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Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Chile prosecutor seeks to investigate claims of police torture of protesters

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A Chilean prosecutor on Wednesday said he would seek court approval to investigate 14 police officers for allegedly torturing protesters during almost three weeks of intense unrest and rioting in the country.


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Colombia defense minister resigns amid pressure over bombing casualties

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Colombian Defense Minister Guillermo Botero said on Wednesday he would resign in the midst of mounting political pressure over alleged extrajudicial killings and the threat that Congress could force him out.


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Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Monday, 4 November 2019

Trump administration begins Paris climate pact exit

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The Trump administration said on Monday it filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in a one-year process to exit the global pact to fight climate change.


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North Korea says U.S. terrorism report shows 'hostile policy' that makes talks difficult: KCNA

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North Korea hit back at a U.S. State Department report released last week, saying the report's description of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism is an example of a "hostile policy" by the United States that is preventing denuclearization talks from progressing, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.


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Sunday, 3 November 2019

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

China warns U.S. that criticism over Uighurs not 'helpful' for trade talks

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The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, prompting China's U.N. envoy to warn it was not "helpful" for trade talks between Beijing and Washington.


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Mexican lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to end presidential immunity

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A proposal to allow for the prosecution of Mexican presidents for a wide range of crimes overwhelmingly passed the lower house of Congress on Tuesday, giving the proposal backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a shot of momentum.


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Monday, 28 October 2019

Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds 'Ethnic Harmony' tribute to indigenous Ainu

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On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to celebrate.


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