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3 tourists robbed by human statues in Colombia’s Cartagena

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3 tourists robbed by human statues in Colombia’s Cartagena

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As a passerby took the photograph, one of the disguised characters subtly took personal items from a bag belonging to the visitors, all of which was caught on a security camera on Santo Domingo Street.

The security camera footage was passed on to local police by a store owner with an investigation already under way to catch the culprits and recover the stolen items.

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Colombia asks Venezuela to allow international observers to monitor regional elections

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Colombia asks Venezuela to allow international observers to monitor regional elections

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Colombia and nine allied nations in the Americas urged neighboring Venezuela to allow international monitoring of regional elections later this month.

Venezuelans will take to the polls again on October 15 for the first vote since a vote held earlier this year that sidelined the country’s opposition-controlled National Assembly.

The so-called Group of Lima, which consists of nine Latin American nations and Canada, called on the government of President Nicolas Maduro to allow the elections “to be realized with full respect for the free, confidential, effective and universal vote.”

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California wildfires: Death toll climbs to 31

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California wildfires: Death toll climbs to 31

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The number of people confirmed dead in wildfires sweeping northern California has climbed to 31, as officials warned that conditions would worsen.

Hundreds of people remain missing as at least 22 fires rampaged across the state's famous wine country.

More than 8,000 firefighters are now battling the flames.

The wildfires have destroyed more than 3,500 buildings and homes over 190,000 acres (77,000 hectares) and displaced about 25,000 people.

Seventeen people are now confirmed killed in Sonoma County, with another eight in Mendocino County, four in Yuba County and two in Napa County, officials said.

The updated casualty figures mean the wildfires are the deadliest in California since 1933, when 29 people died in fires at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

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'Shame on you!': San Juan mayor fires back after Trump warns about disaster relief

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'Shame on you!': San Juan mayor fires back after Trump warns about disaster relief

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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz fired back at President Trump on Thursday after he warned that federal relief workers can’t remain in Puerto Rico indefinitely even as the hurricane-ravaged island struggles to recover.

“Your comments about Puerto Rico are unbecoming of a Commander in Chief they seem more to come from a ‘Hater in Chief,’” she tweeted. “It is not that you do not get it; you are incapable of fulfilling the moral imperative to help the people of PR. Shame on you!”

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Catalan crisis: Two views about independence

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Catalan crisis: Two views about independence

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Tensions are running high in Spain in anticipation of a possible declaration of independence by the Catalan government. On 1 October, 43% of Catalans voted in a referendum, which the Spanish government declared illegal then tried to suppress by force.

The final results from the outlawed poll show 90% of the 2.3m people who voted backed independence.

There has been a big focus on relations between the government of Mariano Rajoy and the Catalan regional government. But what about relations within Catalonia itself, between people who are pro- and anti-independence?

Support for independence among Catalans isn't unanimous: some just wanted greater autonomy, while others are fearful of the economic and political impact of a split from Spain. These are the thoughts of two prominent Catalans, with different perspectives on the crisis.

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Messi may not make the World Cup as Argentina toil

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Messi may not make the World Cup as Argentina toil

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Argentina have to win final game to be certain of place in Russia

The greatest footballer in the world — perhaps the greatest ever — could be condemned to watching the next World Cup on television. It may not be his last but it will almost certainly be the last at the peak of his powers.

The only way that Lionel Messi is guaranteed a seat at Russia’s 2018 banquet is if Argentina beat Ecuador away on Wednesday. He would no doubt feel more confident about the prospect were it not for the fact that Ecuador have already defeated Argentina in qualifying, the match is being played at nearly two miles above sea level in Quito and, in the past 57 years, Argentina have won there just once in ten attempts.