Wildfire destroys homes, causes injuries in California mobile home park

A fierce wildfire that erupted in southern California on Thursday destroyed homes and structures and caused "numerous medical emergencies" at a Riverside County mobile home park, fire officials said.

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Trump to meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at 2:45 p.m. EDT/1845 GMT Friday

President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at 2:45 p.m. EDT/1845 GMT on Friday as the world's two biggest economies try to reach a trade agreement, the White House said.

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Trump optimistic about US-China trade talks

Markets have edged higher amid renewed optimism over the talks, despite diplomatic tensions.

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Tashpolat Tiyip: The Uighur leading geographer who vanished in China

Friends say Tashpolat Tiyip's secret prosecution is part of a wider crackdown on Uighur intellectuals.

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Shocked Germans face new outbreak of far-right terror

Jewish people in Halle told the BBC they experience anti-Semitic abuse and false promises from politicians.

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Holy tech! Churches try new ways to connect

Churches are increasingly using social media and specialist software to help their congregations.

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Hong Kong's metro, legislature open but more protests planned for weekend

Hong Kong's metro operator opened all stations on Friday for the first time in a week ahead of another round of anti-government protests at the weekend, while the city's legislature began its first session since protesters stormed the building in July.

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California governor calls widespread electricity shutdown to prevent fires 'unacceptable'

California Governor Gavin Newsom called a widespread electricity shutdown triggered by a power company to prevent wildfires "unacceptable," saying on Thursday it resulted from years of mismanagement by the utility.

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Biden would withhold foreign aid to countries that discriminate against LGBTQ people

Joe Biden said on Thursday he would withhold foreign aid from countries that persecute lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as he joined eight other Democratic presidential candidates at a televised forum on LGBTQ issues.

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Few convinced by Apple's case for Hong Kong app removal

Apple's removal of an app used to track Hong Kong police leads to claims it was bowing to Beijing pressure.

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Trump uses re-election campaign rally to try to undermine impeachment inquiry

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday used a campaign rally to blast the impeachment inquiry against him as a brazen attempt by Democrats to overthrow him, vowing the attempt to remove him from office would backfire.

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Canada's Trudeau says main rival to cut taxes for millionaires, is accused of lying

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, struggling to establish a lead ahead of an Oct. 21 election, on Thursday accused his main rival of planning to cut taxes on the country's richest people.

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China bridge collapse kills three, injures two

Three people died and two were injured when a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday in China's eastern province of Jiangsu, state news agency Xinhua said.

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US Republicans seek sanctions on Turkey over Syria

"I hope we can mediate," Donald Trump says, as concerns grow in the US over Turkey's move into Syria.

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Peru lawmaker files last-ditch legal appeal over Congress closure

The head of Peru's dissolved Congress presented a legal appeal to the country's top court on Thursday seeking to suspend the closure of parliament on the grounds that President Martín Vizcarra had exceeded his constitutional powers.

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In 14-hour news conference, Ukraine's leader says was not blackmailed by Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he would be ready to open a probe into any Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but denied that President Donald Trump had tried to blackmail him.

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Eight people dead, two injured in bridge collapse in China

Eight people died and two were injured as a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday evening in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in China.

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Structures destroyed, medical emergencies as California wildfire hits mobile home park

A wildfire that erupted in Southern California on Thursday destroyed structures at a Riverside County mobile home park, where "numerous medical emergencies" were reported, fire officials said.

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Nine U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls begin televised forum to tackle LGBTQ issues

Nine U.S. Democratic presidential candidates began appearing at an hours-long televised town hall on Thursday focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, starting with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who stressed inclusion and love.

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