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US set to ban WeChat and TikTok from app stores

The move could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for US users.

Cyprus

US urges Turkey to back diplomacy amid mounting tensions with Greece

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Turkey to engage in dialogue and take no more actions to increase tensions with Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Orange skies in San Francisco's Bay Area as smoke blocks out the sun

Skies were so dark at times that it appeared more night than day.

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Novak Djokovic booted out of US Open after hitting line judge

Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open after hitting a line judge with a ball.

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Daniel Prude: Officers suspended over death of black man in New York

Footage released this week shows police putting a spit hood over Daniel Prude’s head before holding his head down on the pavement.

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NASA fires booster in latest test for future moon rocket

NASA plans to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024, with a goal of exploring Mars targeted for the mid-2030s.

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Jacob Blake family holds community celebration to counter Trump visit

“We don’t need more pain and division from a president set on advancing his campaign at the expense of our city,” Justin Blake, an uncle, said in a statement.

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New York museums and galleries reopen

New York City galleries and museums have opened their doors to visitors after being forced to close by the coronavirus pandemic

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Trump visits hurricane-hit US states of Louisiana and Texas

The US president took a first-hand look at some of the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura.

United Arab Emirates

UAE ends boycott of Israel in US-brokered deal

Trade can now begin between the UAE, home to oil-rich Abu Dhabi and skyscraper-studded Dubai, and Israel, home to thriving tech start-ups.

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Huge march commemorates Martin Luther King's 'dream' speech

Tens of thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the US capital which commemorates a 1963 civil rights march.

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17-year-old arrested after two shot dead at protest in Wisconsin, USA

In the city of Kenosha on Tuesday night two people were killed and a third injured during a third night of unrest caused by the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

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Two people die during protests over police shooting of Jacob Blake

It came during a third night of protests over the case of black man Jacob Blake, who was seen in a video being shot up to seven times at point-blank range by a white Kenosha police officer on Sunday.

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TikTok hits back at Trump’s executive order banning app in US

The popular video-sharing app TikTok is suing the US government after Donald Trump signed an executive order banning it in the US.

China

Hong Kong slams US decision to suspend extradition and tax treaties

Hong Kong has faced mounting international pressure following Beijing's implementation of a national security law which has been viewed as an attack on the “one country, two systems” framework under which the city has been governed since its return to China in 1997.

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Massive blaze tears through California forcing thousands to flee

Firefighters have warned that the blaze is 'zero per cent contained'

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The Native American Memorial Set to Be Bigger than Mount Rushmore

Designed by Polish sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski in 1948, this ambitious mountain carving in South Dakota promises to dwarf Mount Rushmore. If completed, the Crazy Horse Memorial will stand at 195 metres wide and 172 metres high, making it the largest monument on earth.

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Donald Trump's younger brother Robert dies aged 71

The US president visited his brother at a New York City hospital on Friday after White House officials said he had become seriously ill.

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Firefighters continue to battle southern California blazes

Firefighters in Los Angeles County continue to battle the Ranch Fire as it burns through the Azusa foothills. The Ranch Fire has burned at least three thousand acres and has led to the mandatory evacuation of homes in the area.

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Prosecutors reject claim from Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell's defence have argued that evidence is being released too slowly ad the names of alleged victims are being improperly withheld - but the prosecution has rejected this.

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