China committed to opening up, but other nations must contribute more to world peace: vice president

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan told a forum in Beijing on Monday that China was committed to opening up, but called on major countries to contribute more to world peace and stability.

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Hong Kong police arrest six at Kowloon protest

Police arrested six people during a demonstration in one of Hong Kong's most popular tourist areas on Sunday, where thousands of protesters sought to raise awareness among mainland Chinese visitors about the political crisis that has rocked the city.

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Department of Justice shakes up team handling 2020 census-related cases

A new team of Civil Division lawyers at the Department of Justice will take over handling 2020 census-related cases, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Sunday, a shake-up that came as President Donald Trump pushes to include a contentious citizenship question in the decennial population survey.

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Mandla Maseko: Would-be African astronaut dies in road crash

Mandla Maseko, from South Africa, won a chance to become the first black African in space.

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Summer dilemma: Is it OK to wear flip-flops to work?

Summer has finally arrived, but are there sartorial limits to what you can wear to work?

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Department of Justice shifting 2020 census-related cases to new team of lawyers

A new team of Civil Division lawyers at the Department of Justice will take over handling 2020 census-related cases, Kerri Kupec, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Sunday, without providing a reason for the shake-up.

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Are robots getting better at football?

Robocup 2019, the world cup for autonomous robots, has been taking place in Sydney.

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Glastonbury stars give away clothes for charity

Kylie Minogue, Sheryl Crow and Lewis Capaldi show support for a campaign against "throwaway fashion".

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From life on the streets to Lord's cricket ground

From life on the streets to the world's most famous cricket ground

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Iran says it is fully prepared to enrich uranium at any level

Iran said on Sunday it is fully prepared to enrich uranium at any level and with any amount, in further defiance of U.S. efforts to squeeze the country with sanctions and force it to renegotiate a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.At a news conference, Iranian officials said the process of raising uranium enrichment higher than set out in the pact would begin in a few hours.

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Factbox: Iran nuclear row - could U.N. sanctions return?

Iran said on Sunday it would further scale back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, raising its uranium enrichment level beyond agreed levels to produce fuel for power plants.

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Israeli minister says Iran's enrichment ramp moderate but a 'march' towards bomb

Israel's energy minister described as moderate on Sunday an announced increase of Iranian uranium enrichment but accused Tehran of breaking out of internationally agreed limitations on its nuclear projects and moving towards a potential bomb.

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Iran reduces commitment to 2015 nuclear deal

Iran said on Sunday it would further scale back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, raising its uranium enrichment level to what officials said earlier was 5% to produce fuel for power plants.

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One man gored on first day of Spanish bull-running festival

One person was gored and a further two people suffered head trauma during the first day of Spain's best-known bull-running festival in the northern town of Pamplona on Sunday, the Red Cross said.

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Iran nuclear deal: announces new breach of nuclear deal

Iran announces plans to enrich uranium above a permitted limit, breaching the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Leftist Tsipras' days in power appear numbered as Greeks vote

Greeks began voting on Sunday in the first general election since Greece emerged from international bailouts, a runoff polls predict will bring conservatives to power and end four years of leftist rule blamed for saddling the country with more debt.

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Taliban car bomb kills at least 12 in attack on Afghan security compound

Taliban Islamist fighters killed at least eight Afghan security force members and four civilians, as well as wounding more than 50 civilians, by blowing up a car bomb in central Ghazni province on Sunday, government officials and the Taliban said.

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What it's like being a woman in media

The women from different areas of the media industry describe the challenges they have faced.

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U.S. sent message to Iran after drone downing, warning of limited strike: Iranian official

The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country after its unmanned drone was shot down in the Gulf, Iran's civil defense agency chief Gholamreza Jalali was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency on Sunday.

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Taliban car bomb kills at least eight Afghan security force members in Ghazni province

Taliban Islamist fighters killed at least eight Afghan security force members and wounded over 50 civilians by blowing up a car bomb in central Ghazni province on Sunday, government officials and the Taliban said.

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