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Panama City, Sep 10 (EFE).- A Panama Aeronaval Service (Senan) helicopter disappeared on Sunday morning with three crew members on board. Equipment of the National Aeronaval Service (Senan) of Panama on January 8, 2018 in Panama City. EFE FILE/Alejandro Bolívar A search was underway for the helicopter – carrying a...

New Delhi, Sep 10 (EFE).- Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed “strong concern” about alleged anti-India activities taking place in Canada during his meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, on Sunday. Trudeau and Modi held a bilateral meeting following the conclusion of the two-day G20 summit in the Indian capital....

New Delhi, Sep 10 (EFE).- Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has assured his embattled Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that he would not be arrested in Brazil if he came to attend the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year. “Putin can easily (come) to Brazil,” Lula told...

By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Sep 9 (EFE).- Thousands of journalists, including foreigners, 1,300 workstations in brightly lit, sprawling, and air-conditioned halls, fast internet connectivity, free-flowing tea and coffee, and sumptuous Indian food. There is almost everything for the journalists covering India’s much-anticipated G20 moment to write and wire their...

Tokyo, Sep 8 (EFE).- Tokyo and its surrounding areas were being lashed by heavy rains and powerful winds on Friday as tropical storm Yon-yeung made its way through central and eastern Japan. Heavy rains have already caused flooding and disrupted public transport in some areas of the country. As of...

Gaza, Sep 8 (EFE).- The Gaza Strip has turned to desalination after grappling with scarce access to water for years amid a stiff Israeli blockade and a flailing economy. «Desalination is the only way to obtain drinking water, we have no other option,» Ahmed Robae, the director at Gaza’s largest...

Manila, Sep 8 (EFE).- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr met in Manila on Tuesday and announced the signing of an agreement to strengthen bilateral ties, amid renewed territorial tensions in the South China Sea. The signing of the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership...

By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Sep 7 (EFE). The Indian capital is glittering with beaming streetlights and vibrant hoardings put up on freshly paved roads and zebra-striped sidewalks to welcome the world’s elite for this weekend’s G20 summit. However, beneath this newfound splendor, which came at a cost of $120...

New York, Sep 6 (EFE).- Tennis world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will play Russia’s Daniil Medvedev for a place in the final of the United States Open after eliminating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in straight sets Wednesday in New York. The 20-year-old Spaniard won his quarter-final match 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4...

Beijing, Sep 7 (EFE).- Typhoon Haikui has led to the temporary evacuation of around 294,000 people in China’s southeastern Fujian province, where it has caused severe damage to infrastructure and agriculture, officials said Thursday Provincial authorities told state news agency Xinhua that the typhoon has affected nearly 1.6 million people...

Libreville, Sep 6 (EFE).- Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema has begun a process to release prisoners of conscience from the previous regime, according to his government on Wednesday. The release process commenced on Tuesday, a day after Nguema took oath as interim president of the country. The detainees...