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A disputed vote count has triggered clashes and furious allegations of fraud from the opposition

Fresh Bolivia Clashes As Morales Declared Winner In Disputed Vote

Bolivia saw fresh clashes between rival groups, road blocks and demonstrations on Friday following the controversial reelection of President Evo Morales in a disputed vote that triggered riots and allegations of fraud from the opposition.From early morning, demonstrators draped in Bolivia's red, yellow and green flag blocked roads in La Paz with barricades of tires, rope and trash cans as they demanded their "vote be respected."

Wealthy US Tribe's Latest Project: A Vast, Guitar-shaped Casino

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida, built by the Seminole tribe
Shaped like an electric guitar, the soaring, blue-glass, 36-story Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is a gamble that its owners, the Seminole tribe, hope will play a profitable tune.The extraordinary $1.5-billion project brings a Las Vegas sense of scale and style to the US state of Florida.Boosting a 7,000-seat casino floor, 1,200 hotel rooms and more than 3,000 slot machines and gaming tables, the venue is a major investment for the pioneering -- and very wealthy -- Seminole tribe.
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales has likened the violence, protests and a general strike following disputed election results to a "coup"

Bolivia's Morales Declared Winner In Disputed Election

Bolivia's Evo Morales was officially declared the outright winner of presidential elections Thursday after a disputed vote count that triggered violent protests and furious allegations of fraud from the opposition.The United States, European Union and Latin American countries responded to the result, which would hand Morales a fourth successive term, by calling for a run-off vote to restore trust and confidence in the electoral process.
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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.
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UK Police Say 39 Found Dead In Truck Were Chinese

British police said that 39 people found dead in a truck near London are believed to be Chinese nationals, in a case that has triggered national outrage over the people trafficking business.Emergency workers discovered the bodies early Wednesday inside the refrigerated container of a truck parked in an industrial area east of London, shortly after it had arrived on a ferry from Belgium.Police are conducting the country's largest murder probe in more than a decade into what Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as an "unimaginable tragedy".

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