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The Ethiopian government and Tigray forces have agreed to a ceasefire to end the two-year civil war that has killed as many as 600,000 people and displaced millions.
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Take a look back at some of the biggest stories from around the world you may have missed in October.
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People in China are mocking their own lives during the COVID-19 pandemic with their hilarious and creative Halloween costumes.
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Needless to say, the costumes were amazing.
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At least 141 people – mostly women, children and the elderly – are dead and many more missing in India after a suspension bridge collapsed into the river.
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Voters in Brazil have elected leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, as the country’s new leader, removing the incumbent far-right president Jair Bolsonaro after four years.
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Some 120,000 people braved the rain and took part in a LGBTQ pride parade in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Oct. 29 in a massive celebration of LGBTQ rights.
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At least 153 people have been killed and 150 others injured after a stampede broke out during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.
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The Socceroos’ video statement comes ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha in November.
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For the first time in the country’s history, New Zealand’s parliament now has more women than men.