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Blink Freelancer Spotlight: Venezuela on the Brink, Hurricane Matthew's Toll Rises and Trump Rallies in Florida

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WORLD NEWS

UK: According to BBC, Whitehall officials believe the UK may need to make big payments to the EU to secure preferential trading terms after Brexit.

VENEZUELA: According to The Guardian, Venezuela, the old-rich South American nation, stands on the edge of an economic and humanitarian abyss.

THAILAND: According to NYT, the health of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, has "overall not yet stabilized".

HAITI: According to A BC News, Haiti's interim president warned his country of "real famine" following the "apocalyptic destruction" by Hurricane Matthew.

DENMARK: According to BBC, scientists are developing a new type of grass that is designed to reduce methane emissions from belching cows.

ETHIOPIA: According to BBC, Ethiopian troops fighting against militant Islamist group Al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia's Hiran region.

UNITED STATES

NORTH CAROLINA: According to The W ashington Post, the flooding death toll climbs to 19 after Hurricane Matthew storms North Carolina.

FLORIDA: According to NBC, Trump focuses on Wikileaks emails and backs off GOP establishment at Florida rally.

CALIFORNIA: According to NYT, the city of Santa Ana is 78% Latino; representing the new face of California with an all Latino City Council.

EXHIBITION OF THE WEEK

If in Cambodia, do drop by CONSTABLE, Gallery at Large exhibiting RESILIENCE featuring work by photographer George Nickels, Tim Page and John Rodsted.

Dates: October 1st through November 2016, with the grand opening on October 23rd from 5-7pm.

More info here.

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