UK's pro-EU Liberal Democrats win parliamentary seat in blow to PM Johnson

Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats have won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservatives, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office.

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Pompeo jabs at China's 'bad behavior', says U.S. will enforce Iran sanctions

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said "decades of bad behavior" from China have hampered free trade and prompted tariffs and other action from Washington.

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Several small explosions in Bangkok: local media

Several small explosions were heard in Bangkok in at least three locations on Friday and two street cleaners suffered minor injuries, Thai media reported.

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Exchange rates: Why is the pound getting weaker?

A simple guide to how currency is valued and what it means for your finances

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Japan's cabinet approves removal of South Korea from favored trade list

Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a plan to remove South Korea from a list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls, a move likely to escalate tensions fueled by a dispute over compensation for wartime forced laborers.

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Japan export move on South Korea not designed to hurt relationship, minister says

Japan's decision to remove South Korea from a list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls was not intended to hurt Tokyo's relationship with Seoul, Japan's industry minister said, adding that exporters can still use a special bulk license.

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South Korea says it will respond firmly Japan's decision to drop it from easy trade list

South Korea said on Friday it will respond firmly to Japan's decision to remove it from Tokyo's list of easy trade countries.

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Japan strikes South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens

South Korea is fiercely opposed to the move, which Japan says is due to national security concerns.

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Japan strikes South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens

South Korea is fiercely opposed to the move, which Japan says is due to national security concerns.

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North Korea launches were new ballistic missiles: South Korea

The latest projectiles launched by North Korea on Friday appeared to be new short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's government said on Friday.

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Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter dies at family compound in Mass.: New York Times

A granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday following an apparent overdose at the family's compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, the New York Times reported.

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Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22-year-old grandaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, found dead at family compound in Hyannisport, Mass.

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Democratic candidates Biden and Harris chafe at debate limits

U.S. Democratic presidential rivals Joe Biden and Kamala Harris expressed frustration on Thursday with a debate format they said left them little time to explain their views and led to the combative exchanges featured in the first two debate rounds.

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Pro-EU Liberal Democrats win parliamentary seat from UK PM Johnson's Conservatives

Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won the parliamentary seat of Brecon and Radnorshire from the governing Conservatives on Friday, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office.

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U.S. set to push security strategy as Chinese maneuvers rattle region

(Corrects position of academic, removing reference to Queensland University of Technology, paragraph 6 of this July 31 story.)

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Pelosi defends Baltimore, her childhood home, against Trump's attacks

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended Baltimore, the city where she grew up, against repeated verbal attacks by President Donald Trump, and she charged that the president's own son-in-law was a "slumlord" there.

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Vivian Paley, Educator Who Promoted Storytelling, Dies at 90

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Alaska boaters likely killed by falling glacier ice, officials say

The bodies of three boaters from Europe who died in an Alaska lake were surrounded by frozen debris, a sign that the victims were killed by ice that fell from the melting glacier that feeds the lake, officials in the city of Valdez said on Thursday.

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