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EU agrees on $89 billion bailout loan for Ireland

BRUSSELS — European Union nations agreed to give euro67.5 billion ($89.4 billion) in bailout loans to Ireland on Sunday to help it weather the cost of its massive banking crisis, and sketched out new rules for future …Houston Chronicle · 59 minutes ago

EU clears $89 billion in loans for Ireland, sets up new rules for future sovereign bailouts

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Highlights: Euro zone finance ministers approve Ireland bailout

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U.S., South Korea begin war games

Emotions remained raw throughout the Korean peninsula Sunday as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived for joint American-South Korean naval exercises, and North Korea prepared surface-to-surface missiles on launchpads …Los Angeles Times · 1 hour ago

US, South Korea launch war games in Yellow Sea

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US, SKorea launch war games in Yellow Sea

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CBS News

Ivory Coast presidential vote to reunite country

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Millions of people voted largely without incident Sunday in a long-overdue presidential election in Ivory Coast, the final step toward reuniting the country eight years after a civil war divided it in two. …Forbes · 1 hour ago

How ethnicity colors the Ivory Coast election

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Ivory Coast votes in election to reunite country

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San Jose Mercury News

Major candidates call for halt to Haiti election

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Nearly all the major candidates in Haiti’s presidential election called for Sunday’s election to be voided amid allegations of fraud and reports that large numbers of voters were turned away from …San Jose Mercury News · 57 minutes ago

Candidates call for halt to Haiti election

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Major candidates allege fraud in Haiti election and call for protests; many voters turned away

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Washington Times

Fiery cargo plane crash kills 11 in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan — A cargo plane crashed in flames into a residential area in Pakistan’s largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, killing all eight crew and at least three people on the ground, officials said. The crash was …KABC · 1 hour ago

Fiery cargo plane crash kills 11 in Pakistani city

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Cargo plane in flames crashes into Pakistan housing complex, killing 8 crew and 3 on ground

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The State

Brazil police raid gang-ridden Rio slum

A Brazilian flag was raised at the shantytown’s highest point at midday. It was the biggest victory yet in a two-year effort to drive drug gangs from th
eir strongholds in the hundreds of shantytowns, many draped across the …Seattle Times · 1 hour ago

Brazil police capture slum, land big blow against gangs in effort to pacify Olympic host city

Minneapolis Star Tribune

‘We won’: Rio cops claim victory at gang haven

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