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Washington (EFE).- Economist Kevin Warsh became the new Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve on Wednesday after the Senate approved his nomination to lead the central bank of the world’s largest economy with a vote of 54 to 45. Party discipline held tight, with the sole exception of Democratic...
Paris (EFE).- The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Paris Court of Appeals requested a seven-year prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012) on Wednesday, two years more than his initial sentence, for receiving funding from the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign, or at least...
Madrid (EFE).- El Observatorio Español del Racismo y la Xenofobia (OBERAXE) ha detectado 105.911 mensajes racistas y xenófobos en redes sociales durante el primer trimestre del año, con un promedio diario de 1.170 contenidos de odio, de los cuales han sido retirados por las plataformas el 55 %. La mayoría...
Teherán (EFE).- La abogada y defensora de los derechos humanos iraní Nasrin Sotudeh fue puesta en libertad tras el pago de una fianza después de que fuese detenida a principios de abril tras dar una entrevista a un medio opositor. “Mamá fue liberada temporalmente bajo fianza hace unas horas”, informó...
By Natalia Kidd and Sebastián Rodríguez Mora Buenos Aires (EFE).- A massive march in Buenos Aires, with similar protests in other Argentine cities, took place on Tuesday to demand that Javier Milei’s government allocate funds to public universities. The institutions are being severely strained by the government’s austerity measures and...
Tapachula, Mexico (EFE).- Mothers of missing migrants arrived in Tapachula to visit several southern cities in the hope of finding clues about their loved ones amid Mexico’s acute crisis of disappearances. These mothers and grandmothers are part of the fifth international brigade of the Regional Network of Migrant Families from...
Mexico City (EFE).- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) presented a report on Monday on the situation of the disappeared in Mexico, a report that defines the disappearances as a «grave humanitarian crisis» perpetrated «mostly» by members of organized crime that primarily affect certain social groups, such as women,...
La Paz (EFE).- The trial against former Bolivian President Evo Morales (2006-2019) for alleged aggravated human trafficking was suspended on Monday until the former ruler appears before the court or police execute the arrest warrant against him. A tribunal declared Morales in contempt for failing to attend the start of...
Valladolid (EFE).- El precio del alquiler de una vivienda en Castilla y León se incrementó el 3 por ciento en 2024 respecto al año anterior, lo que deja a esta Comunidad con el segundo menor aumento en España y con la provincia y la capital abulense a la cabeza dentro...
Martina Alcobendas Mauri |Barcelona (EFE).- Frente al vertiginoso crecimiento demoscópico de Aliança Catalana, la dirección de Junts apuesta por soslayar a la formación que lidera Sílvia Orriols, evitar chocar con ella y proyectarse como alternativa al Govern de Salvador Illa, para dar respuesta al malestar que palpan en la sociedad...
Mexico City (EFE).- Thousands of family members, activists, and collectives held the 14th National March for Dignity on Sunday, led by searching mothers. They demanded justice and government assistance in locating their loved ones on Mother’s Day, celebrated in Mexico on May 10, and just one month before the 2026...
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, May 10 (EFE).- Modern reproductive technologies are helping Ukrainian women become mothers after losing their husbands in the war, allowing them to preserve family dreams and keep alive the memory of loved ones killed in combat. “She has the same sly twinkle in her eyes...
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