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Sydney, Australia, Aug 9 (EFE).– Fourteen Pacific island countries and East Timor, among the world’s most vulnerable nations to natural disasters due to the climate crisis, will establish warehouses to store humanitarian supplies for disaster response. The initiative, called the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program, is funded by Australia and New...
New Delhi, Aug 9 (EFE).– India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar began a three-day visit to the Maldives on Friday to address the tense ties between the two countries as China makes deepens its presence in the strategic Indian Ocean island nation. The bilateral ties between India and the Maldives...
By Moncho Torres Panama City, Aug 8 (EFE).- The head of the US Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, said in an interview with EFE that the solution to the crisis in Venezuela after the elections must be a democratic and not military one, and that could only be resolved transparently...
Sydney, Australia, Aug 8 (EFE).- Australian carrier Qantas announced Thursday that it has slashed former CEO Alan Joyce’s final pay packet by AU$ 9.26 million ($6 million) after a series of events that caused «considerable damage» to the company and its reputation. Joyce held the post from November 2008 until...
San José, Aug. 07 (EFE) – Former Nicaraguan ambassador to the Organization of American States Arturo McFields confirmed Wednesday that Daniel Ortega’s government ordered the expulsion of the Brazilian ambassador to Nicaragua, Breno Souza da Costa, for not attending the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution on...
Vienna, Aug 7 (EFE).- United States singer Taylor Swift canceled her three upcoming concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium after Austrian police arrested two suspected terrorists who planned to attack the event, tour organizers said in a statement. Swift was scheduled to perform on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as part...
San Antonio, United States, Aug 6 (EFE).- A Mexican drug trafficker and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, arrested by United States authorities more than a week ago, will be transferred from Texas to New York to stand trial, his lawyer told EFE on Tuesday night. Frank Perez said the date...
Chiayi, Taiwan, Aug 6 (EFE).— The Taiwanese air force showcased its main combat fighters, including the American F-16, on Tuesday as a prelude to an air show aimed at «increasing public understanding» of defense matters. Hundreds of citizens gathered at the Chiayi air base in southern Taiwan to watch rehearsals...
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Aug 6 (EFE).- A Hanoi court sentenced one of the country’s best-known businessmen to 21 years in prison for fraud and stock market manipulation worth $143 million, official sources reported Tuesday. According to a government statement, Trinh Van Quyet, former president of the FLC Group...
Sports Desk, July 28 (EFE).- American gymnast Simone Biles returned to the Olympic stage on Sunday, three years after dropping out of Tokyo 2020, with a stunning balance beam routine that was greeted with a thunderous ovation at the Bercy Pavilion, where celebrities including Ariana Grande and Snoop Dog watched...
Sydney, Australia, July 26 (EFE).- Police in Australia on Friday charged three men with forcing a teenage couple to marry, a crime punishable in the country by up to nine years in prison. The teenagers wanted to date each other, but their relatives – two related to the boy and...
San Antonio, United States, July 25 (EFE).- The United States arrested on Thursday the alleged leader and co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, after being wanted by American authorities for decades with a reward of $15 million, according to officials. The US Justice Department said Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was under...
