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Madrid, Dec 17 (EFE).- Elon Musk on Saturday reinstated the accounts of several journalists he had banned from Twitter after the billionaire conducted a poll on the social media site. Reporters from The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN and Voice of America were locked out of their Twitter...
Bangkok, Dec 16 (EFE).- Places of worship across Thailand on Friday held prayers for King Vajiralongkorn’s eldest daughter Princess Bajrakitiyabha, following her collapse earlier this week due to a heart condition. Bajrakitiyabha, 44, lost consciousness on Wednesday afternoon while training her dog for a competition in the city of Nakhon...
By Pablo Moraga Kigali, Dec 16 (EFE) – After banning polyethylene bags in 2008 and more than a decade of policies aimed at eradicating the use of this material, Rwanda is seeking to further tighten legislation so it can become plastic-free. Under the current law, importing, producing, using, or selling...
Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 16 (EFE).- Russian forces launched at least 60 missile attacks on several Ukrainian cities targeting key infrastructure on Friday, Kyiv authorities reported. «We expect about 60 pieces. Some of them are already over the territory of Ukraine in the north. I also think that our air defense...
Islamabad, Dec 15 (EFE).- A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least two people, including a soldier, in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal district near the border with Afghanistan, a military statement said on Thursday. Nine civilians suffered wounds in the bombing that shook parts of Miran Shah along...
By Guillermo BenavidesBeijing, Dec 15 (EFE).- PCR testing firms have long been the backbone of China’s ‘zero Covid’ policy, which has been in place for two years, but recent unrest has triggered an easing of pandemic measures and with that the laboratories that were once frantically testing the population daily...
Washington, Dec 14 (EFE).- Businessman Elon Musk sold almost 22 million shares of Tesla for a value of more than $3.5 billion this week, according to documents made public Wednesday by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s the second time Musk has dumped a significant number of shares...
New York, US, Dec 13 (EFE).- The founder of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange giant FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, was on Tuesday awaiting possible extradition to the United States following his arrest in the Bahamas at the request of a New York attorney. The 30-year-old founder and former CEO of FTX, which...
Sydney, Australia, Dec 13 (EFE).- New Zealand’s prime minister was caught calling an opposition party leader in parliament an «arrogant prick» in a private comment in parliament on Tuesday. Jacinda Ardern had been asked by ACT Party leader David Seymour during question time to give an example of “making a...
Athens, Dec 12 (EFE) – Greek authorities on Monday froze the assets of European Parliament vice president Eva Kaili, as well as those of her closest relatives, anti-money laundering authority chief Haralambos Vourliotis said in a statement. Kaili was arrested on Sunday on corruption charges for allegedly receiving hefty bribes...
London, Dec 12 (EFE) – Heavy overnight snowfall across the United Kingdom has caused major disruptions to transport on Monday, with the temporary closure of London’s Stansted airport and flight delays at Heathrow and Gatwick, according to British authorities. The Met Office warned drivers of the risk of snow, ice,...
Tokyo, Dec 12 (EFE).- A Japanese court on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by children of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors who were seeking government financial support for their health. The plaintiffs claimed their parents’ exposure to radiation from the 1945 bombing had affected their health, but the Nagasaki District Court...
