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Kabul, Nov 25 (EFE).- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday called on the Taliban government to immediately end violence against women and the general deterioration of women’s rights, which have been especially diminished since the fundamentalists took power last year. On the International Day for the...
Washington, Nov 23 (EFE).- The gunman who killed six people at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, was a store employee and apparently committed suicide after going on his shooting spree inside the store, police said Wednesday at a press conference. According to Chesapeake police chief Mark Soleski said that when...
By Álvaro Alfaro Beijing, Nov 25 (EFE).- Chinese football fans were left feeling outraged by footage of maskless fans at the World Cup in Qatar as Beijing rolled out stiff restrictions to deal with new domestic Covid outbreaks. Cities such as Chongqing, Guangdong and the capital have recently applied containment...
Strasbourg, France, Nov 23 (EFE).- The European Parliament on Wednesday declared Russia a «state sponsor of terrorism» over its attacks against the population of Ukraine. The majority of EP lawmakers voted in favor of the resolution on the grounds of “deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by Russian forces and their...
London, Nov 23 (EFE).- The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the consent of the United Kingdom’s government, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The ruling will come as a blow to the independence ambitions of Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon. “While I am obviously very disappointed by...
Washington, Nov 23 (EFE).- At least six people have been killed in a shooting at a Walmart in the southeastern state of Virginia, United States, the Chesapeake city council reported. “Chesapeake Police confirm 7 fatalities, including the shooter, from last night’s shooting at Walmart on Sam’s Circle,” the municipal government...
Lviv, Ukraine, Nov 23 (EFE).- Russia has killed at least 438 children since it began its invasion of Ukraine in February, including a newborn baby who was killed in a strike on a Zaporizhizhia hospital overnight, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said Wednesday. “As of the morning of November 23, 2022, more...
Jerusalem, Nov 23 (EFE).- One person died and at least 14 were injured in two blasts in different parts of Jerusalem, incidents that could point to possible attacks with explosive devices, according to Israeli police. Early in the morning, there was a first explosion at a bus stop that left...
Sports Desk, Nov 22 (EFE).- The directors of Manchester United said Tuesday that they are exploring «strategic alternatives» for the Premier League club, including new investment, a sale or «other transactions.» «The process is designed to enhance the club’s future growth, with the ultimate goal of positioning the club to...
Jakarta, Nov 23 (EFE).- At least 100 children have died in the shallow earthquake that shook Indonesia’s West Java province, according to the latest count provided by authorities on Wednesday. The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) also raised the death toll from Monday’s magnitude 5.6 quake to 271, of...
Washington, Nov 21 (EFE).- Colorado Springs police on Monday identified the five people who were killed in the weekend’s shooting at an LGBT+ nightclub in the United States. Kelly Loving, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh and Raymond Green Vance were the five victims named by police in Colorado state’s...
Jakarta, Nov 22 (EFE).- The death toll from a powerful magnitude 5.6 earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of West Java province has climbed to 268, Cinajur government officials reported on Tuesday. Monday’s earthquake, which occurred at 1.21 pm local time (06:21 GMT) in Cianjur Regency also injured at least...
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