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HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — Las intensas lluvias de las últimas semanas en Bolivia ayudaron a que el lago Titicaca, el cuerpo de agua dulce navegable más alto del mundo, recuperara niveles previos a la sequía que lo puso en registros mínimos de profundidad el año pasado. El lago es uno de los más importantes de Sudamérica y retrocedió a 2,80 …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. As the nation observes the anniversary, the AP explains what is happening now at …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Njeri Migwi’s phone buzzes incessantly. Phone calls and messages keep coming in from women seeking help to escape life-threatening situations. A mother and her remaining child are looking for a place to stay after her partner allegedly raped and killed her two other children, including a 6-month old. Moments later, someone calls looking to help a …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s halt in renewing visas for international aid workers in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli occupied West Bank is kneecapping aid work just when it’s needed the most, a coalition of humanitarian and nongovernmental groups says. Israel’s welfare ministry has paused its work on providing documentation for the visa renewal process since early February, saying it …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mourners in Poland paid tribute Wednesday evening to a young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped on the streets of Warsaw last month, a crime that has shocked the country. In recent years, the Polish capital has become a hub for Belarusians fleeing repression and Ukrainians fleeing war. Activists from the three countries …

PARÍS (AP) — Una niña murió cuando naufragó su embarcación que hacía el intento de llegar a Gran Bretaña por el Canal de la Mancha desde Francia, informaron el domingo autoridades francesas. Un comunicado de la prefectura del norte de Francia dijo que la embarcación con 16 personas a bordo naufragó frente a las costas de Dunkirk el domingo en …

RAFAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — Israel ha respaldado esencialmente el marco de un acuerdo propuesto para un cese del fuego y la liberación de rehenes y ahora depende de Hamás aceptarlo, indicó el sábado un funcionario de alto rango de Estados Unidos, un día antes que se reanuden las negociaciones para llegar a un acuerdo en Egipto. Mediadores internacionales …

HELSINKI (AP) — Alexander Stubb was sworn in Friday as Finland’s new president and said that the Nordic country “is facing a new era” after becoming a NATO member — something he will demonstrate by making his first foreign trip to inspect the military alliance’s drill in neighboring Norway’s Arctic region. The 12-day NATO exercise is called Nordic Response and …

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP) — La violencia indiscriminada en Haití se está intensificando —especialmente en la capital y la región circundante— debido a los asesinatos y actos de violencia sexual que cometen pandillas armadas, declaró el miércoles la coordinadora humanitaria de Naciones Unidas en este país caribeño asolado por el conflicto. En una conferencia virtual desde Puerto Príncipe, Ulrika Richardson dijo …

LONDON (AP) — An off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman in south London three years ago should never have been employed in the first place, with three police forces failing to spot clear signals of his unsuitability, an official inquiry revealed Thursday. According to the damning report, Wayne Couzens had a history of viewing extreme and …