Maduro rebukes Kellogg for leaving Venezuela, gives unit to workers
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blasted U.S.-based cereal maker Kellogg Co on Tuesday for pulling out of the country due to the economic crisis and vowed to hand over the company’s factory to workers.
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N Korea cancels talks with South Korea and warns US
North Korea has cancelled Wednesday's high-level talks with South Korea because of anger over its joint military exercises with the US.
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The Latest: Israeli Military Sends Aid to Gaza
Gaza: 8-Month-Old Baby Killed as Death Toll Rises to 61
The Gaza Ministry of Health reported Tuesday that 61 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces including 8 children, among them an 8-month-old baby girl who suffocated from severe tear gas inhalation.
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Turkey Sends Israeli Ambassador Home, Recalls Envoy From U.S.
Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador in Ankara and recalled its own envoys from Israel and the U.S., as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced both countries over the killing of Palestinians protesting the American embassy move to Jerusalem.
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Nikki Haley says Israel has acted with 'restraint' in Gaza and then walks out of UN as Palestinian envoy begins speaking
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday defended Israel's use of force against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza and walked out of a UN Security Council session as Palestine's envoy, Riyad Mansour, began to speak.
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‘No link between US embassy move & deaths of Palestinians’ – Nikki Haley at UNSC
A defiant US accused the UN Security Council of a “double standard” towards Israel, while other states united to condemn violence against Palestinians during the unrest that followed the American decision to relocate its embassy.
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Don’t Just Bet on AMLO to Win Mexico’s Election, UBS Says
His poll lead is commanding, and it’s been around a while, so investors have been forced to come to terms with the likelihood that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be Mexico’s next president – however much they hate the idea.
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'Full-on Struggle': Despite Imprisonment, Lula Leads Latest Presidential Election Poll
After spending over a month detained at the federal police headquarters in Curitiba, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to lead the voting intention for Brazil's presidential election in October.
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Japanese banks trying to hold on to savings of dead clients
In an attempt to keep billions in funds left by deceased customers, Japanese regional banks are using special trusts to enter into banking relationships with the heirs of the departed.
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U.S. Sanctions Iran Central Bank Governor for Alleged Terrorist Support
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Tuesday on Iran’s central bank governor and another senior official in the bank for allegedly providing support for terrorist activities.
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Amazon and Starbucks blast Seattle tax to fight homelessness
Amazon and Starbucks have hit out at a decision to impose a new tax on firms based in Seattle to help fight homelessness.
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The American recycling system is on the verge of breaking down, and it could mean higher costs for homeowners
Recycling companies used to make money shipping goods to China, but China has halted imports over contamination concerns.
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Letters 'shame' voters before Pennsylvania primary elections
Some Pennsylvania voters have received letters publicising whether they had voted in previous elections before they head to the polls on Tuesday.
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The Gun-Law Loophole That Entices Tycoons and Criminals to Play Cop
James “J.D.” Smith is a former Navy SEAL who worked as a CIA trainer and bodyguard for billionaire Charles Koch. But when he got pulled over in Arkansas a few years ago with what drug agents say was a vehicle full of marijuana, another credential helped him out of the jam: a police badge from the tiny town of Lake Arthur, New Mexico.
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