🇧🇪 Inspired by protests in France, Belgians take to the streets — clashes erupt with police in Brussels.

On October 9, unrest broke out in the Belgian capital. Masked protesters hurled objects and fireworks at police officers, with one demonstrator even throwing a road sign at security forces. Police responded with water cannons and tear gas.

Belgium is experiencing a nationwide strike against planned budget cuts and the rising cost of living.

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🇬🇹 Guatemala. Crash of an Helicopter H130 (TG-GUH) into Lake Atitlán near Panajachel : 5 survivors, 2 missing. The Civil Aviation Authority said it took off from La Aurora Airport at 12:11 p.m. (local) on Oct. 8, heading for the lake's north shore hotel amidst rainy weather.

Lake Atitlán is one of Guatemala’s main tourist destinations. It is the deepest lake in Central America and the second largest in the country by surface area. It reaches a depth of 1100ft and has a length of 11 miles and a surface area of 50 square miles.

The incident comes just days after a medical helicopter with five on board crashed into the ocean off the coast of Catalina Island.

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🇨🇱 #Chile. Massive mudslide triggered by heavy rain in San Carlos de Apoquindo. At least six people were injured, including a one-year-old child who suffered fractures.

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🇺🇸 The NYPD has released the bodycam footage from the first officers who arrived in Marble Hill last night after a 911 call reporting a man had been shot. The officers transported the wounded illegal alien to the hospital for medical care.

DHS says he's tied to the Trinitarios gang, the same gang that brutally killed a CBP officer last year. NYPD arrested him on December 7, 2023, and sanctuary policies had him back on the streets within days.

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🇪🇨 Plane carrying valuables for a bank overshoots the runway and runs off a cliff, sending it plummeting into the street below. A Cuencana Airlines cargo plane was flying into Mariscal Lamar International Airport in Cuenca, #Ecuador, when it suffered a severe mechanical failure.

The Cessna was carrying high-value cash assets belonging to the Central Bank of Ecuador. The pilot and a crew member were the only 2 passemgers on board and were miraculously uninjured.

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🇧🇪 High-school students from #Belgium's French-speaking community have been demonstrating for days against education budget cuts. But several days of protests descended into violence earlier this week, with some 200 arrests since the start of the month and dozens of police officers wounded.

Police stressed on Friday that the scenes of violence had "nothing to do with the goals or conduct of today's protest." Friday's day of action was the latest in a series of strikes in recent months against Prime Minister Bart De Wever's efforts to save €10 billion over the next few years in a bid to reduce the country's high deficit.
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The Flemish conservative is locked in protracted talks with his coalition partners to try to find a deal on the cuts by October 13. Trade unions are pushing for the government to increase taxes on highest earners, rather than impose cuts in areas like health and hike VAT.

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