Hong Kong protesters take aim at Chinese visitors to explain grievances

Thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets in the heart of Hong Kong’s tourism district on Sunday to explain to mainland Chinese visitors their opposition to an extradition bill that has plunged the city into political turmoil.

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In drought-hit Delhi, the haves get limitless water, the poor fight for every drop

In this teeming capital city of more than 20 million people, a worsening drought is amplifying the vast inequality between India's rich and poor.

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Tributes paid to air crash coal tycoon Chris Cline

He died along with his daughter, three other women and two men in a helicopter crash.

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UK plans £3m no-deal medicine transport

The deadline of 1 September set for the deal is a "tight" timeframe, experts have warned.

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Deutsche Bank could cut 'up to 20,000 jobs'

London and Wall Street could bear the brunt of cuts as the bank fights a falling share price.

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Trump administration is 'inept and insecure', says UK ambassador

Secret memos criticising the Donald Trump White House as "uniquely dysfunctional" are leaked.

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Greeks to vote in snap general election

The leftist government faces a strong challenge from the centre-right after four years in power.

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The nuclear fight for Sizewell on Suffolk's coast

The nuclear industry says new plants are essential, but protesters say the environment is under threat.

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Greeks vote as leftist Syriza days in power seem numbered

Greeks vote on Sunday in a snap election polls say will bring opposition conservatives to power, ending four years of leftist rule blamed for saddling the country with more debt and mismanaging crises.

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Italy rebuffs German migrant appeal as rescue boat disembarks at Lampedusa

Migrants on a rescue boat that breached a ban on docking in Italy for the second time in a week, arriving illegally in Lampedusa, disembarked on Sunday after the vessel was impounded, as Italy rejected a German call to open its ports to charity vessels.

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Russian-led assault in Syria leaves over 500 civilians dead: rights groups, rescuers

At least 544 civilians have been killed and over 2,000 people injured since a Russian-led assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began two months ago, rights groups and rescuers said on Saturday.

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Nairobi’s park is at risk of further land loss

Nairobi's National Park is vital for the city's fight against climate change - so why is it being built on?

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Two soldiers killed in accidental blast at Azerbaijan military base: RIA

Two soldiers were killed and one was injured after a tank shell exploded at a military base in Azerbaijan on Saturday, Russian news agency RIA cited the Azeri ministry of defense as saying in a statement.

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UK Conservative members issued more than one ballot in vote for leader: BBC

Some members of Britain's Conservative Party have been issued with more than one ballot paper to vote for the next party leader, who will also become prime minister, the BBC reported on Saturday.

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Qatar's emir to meet with Trump on July 9: QNA

Qatar's ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on July 9 to exchange views on the latest regional and international developments, Qatar's state news agency said on Saturday.

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Thousands protest amid outcry over Myanmar child-rape case

Thousands of protesters marched to a police office in the north of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Saturday, demanding speedy and transparent justice in a child-rape case that has sparked national outrage.

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Powerful Southern California quake, second in two days, causes damage, injuries

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday, causing some damage to buildings, fires and some injuries, with eight times more force than a foreshock that rattled the same area a day earlier, officials said.

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Southern California struck by even more powerful quake, second in two days

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday, causing some damage to buildings, with 11 times more force than an apparent foreshock that rattled the same area a day earlier.

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Some damage reported after powerful 7.1 quake hits Southern California

Some building damage was reported after the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said a powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Southern California on Friday, a day after the strongest quake in the region in 25 years.

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Southern California earthquake triggers reports of damage

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Friday in Southern California triggered reports of damage in communities in the northwest area of San Bernardino County, near where the temblor hit, the county Fire Department said on Twitter.

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Stronger quake rattles Southern California

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits the same desert area as the tremor which struck on Thursday.

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