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Parlamento ruso da luz verde a ley para confiscar bienes de quienes desacrediten al ejército

MOSCÚ (AP) — Tras un breve debate, la cámara alta del parlamento de Rusia aprobó de forma unánime el miércoles un proyecto de ley que permitirá a las autoridades confiscar dinero, objetos de valor y otros bienes a los condenados por difundir “información intencionadamente falsa” sobre el ejército del país. La ley, que fue aprobada igual de rápido en la …

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Fire in Pennsylvania duplex kills 3; cause under investigation

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A predawn fire in a Pennsylvania duplex claimed the lives of three people, authorities said. Fire crews in the city of York were called to the home about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. Two female victims and a male victim were pronounced dead following the blaze, the York County coroner’s office said. Their names and ages are to …

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Germany’s Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports

BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff for Lufthansa walked off the job at five major German airports on Wednesday, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Lufthansa said …

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