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World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 24 July

Associated Press Saturday, 25 July 2015, 08:06 Last update: about 12 years ago

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana — A man who lost his family, home and businesses as he spent years angrily espousing right-wing extremism on television, the Internet and to anyone else who would listen did not say a word as he opened fire on strangers in a darkened movie theater, authorities say. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON-RACE

GREENVILLE, South Carolina — In her second bid for the presidency, Hillary Rodham Clinton is discussing "systemic racism" and making the issue a hallmark of her campaign, as she looks to connect with the black voters who supported rival Barack Obama in 2008. 

CHILE-DICTATORSHIP BURNING ATTACK

SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean judge charged seven former members of the military on Friday in the burning death of a 19-year-old U.S. resident who was killed in a 1986 protest against the military dictatorship then in power. 

PUERTO RICO-ECONOMY

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's government announces that overall general fund revenue collected this past fiscal year was more than $600 million below what was estimated amid a worsening economic crisis that has spooked U.S. investors. 

TRINIDAD-PRISON BREAKOUT

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — A police officer and an inmate are killed following a violent prison breakout in the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad. 

JAMAICA-DEEP SEABED MINING

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Based in Jamaica's gritty capital, a little-known U.N. body quietly presides over mineral rights on the deep seafloor outside national zones of jurisdiction. But with deep sea mining becoming a new frontier, there's a virtual gold rush going on at the UN International Seabed Authority as dozens of countries stake claims for cobalt, manganese and other minerals. 

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