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QUITO (AP) — Un millonario cargamento de drogas fue decomisado el miércoles en una zona marítima de Galápagos, lo que se suma a la reciente captura de un semisumergible en un área limítrofe con Colombia, informaron la autoridades ecuatorianas. En un operativo de control marítimo en colaboración con guardacostas de Estados Unidos, la Armada de Ecuador localizó, a 150 millas …

IVREA, Italy (AP) — Over three pulpy days, nearly 1,000 tons of oranges were thrown in the recreation of a medieval battle that has become the centerpiece of the northern Italian town of Ivrea’s annual Carnival celebration. Some 50 horse-drawn carriages transport the oranges to piazzas throughout the town, where teams gather to pelt each other with oranges. It’s not …

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Human rights organizations in Venezuela on Wednesday demanded the release of a prominent attorney and activist whose detention last week has heightened concerns over the government’s use of repression against real and perceived adversaries. The representatives of several rights groups expressed concern over Rocío San Miguel’s well-being and condemned her inability to access legal representation of …

EL CAIRO (AP) — Al menos 15 personas fallecieron luego de que un camión se estrelló contra varios vehículos de pasajeros en Alejandría, una provincia de la costa mediterránea de Egipto, dijeron las autoridades el miércoles. El accidente, que ocurrió el martes en la noche en el distrito de Amreya, al oeste de la ciudad de Alejandría, dejó también ocho …

SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine (AP) — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass, who has spent months listening to and analyzing such chatter, is able to quickly decode the gibberish. It means: Prepare …

JERUSALEM (AP) — International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas suffered a setback on Wednesday as Israel reportedly recalled its negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations by sticking to “delusional” demands. Netanyahu’s remarks came hours after local media reported that the Israeli leader had ordered an Israeli delegation not …

OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. They rolled their shoulders in unison, raised up on their toes and did squats before stepping to the starting line — frying pans in hand. At the word …

OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. They rolled their shoulders in unison, raised up on their toes and did squats before stepping to the starting line — frying pans in hand. At the word …

MILAN (AP) — The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption. The wood that was bent, chiseled and gouged to form the instruments was recovered from dilapidated smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores; the luthiers who …

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El director general de Open AI, la firma creadora de ChatGPT, dijo el martes que el riesgo asociado a la inteligencia artificial que le quita el sueño es que un “descuadre social muy sutil” pueda hacer que los sistemas sean destructivos. En una intervención por videoconferencia en la Cumbre Mundial de Gobiernos en Dubái, …