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LONDON (AP) — The BT Tower, a futuristic landmark on the London skyline for 60 years, is to become a hotel, owner BT Group PLC said Wednesday. The company, formerly known as British Telecom, said it has agreed to sell the tower to U.S. company MCR Hotels for 275 million pounds (about $347 million). The 581-foot (177-meter) structure, originally called …

QUITO (AP) — La Asamblea de Ecuador aprobó el martes por unanimidad un acuerdo comercial con Costa Rica que, según el Legislativo beneficiará al 97% de las exportaciones del país andino, pese al rechazo de organizaciones campesinas que argumentas que los pequeños productores saldrán perjudicados. Ecuador y Costa Rica tienen un intercambio comercial de unos 110 millones de dólares, según …

PARÍS (AP) — La huelga en la Torre Eiffel por un manejo financiero deficiente alejó a los visitantes el martes por segundo día consecutivo. Denis Vavassori del sindicato CGT, que representa a un gran número de los empleados de la torre, dijo que sus miembros votaron unánimemente el martes a favor de extender la huelga. Afirmó que los empleados estaban …

NACIONES UNIDAS (AP) — EEUU veta resolución árabe en la ONU que pide cese de fuego inmediato en la guerra entre Israel y Hamás.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the “double standards” of some countries that won’t sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns. Gen. Christopher Musa’s comment underscores one of the biggest challenges for Africa’s most populous nation in combating a deadly and complex security crisis, from the Islamic militant insurgency in …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday, according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. It would bring an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist government that have frustrated Hungary’s allies. In a letter on Tuesday to …

CARACAS (AP) — La oposición venezolana instó el lunes al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro a cumplir el Acuerdo de Barbados, que contempla trabajar en un plan que genere las condiciones políticas para realizar elecciones presidenciales libres y competitivas en el 2024, tras denunciar una “escalada de la represión” con la reciente detención de la defensora de derechos humanos Rocío San …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish farmers blocked border crossings with Ukraine, spilled Ukrainian grain and burned tires on Tuesday as they intensified a nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies. Farmers from Spain to Italy to Belgium have been protesting recently, worried that EU’s Green Deal plan to place limits on the use of …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish farmers blocked border crossings with Ukraine, spilled Ukrainian grain and burned tires on Tuesday as they intensified a nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies. Farmers from Spain to Italy to Belgium have been protesting recently, worried that EU’s Green Deal plan to place limits on the use of …

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Military leaders in Guinea have dissolved the government without explanation, saying they will appoint a new one, the president’s secretary general said. Gen. Amara Camara, in a video address on Monday night, added that daily business would continue as usual under the deputy secretary generals until a new government was formed. The West African nation has …