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.- Kiev/Moscow (Ukraine/Russia).- Russia is on the defensive in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia to prepare for the Ukrainian counter-offensive, while in eastern Ukraine the Wagner Group mercenaries increasingly rely on Russian airborne forces. forces in an attempt to take full control of the city of Bakhmut.
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.- Brasilia (Brazil).- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov begins a tour of several Latin American countries in Brazil, amid President Lula’s efforts to promote a “negotiated solution” to the war in Ukraine .
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.- Moscú (Rusia).- La Justice rusa lee el veredicto en el caso contra el opositor Vladímir Kara Murzá, acusado de alta traición y diffusion de noticias falsas sur la campaña militar rusa en Ucrania y para quien la Fiscalía ha pedido 25 años de prison.
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.- Paris (France).- French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the country in a prime time televised address to defend the promulgation at dawn on Saturday, hours after the verdict of the Constitutional Council, of the unpopular reform which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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.- Karuizawa (Japan).- The G7 foreign ministers hold the second day of their meeting in the Japanese city of Karuizawa, during which they will discuss the war in Ukraine and the increase in tensions in Asia-Pacific, challenges facing the group of countries hopes to send a “message of unity”, according to the Japanese presidency.
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.- United Nations.- The UN opens the annual meetings of its Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues with a session in which the participation of the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, stands out.
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.- Washington (USA).- When Mariana decided to be a teacher, she “never” thought that she should teach children to find a safe place in case of a possible shooting. Now he admits that anyone who wants to pursue this profession in the United States must be prepared to “lay down their lives for their students”.
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.- Berlin (Germany).- The German excanciller Angela Merkel, in el poder between 2005 y 2021, received the Gran Cruz de la República Federal de Alemania (RFA) from manos del presidente del país, Frank Walter Steinmeier, la máxima distinction del Country.
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.- Miami (United States).- The space company SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, is due to launch this Monday from Texas for its first test flight of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, a device intended to be used to transport people to the Moon and Mars.
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.- Caracas (Venezuela).- A month has passed since the largest anti-corruption operation in Venezuela, promoted by the government against businessmen and officials of public companies, including PDVSA, which led to the resignation of the Minister of Oil, Tareck El Aissami, whose whereabouts are unknown.
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.- Jerusalem.- Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah in Hebrew, with a solemn act attended by survivors, as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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.- Caracas (Venezuela).- A month has passed since the largest anti-corruption operation in recent years was carried out in Venezuela, promoted by the government against businessmen and officials of public companies , including PDVSA, which led to the resignation of Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami, whose whereabouts are unknown at this time.
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.- Washington (USA).- The Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas of the United States government, Chris Dodd, speaks in a session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS).
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.- Lima (Peru).- The first National Court of Preparatory Investigation analyzes the accusation against former President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), currently being extradited from the United States, for the alleged commission of the crime of money laundering by the affair of the bribes received from the Brazilian company Odebrecht for the granting of the concession for the interoceanic highway.
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.- Mexico City.- Nine out of 10 imprisoned Mexicans admit having had direct contact with at least one crime before the age of 6, reveals the first study on exposure to violence in childhood and violence among prisoners of the country, carried out by the organization Reinsert.
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.- Sao Paulo (Brazil).- Near the skyscrapers of Sao Paulo, the smallest indigenous reserve in Brazil makes its way, where some 800 members of the Guarani ethnic group fight daily to claim their rights against the abandonment of state, a situation they hope to change with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in power.
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.- Bogotá (Colombia).- The Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Colombia awards the “Restaurants of Spain” diplomas, awarded by ICEX to Spanish restaurants that are true ambassadors of Spanish gastronomy.
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.- El Alto (Bolivia).- A cast of Bolivian children seeks to “do justice” in the audiovisual short film “Tantachawi”, which deals with the indigenous uprising led by the leader Túpac Katari and his wife, Bartolina Sisa, in the end of the 18th century.
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.- Quito (Ecuador).- British, American and Ecuadorian scientists have made an important discovery in the Galapagos Islands Marine Reserve, which could help understand past ocean environments to understand the modern climate crisis.
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