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Iraqi PM-led coalition tops Iraq election with 46 seats, commission says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's political bloc won the most seats in Iraq's election, final election results showed on Monday, but a new government could still be months away due to wrangling to build a majority.
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European Commission lowers Lithuania's GDP growth forecasts
VILNIUS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Monday lowered Lithuania's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for next year to 3 percent, slightly down from the 3.1 percent projected in May.
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N.Ireland's largest protestant church under criminal investigation
LONDON (Reuters) -The biggest Protestant church in Northern Ireland is under criminal investigation over safeguarding concerns, police said on Monday, after the Presbyterian Church admitted failures in the way it handled cases for over a decade.
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Landslides cut off villages as heavy rain hits Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Continuous heavy rainfall in western Slovenia triggered numerous landslides on Monday, cutting off several villages and damaging local infrastructure, authorities said.
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Hezbollah accuses U.S., Israel of destabilizing Lebanon
BEIRUT, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem on Monday accused the United States of deepening Lebanon's economic crisis and Israel of escalating tensions along the southern border.
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Spain's 2025 GDP forecast upgraded to 2.9 pct
MADRID, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish government and the European Commission on Monday raised their forecasts for Spain's economic growth in 2025 to 2.9 percent.
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Hong Kong visitor arrivals up 12 pct in 10 months
HONG KONG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong recorded about 41 million visitor arrivals in the first 10 months of 2025, up 12 percent year-on-year, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) said Monday.
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Ethiopia reports 3 Marburg virus deaths
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed that three individuals have died from the Marburg virus disease.
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2 missing in Italy landslide as severe weather triggers emergency
ROME, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two people were still missing on Monday after a landslide struck a house overnight in the northern Italian town of Brazzano di Cormons, as persistent heavy rain battered the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and triggered a state of emergency, according to local media.
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Canada's Carney survives crucial vote on his first budget
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian Parliament on Monday narrowly voted in favor of Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget, staving off the threat of a second election in less than a year.
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South China island province to suspend ferry services due to cold waves
HAIKOU, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The southern Chinese island province of Hainan has ordered the suspension of ferry services in the Qiongzhou Strait starting at 2 a.m. Tuesday due to strong winds and cold waves, said local authorities Monday night.
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Roundup: Li Zeyang, Chen Yujie blaze to 100m titles at China's National Games
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sprinters Li Zeyang of Hubei and Chen Yujie of Zhejiang stole the spotlight at China's 15th National Games on Monday, as Li clocked 10.11 seconds to win the men's 100 meters and 16-year-old Chen became the youngest women's champion in the event's history.
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Cambodia's trade with RCEP countries up 16.3 pct in 10 months
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's trade volume with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries hit 32.93 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 16.3 percent, an official report said on Monday.
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BBC "determined to fight" Trump's legal action: chair
LONDON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- BBC Chair Samir Shah has told staff that the company is "determined to fight" any legal action by U.S. President Donald Trump over an editing row, according to British media on Monday.
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Death toll in Ecuador bus crash climbs to 21, 40 injured
The death toll of a bus crash in Simiatug, in central Ecuador, on Sunday has risen to 21 people and at least 40 injured, the country's emergency services said on Monday. The bus was driving along an inter-provincial route between the cities of Simiatug and Ambato when it lost control and tumbled down 150 meters, the emergency services said in a statement. Ecuador's disaster agency had initially reported 12 dead and at least 10 injured on Sunday.
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Supreme Court to review US government power to limit asylum processing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by President Donald Trump's administration of the government's authority to limit the processing of asylum claims at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for student crackdown
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death in her absence on Monday at the end of a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
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Factbox-Key events in Bangladesh as Hasina sentenced to death
(Reuters) -A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
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Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown
DHAKA (Reuters) -A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
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Polish railway track blast an 'unprecedented act of sabotage', PM says
WARSAW (Reuters) -An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage", Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday as he vowed to catch those responsible for an incident he said could have ended in tragedy.
