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El príncipe Enrique llega a un acuerdo en caso contra editorial británica que hackeó su teléfono

LONDRES (AP) — La editorial de un diario británico ha acordado pagar al príncipe Enrique una suma de dinero “considerable” por los costos y daños resultantes de invadir su privacidad mediante el hackeo de su teléfono y otros métodos ilegales de intromisión, dijo el viernes el abogado de Enrique. El abogado David Sherborne dijo que la empresa Mirror Group Newspapers …

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Pope blasts ‘radical individualism’ as he meets with Argentines ahead of big canonization

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday blasted the “radical individualism” that he said was infecting society today, as he greeted Argentine pilgrims who are in town for this weekend’s canonization of the first female saint from his home country. Instead, Francis held up as a model the 18th century Argentine laywoman lovingly known as Mama Antula, who ministered to …

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Prince Harry settles a tabloid phone hacking claim and says his mission to tame the media continues

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry said Friday that his “mission” to rein in the British media continues, after he accepted costs and damages from a tabloid publisher that invaded his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping. Harry’s attorney, David Sherborne, said at a court hearing that Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of the prince’s legal …

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Ukraine’s president replaces top general to shake up deadlocked war with Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president replaced his top general Thursday in a shake-up aimed at reigniting momentum in the deadlocked war with Russia, which is grinding into its third year as the country grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel and struggles to maintain support from the West. After days of speculation that change was coming, Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

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Policía brasileña investiga a aliados del expresidente Bolsonaro por presunto intento golpista

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — La policía brasileña registró el jueves las casas y oficinas de varios asesores del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro como parte de una investigación que indica que ellos planearon un golpe de Estado y que el exmandatario conocía el plan, según muestran documentos judiciales. De acuerdo con el presunto plan, en caso de que Bolsonaro perdiera la …

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Autoridades electorales rusas vetan a político que pidió la paz en Ucrania en las presidenciales

MOSCÚ (AP) — La máxima autoridad electoral de Rusia vetó el jueves la presencia de un político contrario a las acciones militares de Moscú en Ucrania en la boleta para las próximas presidenciales. La ley exigía que Boris Nadezhdin, que es legislador en una localidad próxima a Moscú, reuniera al menos 100.000 firmas de apoyo a su candidatura. La Comisión …

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Azerbaijan’s Aliyev appears headed to a landslide win in election called after retaking Karabakh

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev appeared to be headed to an expected landslide victory in Azerbaijan’s presidential election Wednesday in an early vote he called following his government’s swift reclaiming of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists. With just over 93% of the ballots counted, Aliyev had 92.05% of the votes, the head of the …

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Chilean ex-President Piñera drowned after a crash in a helicopter he was piloting, prosecutors say

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors on Wednesday released more details about the death of former President Sebastian Piñera, saying he drowned after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. Piñera, 74, died on Tuesday after a flight over Lake Ranco, more than 560 miles (900 kilometers) south of Santiago. The crash remains under investigation, but …

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Pakistán: 30 muertos en ataques a oficinas políticas antes de las elecciones

QUETTA, Pakistán (AP) — Al menos 30 personas murieron y decenas resultaron heridas el miércoles en explosiones en dos oficinas políticas en el suroeste de Pakistán, según las autoridades, el día antes de que se celebraran elecciones parlamentarias. El primer ataque golpeó la oficina electoral de Asfandyar Khan, un candidato independiente en Pashin, un distrito de la provincia de Baluchistán, …

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