR](https://i0.wp.com/efe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rss-efed6cf998c15d3d374583cc673427b839402eec293w.jpg?fit=1024%2C715&ssl=1)
By Hugo Barcia New Delhi, Aug 10 (EFE).— The ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh is the latest to slip from India’s grasp in South Asia. Recent government changes in Afghanistan, the Maldives, Nepal, and now Bangladesh have significantly eroded India’s influence in the region that it once dominated....
