Agencia EFE 
Geneva, Feb 27 (EFE).- As the United Nations marked the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Monday, secretary-general António Guterres warned that human rights globally were “under assault from all sides.” “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most massive violations of human rights we are living today,” Guterres said … Read more
Beijing, Feb 27 (EFE).- China on Monday strongly criticized the United States’ decision to add some Chinese firms to its exports black list – banning them from purchasing articles such as semiconductors built in the US and accessing American technology – over their alleged links to Russia. “We deplore and reject the move,” Chinese foreign … Read more
Seoul, Feb 27 (EFE).- South Korea’s lawmakers narrowly voted Monday against the arrest of the main opposition party leader, Lee Jae-myung, who is accused of corruption. Of the 299 lawmakers, 139 voted against the government’s request for consent to arrest Lee compared to 138 who voted in favor, while nine abstained and 11 votes were … Read more
Beijing, Feb 27 (EFE).- The Taiwanese government will compensate the family of a girl who died days after receiving the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine with TWD 3.5 million ($114,100), local media reported Monday. This case was included in a list published by the Taiwanese Health Ministry detailing the beneficiaries of compensation for having … Read more
Science Desk (EFE).- NASA on Monday delayed the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station “due to a ground systems issue.” The mission was scheduled to take off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida and take four astronauts to spend at least six months carrying out more than 200 experiments and … Read more
Lviv, Ukraine, Feb 27 (EFE).- Ukraine’s armed forces have repelled over 80 Russian attacks with the Kremlin concentrating its offensive along the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk front lines, Ukraine military officials reported on Monday “The Russian Federation continues to wage full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of … Read more
Jerusalem, Feb 22 (EFE).- At least six Palestinians have been killed during an arrest raid conducted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said Wednesday. More than 70 were injured, six of them critically, in the incursion that sparked clashes in the city of Nablus, a stronghold for Palestinian armed resistance since … Read more
London, Feb 22 (EFE).- Shamima Begum on Wednesday lost an appeal to regain her British citizenship, which she was stripped of for traveling to Syria to the Islamic State terror organization in 2015. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission ruled that the British government’s 2019 decision to remove her citizenship on security grounds was lawful. … Read more
Toronto (EFE).- American actress Anna Kendrick says of “Alice, Darling,” a thriller about a woman in an abusive relationship that had its world premiere over the weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival, that it explores a subject she relates to personally and brought her feelings of vulnerability to the surface. “It’s very personal. It’s … Read more
By Milo Milfort. Port-au-Prince, Sep 15 (EFE).- Violence, looting and protests against Haiti’s prime minister worsened Thursday, prompting several embassies to close their doors. The legations of Spain, , the Dominican Republic and Canada, among others, remained closed, although consular emergency telephone lines remained operational. Neighboring Dominican Republic, whose border with Haiti remains “secured,” evacuated … Read more
Washington, Sep 14 (EFE).- A United States Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation to considerably expand Washington’s military aid for Taiwan at a time of great tension with China over the sovereignty of the island. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ed the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 with 17 votes in favor and only five … Read more
Washington (EFE).- US President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned Republican governors for using immigrants as “props” for “political stunts,” after they transported dozens of people by bus and plane from Florida and Texas into Democratic states.
