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By Nelson Bocanegra

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A collapse in Colombia's tax collection is setting off alarm bells for the market, which says the government will need to contend with an estimated budget shortfall of some 27 trillion pesos, about $6.9 billion, this year.

Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla has predicted fiscal adjustments in the fourth quarter, but analysts said changes will need to come sooner, lest the country miss fiscal targets or... (continue reading...)

By Rodrigo Gutierrez

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hands - she throws away bags and bags of her clients' hair, which until recently went straight to the landfill.

Now Gil is connecting her discarded pet hair with Matter of Trust Chile, a group that uses human and animal hair to make tools that leverage hair's natural absorbent qualities to clean local waterways of oils, heavy... (continue reading...)

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, stressed on Tuesday that there should be a clear position from both parties to reach a ceasefire deal.

"We are waiting for a clear Israeli position that represents the entire government in response to the U.S.'s Gaza proposal," said Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari.

"The ceasefire deal should immediately end the long suffering of all... (continue reading...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has granted approval to a first group of nine automakers to carry out tests on vehicles with advanced autonomous driving technologies on public roads, as part of a plan to accelerate adoption of self-driving cars.

The tests of so-called level three autonomous driving technologies will be carried out by automakers including BYD and Nio, as well as major state-owned manufacturers such as Changan Automobile, GAC and SAIC,... (continue reading...)

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police are searching for possible weapons depots of suspects close to the far-right 'Reichsbuerger' group that plotted to overthrow the government, Spiegel magazine reported on Tuesday.

The federal prosecutors office was not immediately available for comment.

(Reporting by Andrey Sychev; Editing by Miranda Murray)