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World in brief: October 5, 2022
Baquer Namazi, an 85-year-old Iranian-American held by Iran over internationally criticized spying charges leaves the country Wednesday, October 5, 2022, for Oman

DENMARK: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a general election for November today with just seven months left of the end of her term in office.

The leader of the Social Democratic minority government has seen her popularity dwindle in recent weeks due to her role in a pandemic-era decision to wipe out Denmark’s entire captive mink population.

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