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UK parliament speaker says will step down by 31 October
John Bercow has served as speaker of parliament's lower chamber for 10 years, overseeing heated debates on Brexit and making decisions as to what the house should do, based on centuries of precedent.
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UK parliament suspension set to begin after MPs vote on election
The controversial suspension will begin shortly after MPs are set to vote again against Johnson's bid to hold a snap election next month - two weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union.
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Dogs in Norway hit by mysterious illness
Some 200 dogs have displayed the same symptoms - bloody diarrhoea and vomit, intense fatigue - in recent weeks and around 25 of them have died, Norway's Veterinary Institute said Monday.
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Hong Kong school children form human chain after weekend of protests
Metro stations reopened after some were closed on Sunday amid sometimes violent confrontations, although the mood in the Asian financial hub remained tense.
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More Americans will die after Trump abruptly ends Afghan talks, Taliban say
The Islamist group issued a statement after Trump unexpectedly cancelled secret talks planned for Sunday with the Taliban’s major leaders at the presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland.
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British Airways says almost all UK flights cancelled over strike
British Airways said Monday it has been forced to cancel almost all its UK flights on the first day of a two-day strike by pilots.
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Commuter chaos after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo
Typhoon Faxai, packing winds of up to 216 kilometres per hour, made landfall in Chiba just east of the capital before dawn, after barrelling through Tokyo Bay.
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Britain's Johnson tries to save job and hardline Brexit
The charismatic but divisive British leader finds himself facing a political impasse, just six weeks after taking over from his beleaguered predecessor Theresa May.
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Bangladesh university suspends student for being Rohingya
Some 740,000 of the Muslim minority fled to camps in southeast Bangladesh after a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state in August 2017, joining 200,000 Rohingya already there.
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Therese Coffey replaces Amber Rudd as work and pensions minister
Coffey replaces Amber Rudd, who resigned on Saturday in protest at Johnson’s handling of the country’s departure from the European Union.
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Hong Kong protesters sing Star Spangled Banner in appeal to Trump for help
Police stood by as protesters, under a sea of umbrellas, waved the Stars and Stripes and placards appealing for democracy before handing over petitions at the US Consulate.
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Williams legacy assured even if number 24 remains out of reach
Twenty years ago, a 17-year-old Williams walked away from the US Open with what would be the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles.
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Trump says he cancelled peace talks with Taliban over attack
Trump said he had planned a secret meeting with the Taliban’s “major leaders” on Sunday at a presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland.
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Britain’s work and pensions secretary quits government in Brexit protest
Amber Rudd resigned from the government and the ruling Conservative Party in a protest over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the country’s departure from the EU.
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Andreescu fends off Williams comeback to win US Open
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu claimed her first Grand Slam title in a 6-3 7-5 win over Serena Williams on Saturday.
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Thousands try to flee hurricane-devastated Bahamas islands
Hundreds, if not thousands, are still missing in the country of about 400,000 people, but the official death toll stands at only 43.
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South American leaders sign pact to save the Amazon
The talks, which were held in Leticia, Colombia on Friday and were led by the country's President Ivan Duque.
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Hong Kong police in position at airport ahead of planned protest
Police dotted the main Hong Kong Airport Express station and searched at least one bus heading for the airport ahead of protests due to begin mid-afternoon.
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Britain’s Lord Hain: History will judge Robert Mugabe harshly
Hain called the ousted Zimbabwe president a classical example of a liberator who betrayed the values of the struggle he championed.
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London court rejects bid to stop PM Johnson's suspension of parliament
Johnson announced at the end of August that he would suspend parliament from mid-September to mid-October, just before Britain is due to leave the European Union on 31 October, so the government could announce a new legislative programme.
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Fitch downgrades Hong Kong after months of protests
Hong Kong’s rating outlook is negative, Fitch Ratings said on Friday.
