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London, Oct 20 (EFE).- The United Kingdom’s newly-appointed prime minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced that she would resign. The Conservative leader gave a statement outside her official Downing Street residence in central London to cap off a turbulent week in UK politics in which she lost the support of...
Bilbao, Spain, Oct 20 (EFE).- Police in northern Spain on Thursday arrested a woman who is suspected of kidnapping a newborn baby from a hospital in Bilbao having gained access to the building by masquerading as a health care worker. Her arrest came just hours after the newborn was found...
Tehran, Oct 19 (EFE).- Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi was greeted by cheering crowds of supporters at Tehran’s airport Wednesday after returning from a tournament in South Korea, where she made headlines for competing without a headscarf in an apparent show of support for the ongoing protests in Iran. Videos posted...
Moscow, Oct 19 (EFE).- Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in the Russian-claimed Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. The Russian president made the declaration following a security council meeting. It comes just under three weeks after Putin announced the annexation of the four partially-occupied regions in...
By Lorena Cantó Beijing, Oct 19 (EFE).- Many people in China have been waiting for the ongoing Congress of the Communist Party of China the event hoping that, beyond its political significance the meeting could pave the way for authorities relaxing the draconian «zero-Covid» policy in place for nearly three...
Lviv, Ukraine, Oct 18 (EFE).- At least two people were killed in fresh Russian missile strikes which targeted critical energy supply stations in Kyiv on Tuesday, local authorities said. Another person was injured in the aerial strikes on the capital’s northeastern Desnyanskyi district, the city’s prosecutor’s office said in a...
Jakarta, Oct 18 (EFE).- The Indonesian soccer stadium that was the scene of one of the worst tragedies in the history of the sport when a stampede killed more than 130 people early this month is to be demolished and rebuilt, the country’s president announced on Tuesday. «For Kanjuruhan Stadium...
Barcelona, Spain, Oct 18 (EFE).- Brazilian forward Neymar testified in a Barcelona court Tuesday during a trial on fraud and corruption charges relating to his 2013 transfer from Santos to FC Barcelona. Neymar is one of eight defendants on trial, including his mother and father, who is also his agent,...
Seoul, Oct 16 (EFE).- The much awaited concert by the K-pop band BTS in the South Korean city of Busan was followed in 229 countries and regions through television broadcasts and over the Internet, according to their representative agency Hybe on Sunday. Some 50,000 people were present at the Asiad...
By Jesus Centeno Beijing, Oct 16 (EFE).- The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party that began Sunday will renew its leadership and though there are no doubts about the continuity of its leader and the country’s President Xi Jinping, the looks they are set on who will accompany him...
Madrid, Oct 16 (EFE).- Real Madrid displayed the credentials of a reigning champion on Sunday, dominating its 3-1 «El Clasico» matchup with Barcelona right from the start and moving to the top of the La Liga table, although the Catalan squad did briefly – but too late in the day...
Tokyo, Oct 11 (EFE).- Japan on Monday reopened to foreign tourists after almost three years by eliminating its daily entry quota and resuming its bilateral short-stay visa waiver agreements in hopes of revitalizing its economy. The country maintained the hardest border restrictions among the G7 powers and some of the...
