By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar started the new year where it left the old one, under pressure as investors wagered U.S.
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia in March, a Dutch consulting firm said on Wednesday. Aviation consulting firm To70 said there were 86 accidents involving large commercial planes - including eight fatal incidents - resulting in 257 fatalities last year
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared an end to the days of collusion between crime and government, saying in a holiday address there was a time when drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was as powerful as the country's president. Lopez Obrador, who took office in December 2018, rose to power with pledges to root out corruption in Mexico.
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By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis apologised on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman's arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him towards her, saying he had lost his patience and set a "bad example". His unusual apology came after he used his first homily of the new year to denounce violence against women, which he compared to profaning God
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran protested on Wednesday to a Swiss envoy representing U.S. interests in Tehran over what it called "warmongering statements" by American officials, Iran's Foreign Ministry said
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