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Ciudad Juarez, May 19 (EFE).- Relatives and activists celebrated Wednesday the birthday of a girl who disappeared almost a decade ago with a protest in Ciudad Juárez, a Mexican city bordering the United States, amid a growing wave of sexist violence in the country. (Camera: RAUL MORALES).SHOT LIST: A PROTEST TO MARK THE BIRTHDAY OF JOCELYN CALDERÓN REYES, THE GIRL WHO WENT MISSING NINE YEARS AGO IN CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO. SOUND BITES: THE GIRL'S MOTHER, PERLA REYES (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: I'm sad thinking that it's the 9th birthday that she's not here. Where would she be? How is she doing?
Bratislava (Slovakia), Feb 21 (EFE/EPA) - Camera: Jakub Gavlak) Slovakia on Sunday remembered journalist Jan Kuciak, who was shot dead three years ago along with his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova at their home in Velka Maca, near Bratislava. Kuciak was investigating the links between organized crime and power, and his murder sparked the biggest wave of protests since the fall of the communist dictatorship in 1989, to the point of forcing the resignation of the then chief of police, the head of the interior and the prime minister, Robert Fico.FOOTAGE OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JOURNALIST JAN KUCIAK AND HIS GIRLFRIEND MARTINA KUSNIROVA.
Havana, Aug 19 (EFE), (Camera: Felipe Borrego).- Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was brutally murdered 80 years ago at the hands of the Spaniard Ramón Mercader by order of Joseph Stalin.In an interview with Efe Cuban writer Leonardo Padura, author of the bestselling novel about the assassination of Trotsky, The Man who Loved Dogs (2009), said that his death marked the beginning of the end of the Russian communist utopia.SOUNDBITES OF CUBAN WRITER LEONARDO PADURA:"It happened in a moment when Trotski was more marginalised and when he had less real power than ever before. He had tried to found the Fourth International, in fact, he founded it in 1938 and it was reduced to a group of half-crazy enthusiasts who supported him. Even economically, he (Trotsky) was in a very precarious situation, lost in a corner of the world, in a neighbourhood located on the outskirts of Mexico City.However, Trotsky was light and Stalin needed to switch it off. This is something that has been repeated throughout history and we are not aware of, to what extent, power has a tremendous need to occupy all spaces."
These two incredibly valuable pieces of historic jewelry were once part of a set. A bejeweled Faberge Egg, called the Diamond Trellis because of the intersecting lines of diamonds all across its body, once contained this so-called surprise elephant, a jewel-encrusted automaton that would walk when it was wound up. The egg and elephant were given as a gift from Russian czar Alexander III to his wife Maria Feodorovna on Easter of 1892, but the two items were separated when they were sold off by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. The Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas is the unlikely site of the reunion between these two rare pieces of jewelry. The Diamond Trellis, created under the watchful eye of legendary jewel master Peter Carl Faberge, belongs to American oil tycoon Artie McFerrin, while the surprise elephant, which was custom designed to fit inside the egg, was found only last year in the Royal Collection of the Queen of England. Both pieces will continue to be on display for about a year at the Museum before returning to their respective collections.
French President Emmanuel Macron is paying tribute to the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based at a remote Alpine plateau who were attacked by the Nazi army and French collaborationist forces. Members of the resistance used the Vercors Plateau as a refuge after the occupation of France from 1940, receiving airdrops from the Allies and even occasional visits by British agents with the top-secret Special Operations Executive (SOE) unit. With 2024 marking 80 years since the penultimate year of World War II, Macron is making a series of high-profile commemorations to remember resistance heroes but also to note the role played by native French collaborationist militia (milice) in the German occupation. IMAGES
In 1997, BMW Group was presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to acquire Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. This was much more than just another business deal. Rolls-Royce is an institution, a name famous around the world, with a history going back to 1904. It is also a byword for excellence: brands and products across almost every industry aspire to be 'the Rolls-Royce of…'As the brand's new owner, BMW Group faced an immediate and daunting challenge: to create a new home for Rolls-Royce, befitting its status and heritage. Towns and cities all over Britain put themselves forward to be the chosen location, with the promise of investment and high-quality local jobs that would follow. It quickly became obvious that only one place would befit the marque – and the clients it was created to serve.
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