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Six years after bombings, Belgium readies for biggest trial
Six years after bombings, Belgium readies for biggest trial
by  AFP

Belgium's worst peacetime massacre left 32 dead and hundreds marked for life. The case will not be the first for 33-year-old Salah Abdeslam, who was convicted in France as a ringleader in the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 dead.

Argentina revives special 'soy dollar' to boost reserves
Argentina revives special 'soy dollar' to boost reserves
by  AFP

Argentinian soy farmers will be able to sell their product at a preferential exchange rate, as the country seeks to shore up its central bank reserves, according to a decree published Monday. A similar preferential soy rate was applied in September, when soybean sales earned the country almost $8 billion.

US teen pleads guilty to racism-driven supermarket massacre
US teen pleads guilty to racism-driven supermarket massacre
by  AFP

A self-declared white supremacist pleaded guilty Monday to shooting dead 10 Black people during a racist, live-streamed, rampage at a supermarket in the US state of New York earlier this year. He had initially pleaded not guilty to a single count of first-degree murder before state authorities later added the other charges. pdh/mlm

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