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Officials have confirmed the deaths of 110 people as a result of the volcanic eruption on June 3, but another 197 people remain unaccounted for. A spokesman for the government’s civil protection agency, David de Leon, said the agencies involved decided to end the search “due to the fact that ... Read More »

According to official statistics, several thousand affected people are now living in more than 20 shelters near the Fuego Volcano and 140 tons of relief goods are on the way to be delivered to the people. “We now focus on assistance at the first stage that is to distribute food, ... Read More »

One picture taken by a European satellite, the Sentinel-2, on Monday (June 4) showed the centre of the volcano as a bright, red spot with lava coming up and flowing down as a brown mass. Volcan de Fuego, which means “Volcano of Fire”, exploded on Sunday (June 3) in its ... Read More »

The suspension prevented Guatemalan teams from participating in international competitions such as the Gold Cup, the Central American Games and the CONCACAF Champions League. “FIFA has today lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Guatemalan Football Association” Fedefut, it said in a statement on Thursday.   Football’s governing body said ... Read More »

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu interacted with people of Indian origin at a reception hosted by ambassador of Guatemala. He started his speech in Hindi and talked about his communication and engagement with people being in public life personality. He also narrated the story of India and asked the people ... Read More »

On his first foreign visit, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called on President of Republic of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales at the Presidential House in Guatemala on Monday and conveyed greetings to the President and people of Guatemala on behalf of the Government and people of India. The Vice President told ... Read More »

The Vice President was received by the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Sandra Jovel and the Ambassador of India to Guatemala Sajeev Babu Kurup at the airport. He inspected a guard of honour on his arrival in Guatemala City. Naidu is on a five-day visit to Latin America’s Guatemala, Peru and Panama commencing from May 6. This is the Vice President’s first ... Read More »

He will hold talks with the top leadership of the country to boost ties in areas such as trade and information technology. He will travel to Panama on 8-9 May and on the last leg of visit he will visit Peru on 10-11 May.  He is accompanied by a high ... Read More »

He will travel to Panama on 8-9 May and on the last leg of visit he will visit Peru on 10-11 May. He is accompanied by a high level delegation including Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Jashwant Singh Bhabhore, four members of parliament and senior government officials. The visit ... Read More »