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Attendees take part in a public memorial for Marco Leung, the 35-year-old man who fell to his death weeks ago after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill, in Hong Kong, Thursday, July 11, 2019. The parents of Leung have urged young people to stay alive to continue their struggle. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP

Parents of Dead Hong Kong Protester Urge Others to Carry On

HONG KONG — The parents of a Hong Kong man who plunged to his death after putting up banners against divisive extradition legislation urged...
Sudanese people celebrate in the streets of Khartoum after ruling generals and protest leaders announced they have reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body on Friday, July 5, 2019. The deal raised hopes it will end a three-month political crisis that paralyzed the country and led to a violent crackdown that killed scores of protesters. Photo: AP

Sudan Military Council Says It Foils Attempted Military Coup

KHARTOUM — Sudan's ruling military council said it foiled an attempted military coup Thursday, just days after the military and a pro-democracy coalition agreed...
A volunteer picks up plastic products during a cleanup campaign at a famed park in Nara, western Japan, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Nine deer at the park have died recently after swallowing plastic bags. Nara Park has more than 1,000 deer and tourists can feed them special sugar-free crackers sold in shops nearby. The crackers don’t come in plastic bags, but people still carry them. A veterinarian says the deer may associate the plastic with food. Photo: Kyodo News via AP

9 Deer at Famed Park in Japan Die After Eating Plastic Bags

TOKYO — Nine deer at a famed park in western Japan have died recently after swallowing plastic bags. Nara Park has more than 1,000 deer,...
A view inside the "new safe confinement" shelter that spans the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's Reactor No. 4, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster was formally unveiled on Wednesday. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP

Ukraine: Chernobyl’s Radioactive Dust Shelter Unveiled

KIEV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday inaugurated a giant structure built to confine radioactive debris at the nuclear reactor that exploded in...
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, July 10, 2019, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate having a "special relationship." The resignation of Kim Darroch came a day after Trump lashed out at him on Twitter describing him as "wacky" and a "pompous fool" after leaked documents revealed the envoy's dim view of Trump's administration. Photo: Sait Serkan Gurbuz / AP FIle

UK Ambassador to US Quits After Leaked Cables Enrage Trump

LONDON — Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday after being branded a fool and made a diplomatic nobody by President Donald Trump...
n this April 21, 2017 file photo, Volkswagen Beetles are displayed during the annual gathering of the "Beetle club" in Yakum, central Israel. The Israeli Beetle club was founded in 2001 and there are 500 members. Photo: Oded Balilty / AP

From Nazis to Hippies: End of the Road for Volkswagen Beetle

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico.
In this Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, file photo, U.S. actor Rip Torn poses during a photo call for the competition movie "Happy Tears," at the Berlinale in Berlin. Photo: Markus Schreiber / AP

Emmy-Winning Actor Rip Torn Has Died at the Age of 88

LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Award-winning television, film and theater actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88, according to his publicist.
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South Korean Leader Denounces Japanese Comments Over Sanctions

SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday criticized comments by Japanese officials who questioned the credibility of Seoul's sanctions against North Korea while justifying Tokyo's stricter controls on high-tech exports to South Korea.
In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 file photo, the Swiss Air Force Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team performs during an alpine ski, men's World Cup combined in Wengen, Switzerland. The commander of the Swiss air force's aerobatics display team has apologized after his unit performed a low-altitude pass over the wrong village at the weekend Saturday July 6 - Sunday July 7, 2019. Photo: Marco Tacca / AP

Swiss Air Force Team Apologizes for Fly-By in Wrong Place

BERLIN — The commander of the Swiss air force's aerial display team has apologized after his unit performed a low-altitude pass over the wrong...
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn't clear if the legislation was being withdrawn as protesters have demanded. Photo: Vincent Yu / AP

Lam Says Hong Kong Bill Is ‘Dead’ but Unclear If Demand Met

HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn't clear if...

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