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Killing of former anti-graft prosecutor a grim milestone in Guatemala's political violence
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The assassination at the weekend of anti-graft lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, who made powerful enemies by taking on Guatemala's elite, marks one of the most significant political killings in the country in recent decades, renewing concerns about the vulnerability of those who fight corruption in Central America.
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14 dead, 7 injured in Colombia illegal gold mine collapse
BOGOTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - 14 people were killed and 7 others injured following the collapse of an illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday.
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U.S. stocks close mixed as tech shares rebound
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday as technology shares rebounded from their steepest weekly drop since June.
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US State Department asks Americans to reconsider travel to Kenya
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US State Department has asked Americans to reconsider any travel to Kenya, citing what it called the risk of health, crime, unrest and extremism.
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Australia's Albanese says attacker's car made U-turn before critically injuring lawmaker
SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that the car that struck an independent lawmaker outside her office had performed a U-turn before hitting her, describing the incident as clearly intentional.
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Ecuador hit by fresh floods, landslides as El Nino develops
QUITO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains linked in part to the developing El Nino weather phenomenon have triggered fresh floods, landslides and overflowing rivers across Ecuador, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) said Monday.
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US, Cuba trade barbs at UN ahead of sanctions vote
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba traded accusations at the United Nations on Monday after US diplomats hosted an event featuring Cuban dissidents ahead of next week's annual UN vote on a resolution calling for an end to a US embargo on the island.
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Deadly drone strikes interrupt critical services in Sudan: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians said Monday they are alarmed by reports of continued deadly drone strikes across Sudan, which are killing civilians and disrupting essential services.
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Canada's CPI rises 3.1 pct in September
OTTAWA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 percent year over year in September, following a 3-percent increase in August, Statistics Canada said Monday.
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US officials plan to travel to Norway for Ukraine talks, sources say
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Norway this week for the next round of negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Trump says Zelenskiy should get somebody else to negotiate to end war
Oct 19 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said he thought someone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should negotiate on Kyiv's behalf as it seeks to end the war with Russia.
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Exclusive-Trump approval falls to record low of 31% as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to a record low as Americans worried about high gasoline prices and appeared ready to punish his Republican Party in the November 3 congressional elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.
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Georgia's foreign trade up 9.2 pct in Jan.-Sept.
TBILISI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's foreign trade turnover rose 9.2 percent year on year to 20.54 billion U.S. dollars in January-September 2026, driven by stronger export growth, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistics Office of Georgia on Monday.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.
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Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal
Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Siberian cave already famous for yielding the first remains of an extinct human lineage called the Denisovans, who once roamed widely in Eurasia, has now produced evidence of a previously unknown large Ice Age mammal closely related to today's yak.
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Feature: Shahla's basket -- the Lebanese daily struggle to make ends meet
BEIRUT, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Moving between supermarket shelves in the eastern Lebanese city of Zahle, Joumana Abou Shahla compares prices carefully, weighing similar products to stretch her household budget.
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Multiple French cities announce curfew after violent weekend protests: report
PARIS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Multiple French cities have announced curfews which will start since Monday evening after incidents of looting and violence during weekend protests, French media reported.
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Brazil's government says $4 billion budget reshuffle needed for Lula measures in 2027
BRASILIA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's Planning Ministry said on Monday that the budget reallocations needed to accommodate measures recently announced by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks re-election in next Sunday's vote amount to about 20 billion reais ($3.95 billion) in the 2027 budget.
