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2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the "Translate a Web page" section.

3. Enter the URL of this story:
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21/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_HIST-1259676.html

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5. Select the languages from the drop down box — Spanish to English and click the "Translate" button.