Six Philadelphia cops shot, police beg shooter to surrender

Six Philadelphia police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday in a shootout during a drug raid on a house and negotiators were urging the shooter to surrender as gunfire continued to ring out.

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Fire rages on Greece's Evia, threat to people averted

Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had prompted the evacuation of villages and spurred an appeal from authorities for assistance from European partners.

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China says protesters like 'terrorists', airport reopens

China's Hong Kong Liaison office said on Wednesday that anti government protesters were no different to "terrorists", as U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese troops were moving to the border with Hong Kong and urged calm.

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Italy's Salvini says citizen's income scheme needs reviewing: paper

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday the citizen's income scheme introduced earlier this year would need reviewing if the League won elections.

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U.S. senator warns China on Hong Kong trade status if it intervenes in protests

A prominent U.S. senator warned China on Tuesday Hong Kong could lose its special U.S. trade status if Beijing intervenes directly to crack down on increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in the city.

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ICE office shootings in Texas blamed on ‘political rhetoric’

ICE blames the shootings on "political rhetoric" about the Trump administration’s policies.

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China's Hong Kong office condemns 'near-terrorist acts' at Hong Kong airport

China's Hong Kong affairs office condemned what it called "near-terrorist acts" at Hong Kong's airport and reiterated support for local authorities to severely punish those responsible amid an escalating crisis in the Chinese-controlled city.

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Family of Irish teen found dead in Malaysia won't seek criminal probe: lawyer

The family of an Irish girl whose naked body was found near a Malaysian jungle stream will not demand a criminal investigation into the incident, their lawyer said on Wednesday, leaving it up to the police to decide the next course of action.

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Hong Kong airport reopens, official China newspaper urges end to violence

Hong Kong's airport resumed operations on Wednesday, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days as protesters clashed with riot police in a deepening crisis in the Chinese-controlled city.

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Malaysia cabinet to discuss residency of controversial Indian Islamic preacher

Malaysia's cabinet will discuss the permanent residency of controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Wednesday, said a minister who believed Naik should return to India to face charges of money laundering and hate speech.

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Astronaut Luca Parmitano plays DJ set from International Space Station

Luca Parmitano played from the International Space Station to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Chinese state media urge action, voice support for Hong Kong police after overnight clashes

Chinese state media called on Beijing on Wednesday to deal with protests in Hong Kong more decisively after a reporter from one of China's largest government-backed newspapers was caught up in overnight clashes.

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Hong Kong protests: Flights resume as airport authority restricts protests

Hong Kong's airport, one of the world's busiest, has been the main site of protests for days.

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New best story on Hacker News: Fewer Than Half of Google Searches Now Result in a Click

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Hillsong: A church with rock concerts and 2m followers

As Christian churches face declining numbers, one is bucking the trend. Is Hillsong a triumph of marketing or faith?

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Hong Kong airport reopens amid warnings over pro-democracy protests

Hong Kong's airport resumed operations on Wednesday, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days as protesters clashed with riot police in a deepening crisis in the Chinese-controlled city.

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Russia says rocket explosion caused 16-fold radiation spike

The radiation spike, caused by a rocket blast in the Arctic, lasted for several hours, Russia says.

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Hong Kong airport reopens after overnight clashes, mass protests

Hong Kong's airport resumed operations on Wednesday, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days as protesters clashed with riot police in a deepening crisis in the Chinese-controlled city.

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HK airport says it has injunction to stop protesters obstructing operations

Hong Kong's Airport Authority said on Wednesday it had obtained an interim injunction to restrain people from "unlawfully and wilfully obstructing" the operations of the city's international airport after another night of disruption by protesters.

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