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LONDON (AP) — Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The shortlisted six books for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, announced on Wednesday, include Canadian author-activist Naomi Klein’s “Doppleganger,” a plunge into online misinformation, and British …

ATENAS (AP) — La Guardia Costera de Grecia incautó más de 3 toneladas del medicamento controlado pregabalina, utilizado para tratar el dolor neuropático, y confiscó un yate registrado en Reino Unido, informaron autoridades griegas el sábado. La operación se realizó la noche del jueves en el puerto de Lavrio, a 70 kilómetros (43 millas) al sureste de Atenas, indicó la …

CARACAS (AP) — A dos días de que termine el plazo para el registro de postulaciones para los comicios presidenciales del 28 de julio en Venezuela, la oposición denunció el sábado que el sistema del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) no permite el registro de su candidata de unidad, Corina Yoris. Yoris, una académica de 80 años, fue nombrada un día …

Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy — though in a video announcement Friday, she did not say what kind of cancer or reveal details of her treatment. Here’s what is known: What kind of surgery did Kate have? Kate had what was described as abdominal surgery on Jan. 16. The news …

Russia’s Belgorod region has come under increasing Ukrainian attacks this month as the invasion by Moscow grinds into its third year. A look at the region and its role in the war: WHAT IS THE BELGOROD REGION? The region of forests, farmland and rolling hills has a 540-kilometer (335-mile) border along Ukraine’s northeastern edge. It has an area of over …

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Agencia estatal de noticias de Vietnam anuncia la renuncia de presidente, lo que plantea dudas sobre el rumbo del país.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with one of a handful of armed groups with which he hoped to negotiate peace accords, saying its fighters violated the truce by attacking an Indigenous community. The government said that starting Wednesday it would resume military operations against Estado Mayor Central, a group of fighters who …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said Thursday it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in the Netherlands after his party won the most seats in a November election. Wilders said Wednesday night that he was giving up his …

RAMALA, Cisjordania (AP) — El presidente palestino Mahmud Abás designó a su asesor económico como primer ministro, bajo presiones estadounidenses para reformar la Autoridad Palestina como parte de una visión para el futuro de la Franja de Gaza una vez que termine la guerra. Mohammad Mustafa, un economista educado en Estados Unidos y político independiente, encabezará un gobierno de tecnócratas …

MOSCÚ (AP) — Putin: Rusia está dispuesta a usar armas nucleares si se amenaza a su condición de Estado, soberanía o independencia.