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Mexican cartel violence could drive up prices of avocados in the US

New York Post 

Get ready to shell out some avoca-dough. Cartel violence could drive up the price of avocados for Americans after the US Department of Agriculture suspended its inspections of the so-called “green gold” in a Mexican state over security concerns. Two inspectors employed by the US embassy in Mexico were assaulted in an avocado field in...

'I made it': Thai 12-year-old fulfils Olympic skateboard dream

France24.com (en) 

Vareeraya, known by her nickname "ST", booked her place in dramatic fashion at a qualifying event in Budapest last month and will be one of the youngest athletes in Paris. Feeling "pressured and stressed" going into the event -- the last chance to qualify -- Vareeraya failed to make the final round and headed to doping control thinking her hopes were dashed. "While waiting for my testing result, my mom messaged me: 'ST, you made it to the Olympics!'," she told AFP. "I was so happy. I screamed... Читать дальше...

Keir Starmer: Britain's Next Prime Minister?

International Business Times 

Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned-state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain's highest political office.

Preparation for King's installation brings back 40-year-old memories to Sultan Ibrahim

New Straits Times 

KUALA LUMPUR: The installation of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on July 20 will certainly be a very special moment for His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, as he will be going through a similar process that his father, the late Sultan Iskandar Sultan Ismail, went through when he ascended the federal throne as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong 40 years ago.

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