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Spain's rush to clear Ceuta migrant backlog raises rights concerns
CEUTA/MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - When heavily pregnant Fatna and her disabled son arrived in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta during a chaotic mass border crossing on July 30, she hoped to be high on authorities' list for help.
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Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as boats capsize off Greek islands
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Twelve migrants drowned in two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos in the northeastern Aegean Sea on Monday, after their boats capsized as the coast guard chased them, authorities said.
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France imposes curfews in parts of Paris, other cities after weekend of riots
PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - French authorities set curfews in parts of several cities on Monday, including Paris, Lille and Nice, as they faced pressure over security failings after a weekend of riots and looting stemming from nationwide anti-government protests.
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Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says
DAKAR, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in recent months that has killed scores of civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.
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Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ says
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit next month with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year-old Ukraine conflict that would favour Moscow, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
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Zelenskiy says Ukraine got no warning as Russian missiles rain in
KYIV, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian ballistic missile strike overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, adding that some vital deliveries from the United States were being delayed.
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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv diverts to Sofia after 'threat'
Oct 18 (Reuters) - An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv carrying 57 people was diverted to the Bulgarian capital Sofia late on Sunday after a threat was made against the aircraft, an airline spokesperson told Reuters.
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Driver released after pickup truck kills 2, injures 10 at Kansas youth soccer game
NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during a youth match, killing a man and 6-year-old boy, was released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday.
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At least 8 killed in mortar shell explosion in Libya
TRIPOLI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and eight others injured on Sunday evening when a mortar shell exploded in the Al-Harsha area of Zawiya, about 60 km west of the Libyan capital Tripoli, local media reported.
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Torrential rain hits parts of Spain, killing one
MADRID, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A major weather change has caused heavy rainfall in large areas of northeastern and eastern Spain, causing one death over the weekend.
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COP17 opens in Armenia for global progress review
YEREVAN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) opened on Sunday in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, with countries set to conduct the first global review of collective progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
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Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Sunday.
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Beirut int'l book fair concludes 10-day edition featuring diverse activities
BEIRUT, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 67th Beirut Arab International Book Fair concluded Sunday after 10 days of exhibitions, literary discussions and cultural activities, bringing together some 165 publishing houses, according to the fair's organizer.
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Drone crash prompts Lithuania to launch security meeting
VILNIUS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius called a meeting of the National Security Commission for Monday after a drone crashed in the northern region and damaged a civilian vehicle on Sunday, public broadcaster LRT reported.
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"Street Fighter" tops North American box office in opening weekend
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Paramount Pictures' martial arts action film "Street Fighter" took the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated 31 million U.S. dollars during its opening weekend, data from measurement firm Rentrak showed on Sunday.
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Macron condemns "shocking" scenes of violence across France
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Sunday what he called the "dissenters" who looted and vandalised cities in "shocking" scenes across France on the sidelines of protests over the cost of living.
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Trump says Washington golf course renovation to start in November, despite judge's order
Oct 18 - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration would begin renovation work next month on a historic Washington golf course that a federal judge had ordered could not proceed without prior court notification.
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Milan police clash with protesters on second day of unrest
MILAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Milan police clashed on Sunday with protesters throwing stones and looting shops during demonstrations against poor services and the rising cost of living, a day after similar unrest in several Italian cities.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula spar in first debate as personal attacks fly
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded barbs in their first face-to-face presidential debate on Sunday in a contentious back-and-forth just one week before the election's runoff.
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Africa CDC pledges support to Kenya as confirmed Ebola cases reach 7
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its continued support to Kenya following the confirmation of four additional Ebola cases, bringing the country's total caseload to seven.
