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Pedestrians pass a currency exchange board in London, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Critics of Britain's prime minister are reacting with fury after he got Queen Elizabeth's approval to suspend Parliament. The move by Boris Johnson means his political opponents have less time to block a chaotic no-deal Brexit before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

UK Currency Volatile as Investors Try to Gauge Brexit Risks

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LONDON (AP) — The pound on Tuesday touched its lowest level against the dollar since 1985, excluding a brief "flash crash" in 2016 that...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, makes a speech during the opening ceremony of a training program for young and middle-aged officials at the Party School of CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), Sept. 3, 2019. Photo: Liu Bin / Xinhua

Xi Emphasizes “Struggles” to Achieve National Rejuvenation

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BEIJING (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on officials, particularly young officials, to maintain a fighting spirit and strengthen their ability to...
In this photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019, Vyacheslav Abanichev and Alisa Abanicheva, parents of Sergei Abanichev charged with rioting connected to an opposition rally, hold a poster saying "Free My Son" with the names of all those arrested as they attend an opposition rally in Moscow, Russia. Fourteen Russians have been slapped with charges of rioting stemming from an opposition protest in July in Moscow in a criminal inquiry largely seen as a Kremlin intimidation tactic. Photo: Daria Zelenaya / Novaya gazeta via AP

Russian Investigators Drop Charges Against 5 Protesters

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MOSCOW (AP) — Five protesters who were arrested and charged with rioting connected to recent anti-government rallies walked free on Tuesday after Russian investigators...
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a dive boat is engulfed in flames after a deadly fire broke out aboard the commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast, Monday morning, Sept. 2, 2019. Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP

8 Killed in Deadly California Boat Fire; 26 Missing

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early...
Aerial view of the archaelogical ruins Liangzhu City. Photo: Hangzhou Liangzhu Archaeological - Site Administrative District Management Committee

China Adds Records of New UNESCO Heritage Site Into Textbooks

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HANGZHOU, China (Xinhua) -- The ancient civilization of Liangzhu, China's latest cultural site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, has had its history...
Young flag guards perform their duty at a flag-raising ceremony at the Wong Cho Bau School in China's HKSAR on Sept. 2, 2019. Photo: Qin Qing / Xinhua

New Semester Starts in Hong Kong, Violence Deplored

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HONG KONG (Xinhua) — School principal Wong Kam-Leung spread a message of peace, hard work and loving one's own country as he made his...
Students wear protective gear during a protest in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Hong Kong has been the scene of tense anti-government protests for nearly three months. The demonstrations began in response to a proposed extradition law and have expanded to include other grievances and demands for democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP

Tens of Thousands in Hong Kong Boycott First Day of School

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HONG KONG (AP) — Clad in gas masks along with their formal white school uniforms, tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong boycotted the...
This GOES-16 satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at 17:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. Photo: NOAA via AP

Record-Setting Hurricane Dorian Keeps Pounding North Bahamas

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McLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — In a slow, relentless advance, a catastrophic Hurricane Dorian kept pounding at the northern Bahamas early Monday, as...
Bodies lie on the ground after being recovered from under the rubble of a Houthi detention center destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, that killed at least 60 people and wounding several dozen according to officials and the rebels' health ministry, in Dhamar province, southwestern Yemen, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. The officials said the airstrikes took place Sunday and targeted a college in the city of Dhamar, which the Houthi rebels use as a detention center. The Saudi-led coalition said it had hit a Houthi military facility used as storages for drones and missiles in Dhamar. Photo: Hani Mohammed / AP

Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill at Least 100 in Rebel-Run Prison

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen staged multiple airstrikes on a detention center operated by the Houthi rebels in the...
Police stand guard outside while police arrest protesters at Prince Edward MTR Station, Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Hundreds of people are rallying in an athletic park in central Hong Kong as a 13th-straight weekend of pro-democracy protests gets underway. Photo: Vincent Yu / AP

Hong Kong Police Storm Subway With Batons as Protests Rage

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HONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the streets, while police stormed a...
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