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Newly Freed Lula Sets Up Clash With Bolsonaro’s Right Wing in Brazil 

Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday attacked right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro for impoverishing working Brazilians and vowed to unite the left to win the 2022 elections in a speech one day after being …

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Bolivian Military Won’t ‘Confront’ Citizens as Pressure on Morales Builds 

Bolivian President Evo Morales denounced the actions of “violent groups” early Saturday, hours after police forces were seen joining scattered protests, but the military weighed in later, saying it would not “confront the …

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Catalan Separatists Demonstrate on Election Eve

Waving separatist flags and chanting, “Freedom for political prisoners!” thousands of supporters of Catalan independence gathered in Barcelona for concerts and rallies on Saturday, while some protesters faced off with police, a day before …

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Merkel Urges Defense of Freedom on 30th Anniversary of Berlin Wall’s Fall

Chancellor Angela Merkel led a series of commemorations Saturday in the German capital to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which divided the city during …

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Iraqi Forces Push Protesters Back to Main Square, Kill Five 

Iraqi security forces killed at least five people Saturday as they pushed protesters back toward their main camp in central Baghdad using live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs, police and medics said.  …

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Strange Creatures on Danish Beach Turn Out to be Art, Not a Space Invasion

Artists from around the world have created fanciful, strange, beautiful and huge sculptures at a beach on Denmark’s west coast.  It is a blend of science fiction, technical skill and …

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Kashmiri Conflict Continues to Depress Tourism

When the Indian government decided in August to abrogate a constitutional provision giving special status to the then state of Jammu and Kashmir, tourist season was at its peak. Tourists …

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Dreamers in Limbo as Supreme Court Prepares to Take Up DACA

The U.S. Supreme Court will take on a case Nov. 12 that could impact the future of hundreds of thousands of people brought to the United States as children illegally. …

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Two Dead, Dozens Hurt, 100-plus Homes Lost in Australia Wildfires

Wildfires razing Australia’s drought-stricken east coast have left two people dead and several missing, more than 30 injured and more than 100 homes destroyed, officials said Saturday. Around 1,500 firefighters …

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Indian Court Rules in Favor of Hindu Temple on Disputed Land

India’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground and ordered that alternative land be given to Muslims.  The dispute over land ownership …

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3 Years After Historic Victory, Trump Battles Impeachment and Faces Tough Road to Re-Election

This Friday, November 8th, marks the third anniversary of Donald Trump’s 2016 election as the 45th president of the United States.  Trump remains a force of nature in American politics, …

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In Post-Cold War Berlin, Arts Scene Paves Way for Reunification

In the 30 years that have passed since the Berlin Wall came down and ended a decades-long division between the eastern and western parts of the city, it is artists …

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New Book Alleges Trump is Cruel, Inept and Dangerous 

A new, unreleased book called “A Warning” paints the most damning public profile of Trump since he took office nearly three years ago. Trump is “like a 12-year-old in an …

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Vietnam is Censoring Politically Sensitive Maps. It’s Not Finished and Not Alone

The dramatic demise in Vietnam of two maps that show China’s claim to a disputed tract of sea herald a longer-term effort at expunging material that officials find politically offensive …

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Deportation of North Koreans Suspected in 16 Deaths Raises Questions in South

Human rights groups, lawyers and former defectors are criticizing South Korea’s decision to return two North Korean fishermen who are suspected of killing 16 of their colleagues and then fleeing …

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AP: Steyer Aide Offered Money for Endorsements

A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing his White House bid, according to multiple …

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Ginsburg, in Book, Questions Confidential #MeToo Agreements

A new book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg explores the Supreme Court justice’s thoughts on the (hash)MeToo movement and her hope that non-disclosure agreements, which have come under fire in sexual …

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UN Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn US Embargo on Cuba

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 28th year, rejecting U.S. concerns about human rights on the Caribbean island.   …

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US Sanctions 3 Nicaraguan Officials

The Trump administration is sanctioning three Nicaraguan officials accused of human rights abuses, election fraud and corruption. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday announced …

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Pompeo Stresses NATO Importance on Germany Visit

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his German counterpart stressed the importance of the NATO alliance Thursday, saying that trans-Atlantic cooperation was critical in bringing about the fall of …

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Ambush on Mining Company Convoy Kills 37 in Burkina Faso 

Gunmen attacked a convoy near a Canadian mining site in Burkina Faso, killing at least 37 people and wounding 60 others, the regional governor said late Wednesday.  Montreal-based Semafo said …

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Trump Holds Talks with Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan

The foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met Wednesday in Washington with President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to discuss the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) on …

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