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QUITO (AP) — Al menos tres reclusos se escaparon de una cárcel del centro de Ecuador, un día después de que las Fuerzas Armadas invitaran a la prensa a un recorrido por el mismo centro penitenciario en una muestra de que han retomado el control de las prisiones. La institución militar confirmó el viernes en un comunicado la fuga de …

LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has exposed the sense of abandonment felt by small or rural communities bypassed by a quasi-economic renaissance seen in the South American country’s capital and cities. People in La Paragua, the closest community to Bulla Loca, an open-pit mine were …

BEIJING (AP) — Cinco personas fallecieron el jueves luego de que buque portacontenedores de grandes dimensiones chocó de madrugada contra los pilares de apoyo de un puente sobre un río en el sur de China e hizo que una sección de la carretera se viniese abajo con cinco vehículos. Tres camiones pequeños, un minibús y una moto cayeron del puente …

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. The Parliament, dominated by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s left-wing Socialist Party, voted 77 to zero to approve the deal, …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Thursday that he will end his term in April as expected, but he didn’t give a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. Sall, who is wrapping up two terms in office and who has said he wouldn’t run again, postponed the election for 10 months citing unresolved …

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — En su segundo informe sobre los comicios presidenciales y legislativos de El Salvador, la Misión de Observadores Electorales de la OEA dijo el miércoles que no hay duda de los resultados, aunque sí puso de relieve una serie de irregularidades. “El proceso post electoral fue deficiente, lento y desorganizado. Sin embargo, la Misión no tiene dudas …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Thursday that he will end his term in April as expected, but he didn’t give a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday. Sall, who is wrapping up two terms in office and who has said he wouldn’t run again, postponed the election for 10 months citing unresolved …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of her young son’s life. Side by side, they ran, 2-year-old Timur leading the way as snow crunched beneath their feet. A slender, pale man made his way to the pair from the military hospital. Artem Dmytryk hadn’t seen his family …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice should not seek to resolve the decades-long …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa argued at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel’s occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.” Israel rejects such claims. The South African representatives were speaking on the second day of hearings at the International …