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Month: June 2024

Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

“No he tenido ningún acercamiento de ninguna clase”, dice presidente del Jurado Nacional de Elecciones sobre supuesto contacto entre presidenta Boluarte y su institución durante elecciones de 2021

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Jorge Luis Salas Arenas, presidente del Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE), negó que durante los comicios de 2021 haya tenido contacto con el expresidente Pedro Castillo, la actual presidenta Dina Boluarte o alguna persona vinculada a estos o a Perú Libre, el partido por el que ambos se postularon en

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In France’s high-stakes legislative election, a Jewish candidate faces and fights hate and division

Associated Press IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France (AP) — Antisemitism has surged as a hot-button issue in France’s high-stakes legislative election campaign. On the outskirts of Paris, a candidate who is Jewish is feeling the heat of hatred. Campaigning for the camp of President Emmanuel Macron, Shannon Seban is accompanied by bodyguards as she canvasses for votes, because

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Spain arrests four Colombians rescued from submarine suspected of transporting drugs

Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have intercepted another submarine suspected of transporting drugs into Europe and arrested four Colombians who crewed the vessel. Police said occupants of the 20-meter submarine on Tuesday scuttled it before officers could seize it. In a statement, the Civil Guard said Wednesday that due to the

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Zimbabwe police quash opposition courthouse protest over prolonged detention of activists

Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have used batons to break up a protest by opposition supporters outside a courthouse in the capital Harare. Dozens of opposition supporters were angered Thursday by a magistrate’s decision to deny bail to 78 activists arrested in mid-June for allegedly meeting without official clearance. The detained activists

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What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency won’t be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country. That’s the result of a Supreme Court decision Thursday. The EPA’s “good neighbor” rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power

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