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By Lizbeth Diaz

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico's western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating.

The trigger for the conflict between the two most powerful factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug gang, dates back to July, when legendary trafficker and... (continue reading...)

By Jody Godoy and Lananh Nguyen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Friday welcomed that companies are weighing antitrust considerations early in their dealmaking process.

"When you see greater scrutiny of mergers, you can see greater deterrence of illegal mergers," Khan told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Khan was responding to a question about the hostility she sometimes evokes from Wall... (continue reading...)

By Gustavo Palencia

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -The Honduran Supreme Court on Friday declared unconstitutional the legal underpinning of special economic zones exempt from local laws and taxes known as ZEDEs, which have drawn foreign investors lured by the promise of light taxation and regulation.

A small number of ZEDEs operate in Honduras after they were granted 50-year concessions, including so-called start-up cities that enjoy significant... (continue reading...)

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several attendees told Reuters. 

The meeting with senior White House and U.S. intelligence officials came two days before President Joe Biden is to meet India Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  

The United... (continue reading...)

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

More than 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million people are eligible to vote at the presidential election that has shaped up to be a close contest between incumbent... (continue reading...)