The Colombian Pablo Escobar, until then the most wanted drug trafficker in the world, was killed in Medellín on December 2, 1993 after being intercepted while making some telephone calls. The mission was carried out by police and soldiers from…
France is the country with the most time zones in the world. The French Republic has twelve time slots, followed by the United States and Russia, with eleven. This is because the 1958 Constitution recognizes eleven overseas populations with different…
Listen to this article Post-fascism is a far-right political current that can be attributed to different formations that are heirs of fascism. Unlike the neo-fascist parties, which after the Second World War have sought to return to that regime, the…
A no-fly zoneNFZfor its acronym in English) is an area in which the flight of certain aircraft is restricted. As a general rule, establishing and applying an NFZ is the responsibility of the State that controls that airspace. This is…
Hong Kong is today one of the great financial centers of China and the world, but there was a time when it did not belong to the Asian giant: the United Kingdom occupied the territory from 1842 to 1997. At…
Nestled between Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is considered an exception in the always turbulent Middle East. The uprisings that shook the Arab world in 2011 only touched this country, and the terrorism that…
With 201 crossings, the British liner RMS Lusitania was preparing to once again cover the trade route between the United States and the United Kingdom at the end of April 1915, in the middle of the First World War. Even…
Victoria’s Secret was conceived in 1977 as a brand to make men feel comfortable purchasing lingerie. With that vision, it dominated the sector for decades as a leading firm. The popularity of the company and its star product, the bra,…
The 1978 Spanish Constitution came into force on December 29 after the majority of voters voted yes to the question “Do you approve the draft Constitution?” on the 6th. The Magna Carta put an end to 36 years of Francisco…
Listen to this article The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the specialized agency of the UN which coordinates and facilitates meteorological, climate and hydrological cooperation between Member States. Its representatives meet every four years at the World Meteorological Congress and…