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US warns of terror attack risk in Barcelona

"#Spain: Exercise heightened caution around areas of vehicle movement, including buses, in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona during Christmas and New Year's. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, and other public areas," tweeted the State Department. Dec 24, 2018
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Guyanese Parliament brings down govt, triggering elections

Guyana's Parliament voted late on Friday in favour of a no-confidence motion in the government, triggering new elections in March in a surprise defeat for President David Granger as he seeks to develop the nation's oil sector. Dec 23, 2018
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Crude refusal: China shuns US oil despite trade war truce

China, the world's top oil importer, is set to start 2019 buying little or no crude from the United States despite a three-month truce in a trade scrap between the two nations, with relatively high freight costs and political uncertainty choking demand. Dec 21, 2018