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GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and cutting heat and hot water to thousands of people. The eruption began at about 0600 GMT (1 a.m. EST) along a three-kilometer (nearly two-mile) fissure …

MADRID (AP) — La canción que representará a España en Eurovisión, “Zorra”, está causando una tormenta entre conservadores y feministas, en tanto el presidente socialista Pedro Sánchez dice que le gusta. La canción del dúo Nebulossa fue elegida el sábado para representar al concurso de la canción Eurovisión en mayo. La plataforma Spotify la tenía como la canción más viral …

PARÍS (AP) — El presidente francés Emmanuel Macron rindió homenaje el miércoles a las víctimas del ataque de Hamás a Israel del 7 de octubre durante una ceremonia nacional y denunció la “mayor masacre antisemita de nuestro siglo”. En el ataque murieron 42 ciudadanos franceses y se cree que Hamás y otras milicias retienen a otros tres como rehenes en …

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who presided over the jury trial that resulted in an $83 million award to writer E. Jean Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his rejection of his lawyer’s unusual midtrial mistrial request was not a close call. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued a written opinion to …

BEIJING (AP) — China replaced the head of its market watchdog Wednesday in an apparent attempt to restore confidence in financial markets following a prolonged downturn. Official media said Wu Qing, a former chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, would replace Yi Huiman as chairman and Communist Party chief of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Chinese stocks have been trading …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, saying they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was only one of three into the explosions. Denmark and Germany are also examining the …

GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. official said Wednesday that the two generals in Sudan whose forces have been at war for the last 10 months assured him recently that they would attend a meeting in Switzerland to discuss humanitarian issues and Sudan’s beleaguered civilians. “I’m still waiting to see when that happens,” Martin Griffiths, the U.N. undersecretary for humanitarian …

ATLANTA (AP) — Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia’s lucrative film tax credit. Thanks in large part to tax breaks, productions including “The Hunger Games,” the Marvel movies, the Fast & Furious installment “Furious 7” and many …

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Mientras el Tribunal Supremo Electoral inició el miércoles el escrutinio voto a voto de los comicios presidenciales y legislativas de El Salvador, partidos políticos opositores advirtieron que podrían pedir la nulidad de la elección de diputados. Nadie cuestiona la victoria del presidente Nayib Bukele, que obtuvo la relección con 83% de los votos, pero la atención …

BANGKOK (AP) — Share were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after the S&P 500 neared the 5,000 level for the first time. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell while Shanghai advanced after China replaced its top stock market regulator. Tokyo surged 2% on strong corporate earnings. Beijing has been struggling to prop up what have been some of the world’s worst-performing …