Angels pitcher Skaggs dies at age 27

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs has died at the age of 27 while traveling with the team in Texas, the Angels said on Monday.

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Costa Rica education minister resigns under Evangelical fire for LGBTQ policy

Costa Rica's education minister Edgar Mora resigned on Monday following protests against policies including his support for gender-neutral bathrooms, in a sign the cultural issues that dominated last year's presidential election remain divisive.

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What exactly is the role of Ivanka Trump?

The US president's daughter took centre stage alongside world leaders at the G20 summit. Why?

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Florida police officer dragged by driver after traffic stop

A police officer found himself clinging to a vehicle after pulling over a driver for a traffic violation.

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New York Governor Cuomo orders probe into Facebook's advertising platform

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that state-regulated advertisers were using Facebook Inc's advertising platform in a discriminatory manner.

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Lawyers make closing arguments in U.S. Navy SEAL's war crimes trial

Attorneys for both sides in the war crimes trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL delivered closing arguments on Monday, with prosecutors saying the defendant's own words prove his guilt, and the defense countering there was no physical evidence to support the charges.

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Mexican president says work on new airport north of Mexico City to begin this month

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that work to expand an airport at the Santa Lucia military base, meant to serve the capital, would begin this month following a series of delays.

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Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport leaves nine injured

A drone attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia early on Tuesday left nine people injured, a Saudi-led coalition statement said.

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US police probe arrest of black man using IV machine outside hospital

The patient said he was accused of trying to steal the machine while he went for a walk.

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Japanese whalers set sail for commercial hunting

Five ships will hunt up to 227 hunt whales for profit, ending a three-decade pause despite criticism.

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Texas plane crash: 10 killed after 'aircraft veers into hangar'

The light aircraft veered into a hangar shortly after take-off at an airport near Dallas.

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Taiwan president to visit U.S. this month, move likely to anger China

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States this month while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on Monday, in a move likely to anger China, which considers the island a renegade province.

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Unidentified object crashes in Cyprus, no casualties: officials

An unidentified object that may have been a missile crashed north of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, early on Monday, but no one was hurt on the ground, Turkish Cypriot officials said.

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Timeline: Key dates for Hong Kong extradition bill and protests

Millions of people have taken to the streets in the past three weeks to protest against a proposed extradition bill that has plunged Hong Kong into political crisis and triggered calls for embattled leader Carrie Lam to step down.

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Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary

Riot police use batons to repel protesters on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover to China.

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Trump in North Korea: KCNA hails 'amazing' visit

Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea in Sunday's historic trip.

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Taiwan president to transit U.S. during trip to Caribbean allies

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through the United States this month on a tour of diplomatic allies in the Caribbean, Deputy Taiwan Foreign Minister Miguel Tsao said on Monday, in a move likely to anger China.

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Ships set sail in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years

Five small ships sailed out of harbor on Monday in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades, a move that has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.

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Trump says China trade talks 'back on track,' new tariffs on hold

The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered concessions including no new tariffs and an easing of restrictions on tech company Huawei in order to reduce tensions with Beijing.

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Hong Kong braces for annual handover rally as fresh protests erupt

Thousands of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial extradition bill.

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