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Tokyo, Oct 26 (EFE).- A group of activists and people close to Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota, sentenced in Myanmar to 10 years in prison, denounced Wednesday the situation in which he finds himself and demanded his release along with that of other detainees in the country. «Kubota is in the...
Moscow, Oct 25 (EFE).- A Russian court on Tuesday upheld American basketball player Brittney Griner’s 9-year sentence on drug possession and smuggling charges. The athlete’s lawyers had urged the Krasnogorsk court, in the Moscow region, to reduce the sentence but in a statement ahead of the hearing said the player...
Berlin, Oct 25 (EFE).- German sportswear brand Adidas on Tuesday said it was ending its partnership with Kanye West over the US rapper’s controversial antisemitic remarks. «Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and...
London, Oct 25 (EFE).- Rishi Sunak on Tuesday said he would prioritize economic stability but forewarned of “difficult decisions” as he took over as the United Kingdom’s prime minister, the country’s third in two months. “I will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this government’s agenda. This...
London, Oct 24 (EFE).- Ex-finance secretary Rishi Sunak is set to take over as the United Kingdom’s prime minister after securing enough support from his colleagues to become the leader of the ruling Conservative Party on Monday. His only official rival in the leadership race Penny Mordaunt dropped out just...
Mexico City, Oct 23 (EFE).- A powerful hurricane made landfall in western Mexico on Sunday with strong winds and heavy rainfall expected, the National Meteorological Service reported. Hurricane Roslyn advanced across the Pacific Ocean as a category 4 hurricane but by the time it came ashore on Sunday in the...
By Jesus Centeno Beijing, Oct 23 (EFE).- The Secretary General of China’s Communist Party Xi Jinping, presented Sunday his new Permanent Committee, the select group of seven leaders in charge of governing the regime during the next five years. Alongside Xi, 69, are four new faces in Chinese leadership, all...
Rome, Oct 22 (EFE).- Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, was sworn in on Saturday as Italy’s first female prime minister at the historic Quirinal Palace in Rome. The official ceremony in the baroque palace perched atop the Italian capital saw forty-five year old Meloni assume...
Beijing, Oct 22 (EFE).- Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was escorted Saturday outside the People’s Palace where the closing ceremony of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is being held, in what appeared to be a purge with public ridicule of the veteran leader. Shortly after the press...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (EFE).- Interpol’s 90th general assembly concluded in New Delhi on Friday with host India issuing a call for establishing a real-time information sharing network against terrorism, while the police body highlighted financial and cyber crimes as the biggest global threat. Meanwhile, the assembly also decided to...
Brussels, Oct 21 (EFE).- European Union leaders pledged on Friday to have a “united and determined” response to any deliberate attacks on critical infrastructure and announced it would provide Ukraine with 1.5 billion euros ($1.47 billion) per month in economic aid starting next year. “The European Council strongly condemns the...
Sports Desk, Oct 21 (EFE).- Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Simona Halep on Friday said she would “fight for the truth” after she was provisionally suspended for alleged doping. The 31-year-old Romanian, who is now 9th in the WTA rankings, was notified of her suspension after...
