World News on Aug. 17, 2018

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Magnitude 6.6 quake hits North East of Raba, Indonesia: USGS

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In Madagascar, rosewood traders are kingmakers, felling trees — and governments. Going undercover, reporters found how they make millions smuggling the rare bleeding timber to China.

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Trump

Trump 'had row with Vietnam veterans about Apocalypse Now'

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Russia

Seven years after being built, the Russian statue of Thomas de Thomon who helped build part of St. Petersburg turns out to be of the wrong man; a Scottish scientist 13 years his junior named Thomas Thomson.

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China 'training for strikes' on US targets

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Indonesian police have fatally shot dozens of "petty criminals" in the lead up the 2018 Asian Games, rights group Amnesty International says.

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Yazidi 'ex-sex slave' flees Germany to Kurdistan when authorities refuse to investigate captors masquerading as refugees

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u/BublyWater

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Elon Musk cries as he admits suffering 'most painful year of his career'

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Kerala, a state in India, witnesses heaviest rainfall in the last century and results in over 200,000 homeless and more than ₹8000 Crores (over £850 million) in property damage.

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u/Official_CaptainEd

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Record-setting early snowfall covers top of Hokkaido mountain, Japan

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A lawmaker from Hamamatsu City (Japan) resigns over illicit online sales of adult videos

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u/steamedpunk

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Trump

IRGC Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Designated By U.S. Treasury Dept., Is Active On Instagram; Posts Include Image Of White House Exploding

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u/Foubar

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Pentagon says China military 'likely training for strikes' on U.S. targets

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u/daneelr_olivaw

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Pentagon worried that U.S. might slide from trade war into actual war with China

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u/Ed_Krassenstein

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Russia

Russia accused of testing a ‘killer satellite’ in orbit

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Asian Games: Indonesia police kill dozens in criminal crackdown

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Poland cracks door open for Filipino workers

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Russia

Russia's first ever gay Pride banned within 24 hours of being announced

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1 hour ago

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Google staff condemn plan for censored Chinese search engine

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u/_Perfectionist

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Russia

Cutting Through The 'Fake News:' Proof That Russia Is Hacking Everyone

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Sir Patrick Stewart breaks with Labour after 73 years over Jeremy Corbyn

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u/MisoRamenSoup

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Google employees protest secret work on censored search engine for China

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Hundreds dead in Indian monsoon floods

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan backs Turkey’s Erdogan

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Monsoon floods 'kill more than 300' in Kerala, India

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Taiwan President's cup of coffee leads to a $165 million share plunge

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u/likeawildbirdofprey

1 hour ago

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Israel/Palestine

Arab Israeli attempts to stab cop in Jerusalem's Old City, is shot dead

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u/thetimesofisrael

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Indian state launches breastfeeding drive in bid to cut infant deaths

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Japanese Medical School Confirms Changing Exam Scores to Keep Women Out

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Amsterdam police investigate four explosives and shooting incidents

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Transgender person shot dead in Peshawar

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China 'likely' training pilots to target US, Pentagon report says

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Animal rights groups protest dog meat consumption in Seoul

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Shark nets to be removed from all NSW north coast beaches

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u/savethedolphins8616

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Trump

Donald Trump: U.S. 'Not Even Talking' To Canada About NAFTA

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China 'training for strikes' on US targets

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The installation of a statue in Taiwan commemorating “comfort women” was “extremely regrettable,” said Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga

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Trump

Officials worry Trump may back Erik Prince plan to privatize war in Afghanistan

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U.S. State Department calls on Vietnam to release 'prisoners of conscience'

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u/urgukvn

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Kerala floods: Death toll rises above 324 as rescue effort intensifies

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u/guerrilawiz

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Russia

Anger as Austria's foreign minister invites Putin to her wedding

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u/bokononon

2 hours ago

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U.S. urges restraint, independent probe into Aug. 4 Venezuela explosions

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u/urgukvn

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Trump

Trump says Turkey has acted badly in Brunson case

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u/urgukvn

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Scottish teen who stabbed Syrian refugee in frenzied attack jailed for seven years

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u/urgukvn

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