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Avignon, France, Nov 25 (EFE).- French prosecutors on Monday asked for sentences of between 4 and 17 years in prison for a first batch of 20 defendants in the case of Gisèle Pelicot, who was raped while unconscious by dozens of men between 2011 and 2020 at the behest of...

Madrid, Nov 12 (EFE).- Eight Spanish communities issued Tuesday weather warnings for heavy rain, high waves, and strong winds, with greater incidence in the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, and Valencia, only two weeks after the deadly floods that killed at least 214 people. The Valencian Community has issued an orange alert...

Valencia, Spain, Nov 9 (EFE).- More than 130,000 people gathered during a demonstration on Saturday in Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president, Carlos Mazón, over the emergency management of the storms and floods that struck the region last week. The demonstrations’ leading banner included an image of...

Cali, Colombia, Nov 1 (EFE).- “For any type of genetic material there is ancestral knowledge associated with it,” said Cristiane Juliao of Brazil’s Pankararu indigenous people. This was said about the discussion at COP16 in Colombia on the use and fair sharing of the benefits of genetic sequencing, which she...

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct 24 (EFE).- Ecuador’s banana sector, a world leader in exports, has shown the European Union (EU) its efforts to comply with the demanding European regulations on sustainability, quality, environment, and compliance to bring this premium product to European supermarkets. However, it is not always rewarded in retail...

Geneva, Oct 23 (EFE).- The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the final phase of the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to heavy bombardments, mass displacements, and restricted access to the region. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and...

Jerusalem, Aug 19 (EFE).- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the latest proposed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas may be the last chance to rescue the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. This is a decisive moment — probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity...

Sports Desk, Aug 15 (EFE).-Kylian Mbappe scored in his debut as Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Italian side Atalanta 2-0 in the European Super Cup final to win their sixth title in the tournament in Warsaw on Wednesday. Federico Valverde opened the scoring for Madrid in the 59th minute after...