Pompeo says China's treatment of Muslims 'enormous human right violation': PBS interview

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Wednesday that China's treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an "enormous human rights violation" and Washington will continue to raise the issue.

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Venezuela designers turn to piracy after Adobe announces it will cut service

Venezuelans desperately explored piracy workarounds on Tuesday to continue using Adobe programs after the software developer said it will cut access to its products for the country's users, citing U.S. sanctions.

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U.S. military takes custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants

The U.S. military has taken custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants previously held in Syria by Kurdish-led fighters and moved them out of the country, as Turkey starts an offensive there, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

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Australian prosecutors argue no grounds for ex-Vatican treasurer's final sex crimes appeal

Prosecutors have urged Australia's High Court to refuse to hear a final appeal by former Vatican treasurer George Pell against his convictions for sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in the late 1990s.

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Five UK ministers on 'resignation watch list', PM faces no-deal cabinet rebellion: report

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a new rebellion from his cabinet over concerns of a no-deal Brexit, with a group of five cabinet ministers being on a "resignation watch list", The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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U.S.'s Pompeo urges Iraq's prime minister to tackle protesters’ grievances

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to "exercise maximum restraint" and "address protesters' grievances" after more than 100 people were killed in recent demonstrations, the State Department said on Tuesday.

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Honduran president's brother promised 'El Chapo' protection, witness says

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman tried to give $1 million to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's election campaign after being promised protection for his cocaine shipments, a witness at Hernandez's criminal trial in New York said Tuesday.

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Ecuador imposes curfew after protests push government out of capital

Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday ordered a curfew around government buildings after six days of violent anti-austerity protests that have pushed his administration out of the capital Quito and brought hundreds of arrests.

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Lender CAF proposes $400-million Venezuela credit: Guaido

Latin American development bank CAF has proposed a $400-million credit line to Venezuela, but it will not be administered by President Nicolas Maduro's government, the opposition leader said on Tuesday.

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Hundreds of temperature records broken over summer

Nearly 400 all-time high temperature records were broken over the summer.

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Climate change: Emperor penguin 'needs greater protection'

The Antarctic icon could lose more than half its population by 2100, say scientists.

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California wildfire risk prompts planned mass cutoff of PG&E power

Nearly 800,000 California homes and businesses can expect to lose electricity for up to several days from Wednesday, in a planned PG&E power shutdown of unprecedented scale due to heightened wildfire risks from high winds, the utility said.

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Pelosi blasts White House for refusing to cooperate in Trump impeachment probe

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday President Donald Trump "will be held accountable" after the White House said it would refuse to cooperate with the congressional impeachment inquiry of the Republican president.

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Shakil Afridi: The doctor who helped the CIA find Bin Laden

Shakil Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination scheme and says he never got a fair trial.

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Marvel Comics at 80: From bankruptcy threat to billions at the box office

Marvel is celebrating 80 years of making comics and its rise to one of Hollywood's biggest names.

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How interchangeable parts revolutionised the way things are made

One man's desire to create the perfect gun profoundly changed manufacturing.

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Trumplomacy: Are we seeing the end of a close Israel-US relationship?

After years of warm relations, are the Israeli and US leaders starting to drift apart?

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Guterres warns U.N. may not have enough money to pay staff next month

The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don't pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday.

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Erdogan's aide says Turkey to start Syria offensive 'shortly'

The Turkish military, together with the Free Syrian Army, will cross the Syrian border "shortly", President Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director said early on Wednesday, as Ankara starts a military incursion in the region.

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Fast-food chain CEO: 'don't treat business as war'

Doing business isn't like waging a war, says fast-food chain boss John Vincent.

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US imposes China visa restrictions over Uighur issue

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses the Chinese government of a "highly repressive campaign".

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