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Thailand: Ex-Cop Kills 38 People, Including 22 Children At Daycare Center

By Orathai Sriring  and Panarat Thepgumpanat Summary Attacker identified as ex-policeman dismissed last year Had been in court earlier in the day on drugs charge Attack began at lunchtime, distraught parents await news Police official: Witnesses saw attacker also wielding knife BANGKOK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – A former policeman killed 38 people, including 22 children, in a […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Massacre in Thailand Kills 38 (22 Kids), EU Holding Europe Sans Russia Summit, Ukraine Advances, More

The Reuters Daily Briefing Thursday, October 6, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. A new Europe club meets in Prague to build a ‘new order’ without Russia, the OPEC+ oil output cut fans inflation concerns, and France’s Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel Prize for Literature Today’s biggest stories People gather […]

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U.S. NHC Sees 80% Chance of New Storm Over Southeastern Caribbean

Oct 6 (Reuters) – A low pressure area over the far southeastern Caribbean Sea has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday. The system is producing showers and thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands, northern South America, and adjacent […]

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Colombia Will Restart Peace Talks with National Liberation Army

By Stefano Pozzebon CNN  —  The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) insurgent group on Tuesday announced the restart of peace negotiations, after a three-year hiatus. The announcement was made at a joint press conference of top ELN leadership and a team of negotiators representing the Colombian government in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela is […]

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Mexico to File New Gun Trafficking Lawsuit in U.S., Foreign Minister Says

MEXICO CITY, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Mexico will file a new lawsuit in the United States seeking responsibility for cross-border gun flows after a U.S. judge last week dismissed a separate $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. The lawsuit will be filed in Arizona, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard […]

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U.S. Says No Change to Venezuela Sanctions Policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – The United States has no plans to change its Venezuela sanctions policy “without constructive steps” from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to restore democracy, White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Wednesday. “Our sanctions policy on Venezuela remains unchanged. We will continue to implement and enforce our Venezuela […]

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Haiti’s PM Henry Calls for Foreign Help Amid Gang Blockade

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday called on the international community to help the Caribbean nation, as a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal has created widespread shortages of goods including drinking water. Gangs have since last month been blocking the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal, creating […]

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Mexico Mayor Among 18 Killed in Gangland Town Hall Massacre

Image source, Totolapan government Mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda’s party condemned his “cowardly” assassination By Nathan Williams BBC News Gunmen have shot dead the mayor of a small town in western Mexico, and at least 17 others, officials say. Police say gunmen stormed the San Miguel Totolapan town hall at 14:00 (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Photos […]

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A Murder Probe in the Stabbing Death of Basseterre Woman

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Alisha Dunrod, 22, of Sprott Street, has been identified as the young woman who was fatally wounded on Monday afternoon, October 3. The 22-year-old was stabbed during an altercation with another woman along Central Street, Basseterre. According to a release from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis […]

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‘So Many Children Dying’: Somalia Drought Brings Famine Near

By CARA ANNA AP DOLLOW, Somalia (AP) — A man in a donkey cart comes wheeling through the dust, carrying two small, silent boys. The sky is overcast. It could rain. It won’t. It hasn’t for a very long time. Mohamed Ahmed Diriye is 60 years old, and he’s completing the grimmest journey of his […]

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