David Ortiz was not intended victim of shooting: Dominican prosecutor

The shooting of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz in Santo Domingo earlier this month was a case of mistaken identity, Dominican Republic Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez said on Wednesday.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2WUgGdQ

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Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the most violent protests since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/31zN2OB

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'Sing Hallelujah to the Lord' an unlikely anthem of Hong Kong protests

(This June 18 story corrects to say song originated from Christian, not Catholic groups)

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President Trump briefed on missile strike in Saudi Arabia, spokeswoman says

U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the details of a missile strike in Saudi Arabia, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2x4CF78

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Christchurch attack: New Zealand launches gun buy-back scheme

People have six months to hand in their semi-automatic weapons - banned in the wake of the Christchurch attacks.

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Chris Dawson: Podcast-highlighted suspect pleads not guilty to murder

Chris Dawson denies killing his wife, Lynette, in Sydney - a case that has drawn global attention.

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China's Xi arrives in North Korea: Chinese state media

China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea, Chinese state media said on Thursday.

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China's Xi leaves on first state visit to North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang on Thursday on a state visit to North Korea, state media said, accompanied by a clutch of senior officials, including the head of the state economic planner.

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Anti-riot police step back from Honduras protests, fueling demonstrations

Members of a Honduran riot police that have dealt with weeks of protests stood down in Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, allowing adversaries of President Juan Orlando Hernandez to block streets and cause traffic chaos in the city. 

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Trump says he will meet Putin at G20 summit next week

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at next week's G20 summit in Japan.

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China's Xi leaves for first state visit to North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang on Thursday on a state visit to North Korea, state media said, accompanied by a clutch of senior officials, including the head of the state economic planner.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IVIFom

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Under-30s 'spend less than same age group in 2001'

Generation X is spending less on "fun" than the same age group did in 2001, a report suggests.

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China's Xi departs for state visit to North Korea: state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang for his state visit to North Korea on Thursday, Chinese state media reported.

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New best story on Hacker News: A Janitor at Frito-Lay Invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

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Little Girl Traumatized as School Teaches 6-Year-Olds 'There Is No Such Thing as Girls and Boys'

A Canadian family has filed a civil rights complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after their six-year-old daughter became overtly confused when her first-grade teacher taught the class to question their gender. 

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Incoming Pentagon chief will attend NATO meeting in Brussels next week

U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper, who becomes the acting defense secretary on Monday, will travel to Brussels next week for a meeting of NATO defense ministers, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

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Clapping back against racial stereotypes

Elijah Lawal has written a book about "clapping back" against racial stereotypes.

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How can a company be valued at billions, but not make any profit?

You can't have a company worth billions of dollars and not make a profit, right? Wrong, and here's why.

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Gulf crisis: Close up to stricken oil tanker with the US Navy

The BBC's Mark Lowen sees the damage caused to one of the oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro hands indigenous land decisions back to farm sector

Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro issued a new decree on Wednesday putting decisions on indigenous land claims in the hands of the Ministry of Agriculture, four weeks after Congress rebuffed him on the move that is sought by Brazil's farm lobby.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZzTTWd

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Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Canada's Arctic Plains

A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IROpj7

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MH17 plane crash: Investigators 'expected to name four suspects'

Ukraine says the suspects will be named by the Dutch-led investigation into the 2014 plane downing.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2x1PJtY

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Haiti protests: Why are so many people on the streets?

Activists have taken to the streets in Haiti's capital to protest about what they say is government corruption.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WQnzN0

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Australian government boosts Senate numbers ahead of tax cut bill

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will need to secure just three votes in the country's upper house to pass legislation after election results on Wednesday showed his government picked up four additional Senate seats.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WS58ro

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US-China trade war: Officials to resume talks before G20

Mr Trump says he will have an "extended meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 next week.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IUCQYd

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