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  • North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo 'poisonous plant'

    North Korea's foreign minister calls Pompeo a "poisonous plant of American diplomacy" who hampers efforts to restart nuclear negotiations

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  • US-Central America talks focus on drug, migrant trafficking

    Officials from the United States, Central America and Colombia have agreed at a meeting on drugs and migrant-trafficking to adopt unspecified...

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  • Rohingya shun repatriation to Myanmar, want safety guarantee

    No Rohingya Muslims staying in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh turned up for a planned repatriation to Myanmar because they want to be guaranteed...

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  • Guatemala certifies result of Aug. 11 presidential vote

    Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal has made it official: Alejandro Giammattei will be the country's next president

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  • TS Ivo grows in Pacific off Mexico; Chantal ebbs in Atlantic

    Tropical Storm Ivo has gained strength off the southwestern coast of Mexico but isn't expected to threaten land, while the once-Tropical Storm Chantal...

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  • 2 more El Salvador ex-officers to face trial in '81 massacre

    Two former military officers in El Salvador will join more than a dozen others in being prosecuted for the 1981 El Mozote massacre, a particularly...

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  • Mudslides cause traffic from rainstorms in China

    Mudslides resulted from heavy rainstorms in China's Sichuan Province, disrupting traffic and burying almost 2000 feet of the expressway.

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  • UN report condemns sexual violence by Myanmar military

    A U.N. fact-finding mission says sexual violence by Myanmar's security forces against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority was so widespread and...

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  • NatGeo explorer talks protecting the Amazon in the midst of ferocious fires

    Andrés Ruzo discusses why it's important to be in tuned to how the Amazon fires will effect the global ecosystem.

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  • Mexico struggles: whether to talk to vigilantes or jail them

    Mexico's government appears to be split about whether it should talk to some armed vigilante groups, or treat them as criminals

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  • Mexico arrests 6 police in 2015 killings of civilians

    Mexico arrests 6 police in connection with 2015 killings of civilians

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  • US and Taliban resume talks on ending America's longest war

    United States envoy and the Taliban resume negotiations on ending America's longest war

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  • 4 dead, over 30 injured following lightning strike in Poland

    The lightning struck different locations in the Tatra Mountains near popular trekking destinations.

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  • ‘Lennon Tunnel’ in Hong Kong becoming a shrine to pro-democracy movement

    The tunnel, which pays homage to John Lennon, is covered floor-to-ceiling with artwork, mosaics fashioned out of Post-it notes and flyers advertising...

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  • France presses India to opt for dialogue in Kashmir crisis

    French President Emmanuel Macron has met with India's prime minister, discussing climate and other concerns ahead of the G-7 summit but also pressing...

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  • Weekslong migrant standoffs in Med becoming 'new normal'

    A Doctors Without Borders spokesman aboard a rescue ship carrying 356 migrants says the fact that it has become 'the new normal' for such ships to be...

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  • Health risks from ingesting microplastics in drinking water 'low': WHO researchers

    The tiny plastic particles simply pass through the human gut.

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  • S. Korea cancels Japan intelligence deal amid trade dispute

    It is a setback to U.S. efforts to bolster trilateral security cooperation.

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  • Navalny to be released Friday, court rejects term extension

    A Moscow court has rejected an attempt to prolong the jail sentence of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, clearing the way for him to be released...

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  • 70-year-old American oldest winner of 'longest horse race in the world'

    70-year-old American Robert Long wins 2019 Mongol Derby

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  • Pompeo: US focused on helping detained Canadians in China

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it's wrong that China is detaining two Canadians and the Trump administration is focused on helping the two...

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  • The Latest: Italy's president gives parties more time

    Italian President Sergio Mattarella says he has agreed to political leaders' request for more time to see if a viable government can be formed to...

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  • World powers increasingly see icy Arctic as a hot property

    As warmer temperatures cause the ice to retreat, the Arctic region is taking on new geopolitical and economic importance, and the United States,...

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  • Elephants rescued from mud in Malaysia as crowds cheer them on

    An excavator dug a path for them to climb out, video showed.

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  • Foot on table: British PM at home in French president palace

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson briefly puts foot on table in French presidential palace

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  • Argentina candidate rules out default as an option

    Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernández says that no one wants a default for the South American country and he's ruling it out if elected

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  • Elephants rescued from mud as crowds cheer them on

    Elephants were rescued after they were found covered in mud in an abandoned illegal mining pool in Malaysia.

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  • Clashing statements expose rift in Iraqi paramilitary force

    Iraqi Shiite militias' chief walks back his deputy's statement blaming Israel, U.S. for attacks on militia bases

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  • NatGeo explorer discusses effects of climate change

    Geothermal scientist and National Geographic explorer Andrés Ruzo talks the importance of understanding the ecosystem of the Amazon and how these...

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  • Amazon rainforest continues to scorch at record rates

    The Amazon has been burning for a few weeks now as fires in the region are up more than 80% this year.

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  • Amazon rainforest experts describe impact of expansive fires

    Andres Ruzo said people can help through donations and visiting.

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  • Danish ex-PM attacks Trump for comments on defense spending

    The spat between the U.S. and Denmark that began with the Danish rebuttal of Donald Trump's overtures about buying Greenland has escalated

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  • Annual zoo weigh-in tips the scales of cute

    The record-taking takes place over a period of 7 days.

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  • The Latest: Portugal offers to take 35 people from Med. ship

    Portugal is offering to take 35 people from the Ocean Viking rescue ship, following an appeal by the European Commission

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  • Italian populist mixes religious symbols with his politics

    Matteo Salvini's blatant brandishing of Catholic symbols has gone down as one of the most significant elements of his successful bid to topple Italy's...

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  • Lions, meerkats and penguins tip the scale at the annual London Zoo weigh-in

    There are about 560 species and 19,000 individual animals at the zoo, so the weigh-in lasts over a week.

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  • Rights group blames Brazilian government for Amazon fires

    Amnesty International says Brazilian government failures are responsible for Amazon fires

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  • Hundreds gather in Goma, Congo for "Stop Ebola" march

    Hundreds gathered in Congo's eastern city of Goma to support Ebola response teams that have seen increasing attacks and resistance among communities...

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  • Palestinians: Tax deal with Israel to ease fiscal crisis

    The Palestinian Authority says it has reached an agreement with Israel to restore some of the much-needed tax funds cut off by Israel in recent months

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  • France, Greece to push for EU solidarity on migrant crisis

    French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed to push for more solidarity in the European Union over the...

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  • Syrian convicted of Germany stabbing that sparked protests

    German court convicts Syrian man over a fatal stabbing in the city of Chemnitz last year that touched off far-right protests

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  • Angela Merkel calls for EU-wide climate neutrality by 2050

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for the EU to support ambitious targets for the entire 28-nation bloc to become climate neutral

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  • Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

    Jeffrey Epstein took steps in the days before he died to shield his fortune from the dozens of women who say he sexually abused them

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  • Syrian government opens corridor for civilians in rebel area

    Syria says it's opened 'humanitarian corridor' for civilians to leave besieged rebel-held area in Hama province

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  • Some Egyptian rights activists dismiss country's new NGO law

    Some Egyptian human rights activists hailed the country's new law regulating non-governmental organizations as a step forward, while others dismissed...

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  • Orphaned baby wombat steals hearts

    Zookeepers have been raising the wombat by hand since his mother died when he was three and a half months old.

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  • Invisible army set stage for liberation of Paris from Nazis

    The Nazis thought they knew everything about the city of Paris that they occupied _ but the Resistance was still there

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  • European Central Bank weighs stimulus mix as Germany slows

    The European Central Bank is weighing a package of stimulus measures including an interest rate cut and new bond purchases to counter worries that...

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  • Macron expected to raise Carlos Ghosn case with Japan's Abe

    The wife of Carlos Ghosn is urging French President Emmanuel Macron to intercede on behalf of the former chairman of Nissan and Renault when he meets...

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