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Amazon fires: Brazil sends army to help tackle blazes (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
President Jair Bolsonaro orders soldiers to be sent to the region, after pressure from EU leaders.
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Amazon fires lead to worldwide protests over Brazilian government inaction (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
Demonstrators gathered outside Brazilian embassies to protest against inaction on Amazon fires.
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US-China trade war: Trump announces new retaliatory tariff hikes (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
The president hits back at Beijing's plans by hiking tariffs on Chinese imports by another 5%.
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David Koch: Billionaire Republican donor dies aged 79 (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
The 11th richest man in the world and his brother had a huge influence on the conservative movement.
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What is the G7 summit and what does it do? (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
This weekend's meeting in France brings together the heads of the world's leading economies.
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North Korea launches two more 'short-range ballistic missiles' into sea (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
South Korea says two more missiles - the seventh round in recent weeks - were fired early on Saturday.
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'First vape death in the US' recorded in Illinois (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
The Illinois case comes as US health officials track 149 cases of vaping-related lung illness.
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Boris Johnson: UK will not retreat from global community (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
Speaking ahead of the G7 summit, the prime minister says the UK will be an "energetic partner" after Brexit.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for cancer (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
The 86-year-old is the most senior liberal justice at the Supreme Court.
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Jeffrey Epstein case: France launches rape inquiry (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
The financier, who was facing sex charges in the US when he killed himself, had a home in Paris.
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Russia floating nuclear power station sets sail across Arctic (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
The world's first such facility begins a long voyage across the Arctic ocean to Russia's far east.
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Kashmir unrest: Clashes at protest after Friday prayers (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
Demonstrators throw stones at police, who respond with tear gas in the restive city of Srinagar.
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Amazon rainforest fires: Ten readers' questions answered (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
You had many questions about the fires burning through the Amazon. Here are some of the answers.
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Why so many US 'mass shooting' arrests suddenly? (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
In the last three weeks, there have been 28 people arrested after threats of mass violence.
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'This is very scary': Greenlanders on Trump wanting to buy their island (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
"He's not even talking to Greenland - he's talking to Denmark about buying Greenland."
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The African American who moved to Ghana 'to escape US racism' (Sat, 24 Aug 2019)
Ghana is encouraging African Americans to relocate to the country, which was at the heart of the slave trade.
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Althea Gibson: The pioneering champion America forgot (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Grand Slam yet she received little recognition during her life. Why?
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Retirement home for elderly pets (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
In Tokyo, a growing number of pet homes have opened to give elderly and sick pets the love and attention their human carers no longer can.
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Jay Powell or Xi Jinping: Which chairman is Trump's enemy? (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
The US president asks if America's top banker or the Chinese leader is more of an economic threat.
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'I will give my last drop of blood for this forest' (Fri, 23 Aug 2019)
Members of Brazil's Mura tribe vow to defend their land, as wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest.
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