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LONDON (AP) — The BT Tower, a futuristic landmark on the London skyline for 60 years, is to become a hotel, owner BT Group PLC said Wednesday. The company, formerly known as British Telecom, said it has agreed to sell the tower to U.S. company MCR Hotels for 275 million pounds (about $347 million). The 581-foot (177-meter) structure, originally called …

La madre del líder opositor ruso Alexei Navalny presentó una demanda ante un tribunal en la ciudad ártica de Salekhard ante la negativa de las autoridades a entregarle el cadáver de su hijo, reportó la agencia noticiosa estatal rusa Tass el miércoles. Se ha fijado una vista a puerta cerrada para el 4 de marzo, según la información, que citó …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé made history once again: The superstar singer has become the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart. The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single “Texas Hold ‘Em” reached No. 1 on the country airplay chart this week. She dropped the song on Feb. 11 — during the Super Bowl — …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying Wednesday a legal challenge would be detrimental to his welfare. Yang Hengjun was found guilty of espionage following a closed trial and sentenced two weeks ago to death with a two-year reprieve. Such sentences are …

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli strikes hit a neighborhood of the Syrian capital on Wednesday morning, killing two people and causing material damage, Syria’s state TV said. There was no confirmation of the strikes from Israel. In neighboring Lebanon, state media and security officials said an Israeli airstrike killed two people, including a young girl, triggering a rocket attack on …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hamás ha empezado a dar medicamentos a los rehenes israelíes que capturó y llevó a la Franja Gaza, informó el martes el Ministerio de Relaciones de Qatar. El grupo palestino ha confirmado que ha empezado a entregar los medicamentos a los rehenes, a cambio de medicinas y ayuda humanitaria para palestinos en la Franja de Gaza, …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made luxury limousine for his personal use, both countries announced Tuesday, in another sign of their expanding cooperation. Observers said the shipment violates a U.N. resolution that bans supplying luxury items to North Korea, in an attempt to pressure the country to …

The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff beginning next season will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously Tuesday to tweak the format. The move to decrease the number of spots reserved for conference champions from six to five was prompted by realignment and the disassembling of the …

SEÚL, Corea del Sur (AP) — El presidente ruso Vladímir Putin le obsequió a su homólogo norcoreano Kim Jong Un un auto de fabricación rusa para su uso personal en una muestra de su relación especial, informó la prensa estatal norcoreana el martes. El reporte no especificó el tipo de vehículo o cómo fue enviado. Pero los expertos afirmaron que …

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of travelers across Germany found themselves stranded on Tuesday when ground staff walked off the job at seven of the country’s biggest airports. The one-day strike by the Ver.di labor union, which runs until 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, affects several hundred flights at airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, …