The United States justice system this Wednesday sentenced the former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison, after being found guilty of drug trafficking. drugs and weapons on March 8. In a hearing in New York, Judge Kevin Castel also indicated that Hernández, 55 years old and who was president in […]
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Water crisis in the Panama Canal is not resolved despite the rains
The administrator of the Panama CanalRicaurte Vásquez, warned this Wednesday that the water crisis suffered by the interoceanic waterway “has not been resolved” despite the arrival of the rainy season. “Even though it has started to rain, the problem has not been resolved.“, he assured Vasquez in reference to the water crisis facing the country […]
IICA and FDA launch project in Peru to promote agricultural exports to the US.
San José, June 17 (EFE).- The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDAfor its acronym in English) reported this Monday the launch of the virtual platform ‘Producing with Safety’ in Peru, with the aim of promoting exports of fresh agricultural products To united states. […]
Argentina: six deputies hospitalized after clash between police and protesters
Five deputies who were participating in a march to reject the Bases law that the Argentine Senate is debating this Wednesday had to be hospitalized after being affected by the pepper spray used by the police to break up a demonstration near the legislative precinct. These are the Peronist legislators Eduardo Valdes, Carlos Castagnetto, Leopoldo […]
Cuba describes the new US measures for entrepreneurs on the island as “limited”
Cuba rated as “limited measure” the permission granted by Washington for island entrepreneurs to open US bank accounts through the internet to carry out financial transactions from the island. For the Cuban Government, the new provisions of the Administration of President Joe Biden “exclude most of the population”, in addition to the fact that “they […]
Tension between Argentina and Spain, an escalation of Milei’s ‘anti-diplomacy’
The hostility between Spain and Argentina after Javier Milei launched harsh attacks on the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchezhas become the worst diplomatic crisis of his government, which has already had confrontations with the leaders of Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico. In his almost six months in office, the far-right president has vilified almost […]
So far this year, Ecuador has recorded almost all of the dengue cases from last year
So far this year, Ecuador has registered 23,064 cases of denguealmost the total number of cases from last year, which is why experts asked on Tuesday that the government declare an emergency in the health sector. According to the authorities, 31 deaths have also been reported, especially in four provinces, El Oro, Manabí, Los Ríos […]
Floods hit different countries around the world, aggravated by climate change
BrazilIndonesia, Afghanistan, Kenya…, different parts of the planet have been suffering for days from torrential rains and floods that have left hundreds of dead and hundreds of thousands displaced and which, as environmental experts have explained to EFE, are aggravated by the same factor: climate change. Only in the south of Brazil have left nearly […]
Patient who received first pig kidney transplant dies
The first living patient to receive a transplant kidney pig genetically modified patient died, announced the US hospital Mass General Hospitalwho carried out the intervention. “Mass General is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. “We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant,” the hospital located in […]
Misery deepens in Rafah as Israel intensifies offensive
Aid workers struggle to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel describes as a limited operation in Rafah, while the two main crossings near the southern city of Gaza remain closed. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees indicated that 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah during the last […]