Hong Kong leader says has not discussed resigning with Beijing

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city's political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.

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China says has only 'limited' cooperation with U.S. on fentanyl

China and the United States have only "limited" cooperation in stopping fentanyl smuggling, a Chinese narcotics official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after complaints China isn't doing enough to help fight an opioid crisis in the United States.

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Death toll from Taliban blast in Afghan capital reaches 16, with 119 wounded: official

A Taliban vehicle bomb late on Monday close to a housing compound used by international organizations in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, officials said as emergency workers began cleanup operations.

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China says has only 'limited' cooperation with U.S. on fentanyl

China and the United States have only "limited" cooperation in stopping fentanyl smuggling, a Chinese narcotics official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after complaints China isn't doing enough to help fight an opioid crisis in the United States.

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Australian goes to court over BBQ smells

The Australian claims that her neighbours' barbecues, smoking and noisy children all cause offence.

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Carrie Lam: Hong Kong leader 'never tendered resignation to Beijing'

The Hong Kong leader denies she sought to step down after leaked tapes suggested she wanted to.

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Amazon fires: Jair Bolsonaro to miss summit for surgery

A spokesman for President Jair Bolsonaro says he cannot attend as he has to prepare for surgery.

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Hong Kong leader denies Beijing won't let her resign

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city's political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.

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Japan won't join U.S.-led maritime coalition in Gulf: newspaper

Japan will not join a U.S.-led security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways, but will consider deploying its naval force independently, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong leader says has never tendered resignation to Beijing

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city's political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.

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Hong Kong students plan second day of pro-democracy rallies

Hong Kong school and university students on Tuesday are due to boycott classes and hold pro-democracy rallies for the second straight day, further fuelling the political crisis in the Chinese-ruled city.

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Newspaper says Japan won't join U.S.-led maritime coalition in Gulf

Japan will not join the United States in a security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways and will instead consider deploying its military independently, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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Texas gunman who killed seven had previously failed background check for firearm

The gunman who killed seven people and wounded 23 others in a rolling rampage across West Texas obtained an assault-style rifle despite failing a background check, state and law enforcement officials said on Monday.

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How playing video games could get you a better job

Gaming has long been stigmatised as the preserve of the socially inadequate, but this is changing.

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Spending Review: What's it all about?

What is the government's Spending Review and why has it been four years since the last one?

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Trump's new Mexico envoy stirs hornet's nest with Frida Kahlo jab

The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico has taken aim at Mexican icon Frida Kahlo for her support of Marxism, stirring up a fierce social media debate with a tweet asking if the painter had not been aware of atrocities committed in the name of that ideology.

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At least eight dead from California boat fire, 26 missing

Eight people were confirmed dead from a predawn fire that sank a boat off a Southern California island and 26 others who were on the scuba diving vessel were missing, a local sheriff said.

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Why John Lewis shoppers could see more card payment checks

Banks increasingly require shoppers to provide an extra form of verification when they buy online.

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Colombian mayoral candidate killed, government blames rebel dissidents

A mayoral candidate in southwestern Colombia was killed along with five other people in an attack likely perpetrated by dissidents from the demobilized FARC guerrilla group, the government said on Monday.

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