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Chile extends state of emergency as death toll rises to 7
Gulf News 21 Oct 2019
Santiago. Chile on Sunday extended a state of emergency to cities in the north and south of the country, swept by unrest that has left at least seven people dead, the government said ... Five people died Sunday when a garment factory was torched by looters near Santiago as authorities extended a curfew into a second consecutive night ... Read more ... ....
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South Sudan's opposition leader warns of return to civil war
WPXI 20 Oct 2019
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar warned Sunday that the country could return to civil war if a coalition government is formed by a Nov. 12 deadline and he asked for another months-long delay for the crucial step in a fragile peace deal ... But the U.S ... The U.S ... "No change of schedule nor change of program." ... ___....
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Details about 30 ancient coffins discovered in Egypt revealed
TVNZ 19 Oct 2019
Egypt's antiquities authorities today revealed the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins that were recently discovered in the southern city of Luxor ... When discovered last week, the coffins were in two layers, with 18 coffins on top of 12 others, he said ... He said the coffins were "exceptionally painted and preserved." ... to 332 B.C.) ... ....
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'Meltdown': Donald Trump and the impeachment week from hell
The Guardian 20 Oct 2019
Those were the days of politics as usual. Donald Trump spent his 1,000th day seemingly hellbent on self-immolation ... .......
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Venezuela's water system is collapsing as a million people exposed to contaminated supply
The Independent 20 Oct 2019
The brick shack on the outskirts of Venezuela’s capital is crowded with tubs, jugs and buckets. The water they hold must last the family of eight for a week — but it’s not enough for frequent washing or flushing, so the kitchen is filled with greasy pots and the house smells of stale urine ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... 1/13 ... ....
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Donald Trump abandons hosting G7 summit at his private golf club
Metro UK 20 Oct 2019
Trump cancels plan to hold G7 summit at his golf resort (Picture. Getty) ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... (Picture. Getty) ... AFP) ... ‘Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the Host Site for the G-7 in 2020.’ ... For more stories like this, check our news page. ....
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Boeing says it regrets concerns over internal 737 Max messages
Belfast Telegraph 21 Oct 2019
Boeing says it regrets concerns raised about internal communications it recently handed over to the US Congress and federal regulators investigating two deadly crashes of the company’s 737 Max aeroplanes ... Mr Forkner said the new automated flight system, called MCAS, was “egregious” and “running rampant” while he tested it in a flight simulator ... PA. ....
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Female astronauts schooled Trump from outer space
Quartz 20 Oct 2019
Women have been walking in space for decades, but there had never been a spacewalk involving more than one female astronaut at a time until this past week. On Oct. 18, NASA’s Christina Koch and Jessica Meir teamed up on an historic walk, performing maintenance work on the International Space Station ... “You are amazing people,” he said ... .......
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Boris Johnson faces frenzied week as Brexit deadline nears
Detroit news 21 Oct 2019
London — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a frenzied week of activity in Parliament, and possibly in the courts, as he tries to woo rebellious lawmakers in time to meet the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline ... 25, 2019. (Photo. AP). EU officials haven’t yet responded to his request for more time ... 31 departure ... out of the EU on Oct ... .......
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Protesters keep pressure on Lebanese government as they gather for day four of demonstrations
The National 20 Oct 2019
Central Beirut was again flooded with protesters, gathering to keep the pressure on the Lebanese government as demonstrations entered the fourth day on Sunday ... The American University of Beirut on Sunday said that no exams would be held for at least a week when classes resume ... Read More ... From trash to tax ... Dabke, DJs and Baby Shark ... Updated ... SHARE. ....
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Bolivia's Evo Morales leads vote, but appears headed for runoff
CBC 21 Oct 2019
President Evo Morales led in early returns from the first round of Sunday's presidential election, but he appeared headed to a runoff in the tightest political race of his life ... ....
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Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop
The National 20 Oct 2019
The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded on Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain’s second largest city for a fifth consecutive night. “This cannot continue. Barcelona does not deserve it,” Mayor Ada Colau told reporters, adding that Friday’s violence was the worst so far ... Read More ... Updated ... SHARE. ....
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Canada elects Parliament in vote seen as threat to Trudeau
The Oklahoman 21 Oct 2019
TORONTO (AP) — Canadians are electing a new Parliament on Monday after a tight election campaign that has raised the threat of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being knocked from power after one term ... No party is expected to get a majority of Parliament's 338 seats, so a shaky alliance may be needed to pass legislation ... (Story continued below...) ... ....
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Liberals and Tories slug it out on last day of Canada election
Japan Times 20 Oct 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival, Andrew Scheer, slugged it out Sunday on the last day of a rancorous election campaign.With Canadians ... ....
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Defence experts laud India Army's action on terror camps in PoK
The Times of India 20 Oct 2019
Hours after the Indian Army launched an artillery attack on terrorist camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday, defence experts have lauded the move saying the Army has ensured that the terrorists do not enter into our country ... Similarly, Pakistani soldiers violated ceasefire, in which two Indian soldiers were killed," Deshpande said ... ....
