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By Abhijith Ganapavaram, Allison Lampert and Matt McKnight (Reuters) -Boeing shares rose 3% on Monday on hopes of an end to a crippling strike, although some analysts questioned whether a proposed labor contract unveiled over the weekend would muster enough support from the U.S. planemaker’s workers. About 33,000 workers will vote on the offer on …

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By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday. The verdict marks Peru’s first high-profile conviction related to Brazil’s continent-spanning Lava Jato corruption scandal. Toledo, a 78-year-old economist who holds a doctorate …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Tuesday it would bolster air and missile defence in a A$7 billion ($4.7 billion) deal with the United States to acquire SM-2 IIIC and SM-6 long-range missiles for its navy. The Australian navy test-fired the Raytheon SM-6 missile from a ship in August during exercises with the United States …

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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the head injury he suffered from a fall at home over the weekend was “serious” and that doctors expect to have a clear view on its severity in three or four days, according to a phone call published by an ally on Monday. The president’s …

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(Reuters) – Nine people died when the van they were traveling in collided with a truck in southern Brazil late on Sunday, local authorities said. Seven of the victims were teenage members of a rowing team from Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul state, who were traveling back from a competition in Sao Paulo when …

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By Phil Stewart KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced $400 million in new arms for Ukraine on Monday during a visit to Kyiv, in a show of solidarity just two weeks before a U.S. presidential election that is casting uncertainty over the future of Western support. Austin’s trip, his fourth and likely final …

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(Reuters) -At least two people were killed and three others injured on Monday in an apparent guided missile attack on a car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syrian state television said, quoting a military source. The source attributed the attack to Israel. The attack occurred near the Eastern Roundabout, close to the Golden Mazzeh …

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