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Guatemala: el gobierno pide retirar la inmunidad a la cuestionada fiscal general

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El gobierno del presidente guatemalteco, Bernardo Arévalo, pidió a la justicia que le retire la inmunidad a la fiscal general, Consuelo Porras, por no atender una solicitud del Ejecutivo para que responda sobre la política del Ministerio Público en materia de derechos humanos. El pedido fue presentado el jueves por el procurador general Julio Saavedra …

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Prince William condemns antisemitism during visit to London synagogue

LONDON (AP) — Prince William condemned antisemitism during a visit to a London synagogue on Thursday, the first time he appeared in public after he unexpectedly pulled out of a royal event earlier in the week. William, the heir to the throne, heard about how Jewish students across the U.K. have been affected by the rise of hatred against the …

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Un cohete ruso pone un satélite de Irán en órbita

MOSCÚ (AP) — Un cohete ruso logró poner el jueves con éxito un satélite iraní en órbita, un lanzamiento que subraya la creciente cooperación entre Moscú y Teherán. La corporación estatal rusa Roscosmos dijo que un cohete Soyuz despegó desde el centro de lanzamiento de Vostochny, en el extremo oriental del país, para poner el satélite iraní y otros satélites …

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Hundreds of flights canceled as Argentina’s air travel workers go on 24-hour strike

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled and dozens of others rescheduled in Argentina on Wednesday as unionized air travel workers went on a 24-hour strike nationwide to demand better wages, in the latest sign of social unrest in the South American country. Most of the country’s more than 50 airports remained open but airlines had canceled …

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El papa Francisco es trasladado a un hospital de Roma para unas pruebas

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (AP) — El papa Francisco, que recientemente enfermó de gripe, fue trasladado el miércoles a un hospital del centro de Roma tras su audiencia semanal para unas pruebas diagnósticas, dijo el Vaticano, que no ofreció más detalles. Francisco llegó al Hospital Universitario Gemelli, en la isla Tiberina de la capital italiana, a bordo de un pequeño Fiat …

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Zelenskyy busca más apoyo del sureste de Europa en una cumbre en Albania

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — El presidente de Ucrania y el gobierno albanés ofrecieron el miércoles una cumbre que pretende recabar más apoyo para Kiev entre los países del sureste europeo, mientras crecen los indicios de fatiga dos años después de la invasión rusa de plena escala. El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, llegó a Albania antes de la medianoche del …

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The UK is stepping up lawmakers’ security as tensions flare over the Israel-Hamas war

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Wednesday that it is stepping up security for lawmakers after politicians reported threats and intimidation connected to the Israel-Hamas war. The Home Office said a 31 million-pound ($40 million) fund will give every lawmaker a “dedicated named police contact” and provide money for those facing threats to pay for private security protection. The …

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Hong Kong’s plan for a new national security law deepens fears over eroding civil liberties

HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, concerns are spreading among the city’s international business and media communities. Critics say the legislation will make Hong Kong’s legal system increasingly …

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Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch, in hospital in Malaysia after falling ill on vacation

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — King Harald V of Norway remained hospitalized with an infection on Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi on Wednesday as officials said that his condition was improving. Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch at age 87, became ill while he was on vacation. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, said in Norway that his father “is doing better now. …

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