UK will leave the EU on October 31 - finance minister Javid says

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday.

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Fugitive on run for 17 years found living in cave by a drone

Police used drones to track down a man who evaded detection for almost two decades.

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Saudi crown prince warns of 'Iran threat' to global oil

The Saudi prince says oil prices could be "unimaginably high" unless the world acts to deter Iran.

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U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant

The House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his request that a foreign power investigate a domestic political rival is set to intensify this week with testimony due from witnesses concerning allegations made by a whistleblower within the U.S. intelligence community.

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The Displaced: Climate change in Vietnam 'destroying family life'

Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change - we meet the families on the front lines.

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Asics apologises for porn playing for hours above Auckland store

The firm blames hackers for hours of pornography showing on the flagship's outdoor screen.

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Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: More than 100 dead in fresh India flood chaos

Heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states have also disrupted normal life in the region.

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'Yes we can!' says Argentina's Macri as vote looms. Not likely, says everybody else

Argentina's embattled President Mauricio Macri took to the streets on Saturday with a defiant message: "Yes we can," he told crowds of supporters in Buenos Aires as he looks to launch an unlikely comeback ahead of general elections next month.

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GM and UAW union to continue talks on new labor deal

General Motors Co and United Auto Workers (UAW) said they will continue talks on a new labor deal on Monday, as a strike by the union's members enters its third week.

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Saudi crown prince warns of 'Iran threat' to global oil

Mohammed bin Salman said oil prices could rise to "unimaginably high numbers".

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Battered and bruised, Hong Kong cleans up for sensitive Chinese anniversary

Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts.

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Forever 21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

The troubled US fashion retailer said will exit most international operations in Asia and Europe.

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New Zealand flights briefly grounded by radar fault

Flight departures from New Zealand were temporarily halted on Monday after a fire alarm went off at the country's air navigation service provider's main radar facility in Christchurch.

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Uganda's Solomon Serwanjja wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award

Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja is this year's winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor award.

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New Zealand police arrest man for making threats in Wellington

New Zealand police said on Monday they arrested a man for making threats in the capital city of Wellington which local media reported were related to bombs.

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Venezuela chides Peru for 'xenophobia' against migrants

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government accused Peruvian authorities on Sunday of fomenting "xenophobia" against the large Venezuelan exile population after a series of incidents of apparent mistreatment of migrants.

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American who leaked Singapore HIV data jailed in the United States

An American who leaked the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people in Singapore has been sentenced to 24 months in a U.S. federal prison for extorting the Singapore government.

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Winter in September? Major snowstorm slams northern U.S. Rockies

It looked like midwinter in the northern Rocky Mountains on Sunday as a major storm dumped record snowfall of over 3 feet (91 cm) in places and hard-hit Montana declared a state of emergency to clear blocked roads.

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Amid gleaming skyscrapers, Hong Kong's poor set aside hardships and join protests

Just before midnight in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district, a slight man in his seventies peels away from a crowd of protesters jeering at police. Behind him, a young woman calls out, "Be safe!"

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Hong Kong on edge ahead of sensitive Chinese anniversary

Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts.

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Giuliani says Trump did not pay for his globetrotting push for Biden probe

Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, says he met Ukrainian officials in Madrid, Paris and Warsaw this year as he pushed an investigation into one of Trump's main political rivals in the 2020 presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden.

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