Agencia EFE 
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.
By Laura Pérez-Cejuela Brussels, Jul 8 (EFE).- The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the supply of essential materials for the production of semiconductor chips and could aggravate the problems that the sector has experienced as a result of the pandemic, causing prices to rise or forcing delays in fabrication projects. The tensions are in addition … Read more
Madrid (EFE).- The Ifema Madrid exhibition center Tuesday is to open its doors to the international Global Mobility Call (GMC) congress, with the aim of making the Spanish capital the epicenter of the sustainable mobility sector, which is expected to generate 300 billion euros in business, 54 billion in investments and one million jobs in … Read more
Nur-Sultan, June 14 (EFE).- Representatives of the Syrian government and opposition confirmed on Tuesday their attendance at a new round of peace talks slated to begin the following day in the Kazakh capital, officials in Kazakhstan announced. “All parties to the Astana Process on Syria confirmed their participation in the talks that will take place … Read more
