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Japan’s Economy Watcher Index Slips in October; Outlook Fades

Japan’s economy watchers index slipped in October, falling to a 46.1 diffusion reading from 47.0 in September. Five of the 9 components of the index are weaker in October than in September; improving month-to-month are the assessments for eating and drinking places, for corporations, and for nonmanufacturers. Nonmanufacturers are showing a substantial improvement from September…

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Brazil election tests Latin America’s rightward shift and Israel ties

Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off on October 25. The development came after presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro won the first round of elections, defeating left-wing President Lula da Silva by several million votes. Bolsonaro is the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula has been a fixture of Brazilian politics for decades…

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World News in Brief: Ending cholera by 2030 ‘within reach’, Haiti displacement and hunger, US human rights review rescheduled

Last year was the deadliest for cholera since 1999, with almost 7,900 deaths, Dr. Lorenzo Pezzoli, WHO lead for epidemic-prone bacterial diseases, told journalists in Geneva.  Most of the deaths happened on a community level, before patients could access healthcare. Nearly 90 per cent of deaths in Africa Fatalities dipped down in the first nine…

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