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Sydney, Australia, Mar 7 (EFE).- Firefighters in Australia on Tuesday were battling over 30 fires, of which a dozen are burning uncontrollably, in several parts of the east of the country, which is also experiencing hot, dry and windy conditions. “Some of these (fires) are burning in remote terrains requiring...
Islamabad, Mar 7 (EFE).- Imran Khan, the ousted prime minister of Pakistan, Tuesday missed a mandatory court appearance due to «security threats» to his life, according to his defense lawyer. The decision not to appear in court may result in his arrest for failing to obey a subpoena in an...
Beijing, Mar 7 (EFE).- Beijing’s close ties with Moscow advance global multipolarization and are not a threat to any country, China’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Holding his first public press conference since he replaced Wang Yi in December, Qin Gang spoke on the sidelines of the 14th National People’s Congress...
Lima, Mar 6 (EFE).- Six soldiers have died while trying to cross the Ilave river after fleeing from anti-government protesters in Puno in southern Peru, officials said Monday. The divers of the Captain of Ports department worked all day to recover the bodies of five of the deceased after finding...
Seoul, Mar 7 (EFE).- North Korea on Tuesday threatened to take «overwhelming» action against the military movements of Seoul and Washington, which carried out maneuvers with a strategic bomber the previous day and are preparing for extensive new exercises. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, issued...
Washington (EFE).- Atlanta authorities on Monday charged 23 of the more than 30 people arrested during weekend protests at a site on which a police station will be built, a project that has sparked the ire of demonstrators who feel that the work will damage the environment and the well-being...
Beirut, Mar 6 (EFE).- One month after powerful twin earthquakes struck northern Syria, people in the war-torn nation are still struggling with dire conditions and slow-paced relief efforts, aid organizations said on Monday. “One month later, life for children in earthquake-affected areas remains unimaginably hard. Thousands are still living in...
Moscow, Mar 6 (EFE).- Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in absentia to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to seize power in the eastern European nation. Four other exiled opposition leaders were sentenced in the same case, including former culture minister Pavel Latushko, who was handed...
Islamabad, Mar 6 (EFE).- A Pakistani court Monday upheld the non-bailable arrest warrant against former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of selling state gifts and hiding his assets. The Islamabad police served the arrest warrants to Khan Sunday and attempted to arrest him from his Lahore residence. But cops...
Dhaka, Mar 6 (EFE).- Bangladesh authorities initiated an investigation on Monday in order to determine the cause of a massive fire that destroyed more than a third of the shelters in a Rohingya refugee camp, leaving 12,000 people without shelter. The investigation committee, which includes representatives from the Office of...
Islamabad, March 6 (EFE).- At least nine policemen were killed and 14 others were wounded Monday in a suicide blast near a moving police van in the restive Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, police said. The blast occurred on the Kambri Bridge in the area bordering Sibi and Kachhi districts,...
Bangkok (EFE).- At least 51,200 people have been evacuated due to floods in the south of the Malaysian peninsula, which have claimed four lives, the authorities said Monday. The southwestern Johor state is the worst hit with more than 47,600 people housed in 270 temporary shelters, the National Disaster Management...
