Eskom's future in balance as MPs to decide on R17bn emergency funding
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Iran ready to talk if US lifts sanctions, Pompeo skeptical
Confrontations between Washington and Tehran have escalated, culminating in an aborted plan for US air strikes on Iran last month after Tehran downed a US drone. Trump called off the retaliatory US air strike at the last minute.
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Clashes break out as Hong Kong protesters escalate fight in suburbs
Millions have taken to the streets in the past month in some of the largest and most violent protests in decades over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party.
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One dies, hundreds evacuate after 7.3 quake in Indonesia
In South Halmahera district, the closest area to the epicentre, around 160 houses collapsed when the shallow earthquake struck. A woman was confirmed dead in the disaster.
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Trump tells congresswomen to 'go back' where they're from
In a tweet, Donald Trump referred to "'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen," which appeared to be a reference to a group of outspoken relatively young, liberal women, all first-time members of the House of Representatives.
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Deadly monsoon destroys 5,000 shelters in Bangladesh Rohingya camps
Bangladesh's meteorological department said the Cox's Bazar district - home to nearly one million Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar - has seen at least 58.5 centimetres of rain since 2 July.
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At least 50 dead in Nepal's monsoon
Northeast India has also been hit by floods with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks.
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Huge power outage that plunged Manhattan into darkness ends
About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to power utility Con Edison, which didn't indicate a cause of the power failure.
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New Zealand's first gun buyback event a success - police
The event was the first of 258 planned until the end of the year, to compensate owners of powerful, but newly banned, semi-automatic weapons following the attacks.
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New Zealanders give up weapons after mosque killings
The first of more than 250 collections to be held nationwide was in Christchurch, where 51 Muslim worshippers were gunned down while at prayer less than four months ago.
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SA mulls revoking extradition of ex-Mozambique minister
In May, South Africa said it would send Manuel Chang back to Mozambique, which had requested his extradition, rather than agree to a competing US extradition claim.
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US regulators approve $5 billion Facebook settlement over privacy issues: source
Investors cheered news of the deal and pushed Facebook shares up 1.8%, while several powerful Democratic lawmakers in Washington condemned the proposed penalty as inadequate.
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Video shows US teen killed by police appeared to point gun at officer
The graphic video, released by the Fullerton police department following questions from the teen's family, shows Hannah Williams collapsing and pleading for help after she was shot on 5 July
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Ford, Volkswagen expand alliance to electric autos
Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion in capital and assets in Ford's self-driving unit Argo AI to market new-technology vehicles in the United States and Europe.
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Shops looted, woman dead in France after Algeria football win
Two stores near the Champs-Elysees in Paris were looted, including a Ducati motorcycle shop where people took helmets, gloves and even bikes, an AFP journalist said.
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South Korea dog meat protesters hounded by farmers
Around one million dogs are eaten every year in the country, where the greasy red meat is part of traditional cuisine.
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Attacks against Syrians in Turkey raise fears of escalation
Turkey is home to the largest number of refugees in the world, having welcomed over 3.5 million Syrians - including 500,000 in Istanbul - who were forced to flee their country.
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'I was terrified': Jeffrey Epstein accused of building a network of victims
The indictment of Jeffrey Epstein has shone a light on what prosecutors say is a sprawling network of high school and college students forced to satisfy the US hedge fund billionaire's insatiable sexual appetite, strengthened by money and young recruiters.
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Venezuela government, opposition agree to pursue crisis talks
Representatives of President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido met from Monday to Wednesday in the Caribbean island nation for negotiations, which Maduro has hailed as successful.
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For Palestinian family, tunnel under Israel barrier leads home
Their situation made the news again when Israeli authorities locked the gate leading to the tunnel linking their home to their village of Al-Walajah in the occupied West Bank.
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Cuba lowers tourism target 15 percent after US cruise ban
That is around 15% down on forecasts of 5.1 million tourists in 2019 and around 10% lower than the number of visitors in 2018.
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The Moon now has hundreds of artefacts. Should they be protected?
Some experts are calling to grant them heritage status to protect them from future tourists and human activity.
