Global News 10/24/19 – From Chile to Lebanon, global protests flare over wallet issues, government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion, and Hong Kong formally scraps extradition bill

Protesters in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday. Demonstrations over increased subway fares devolved into deadly violence. Credit Tomas Munita for The New York Times

This Thursday, protests flare globally over economic issues; government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion windfall; Hong Kong formally scraps extradition bill that sparked protests; Russia deploys military police to Syria’s Kobani as Trump says ceasefire is ‘permanent;’ and, “There could be a war”: protests over election results roil Bolivia.

• From Chile to Lebanon, protests flare over wallet issues (NY Times)

  • More: Region on fire: Boom, then slump, drives Latin American protest (AP)

  • More: Protests in Ethiopia threaten to mar image of its Nobel-winning leader (NY Times)

  • More: Chile's response to Pinera's reforms: A strike and more protests (Reuters)

• Government loophole gave oil companies an $18 billion windfall (NY Times)

• Hong Kong formally scraps extradition bill that sparked protests (BBC)

• Russian police deploy in Syria's Kobani, Trump calls ceasefire ‘permanent’ (Reuters)

• ‘There could be a war’: Protests over elections roil Bolivia (NY Times)

• Essex truck deaths: 39 found dead were Chinese nationals (BBC)

• Paris Agreement: Trump confirms US will leave climate accord (BBC)

• Trump impeachment: Republicans storm secure hearing (BBC)

• Big Tech's hyperlocal fights (Axios)

• South Pole's ozone hope shrinks to smallest since discovery (AP)

• Mark Zuckerberg assailed from all directions in Hill marathon (Axios)

• India set to hold local elections in Kashmir amid boycott (Al Jazeera)

• Japan's Abe and South Korean PM Lee meet for first time in a year (Nikkei Asian Review)

• In Mexico, ‘green gold’ brings both riches and violence (AP)

• The student vote is surging. So are efforts to suppress it. (NY Times)