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Polls showed Fernandez, who takes inspiration from the iron-fisted president of nearby El Salvador, could win the 40 percent of votes needed to win outright, avoiding a runoff with any of her 19 rivals.

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Thaipusam is marked with particular zest in multicultural Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation where ethnic Indians make up about seven percent of the 34 million population.

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That has dealt a blow to a major sector that forms 80 percent of Bangladesh's export economy.

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Only 11 percent of adults found full-time work after returning to Afghanistan, according to an IOM survey.

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Saving the treaty is crucial for Mexico, which sends over 80 percent of its exports north of the border.

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