Hurricane Maria 'killed 4,600 in Puerto Rico'
Hurricane Maria killed more than 4,600 people in Puerto Rico, 70 times the official toll, according to estimates in a Harvard University study.
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North Korea's Kim Yong-chol heads to US for talks
One of North Korea's most senior officials is travelling to New York, as preparations for a planned summit gather pace.
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Liege shooting: Two police officers and civilian dead in Belgium
A man has shot dead two female police officers and a civilian in the eastern Belgian city of Liège.
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India, a Key U.S. Ally, Plans to Ignore Trump's Iran Sanctions
President Donald Trump may have ordered the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, but one of Asia’s biggest oil importers – and a key strategic ally of the U.S. – plans on ignoring them.
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Brazil Trucker Strike Defies Solution as Political Clash Deepens
Brazil’s government declared the end of a devastating truckers’ strike on several occasions over the past week. And yet protests continue for a ninth day and much of Latin America’s largest economy remains strangled.
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AMLO: Privatization in Mexico Will Go to 'Dustbin of History'
But he also praised Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of Mexico's biggest tycoons who has benefited from the state's privatization policies.
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Blockade blowback: Qatar bans Saudi imports as it eyes closer economic ties with Turkey, Iran
Qatar’s new ban on Arab products signals that the year-long US-Saudi blockade aimed at keeping Doha in Riyadh’s economic and political orbit has likely backfired, an analyst told RT.
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Ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson jailed at Leeds court
Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson has been jailed for potentially prejudicing a court case, it can be reported.
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Starbucks shuts 8,000 US stores for race training
Coffee chain Starbucks has shut all 8,000 company-owned branches in the US for an afternoon to carry out "racial bias" training.
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