Argentina’s general election, held on October 22, will head to a runoff after no candidate achieved the required 45 percent of the vote to win, according to The New York Times. Financial Times reports that the election sought to select a new president and vice president, who will both take office on Dec. 10, as well as 130 lower house representatives and 24 senators.
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A boat capsized in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 13. The Washington Post explains that the New Civil Society of Congo reported that of more than 100 passengers onboard, 49 were found dead, although a government official reported that only 27 people were found dead with more than 70 are still missing. T
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On September 22, Speaker Anthony Rota recognized 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka as a war hero who “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russian aggressors then, and continues to support the troops today,” CNN also notes.
Read MoreExpert caver, Mark Dickey, became trapped in Morca cave in Southern Turkey on Saturday, September 2, when he began to battle gastrointestinal bleeding, NPR reports. As a result of his poor health, Dickey could not hike back to the cave’s entrance which, from his location, would span approximately eight hours
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