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Milei prohíbe el uso del lenguaje inclusivo en la administración pública

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El presidente argentino Javier Milei prohibió el martes el uso del lenguaje inclusivo y cualquier referencia a la perspectiva de género en los documentos de la administración pública. El portavoz presidencial Manuel Adorni anunció que el gobierno “inició las actuaciones” para terminar con la práctica adoptada por el gobierno del anterior presidente Alberto Fernández (2019-3023). “No …

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Here’s why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea walked off the job

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. As of Tuesday, about 8,940 medical interns and residents have left their worksites in protest, disrupting the operations of major …

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Con Martinelli ausente, siete candidatos a la presidencia de Panamá se enfrentan en primer debate

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ (AP) — Con la ausencia del expresidente Ricardo Martinelli, siete de los ocho candidatos a las elecciones presidenciales de Panamá del 5 de mayo se enfrascaron el lunes en el primero de tres debates, en el que abundaron las recriminaciones y exhortaciones a erradicar la corrupción de “cuello blanco” en el país centroamericano. “Los mayores ladrones están …

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Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death

Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. “Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It’s not a figure of speech,” Maria Pevchikh, a close associate who lives outside Russia, said in a video statement posted on social media. She …

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Timeline of Sweden’s bid to join the NATO alliance

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s application to join NATO on Monday, paving the way for the Scandinavian country to become the alliance’s 32nd member. Hungary was the last holdout after Turkey agreed to Sweden’s accession in January. Newcomers need to be approved by all existing NATO members. Once neutral Sweden and neighboring Finland decided to seek NATO membership …

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Desaparece turista australiano en parque de las Cataratas de Victoria en Zimbabue

HARARE, Zimbabue (AP) — Un turista australiano ha desaparecido en el Parque Nacional de las Cataratas de Victoria en Zimbabue, informó el portavoz del departamento de parques del país africano. Tinashe Farawo, vocero de la Autoridad de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Zimbabue, dijo a The Associated Press que el turista desapareció en el vasto bosque el viernes. “Tenemos a …

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UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being controlled by Islamists

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war roil British politics. The party said on Saturday that Lee Anderson was suspended after he refused to apologize for remarks made about Khan in a television …

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