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Thousands of Rohingya refugees staged protests for "justice" Saturday on the first anniversary of a Myanmar m…
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Unified Korean Team, Victor on the Court, Tries to Win Hearts, Too.
By MIKE IVES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MM7lng
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China Hotel Fire Kills 19 on Eve of International Marathon
By KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2oaFFL2
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What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Drew Michael’ and ‘Ghoul’
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2P1Pu9y
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When Extreme Fires Become Routine: The Canada Letter
By IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2LmL4HP
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3 Are Charged in Toppling of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue
By JULIA JACOBS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2P4zsM1
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Trump Administration Cuts More Than $200 Million in Aid for Palestinians
By GARDINER HARRIS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nhisla
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Allen Weisselberg, Top Trump Organization Official, Was Granted Immunity for Testimony
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and STEVE EDER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2LpY4MX
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19 Noncitizens Voted Illegally in 2016 in North Carolina, U.S. Charges
By MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2BLK6FE
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Caught With Pot? Get-Out-of-Jail Program Comes With $950 Catch
By SHAILA DEWAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2BGQFco
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How the Man Accused of Killing Mollie Tibbetts Built a Life in an Iowa Farm Town
By ANN KLEIN, MITCH SMITH and MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2o5zuYm
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Amy Yang Leads the CP Women’s Open
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Yankees Dig Out of a Hole to Take a Win Against the Diminished Orioles
By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BL4y9L
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Jay Bruce’s Bat and Jason Vargas’s Arm Fuel the Mets
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PCEccH
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Conor Daly Loses Nascar Sponsorship Over Father’s Racial Slur
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Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Remain a Public Company
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2wmBMq3
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Caring for Aging Parents, With an Eye on the Broker Handling Their Savings
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2LmKB8x
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Washington criticizes European aid package for Iran
A European Union aid plan for Iran sends "the wrong message at the wrong time" to the government in Tehran, t…
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Feds confirm 507 people sick after eating McDonald's salad
Federal health officials say they've confirmed more than 500 cases of people who became sick with an intestinal ill…
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UN official condemns Arab coalition for Yemen attacks
The U.N. humanitarian chief is condemning the Arab coalition for carrying out airstrikes against civilians in Yemen. …
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Trump congratulates new Australian PM after week of political chaos
New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday he had spoken with President Donald Trump and been congra…
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Eye exam may predict Alzheimer’s
Advances in eye-exam technology could one day help doctors diagnose people with Alzheimer’s disease long before physica…
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Zero tolerance: No safe level of alcohol, medical study says
Even an occasional glass of wine or beer increases the risk of health problems and dying, according to a major study on…
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Game shows grim view of life after Brexit
Set in a dystopian post-Brexit Britain, a new video game follows the struggles of a bouncer of foreign ancestry in a wo…
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Mourinho denies rift with Ed Woodward
Jose Mourinho Friday denied a rift with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward despite growing speculation over the power …
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Ancelotti to face former club AC Milan in Napoli home debut
Carlo Ancelotti faces an emotional home debut as Napoli coach against old club AC Milan Saturday as Cristiano Ronaldo p…
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Strike threat leaves cloud over La Liga with season underway
The prospect of a player strike hangs over Spanish football heading into the second week of the season, as Barcelona an…
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Turmoil as Danny Boyle quits new Bond film
Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007 has been plunged into turmoil as Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle is said t…
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Australia’s latest PM pledges stability
Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison Friday promised a stable government after a tumultuous week in which his …
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Spain passes decree to exhume Franco from mausoleum
Spain’s Socialist government has passed a decree Friday allowing the exhumation of the remains of Francisco Franco from…
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Doctor accused of killing family with poison gas
An anesthesiologist is on trial in Hong Kong charged with killing his wife and daughter by placing a leaking yoga ball …
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Survivors of last major Daesh battle in Iraq beg for food
On a scorching August afternoon, an angry crowd besieged a mini truck loaded with meat of two slaughtered cows amidst t…
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Palestinians can’t be wished away: official
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees suggested that the U.S. slashed his budget early this year to puni…
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U.N. court to hear Iran’s challenge against U.S. sanctions
Iran’s legal challenge against renewed sanctions by the United States goes before the U.N.’s top court Monday, as Tehra…
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Making migration safe for climate Nexus
Humanity is on the move. We are living in an era of unprecedented mobility of ideas, money, and, increasingly, people. …
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Kofi Annan: A man for all diplomatic seasons
Kofi Annan will be mourned on every continent. from The Daily Star >> Live News https://ift.tt/2P3onL3
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The U.S. economy and the midterm elections
The U.S. economy is growing, inflation has finally hit the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target, and unemployment is…
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Healthy economy makes interest rate hikes necessary: Powell
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the fundamentals of the U.S. economic expansion look strong and support the…
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ECB: Slower growth likely temporary
European Central Bank policymakers view slower-than-expected growth as a temporary hiccup and believe that the 19-count…
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Damaged by trade war, U.S. economy expected to slow
U.S. economic growth will slow steadily in coming quarters after touching a four-year high in April-June, according to …
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Iran: OPEC members act in accordance with U.S. policy
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said some members of oil producer group OPEC were acting in accordance with U.S. po…
BBC News - World
Venezuela migration nears 'Mediterranean crisis point'
UN officials issue stark warnings as neighbouring countries seek to stem to the flow of migrants. from BBC News - Wor…
BBC News - World
US to cut $200m aid to Gaza and West Bank
The decision was made on US President Donald Trump's orders, a State Department official says. from BBC News - Wo…
BBC News - World
Elon Musk will no longer take Tesla private
The electric car maker's share price has slumped since Elon Musk said he wanted to take it private. from BBC News…
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Jean-Pierre Bemba 'cannot run for DRC president'
Jean-Pierre Bemba is deemed ineligible to stand just months after being released from prison. from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
North Korea visit: Trump calls off Pompeo's trip
US secretary of state won't visit North Korea, due to "insufficient progress" on denuclearisation. from…
BBC News - World
Papal visit: Pope Francis to begin two-day Irish visit
Pope Francis arrives in the Republic of Ireland later for the country's first papal visit for 39 years. from BBC …
BBC News - World
Flood victims face snake alert in Kerala
Authorities in the south Indian state say a large number of snakes may be hiding in flooded homes. from BBC News - Wo…
BBC News - World
Senator John McCain discontinuing cancer treatment
The senator has been battling cancer for over a year and has now decided to cease treatment. from BBC News - World ht…
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Trump Organization financial chief Weisselberg 'given immunity'
Trump Organization finance boss, Allen Weisselberg, gets legal immunity in the Michael Cohen probe. from BBC News - W…
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UN condemnation after 22 children killed in Yemen strike
The incident comes weeks after 40 children were killed in another Saudi-led strike on a bus. from BBC News - World ht…
BBC News - World
Germany fire: Firefighters battle huge Berlin forest blaze
German fire crews are fighting to extinguish a forest fire the size of 500 football pitches. from BBC News - World ht…
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Why is there a measles outbreak in Europe?
Thirty-seven deaths have been recorded from the disease already this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ngmt…
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Kerala floods: 'My daughter was my world'
Jolly lost her daughter and mother-in-law when their home collapsed due to flooding in Kerala. from BBC News - World …
BBC News - World
Could a porn star payment bring down Trump?
The president's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen says Mr Trump instructed him to make the payments. from BBC …
BBC News - World
Rohingya girls in danger: Teenage bride, missing daughter, sex worker
The stories of three young women from a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
'Latin America want to avoid a migrant crisis like Europe'
Seven percent of Venezuela's population has left since 2014, triggering a continent-wide crisis. from BBC News - …
BBC News - World
Australia: A history of political coups
Four Australian PMs have been ousted in the last decade - will new PM Scott Morrison survive? from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
Somália joins al-Shabab - the football club
Brazilian player Somália's decision to join Saudi side Al-Shabab FC has raised eyebrows. from BBC News - World ht…
BBC News - World
Australian rent-a-grave law to be reviewed
An Australian state is going to reconsider an act that lets people pay a leasehold on burial plots. from BBC News - W…
BBC News - World
Uganda's Bobi Wine crisis: The president and the pop star
Afrobeats MP Bobi Wine is shaking the political establishment in Uganda, where Yoweri Museveni has been leader for deca…
BBC News - World
Obituary: Chicha Mariani and the 42-year search for her grandchild
Chicha Mariani, who died this week, had still hoped to find the granddaughter seized in 1976. from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
Yes, Antarctica has a fire department
Yes, Antarctica has (and needs) a fire department. Megan Branson spent three seasons there as a fire-fighter/paramedic.…
BBC News - World
Four reasons why Australian politics is so crazy
Revenge, coups, backstabbing, front stabbing - why is Australian politics such a bloodbath? from BBC News - World htt…
BBC News - World
My first week as a BBC Venezuela correspondent
Between a new currency and an earthquake, it's been a busy week for BBC Mundo's Guillermo Olmo. from BBC News…
BBC News - World
Canada's 'most racist city' makes a comeback
Four years ago, the death of an indigenous teenager put Winnipeg on the map for all the wrong reasons. Not any more. …
Reuters: World News
Papua New Guinea volcano erupts, forcing villagers to flee
An island volcano on the north coast of Papua New Guinea erupted early on Saturday, forcing 2,000 villagers to flee fro…
Reuters: World News
Fire at hot springs hotel in Chinese city of Harbin kills 18
A fire early on Saturday morning at a hot springs hotel in the far northeastern Chinese city of Harbin killed 18 people…
Reuters: World News
Trump cancels Pompeo's trip to North Korea over stalled nuclear diplomacy
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his top diplomat's planned trip to North Korea on Friday, publicly ac…
Reuters: World News
Trump tweets and greets new Australian PM after week of political chaos
New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday he had spoken with President Donald Trump and been congra…
Reuters: World News
New Australian PM pledges 'generational change' to heal ruling party
(This version of Aug. 24 story corrects spelling of party member's name to Entsch, paragraph 10) from Reuters:…
Reuters: World News
U.N. agency sees Venezuelan exodus nearing a crisis point
The exodus of migrants from Venezuela is building toward a "crisis moment" comparable to events involving ref…
Reuters: World News
Congo rejects presidential bid of opposition leader Bemba
The election commission of Democratic Republic of Congo has excluded opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba and three form…