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• China's economy slows as covid, energy crisis and property woes take toll October 18, 2021
  China's economic growth tumbled more than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Monday, as the property sector struggled with tighter policy measures and an energy crisis loomed.
• Three white Americans go on trial in death of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery October 18, 2021
  Three white men in the US state of Georgia will go on trial Monday in the high-profile shooting death of a Black jogger that sparked a national outcry and helped fuel last summer's social justice protests.
• French ambassador expelled from Belarus October 18, 2021
  France's ambassador to Belarus has left the country after the authorities in Minsk demanded he leave by Monday, the embassy said.
• Floods, landslides leave dozens dead in southwest India October 17, 2021
  At least 25 people have died in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in southwestern India, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scoured for survivors in muddy debris and the military flew in emergency supplies.
• China slams US, Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait October 17, 2021
  The Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in the region.
• Two years after October 17 protests, Lebanon's economic crisis worse than ever October 17, 2021
  Two years after Lebanon's so-called October 17 movement began with major nationwide protests, disillusionment and fear prevail in the country. Several prime ministers have come and gone since 2019, but the protesters’ demands have not been met. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin speaks with Lynn Harfoush, an executive committee member of the National Bloc political party, […]
• One month on, still 'no signs' that La Palma volcanic eruption will end soon October 17, 2021
  There's no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the president of the Canary Islands said on Sunday.
• Macron’s condemnation of 1961 massacre in Paris ‘not enough’, historians say October 17, 2021
  Historians and activists in France have expressed disappointment that President Emmanuel Macron did not go further in his condemnation of the deadly crackdown in 1961 by Paris police on protest by Algerians, the scale of which was covered up for decades.
• Kenya's Elisha Rotich and Ethiopia's Tigist Memuye win Paris marathon October 17, 2021
  Kenya's Elisha Rotich won the men's race and Ethiopia's Tigist Memuye topped the women's podium at the Paris Marathon on Sunday.
• Venezuela suspends talks after Maduro ally extradited to US October 17, 2021
  A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday to the United States from Cape Verde, US justice officials said.