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Tourism to be restricted, but not banned, on Indonesia's Komodo island

More than 176,000 people visited Komodo National Park in 2018, with many coming just to see the nearly 2,000 giant lizards.

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Scotch whisky, French wine, Italian cheese hit by Trump's latest tariffs

The president tweeted that this was a "a very nice victory!"

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Northern Ireland abortion laws 'breach UK human rights commitments'

The High Court in Belfast has ruled that Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws are in breach of the UK's human rights obligations.

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EU top court says states can order Facebook to remove illegal comments

The EU's top court ruled that states can order Facebook to remove illegal comments online.

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U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders hospitalised with chest pains

U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders hoopitalised with chest pains — campaign

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Prince Harry's emotional statement comes after months of negative press coverage

"The duke and duchess are trying to balance their desire for a private life, while living in highly transparent media world," said one expert.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson sets out plan reworking backstop

Boris Johnson has urged Juncker to reach a deal on Brexit, saying: "Our predecessors have tackled harder problems: we can surely solve this one."

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Hong Kong police defend shooting protester as 'lawful and reasonable'

Officials say the police officer who shot an 18-year-old protester was defending himself condemnation from the public, international groups.

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Netanyahu's pretrial corruption hearing begins as unity government talks falter

Following the four-day hearing, Israel's attorney general will decide whether to indict Netanyahu on fraud and bribery charges in three corruption cases.

USA

North Korea fires missile days before resuming US talks

South Korean defence officials placed weight on the possibility that North Korea performed a submarine-launched missile test.

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As Brexit endgame nears, Boris Johnson presses vote pitting people versus Parliament

Analysis: The prime minister's strategy is a huge gamble that could easily backfire.

USA

Judge rules in favor of Harvard University in affirmative action case

The judge said in her decision that Harvard's admissions process is "not perfect" but passes constitutional muster and there is "no evidence of any racial animus whatsoever."

USA

Taiwan Arch bridge falls in Taiwan bay, divers search for victims

The 460-foot-long bridge collapsed about 9:30 a.m. in Nanfangao, a tiny but often-crowded Pacific coast fishing village.

USA

One dead, 10 injured after 'violent attack' at vocational college in Finland

Finish prime minister Antti Rinne called the violence "shocking and completely unacceptable."

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North Korea says U.S. nuclear talks set to resume

The two sides haven't met since talks abruptly collapsed in February.

USA

'Feeling of injustice': Trump's Ukraine call runs counter to years of U.S. policy

"This is exactly what we tried to change in Ukraine for the last five years," one activist said of the president's actions.

USA

Ukraine's comedian-turned-president meets Hollywood royalty, Tom Cruise

"The President of Ukraine, for his part, told the guest about his own experience in cinema," his office said.

China

Hong Kong looks set to spoil China's National Day

"The Communist Party of China does not forget and does not forgive, so don't spoil their 70th anniversary," one expert said.

China

Drone finds Chinese fugitive on the run for 17 years

Police said isolation had "devastated" the convicted people trafficker who had not taken a bath or done laundry in a "long time."

USA

Conservatives surge in Austria as voters punish scandal-hit far-right party

Voters' top concern is the environment, which helped lift the Greens to a record 14 percent from less than 4 percent in 2017.