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Congolese girl with Ebola dies after traveling to Uganda

The World Health Organization said that the outbreak has neared 3,000 cases since it was declared in August 2018.

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, others arrested

Organizers of a march scheduled for Saturday also called the demonstration off after an appeals board denied permission for the event.

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Right-wing power grab thwarted as Italy inches toward new government

Matteo Salvini, the anti-immigrant leader of the League party, had called for early elections in hopes of enabling his party to govern alone.

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'Fine margins': How Israel's shadow war with Iran could risk a wider conflict

"If you infringe on their sovereignty — how much are they going to tolerate it?" said Yossi Mekelberg, a professor of international relations.

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Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts, spewing fiery lava

Rumbling almost continuously, Stromboli sends out streams of lava, whose red-hot glows can be seen from offshore at night.

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China rotates troops ahead of Hong Kong planned protests

Chinese state media described the troop movement as routine but the timing is likely to hit nerves in the former British colony.

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Officials comb building after deadly cobra escapes apartment in Germany

Roughly 20 snakes were confiscated from a man's apartment in Herne, Germany, while officials searched for the fugitive reptile.

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An abuse of power or bending the rules? Boris has involved the queen in Brexit.

"For one month before one of the most important moments in Britain's constitutional history, Parliament will not be sitting. That is quite extraordinary."

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Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should 'come clean'

Andrew strongly denies he had any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking.

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'War with nature must end': Teen climate activist sails into NY with message to world

"Our war with nature must end," the 16-year-old tweeted while sailing to the U.S. ahead of the United Nations summit on climate change.

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Trump administration weighs deal allowing Taliban to call itself a government in waiting

Critics say that the wording would be a propaganda coup for the Taliban, who have presented themselves as a government-in-waiting since they were ousted.

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Reports U.K. prime minister to suspend Parliament trigger fury

Opponents see this as an extraordinary attempt by Boris Johnson to make it harder for lawmakers to thwart plans for Brexit.

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Photos indicate N. Korea building sub capable of launching nuclear missiles, analysts say

A North Korean submarine capable of launching nuclear missiles would bolster the threat posed by the regime and make it more difficult for U.S. forces to counter the danger.

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Why it will take more than $20M to help Brazil put out Amazon fires

"Twenty-million dollars is a drop in the bucket. It's absurd to imagine logistically what effect it can have," an Amazon researcher said.

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A Costco opens in China, draws such massive crowds it has to close early

"Due to the extremely large crowds," government officials urged residents to "consume in a rational manner and choose to go shopping at an off-peak time."

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Brazilian president wants apology before accepting aid to help fight Amazon fires

President Jair Bolsonaro's demand for an apology follows French President Emmanuel Macron lashing out after a Bolsonaro supporter mocked Macron's wife.

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Hong Kong's chief executive vows to stay amid spiraling clashes at protests

The most violent protests yet hit the island over the weekend, as police fired water cannon and tear gas during running battles with protesters.

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Iran's president to Trump: First lift sanctions, then let's talk

Hasan Rouhani's change of heart came after Trump there's a chance the two could meet after a surprise intervention by France's president at the G-7 summit.

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Many Chinese people defiant, but some fear Trump's trade war hurts them too

"If you don't need our 1.4-billion people market, fine," said Dong Jian, a taxi driver in Beijing. "If we are being bullied we will fight back."

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Scores of accusers to speak at hearing after Epstein's death

A judge set the hearing after prosecutors asked that he scrap charges against Epstein since the defendant was dead.