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Rights Defender Shot Dead in Brazil’s Amazon
A human rights defender was shot dead in the Amazon, Brazil's National Indian Foundation, Funai announced.
Maxciel Pereira dos Santos was shot dead in the town of Tabatinga last Friday, close to where seven Latin American leaders signed a treaty to protect the Amazon.
(AFP)
Longtime Publisher and Editor Susan Kamil Dies at 69
Susan Kamil, a revered editor and publisher who found critical and commercial success with authors ranging from Salman Rushdie and Ta-Nehisi Coates to Elizabeth Strout and Sophie Kinsella, has died at age 69.
(AP)
US House Steps Up Trump Impeachment Probe
Democrats on Monday moved to intensify their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as whiffs of new scandal surrounding the White House emerged related to Trump's business and his lawyer's involvement in Ukraine.
(AFP)
World Bank CEO Georgieva Sole Candidate to Lead IMF
A top executive at the World Bank faces no opposition in her candidacy to lead the International Monetary Fund, the fund announced on Monday.
Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria, currently the bank's chief executive officer, is all but guaranteed to replace former Managing Director Christine Lagarde, who has been named to lead the European Central Bank.
(AFP)