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The easy money contagion: Who wants a strong currency?

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To consider the actions taken by the world's major central banks in the past month is to invite an essential question: When – and where – will all this monetary easing end? At the same time, the BoJ pledged that it would nearly double its annual purchases of equity-traded funds, from 3.3 trillion yen ($32.9 billion) to 6 trillion yen. Then, in early August, the Bank of England cut borrowing costs, boosted its quantitative easing and committed an extra 100 billion pounds ($131 billion) to encourage banks to lend. In the same week, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its benchmark interest rate to a record-low 1.5 percent. The contagious nature of the rate cuts does raise the question of whether domestic monetary policies have once again become more interdependent. It would seem that among many of the world's largest central banks, no one wants to be the one with the strong currency. As for the United States, the Federal Reserve faces competing pressures. In other words, when it comes to global monetary easing, the buck may not stop at the Fed. ...

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Tank explodes at California refinery; no injuries reported

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Singapore shrouded in smog as haze returns to SE Asia

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Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year's first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia. Singapore's air quality index reached unhealthy levels with conditions deteriorating through the day, marking the worst return of the haze to the city since vast parts of Southeast Asia were affected in 2015 . Singapore last September closed schools and distributed protective face masks as the air pollution index soared to hazardous levels following three weeks of being cloaked in smoke from Indonesia's nearby Sumatra island. As of midnight local time Thursday, there were 68 hotspots on Sumatra, up from 43 two days earlier, the agency said. ...

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Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for Muslim pilgrimage

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Russia downplays conflict with US over Syria weapons report

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Russia's U.N. ambassador said Thursday there doesn't have to be a confrontation with the United States over a report that blames the Syrian government and ISIS for carrying out chemical attacks in the conflict-torn country. Vitaly Churkin, whose country is a strong supporter of the Syrian government, responded to predictions of confrontation by stressing that the U.S. and Russia created the investigative body to determine those responsible for chemical attacks in Syria. Churkin repeatedly sidestepped questions about the team's conclusion that the Syrian government used chlorine gas in two attacks, reiterating that the report is "very technical," "quite complicated" and needs study. The Security Council is scheduled to discuss the report on Aug. 30 . ...

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Kerber breezes in U.S. Open, Gasquet stunned

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Second seed and Australian Open champion Kerber was leading Polona Hercog 6-0, 1-0 when the Slovenian called it quits, clearly wilting in the crushing 33-degree heat, having won just nine points. Kerber, who next faces either Alize Cornet of France or Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia, insisted she will not be distracted by possibly dethroning Serena Williams as world No. 1 by the end of the tournament. Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-3 while former world No. 1 and two-time U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki downed U.S. qualifier Taylor Townsend 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 . Women's top seed Williams and 2012 champion Murray will get underway Tuesday. ...

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Turkey indicates Syria incursion will endure for now

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Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of Daesh (ISIS) and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday, after a truck bombing by Kurdish insurgents killed at least 11 police officers. The suicide attack at a police headquarters in a province bordering Syria and Iraq came two days after Turkey launched its first major military incursion into Syria, an operation meant to drive Daesh out of the border area and stop Kurdish militias from seizing ground in their wake. An alliance of 23 Kurdish parties in Syria also condemned the Turkish operation Friday. Ismail Metin, the commander of Turkey's 2nd army responsible for the borders with Syria and Iraq, visited Jarablus Friday, local sources said. Syria's war has killed at least a quarter of a million people and forced almost 5 million to flee the country, many of them to Turkey. Turkey views the PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, as closely linked to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. ...

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‘Birth of a Nation’ stumbles in Hollywood

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The American Film Institute has called off a Los Angeles screening of slavery movie "The Birth of a Nation" amid controversy over an old rape case involving the film's director, just as Hollywood's awards season swings into gear. Parker, 36, was little known before writing, directing and starring in the film which wowed audiences at the Sundance Film Festival in January and was seen as a strong 2017 Oscar contender. Movie studio Fox Searchlight has said it stands by the movie, which will get its international premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, despite speculation in Hollywood that the rape case will affect the film's marketing and jeopardize Oscar chances. ...

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Lohan requests meeting with Putin

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Troubled U.S. star Lindsay Lohan has demanded a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in return for appearing on a Russian chat show, its host said, confirming U.S. media reports. U.S. entertainment news site TMZ earlier said that Lohan sent Russian Channel One television a list of demands including a meeting with Putin and photos with him as well as a private jet, a one-year visa and a fee of 500,000 pounds ($650,000). Lohan, a 30-year-old former child star who appeared in hit films "The Parent Trap," "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls" has struggled with drug use. ...

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Turkey's Syria operation could spark escalation: Hollande

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Rocket attack on Turkish tanks in Syria kills soldier, wounds three: reports

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Lebanese dominate list of finalists for Vogue award

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The jury selected ten finalists split between two categories: five ready-to-wear designers and five accessory designers. Of the 10 2016 finalists, five are Lebanese. Last year, Lebanese fashion designer Hussein Bazaza won first prize for best ready-to-wear designer. I hope that this year, local designers will be even more successful, and net both first place awards. Below are the five Lebanese designers who have been named finalists in the contest. Accessory designer Rula Galayini also pursued graphic design at AUB before continuing her studies at ESMOD in Paris and the London College of Fashion. The last Lebanese finalist is Ralph Masri, a jewelry designer. ...

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Spanish police smash Chinese immigration ring

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Hezbollah kills militants along Lebanon-Syria border

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Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq: Turkish military sources

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Scandals mount for Morocco’s Islamists ahead of vote

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RABAT: Beachside trysts, a 3-ton drug bust and a dodgy attempted land deal: the scandals facing Morocco's ruling Islamist party are piling up ahead of crucial parliamentary elections, leading some supporters to cry foul. The Justice and Development Party (PJD), which has led a coalition governing the North African kingdom since late 2011, finds itself in a fight for re-election in October's vote as opponents take advantage of the rumors dogging the group. Following years in opposition, the party found itself the head of a coalition in 2011 tasked with guiding Morocco through a turbulent period that saw other North African states convulsed by the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. Last year, a woman filed a sexual harassment case against a PJD candidate near Marrakesh. Supporters accuse the media and parties reportedly close to royal court circles of seeking to influence October's vote with negative PJD coverage. ...

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Ibrahim seeks ‘serious’ mediator for captives

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Lebanon is looking for a "serious" mediator who can help the government secure the release of nine servicemen still being held hostage by Daesh (ISIS), the chief of General Security said Friday. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim told local television station OTV. Addressing security conditions in Lebanon, Ibrahim said that the situation was under control and better than the circumstances in some other countries, a result of security forces' efforts to preserve stability. Dozens of Palestinian refugees and a number of Lebanese from the Sidon camp of Ain al-Hilweh and the adjacent Taamir area have handed themselves in to Lebanese Army Intelligence in recent weeks. There had been concern that Daesh could use Ain al-Hilweh as a base to carry out future attacks in Lebanon. ...

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Uber wins halt to NY price-fixing lawsuit during appeal

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STL fines Al-Akhbar, editor-in-chief for contempt, revealing confidential witnesses

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An international court set up to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri ordered Al-Akhbar Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim al-Amin Monday to pay 20,000 euros ($22,330) after being convicted of contempt and revealing the identities of confidential witnesses. Special Tribunal for Lebanon Contempt Judge Nicola Lettieri's continuous calls on Amin to attend Monday's hearing fell on deaf ears. Amin was appointed a lawyer by the court in 2014 . Amin and Al-Akhbar were found guilty of contempt charges related to undermining public confidence in the courts ability to protect witnesses on July 15 . According to the court's guidelines, the maximum sentence for contempt is seven years imprisonment or a fine of up 100,000 euros. ...

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Rivals Hamas, Fatah gear up for first election since 2006

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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah are gearing up for their first contest at the polls since 2006 – a vote for mayors and local councils in 425 communities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. At the time, the Islamist group Hamas seized Gaza, driving out Fatah, while Fatah's leader, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, cracked down on Hamas in the autonomous areas of the West Bank. The last municipal elections were held in 2012, but only in parts of the West Bank, and Hamas didn't compete because it couldn't agree with Abbas on procedure. When Abbas decided earlier this year to call for local elections in 2016, as scheduled, he likely expected Hamas to stay out of the race again, analysts said. Hamas recognized Abbas' general election commission as final arbiter, while Abbas agreed that Hamas institutions would supervise the vote in Gaza. Abbas was elected to a four-year term as president in 2005, while Hamas defeated Fatah in 2006 parliament elections, creating a political stalemate that eventually led to Hamas' Gaza takeover and a West Bank crackdown on the Islamic militants. In the October vote, Hamas is competing indirectly in the West Bank by backing nominally independent Islamists or forging alliances with other factions, including Fatah. ...

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Maine governor says may not finish term amid racism flap

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Combative Maine Governor Paul LePage said on Tuesday he would consider resigning as he faces a wave of criticism from both fellow Republicans and rival Democrats after leaving a lawmaker a profanity-filled voicemail last week. LePage's latest outburst came after a newspaper reporter told the two-term, Tea Party-backed governor that state Representative Drew Gattine had described the governor as racist for focusing on black people as bearing primary responsibility for the drug trade in the state. LePage, 67, said he had lost his temper when he was told that Gattine had described his views as racist. State Senate President Michael Thibodeau and other Republican legislative leaders late Monday convened a closed-door meeting with LePage to discuss his future. ...

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Libya forces tackle last Daesh areas in Sirte

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Forces loyal to Libya's U.N.-backed unity government Sunday pushed into the last areas of Sirte held by Daesh (ISIS) in what was the militants' coastal stronghold. The battle for the hometown of Libya's slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi was launched more than three months ago by forces loyal to the Government of National Accord. "The final battle for Sirte has started," Reda Issa said of the city 450 kilometers east of Tripoli. About 1,000 pro-GNA fighters were taking part in the attack, he said. At least 25 loyalists were killed Sunday and 120 wounded, a field hospital for the pro-GNA forces said. Since Aug. 1, U.S. warplanes have backed the assault to expel Daesh from Sirte, and as of Aug. 24, they had carried out 82 strikes, according to the U.S. Africa Command. More than 370 pro-GNA fighters have been killed and nearly 2,000 wounded in the battle for Sirte since May, according to medical sources. ...

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Explosive attack on home of Kosovo broadcast chief: police

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Kerry outlines more inclusive peace push for Yemen

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday announced a fresh international peace initiative for Yemen aimed at forming a unity government to resolve its 17-month-old conflict. Yemen's internationally recognized government, based in Saudi Arabia, has made similar demands but insisted the Houthis fulfill all those measures before any new government was formed. Jubeir said that Saudi Arabia and the United States had agreed a way forward for Yemen and said the U.N. envoy to Yemen would take it up with the parties. Kerry also lashed out at Iran over alleged arms shipments to the rebels. Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, has come under stiff criticism from rights groups for airstrikes that have repeatedly killed civilians in Yemen. ...

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Erdogan, Putin agree to speed up efforts for Aleppo aid delivery

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Djokovic, Nadal drawn for potential U.S. Open semi clash

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic and fellow two-time winner Rafael Nadal were drawn for a potential U.S. Open semifinal clash Friday. Del Potro, the 2009 champion and Olympic silver medalist, looms large as a potentially dangerous last-eight opponent for Wawrinka. Makarova, the world No. 36, reached the semifinals in 2014, losing to the American in straight sets. But she beat Williams in the round of 16 at the Australian Open in 2012 . Williams, 34, comes into the U.S. Open after suffering a shoulder injury which forced her out of the Cincinnati event last week. Halep and Williams could meet in the quarterfinals. ...

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Greenpeace ship in Beirut to promote solar power

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In a nation where many believe there is little to be optimistic about, the positive energy aboard the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was tangible and contagious Friday. The Rainbow Warrior arrived at the Port of Beirut Wednesday on its first voyage to Lebanon. With the slogan, "The Sun Unites Us," Greenpeace is conducting its second mission to the country in the past 10 years to promote the use of renewable energy, specifically solar power. Greenpeace is an independent, global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior in order to protect and conserve the environment while promoting peace. In 2006, while a Greenpeace group was on its way to Lebanon, war broke out between Hezbollah and Israel, forcing the organization to alter its original program. ...

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US prison rejects parole for Lennon assassin for 9th time

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Mark David Chapman, who murdered former Beatles legend John Lennon, has been denied parole for a ninth time, New York state prison officials said Monday. The denial comes two years after Chapman's last parole request was rejected. Chapman, 61, is an inmate at the Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Alden, New York. He received a sentence of 20 years in prison to life for the murder of the legendary singer and composer. Ono is on record as being fiercely opposed to Chapman's release. ...

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Army arrests ISIS smuggler in north Lebanon

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Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman: reports

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UN aid going to Assad-linked companies: report

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Turkey and the Syrian conflict: Key developments

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Here are key developments in Turkey's involvement in the Syria conflict, after Ankara launched a major offensive aimed both at miltiants and Syrian Kurdish forces. Hosts Syrian opposition In July 2011 defected Syrian army Col. Riad al-Assad sets up a Free Syrian Army operating out of Turkey to fight the Assad regime. In late January, Syrian Kurds backed by international airstrikes retake Ain al-Arab. coalition On July 20, 2015, the Syrian conflict spills into Turkey with an attack blamed on Daesh in the border town of Suruc that kills 34 people. Turkish tanks into SyriaOn Aug. 24, Turkish troops launch Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria to drive out Daesh, as well as Kurdish militias. ...

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South Sudan's troubled agreement is not keeping the peace

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When South Sudan's president signed a peace deal a year ago to try to end the country's civil war, he added 16 reservations to the agreement. One year after the deal was signed, that Kiir's list of reservations has become a map of how South Sudan's peace agreement has unraveled: Machar is no longer vice president, his forces have largely left Juba, and U.N. peacekeepers have been largely ineffective. The United States is the single largest humanitarian donor to South Sudan, giving $1.7 billion since the country's civil war began in 2013 . State Department officials say that while the peace agreement has not been fully implemented, it is still the best way to create peace in South Sudan. The resolution says that if South Sudan blocks the force, an arms embargo will be considered. ...

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Southampton make club record swoop for Boufal

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Premier League club Southampton smashed their transfer record Monday to swoop for Lille's Morocco international midfielder Sofiane Boufal. Boufal, 22, agreed a five-year contract with the Saints and is reported to have cost £16 million ($20 million/ 18 million euros). Boufal became one of the most highly-rated youngsters in France after moving from Angers in January 2015 . He attracted Southampton's interest after scoring 12 goals in all competitions last season to help Lille finish fifth in Ligue 1 and qualify for the Europa League, while also reaching the Coupe de la Ligue final. Claude Puel, who took over as Saints manager during the close-season, had plenty of chances to watch Boufal up close after spending the last four years as boss of Ligue 1 side Nice. Boufal is Southampton's latest expensive recruit. ...

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Burkini ban violates basic rights: Top French court

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France's top administrative court Friday overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean beach resort, effectively meaning that towns can no longer issue bans on the swimsuits that have divided the country and brought global attention to the country's fraught relationship with Muslims. The ruling by the Council of State specifically concerns a ban on the Muslim garment in the Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, but the binding decision is expected to impact all the 30 or so French resort municipalities that have issued similar decrees. Lawyers for a human rights group and a Muslim collective challenged the legality of the ban to the top court, saying the orders infringe basic freedoms and that mayors have overstepped their powers by telling women what to wear on beaches. Mayors had cited multiple reasons for the bans, including security after a string of Islamic extremist attacks, risk to public order, and France's strict rules on secularism in public life. While addressing only one local ban, the Council of State sets general principles in its ruling that any mayors will now have to abide by when using theirs powers in the future. Technically, other local bans are still in effect until mayors revoke them by themselves or groups contest them to courts. ...

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Media warned against foreign hires to cut costs

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Scams & waste loom as charity millions donated after Orlando

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The world as revealed by the 2016 Olympics in Rio

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The Olympics are over and the verdict is in – America won. America's lead over the second-place finisher was 51 medals, the largest gap in a nonboycotted Olympics since 1932 . Winning in the Olympics doesn't translate directly into success in other spheres, but here's what the Olympics can teach us about the world. America has taken between 10 and 20 percent of all medals for most of the modern Olympics. Its rise in the Olympics, as in economics, is dazzling. In the 1980s, China started out as a player in the Olympics. India won two medals in Rio, or one for every 650 million people. That year, China won 58 medals (with 28 golds), about 30 times as many as India won this summer. India's underperformance in the Olympics might be one more reflection of an enduring feature of the Indian landscape – private excellence but public incompetence. Perhaps that is because of India's diversity, perhaps for other reasons, but it is difficult to imagine the country uniting as China did for the Beijing Olympics. ...

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Transgender North Carolinians get restroom-access win

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U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder temporarily blocked the University of North Carolina from making the three plaintiffs follow the restroom provision of the so-called HB2 law as the larger case makes its way to trial in November. His final decision on the law won't come until after trial. The state's Republican leaders argue the law is needed to protect privacy and safety by keeping men out of women's restrooms. Transgender residents challenging the law say that restroom safety is protected by existing laws, while the North Carolina measure is harmful and discriminatory. Rebuffing arguments by the law's defenders, Schroeder also noted that existing laws already protect people's privacy in restrooms. Several cases seeking to challenge or defend the law were assigned to Schroeder, while another case is pending in a separate federal court. ...

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Turkish, Kurdish forces in 'loose' Syria truce: US official

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France seeks new chapter in Muslim relations

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France's government sought Monday to open a new chapter in relations with the country's Muslims following a summer scarred by jihadist attacks and a ban on burkinis that ratcheted up communal tensions. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve met with senior Muslim representatives and agreed that efforts to foster good relations will include the creation of an Islamic foundation, funded solely with money from within France. The talks will lead to the creation of a "Foundation for Islam in France", which will aim to raise funds in France rather than abroad to ensure the transparent sourcing of funds. Eighty-six people were killed in Nice in July and over 400 people injured when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove a truck into crowds leaving a fireworks display on Nice's waterfront on France's national holiday. ...

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Rape allegations derail Oscar favorite

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"Festival fever" is the name the film industry gives to the inflated reception a movie can experience at a festival, where exuberant audiences and the competition of negotiations can ratchet up a film's hype and price tag. As Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation" continues to be enveloped in a rape case from 1999, Fox Searchlight – the art-house studio that plunked down a Sundance Film Festival record of $17.5 million for the distribution rights to the Nat Turner slave rebellion drama – might be questioning its sizable investment. The fortunes of "The Birth of a Nation," to be released Oct. 7, are very much in flux as the details of a 17-year-old rape accusation are derailing the film's expected march into Oscar season. Friday, the company said it stood behind Parker and the film. The awards fate of "The Birth of a Nation" is particularly crucial because the film was hailed as a timely corrective for Hollywood. Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations, believes there's time to turn the story of "The Birth of a Nation" back on the film. In early September, the film will play at the Toronto International Film Festival. ...

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Lebanese MPs, municipal leaders meet to discuss garbage crisis solution

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The Parliament's Finance and Budget sub-committee convened Wednesday for the second time this week to discuss finding a solution to the country's unresolved garbage crisis. Before the session, the sub-committee's head MP Ibrahim Kanaan described the meeting as "important and decisive," emphasizing the need to adopt a transition period before finding a permanent solution to the trash issue. Present at the meeting will be Education Minister Elias Bou Saab, Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb, Kataeb Party chief Sami Gemayel, and Metn lawmakers. The temporary solution is due to last for four years, allowing the government the chance to develop a long-term plan to tackle the country's waste issues. ...

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In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford

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The reforms are part of a program to cut the budget deficit and rebalance currency markets promised to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure $12 billion of lending over three years. Though Egypt has returned to the IMF virtually every decade since the 1970s, implementation of reforms has been mixed. Many Egyptians are uneasy with a program they see as being foreign imposed and are convinced it will hurt all but the richest. More recently, Egypt negotiated two IMF deals that were never finalized, including a $4.8 billion loan initially agreed in 2012 . Electricity prices were raised by 20-40 percent this month under a five-year program that will see power subsidies gradually eliminated. A group of socialist parties have issued a statement rejecting the IMF deal they say saddles Egypt with more debt and leaves it beholden to foreign entities. The first $2.5 billion IMF payment is not linked to specific measures but subsequent installments are. ...

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U.S. to urge G20 to boost economies, pay attention to angry citizens

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Egypt approves law on churches despite Christian opposition

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Abu Dhabi businessman held over ‘plot to steal $1bn’

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A well-connected former Abu Dhabi finance official has been arrested over his suspected role in a plot to steal more than $1bn from Malaysia's 1MDB state wealth fund, people briefed on the matter say. Abu Dhabi police swooped after a long-running investigation. Mr Qubaisi and Mr Husseiny, who could also not be reached for comment, left their Abu Dhabi posts without explanation in 2015 . The whereabouts are unknown of Mr Husseiny, who has been spotted at business meetings in Abu Dhabi. ...

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ISIS says its spokesman killed in Syria: Amaq News

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Photograph of separated elderly Canada couple gets attention

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In this Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 photo provided by Ashley Bartyik, her grandparents Wolfram and Anita Gottschalk of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, cry as they say goodbye near the end of a visit with each other in Wolfram's elderly care home in Surrey. (Ashley Bartyik via AP)

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Italy probes quake buildings, checking for code fraud

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Bulldozers with huge claws pulled down dangerously overhanging ledges Sunday in Italy's quake-devastated town of Amatrice as investigators worked to figure out if negligence or fraud in building codes had added to the quake's high death toll. The quake that struck before dawn Wednesday killed 290 people and injured hundreds as it flattened three medieval towns in central Italy. No one was in the school at the time, but many were shocked that it did not withstand the 6.2 magnitude quake. After an entire first-grade class and teacher were killed a 2002 quake in San Giuliano di Puglia, Italian officials had vowed to ensure the safety of schools, hospitals and other critical institutions. Italy's national anti-terrorism prosecutor, Franco Roberti, also vowed to work to prevent the mafia from infiltrating in public works projects to rebuild the earthquake zone. ...

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Lebanon offers condolences to victims of Italy quake

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Rescue workers search through the rubble of an earthquake destroyed building in the central Italian village of Amatrice on August 26, 2016, two day after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the region killing some 267 people. AFP / ANDREAS SOLARO

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EU, France pressure Gabon over presidential results

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The European Union and France urged electoral authorities in Gabon to be transparent and fair Wednesday as the Central African state prepares to publish results from last weekend's contested presidential poll. Since late Tuesday, the commission has fiercely debated a disputed vote result in one of the country's nine provinces -- the Haut-Ogooue, the heartland of Bongo's Teke ethnic group. A report claimed Bongo had won 95.5 percent of votes in the province, with turnout at 99.9 percent. ...

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Rousseff defense begins in impeachment trial

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Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff is to begin her defense case Friday in the Senate impeachment trial that could see the one-time leftist guerrilla ejected from office within days. Rousseff loyalist Senator Gleisi Hoffman told AFP she thought that impeachment could still be defeated. Now the trial is slowly building to Monday when Rousseff herself will testify in a piece of political theater that could determine whether 13 years of rule by her leftist Workers' Party comes to a sudden end. Rousseff, who was tortured and imprisoned by the 1970s dictatorship for membership in a Marxist urban guerrilla group, calls the process a coup. Temer, who has served as acting president since May, is hardly more popular than Rousseff. ...

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Wawrinka through as Ivanovic stunned

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Two-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka dealt Fernando Verdasco a rare first-round loss at the U.S. Open, sweeping aside the Spaniard in straight sets Tuesday. Verdasco, ranked 46th, had won 12 of his 13 previous first-round matches at Flushing Meadows. Wawrinka, winner of last year's French Open and the 2014 Australian Open, had trailed Verdasco 3-2 in head-to-head action after falling to the Spaniard in straight sets in the first round this year at the Queen's Club run-up to Wimbledon. The Japanese sixth seed stormed through the first two sets but the 35-year-old Becker took control in the third before Nishikori righted the ship in time to secure a spot in the second round. ...

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China's premier says detained Canadian's case will be handled lawfully

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Rousseff should be judged for crisis: accuser

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's accusers told her trial in the Senate Tuesday she should be judged not only on charges of breaking budget rules but also for a sweeping corruption scandal and a deep recession that erupted on her watch. However, lawyer Janaina Paschoal, the author of the impeachment request against Rousseff, told the Senate in her closing arguments that her trial was not merely about "accounting issues" but about the damage done to the country by her government. Rousseff's lawyer Jose Eduardo Cardozo retorted that Rousseff was being made to pay for supporting corruption investigations against her rivals. The Workers' Party under Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is credited with raising around 29 million Brazilians out of poverty. ...

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Yedlin joins Newcastle on five-year deal

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Tunisia's youngest premier since independence sworn in

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Newly named Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, center, delivers his speech at f the Parliament in Tunis, Friday Aug. 26, 2016 ahead of a confidence vote. Chahed, 41, was minister for local affairs in the government of Habib Essid that fell last month. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)

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Human Rights Watch: Palestinian authorities abuse media, activists

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Human Rights Watch: Palestinian authorities abuse media, activists Palestinian authorities are silencing dissent by cracking down on free speech and abusing local journalists and activists critical of their policies, a leading international human rights group said Tuesday. Jamal Dajani, spokesman for the West Bank government, said any such incidents were "isolated" and did not reflect official government policy. He said in some cases, journalists were arrested under defamation laws. ...

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U.N. Syria envoy presses for speedy Aleppo aid delivery

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Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria, informs the media during a news conference after the meeting of the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Aug.11, 2016. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

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UK broadcaster shuts down for hour, asks viewers to exercise

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In this Feb. 1, 2016 still photo from video, Gibbs Saunders, right, managing director of the nonprofit Healthworks Community Fitness, exercises with clients at their gym in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)

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New school opens at site of Sandy Hook shooting rampage

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Death toll in suicide bombing in Yemen's Aden rises to at least 45: MSF

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Corruption 'epidemic' in Tunisia: anti-graft chief

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Graft in Tunisia has reached "epidemic" proportions, the head of the national anti-graft body INLC said on Tuesday, and urged the new government to eradicate the "barons of corruption". The unity government that took office in the North African nation on Monday has made the fight against corruption a priority. Experts say state corruption under the dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who was ousted after the Arab Spring of 2011 has now given way to petty corruption in all areas of daily life. ...

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Large bat killed in northeast Lebanon town

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U.N. warns of Israel-Lebanon war

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FBI to soon release documents related to Clinton email probe

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Death toll in Yemen war rises to at least 10,000: UN

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Libya oil guards say closed two oilfields over payment delays

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A Libyan armed force controlling some of the country's southern oilfields has stopped pumping at two of them because the government has not paid the funds needed to maintain security operations, a brigade commander said on Tuesday. NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla said on Monday that delays in the budget from Libya's new government for the state energy company were undermining oil production, losing around 200,000 barrels per day at the cost of millions of dollars. Libya's oil production is below 300,000 barrels per day compared with the 1.6 million bpd peak before the fall of Gaddafi. ...

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FBI detects breaches against two US state voter systems

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the November presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe. The FBI warning in an Aug. 18 flash alert from the agency's Cyber Division did not identify the intruders or the two states targeted. Citing a state election board official, Yahoo News said the Illinois voter registration system was shut down for 10 days in late July after hackers downloaded personal data on up to 200,000 voters. The Arizona attack was more limited and involved introducing malicious software into the voter registration system, Yahoo News quoted a state official as saying. ...

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Russian ban upheld, Moscow cries foul

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A ban on Russian athletes competing in the Rio Paralympics was upheld Tuesday, triggering anger in Moscow after the country lost an appeal against their exclusion over a vast, state-run doping program. The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee, which sought to overturn the Aug. 7 ban by the International Paralympic Committee. Russian Paralympic Committee president Vladimir Lukin had sought to portray his athletes as independent from the Moscow government. An estimated 250 Russian competitors had been slated to take part in Rio and many had continued training ahead of the CAS decision. Nearly 4,300 athletes from 164 countries took part in the 2012 London Paralympic Games. The 2016 Rio Paralympics will see athletes compete in 23 disciplines over 11 days. ...

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US, India sign military logistics agreement

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Philippine govt, Communist rebels agree on indefinite truce: Norway

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British PM to trigger Brexit without vote by lawmakers: Telegraph

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British Prime Minister Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before formally triggering Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday, without specifying sources. Opponents maintain that since the EU referendum result is not legally binding, elected lawmakers should review the vote before the process is started. Two months ago 52 percent of Britons opted to leave the EU, but since then the process and what it could mean has been shrouded in uncertainty because the exit is unprecedented. ...

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Trump to meet Mexican president ahead of immigration speech

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U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he will meet Mexico's president Wednesday, hours before he sets out proposals to crack down on illegal immigration that have stirred up widespread anger among Mexicans. The Mexican government, which has bristled at Trump's threats to wall off Mexico and tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, also confirmed the meeting in a tweet, saying Trump had agreed to meet Pena Nieto in private. Trump has said, if elected on Nov. 8, he would carry out his pledge to build a wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico to prevent illegal crossings into the United States. He has steadfastly demanded that Mexico pay for the wall, a position Trump supporters cheer but which Mexican officials scoff at. Talks between the Trump campaign and the Mexican government on the trip began after Trump decided last weekend to take up Pena Nieto on an offer to meet, a source familiar with the situation said. Pena Nieto has publicly voiced skepticism about Trump. ...

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Egypt frees renowned rights lawyer

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Russian Olympians visit Moscow's airbase in Syria

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U.S. Defense Secretary calls on Turkey not to target Syria rebels

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Dozens arrested, hurt at London's Notting Hill Carnival

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Puppets do battle against drugs

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Each of the puppets in the play reflect real-world characters that contribute to the ongoing scourge of drugs in Lebanese society, explained Samar Daher, a theater trainer and puppet-maker who led the workshop. The "joyful and innocent" puppet falls victim to this character's dishonesty. Daher also praised the support that they have been getting from a diverse range of Kfar Roummane's to bring the project to fruition. The nine girls participating in the show used fabric and coloring pens to create their own puppets to reflect the personalities and roles of each of the play's characters. Although it looks simple, the puppetry show involves a three-way relationship between the puppet, the puppeteer and the audience. Rana Jouneh, a media and activities official at the Kfar Roummane Municipality, explained that the use of puppets can help the youth express themselves. ...

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Vardy helps champs Leicester clinch first win

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Vardy's 32nd-minute strike gave Claudio Ranieri's side a deserved half-time lead and captain Wes Morgan added the Foxes' second goal on 52 minutes at the King Power Stadium. Leroy Fer scored for Swansea with nine minutes remaining but Leicester stood firm for their first win of the season despite Foxes winger Riyad Mahrez having a penalty saved at 2-0 . Gylfi Sigurdsson had a long-range shot saved by Kasper Schmeichel in the Swansea goal before Vardy made up for his earlier frustration with the opening goal. Morgan and Robert Huth leapt to meet a Marc Albrighton corner and, when the ball dropped for Morgan, the defender lashed home with a powerful volley. The Leicester pressure was maintained, though, and two inviting crosses could have led to goals. ...

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Turkish warplanes hit ISIS, Kurdish militia sites in Syria - sources

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IOC ‘strongly condemns’ Kuwait sports clampdown

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The International Olympic Committee Monday strongly condemned the Kuwait authorities for using police to seize the headquarters of two key sports bodies as part of a mounting power struggle. The action heightened a standoff that has seen Kuwait suspended by the IOC and world football body FIFA since October over laws that that have increased government control over the Gulf state's sporting bodies. A government sports commission headed by Sheikh Salman ordered the replacement of Sheikh Talal Fahad al-Sabah as head of the KOC and KFA. ...

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EDL threatens contract workers with legal action

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Electricite du Liban Monday gave contract workers less than 24 hours to open the customer service gate at the company's headquarters in Beirut before filing a lawsuit. Contract workers closed the customer service gates in July. EDL extended its contract with service providers over the weekend by four months, an extension that the contract workers have rejected. Since 2012, contract workers have been employed by private service providers KVA, BUS and NEU, companies brought on board to carry out EDL services. ...

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Top French court makes initial ruling to suspend burkini ban

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A woman wearing a "Burkini" joins a protest outside the French Embassy in London on August 25, 2016, during a "Wear what you want beach party" to demonstrate against the ban on Burkinis on French beaches and to show solidarity with Muslim women. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve warned Wednesday against stigmatising Muslims, as a furore over the banning of burkinis grew with the emergence of pictures showing police surrounding a veiled woman on a beach. Dozens of French towns and villa

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Lebanon shuts 9 maid agencies for 'violations'

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US, Russia renew push for elusive agreement on Syria

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The United States and Russia on Friday renewed efforts to secure a military and humanitarian cooperation agreement for war-torn Syria after months of hesitation, missed deadlines and failed attempts to forge a truce. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the talks on Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry were "excellent" as they took a lunchtime break from meetings in Geneva as part of a new U.S. effort to enlist Russia as a partner in Syria as fighting becomes more volatile and complicated with the introduction of Turkish ground forces. Ahead of the discussions, neither Washington nor Moscow had signaled that an overall agreement is imminent, although progress appears to have been made in one critical battleground: the besieged city of Aleppo, where the United Nations has been clamoring for a 48-hour cease-fire so humanitarian aid can be shipped into the city. Last week, the U.S. had to call for Russian help when Syrian warplanes struck an area not far from where U.S. troops were operating. ...

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Iran releases jailed Texas graduate student

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Kerry calls on China, Philippines to abide by tribunal ruling on South China Sea

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaks at a joint news conference with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj after conclusion of the second U.S.- India strategic dialogue in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2016. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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UAE donates $500,000 to Shebaa hospital

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Chinese man arrested in Hong Kong over FACC cyber attack in Austria

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A Chinese citizen has been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a cyber attack that cost Austrian aerospace parts maker FACC 42 million euros ($47.39 million), Austrian police said Friday. A spokesman for FACC said the company was working on getting back 10 million euros which had been found and frozen on accounts in different countries around the world. Such scams have been reported by 22,143 victims in all 50 U.S. states and in 100 countries around the world. The FBI said reports indicate that fraudulent transfers have been made to 79 countries with the majority going to Asian banks located in China and Hong Kong. ...

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German minister calls for new arms control agreement with Russia

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Morales sees 'conspiracy' in Bolivia minister's murder

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Bolivian President Evo Morales said Friday there was a "political conspiracy" against his government after protesting miners allegedly kidnapped, tortured and beat to death a deputy minister who tried to negotiate with them. Morales accused his enemies of using a series of recent protests by disabled Bolivians, private transportation companies and now the National Federation of Mining Cooperatives (FENCOMIN) to destabilize his government. Illanes, who had served as deputy interior minister since March, had gone to a highway blockade in an attempt to mediate with miners after days of violent protests. The mining cooperatives' demonstrations turned violent this week, with protesters setting off dynamite as they demanded the right to lease their plots to private or foreign companies -- something Bolivia's constitution outlaws. The government says they are also seeking greater power within the Morales administration. Morales, 56, became Bolivia's first indigenous president in 2006, after rising to prominence as the leader of the country's coca farmers union. ...

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Hungary to build second fence on border with Serbia to keep out migrants

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Hungary plans to build a second fence on its southern border with Serbia that would enable it to keep out any major new wave of migrants, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday. Orban said Hungary had to prepare for the eventuality of a deal between Turkey and the European Union to clamp down on migration into Europe via the Balkans unraveling. Orban said Hungary would also boost its police presence to 47,000 from 44,000, of which 3,000 will be constantly deployed on the southern border. Orban said the task for politicians was to change a decision by the EU to let in migrants and distribute them based on quotas among member states. ...

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Iran arrests nuclear negotiator suspected of spying

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Storm Gaston in the Atlantic regains hurricane strength

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Tropical Storm Gaston, churning in the Atlantic southeast of Bermuda, strengthened and regained hurricane status late Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported. Gaston -- which Thursday became the third named hurricane of the Atlantic season but quickly weakened into a tropical storm -- has sustained maximum winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour, the Miami-based NHC said in its 0300 GMT Sunday bulletin. The eight-week stretch between mid-August and mid-October is the most active period for storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, according to the NHC. ...

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Families mark International Day of the Disappeared

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An auditorium at Universite Saint Joseph Tuesday was filled with mourning families, some carrying photos of their loved ones who were forcibly disappeared during the 1975-1990 Civil War. They had gathered in the university's Francois Bassil Auditorium to mark the International Day of the Disappeared at the event organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Zakhariya's mother, like many families, had done everything in her power to find out what had happened to her son. Zakhariya explained that around five years ago detectives from the Lebanese government visited the family and told them that Iskandar was detained in Syria. The ICRC, in addition to the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and the Disappeared among others, has been directly lobbying the government to move forward on the issue. Recently the ICRC began collecting saliva samples to extract DNA from family members of the disappeared with the government's approval. The ICRC started the project in June, and has collected more than 300 samples from various families thus far. ...

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North Korea threatens to fire at US, South Korean troops

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