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Chilean Lawmakers Approve Trans-Pacific Partnership

SANTIAGO, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Chile’s congress voted to approve the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal on Tuesday after four years of legislative debate. Twenty-seven senators voted for the world’s largest copper producer to join the 11-country trade deal while 10 voted against and one senator abstained. The government had […]

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Haiti’s Situation is Dire and Can Not Persist, US State Department Says

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The situation in Haiti has grown dire, with criminal groups blocking efforts to control a cholera outbreak, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that the status quo “cannot persist.” An outbreak of cholera in Haiti this month has killed at least 16 people, according to the United […]

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Haiti Crisis: Clashes and Looting as Anger Boils Over

Image source, ReutersImage caption, There were protests in the capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as other cities By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least one woman was reportedly killed as protesters clashed with police in Haitian cities on Monday. Police confronted demonstrators as anti-government protests descended into looting. Anger has been boiling over as gang violence […]

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Venezuela Landslide: Pres. Maduro Vows to Rebuild Las Tejerías, 43 Dead

Image source, Reuters By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News Hopes are fading that any more survivors will be found, four days on from a deadly landslide in the small Venezuelan town of Las Tejerías. Residents from surrounding regions have arrived to help search through the thick mud and debris, as well as police, soldiers and sniffer […]

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Murder She Wrote Star Angela Lansbury Dies

Dame Angela Lansbury, famed for the long-running TV series Murder She Wrote, has died only five days short of 97. Her role as the genteel Jessica Fletcher made Dame Angela Lansbury one of Britain’s favourite exports. The success of the television series Murder She Wrote was a high point in a showbusiness career lasting more […]

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US: Republiican Seniors Getting Vaccinated, Dr Fauci Warns of Overconfidence

Red-state seniors getting Covid jab despite GOP resistance © AP When the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out, Clyde Muchmore was ready to drive across Oklahoma to get it. “At the very, very first, all we knew was that a whole lot of people were dying,” recalled Muchmore, 80, of Oklahoma City. He scheduled a vaccine, he […]

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WORLD VIEW: Blitz on Ukraine, S. Korea can Catch N.K. Missiles, Deadly Storm Julia, More

Today’s Headlines Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials and pro-Kremlin pundits, who…Read More Poll: Majority in US see relations with adversaries souring WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. international outlook has undergone […]

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UN Reports 16 Cholera Deaths in Haiti, 32 Cases

GENEVA, Oct 11 (Reuters) – There have been 16 confirmed deaths from cholera in Haiti and 32 confirmed cases, a United Nations spokesperson said on Tuesday, citing the latest figures from U.N. humanitarian workers there. “We are very, very concerned,” Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization, who spoke at a news conference with the […]

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High Crime Rate: ‘Avoid Traveling to Jamaica,’ US Govt. Tells Its Citizens

By Micaiah Morgan CNW- The US government has issued a level-three travel advisory, urging US citizens to avoid travelling to Jamaica due to the island’s high level of crime. Months after it issued a travel advisory warning Americans to reconsider travel to Jamaica, the U.S Department of State last week outlined a list of places […]

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