Australian tourist shot dead in New Zealand, manhunt launched

New Zealand police launched a manhunt for an armed suspect on Friday after an Australian tourist was found shot dead in a camper van in a coastal town on the North Island.

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Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing urges love, not violence, in first protest comments

Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, urged people to "love China, love Hong Kong and love yourself" on Friday in his first public comments on the escalating pro-democracy protests that have disrupted the city for weeks and challenged China.

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New best story on Hacker News: AI startup claims to automate app making but actually just uses humans

AI startup claims to automate app making but actually just uses humans
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Pacific forum turns into row with Australia over climate goals

Small Pacific nations tell the region's biggest emitter it should be more focused on "saving" people.

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Krosa: One dead, 49 injured as tropical storm hits Japan

An 82-year-old man in Hiroshima died after falling into the sea while trying to tie his boat.

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North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's 'senseless' dialogue pledge

North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea's president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.

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North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's dialogue pledge

North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea's president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.

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Tennessee executes man convicted of killing teenage girl, her mother in 1986

A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl and stabbing her and her mother to death in their home with a coworker more than 30 years ago was executed in Tennessee on Thursday, officials said.

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Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt survives plane crash in US

A private jet carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr crashed and caught fire at an airport in Tennessee.

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Murder retrial of Salvadoran woman over stillborn son to continue

The retrial of a Salvadoran woman convicted of aggravated homicide after a stillbirth adjourned without a verdict on Thursday, in a closely watched case that could overturn a 30-year prison sentence handed down after prosecutors said she had induced an abortion.

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Dayton gunman had cocaine, Xanax, alcohol in his system during attack

The gunman who killed nine people outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio, had cocaine, Xanax and alcohol in his system at the time of the shooting rampage, the county coroner said on Thursday.

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Body camera video shows Colorado police fatally shooting suspect in back

Body camera footage from two Colorado policemen who shot and killed a black man earlier this month shows the 19-year-old was shot multiple times in the back as he fled officers about to question him about an armed robbery.

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Truck driven into protesters at US immigrant detention centre

The demonstrators had been blocking the entrance to the immigrant detention centre in Rhode Island.

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Twin festival in northwest France reaches 25th year

The town of Pleucadeuc in northwest France holds an annual festival for twins, now in its 25th year.

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North Korea fires two projectiles into sea off eastern coast: South Korean military

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Friday morning, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

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North Korea snubs peace talks with South Korea over war drills

North Korea says it has “no more words to talk” with South Korea, as it test-fires more missiles.

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Over 400,000 advised to evacuate as storm bears down on Japan

Heavy rains lashed parts of western Japan on Thursday as tropical storm Krosa bore down on the country, forcing the cancellations of hundreds of flights and trains as authorities advised more than 400,000 people to evacuate.

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Prosecutors seek sale of luxury homes linked to stepson of Malaysian ex-PM

U.S. prosecutors are seeking to sell three luxury homes linked to the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, court documents showed, in the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysian fund 1MDB.

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'Punch in the gut' as scientists find micro plastic in Arctic ice

Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a U.S.-led team of scientists, underscoring the threat the growing form of pollution poses to marine life in even the remotest waters on the planet.

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SWAT team rescues police trapped in Philadelphia shootout

A SWAT team has rescued two police officers who were trapped inside a Philadelphia house with an active shooter who is still armed and remains inside the home, police said.

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