Yearly Archives: 2018

Colombia president-elect vows to unite nation, alter peace deal

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President-elect Ivan Duque, who swept aside leftist Gustavo Petro in Sunday’s election, pledged to unite his South American nation after a divisive campaign but insisted he would change a landmark peace accord with leftist rebels.

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Trump effect (local version): Municipal races are packed with candidates

Ballots in Florida could be more crowded than usual thanks to several city and county commission seats that opened up unexpectedly and other factors, including an FBI investigation into City Hall — and the presidency of Donald Trump.          

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Ceasefire ends after deadly new attack on Taliban

A suicide bomber killed at least 19 people in Afghanistan yesterday, the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a holiday ceasefire.

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