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China releases U.K. consulate worker as Hong Kong protests turn violent again

Tens of thousands of people have been holding regular protests in Hong Kong since June.

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As Hong Kong protests turn violent, one man fights to preserve shrinking middle ground

"It's getting more and more difficult because both sides are developing a stronger and stronger will to contact and engage," Fernando Cheung said.

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North Korea launches short-range missiles

South Korea's National Security Council planned to meet to discuss the latest launch.

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Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear plant begins voyage north

"It could flood or sink or run aground. All of these scenarios could potentially lead to radioactive substances being leaked," Greenpeace warned.

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Hong Kong protesters form 28-mile human chain demanding democracy

Inspired by the 1989 "Baltic Way," Hong Kongers held hands across the city in protest of the government.

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Putin orders like-for-like response after U.S. tests cruise missile

Move follows U.S. withdrawal from the Cold War-era INF Treaty, which prohibited land-based missiles with a range of 310-3,400 miles.

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Hong Kong accountants walk off the job, joining protests in Asian financial hub

"Professionals are very concerned with how this government is running," accountant and protest organizer Kenneth Leung said.

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Only 2 Iraqi interpreters who worked with U.S. troops got U.S. visas last year

Thousands of translators in Iraq face danger as they wait to gain entry to the U.S.

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How are the raging fires in the Amazon rainforest affecting climate change?

"The effects of forest destruction in the Amazon don't stay in the Amazon. They affect us all," one expert said.

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Eight-year-old clocks 86 mph driving on German autobahn

"I only wanted to drive around a bit," the boy said, according to police in Soest, Germany.

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U.K. risks becoming U.S.'s 'junior partner' after Brexit, France's Macron warns

"The point can't be to exit Europe and say 'we'll be stronger,' before in the end, becoming the junior partner of the United States," Macron said.

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Raging rainforest fires darken skies in Brazil, inspire #prayforamazonia

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year, an 84 percent increase compared to last year.

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Tech-savvy Iranians stay connected on social media despite regime restrictions

Wary of digital technology that helped fuel past protests, Iranian officials have tried to promote domestic apps instead.

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Saudi judge rules U.S. mother 'too Western' to raise daughter, relative says

Marlene Vierra said a judge in Saudi Arabia ruled her niece, Bethany, was not fit to parent because she was "too Western."

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Euroviews. Jeffrey Epstein's final act cannot be to deny his accusers justice — again ǀ View

There are thousands of similar victims in America out there watching this case and wondering if they will be heard, believed and protected if they come forward.

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Euroviews. Stock market drops and China trade woes evoke the trauma of 2008 — but don't panic (yet) ǀ View

Even if the U.S. economy is slowing, that doesn’t mean we're headed back to the dark days of the Great Recession.

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Founder of 8chan wishes he could 'uncreate' forum popular with white supremacists

Brennan no longer has control of 8chan, which has been run by U.S. Army veteran Jim Watkins since 2015.

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'Danger line': North Korea says U.S. is inciting military tension

Pyongyang would have to "reconsider the major steps we have taken so far," a North Korean diplomat in Geneva said.

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China warns on U.S. deployment of arms in Asia as trade tensions flare

China "no longer expects goodwill from the United States," tweeted the editor-in-chief of an influential Chinese tabloid in a sign of worsening tensions.

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Clashes break out as Hong Kong protesters fan out across city in general strike

"'Be Water' is now the motto. We stay when we need to stay, we leave when we need to leave, we change location when we need to change," one protester said.