Trump administration swaps land to cut road through Alaska wildlife refuge

The Trump administration has resurrected a plan to carve a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska, less than four months after a federal judge struck down an earlier plan as illegal.

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North Korea fires 'short-range missiles' into sea, S Korea says

It comes after anger from the North over planned military exercises between South Korea and the US.

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The puzzling 'mass migration' of Ugandans to India

The number of Ugandans living in India has risen sharply, according to census data. But is that accurate?

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Japan's pro-constitution reform forces fall short of two-thirds upper house majority: NHK

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a solid majority in an upper house election on Sunday but his coalition and allies fell short of a two-thirds majority needed to begin revising the pacifist constitution, public broadcaster NHK said.

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Takeaways from Japan poll: diplomatic challenges and diversity

(Corrects July 22 story inserting "male" in 12th paragraph to show that Taiga Ishikawa became country's only openly gay male parliamentarian)

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Judge blocks Trump's latest sweeping asylum rule

A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule that aimed to bar almost all asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Why is India sending humanoid robots into space?

India will fly robots to understand what weightlessness and radiation do to the human body in space.

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What's so important about a ship's flag?

Most ships sail under a flag that differs from that of their owner.

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Hawaii telescope: Desecrating sacred land or finding new frontiers?

Plans for a powerful new telescope on a sacred site in Hawaii have created rifts among islanders.

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Puerto Rico governor plans statement amid uncertainty over his future

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló prepared to make an announcement to the people on Wednesday as the legislature began an impeachment process against him amid mass protests and uncertainty about the governor's political future.

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Trump uses veto to unblock $8bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia

The US president overrides bipartisan resolutions in the Republican-led Senate that barred the deal.

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North Korea fires missiles into sea, says South Korea, nuclear talks in doubt

North Korea fired two short-range missiles early on Thursday from its eastern coast, South Korea's military said, the first missile test since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive stalled denuclearization talks.

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Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband to millions of homes

The broadband provider aims to deliver gigabit speeds to 15 million homes by the end of 2021.

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Dutch Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies at 75: ANP

Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, best known for his role in science fiction classic Blade Runner, died on July 19 after a short illness, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Wednesday, citing his family. He was 75.

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Japan defense minister calls North Korean projectile launch 'very regrettable': Jiji

Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya said North Korea's launch of a pair of projectiles on Thursday was "very regrettable", Jiji news agency reported.

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China says former senior space official under investigation for 'serious violations of discipline'

China's military said a former senior official in the country's space program was under investigation for "serious discipline violations", but rejected reports the investigation was linked to espionage allegations.

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South Korea asks Japan not to drop it from smooth-trade list

South Korea protested on Wednesday against a Japanese plan to remove it from a Japanese list of countries that face minimum trade restrictions, saying it would undermine their decades-old economic and security cooperation and threaten free trade.

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Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform

Helping US merchants access its platform will help Alibaba.com compete against the likes of Amazon.

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Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform

Helping US merchants access its platform will help Alibaba.com compete against the likes of Amazon.

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U.S. to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

The U.S. government will pay a minimum of $15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump's trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday.

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Russia says malfunction led aircraft into unintended area: South Korea media

Russia told South Korea that an equipment malfunction led its military aircraft into an unintended area on Tuesday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean presidential office.

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U.S. security adviser Bolton meets South Korean officials to discuss North Korea, alliance

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with South Korean officials on Wednesday to discuss major bilateral issues amid South Korea's trade spat with Japan, stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, and a regional air space dispute on Tuesday.

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