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Over A Million Protesters Demand Chile President's Resignation

Drivers angry over toll charges demonstrate as part of protests over socio-economic woes
More than one million people took to the streets in Chile Friday for the largest protests in a week of deadly demonstrations demanding economic reforms and the resignation of President Sebastian Pinera.The leader told the thronging masses that he had "heard the message" in a post on Twitter, characterizing the protests in a positive light and as a means towards change.Demonstrators carrying indigenous and national flags sang popular resistance songs from the 1973-90 Augusto Pinochet dictatorship era as the country, usually seen as one of the most stable in Latin America, grapples with its worst violence in decades.
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South Korea Navy Failed To Detect North's Missiles: Lawmaker Highlights Flaw In Armor

South Korean naval vessels equipped with the Aegis defense system failed to detect missiles launched from North Korea over the past few months. This indicates a shortcoming in South Korea’s ballistic missile defenses and will draw attention to the August decision to end a 2016 bilateral military intelligence sharing agreement, known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement, with Japan.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has refused to condemn Turkey, saying it has "legitimate security concerns" along its border with Syria

NATO Hammers Turkey On Syria Operation

NATO defence ministers Thursday slammed Turkey for its military operation in Syria conducted with Russia's help, but recognised there was little they could do to sanction their strategically important ally.The first day of a two-day meeting of the ministers in Brussels was dominated by the issue, with Turkey isolated among the 29 member states because of its incursion against Kurdish fighters it considers "terrorists" but who are key in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
United Auto Workers (UAW) members picket outside of General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit, Michigan, as they strike on October 16, 2019. Leaders of the United Auto Workers union announced October 16, 2019, they have reached a tentative deal

Amid Trade War, GM Strike, Boeing Crisis, US Durable Goods Suffer

United Auto Workers (UAW) members picket outside of General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit, Michigan, as they strike on October 16, 2019. Leaders of the United Auto Workers union announced October 16, 2019, they have reached a tentative deal with General Motors to end a nationwide strike that began a month ago.
US President Donald Trump stepped across the demarcation line to see North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un

North Korea Says Kim And Trump Still Have 'Special Relationship'

North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Thursday that leader Kim Jong-un calls his relationship with USA President Donald J. Trump “special”. The statement comes after the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) broke off talks over denuclearization that have been stalled for months.

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