Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest

Riot police surrounded Hong Kong's parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China, despite protests from an estimated crowd of more than a million.

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Dallas crane collapse kills one, injures six others

One person has been killed and six others injured after a crane collapse during a storm in Texas.

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UK signs post-Brexit free trade deal with South Korea

The in principle free trade agreement is the first post-Brexit deal the UK has secured in Asia.

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South Korea, UK agree to sign free trade deal ahead of Brexit

South Korea and Britain have agreed in principle to sign a separate free trade deal ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union in late October, South Korea's trade ministry said on Monday.

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Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media blames 'foreign forces'

Organisers say one million people took part, making it the biggest rally since handover to China in 1997.

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Police: 'Man with BB gun' caused gay pride parade panic

A 38-year-old man allegedly brandished a BB gun, sending people running for their lives in the US.

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Brush fire prompts evacuation of Southern California amusement parks

A brush fire raging along a Southern California riverbed prompted the evacuation of two nearby amusement parks on Sunday, but no homes were threatened and no serious injuries were reported, authorities said.

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Crane collapses on Dallas apartment building, killing one, injuring six

A construction crane, apparently toppled by high winds, collapsed onto an apartment house in Dallas on Sunday and sliced through five floors of the building, killing at least one person and injuring six others, a city fire and rescue spokesman said.

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No expansion yet of U.S.-Mexico asylum program after Trump deal

U.S.-bound asylum seekers are not yet being sent back to additional Mexican border towns to await processing after a deal on Friday called for the program to be immediately extended to the whole border, three Mexican officials said.

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Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japanese law

Miyako Shirakawa was a 19-year-old college student when she was raped by an older man. She said that when the attack started, her mind went blank and she froze up.

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Grenfell survivors and relatives open US legal battle

Grenfell survivors are taking legal action in the US against three firms they blame for the fire.

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Chinese paper says 'foreign forces' trying to create havoc in Hong Kong

"Foreign forces" are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.

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Crane collapses on Dallas apartment building, killing 1, injuring 6

A construction crane, apparently toppled by high winds, collapsed onto an apartment house in Dallas on Sunday and sliced through five floors of the building, killing at least one person and injuring six others, a city fire and rescue spokesman said.

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Swiss expert to start work on new standards for mining dam safety

A Swiss environmental expert will make a fact-finding trip this week to the site of the Vale dam disaster in Brazil to start work on setting new dam safety standards for miners.

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Mexico has yet to expand asylum-seeker program agreed to with U.S.

Mexico has yet to expand the number of border crossings where U.S.-bound asylum seekers must be returned to Mexican territory to await processing, despite a deal announced on Friday calling for an immediate expansion, three officials told Reuters.

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Tens of thousands rally in Hong Kong against China extradition bill

Tens of thousands of people took to Hong Kong's streets on Sunday in a last bid to block a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police bracing for the biggest march in the city in 15 years.

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Moldova court relieves Dodon of duty as president

A Moldovan court on Sunday relieved Igor Dodon of his duties as president and appointed former prime minister Pavel Filip as interim president, a statement said.

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Hong Kong protests against extradition law spill into Sydney

Anger in Hong Kong over a move to allow extraditions to mainland China spilled over into Sydney on Sunday, with migrants gathering for a protest and urging the Australian government to condemn the proposed new law.

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Hong Kong protesters demonstrate against extradition bill

Tens of thousands dressed in white are marching through Hong Kong in its biggest protest in years.

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