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US debt: Obama tries to avoid bankruptcy

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Time is ticking for President Obama, who needs congressional approval to raise the debt limit or the worlds biggest economy risks grinding to a halt. Argentina has declared three days of mourning as beloved folk singer Facundo Cabral is shot dead in Guatemala. And Mexico's police force tries to win over the public with a new TV show as the bloody war on drugs claims yet more lives.

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