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Cheng Lei: Why has an Australian TV anchor been detained by China?
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 0:57related countries:
Aruba, 
ChinaThe disappearance of high-profile presenter Cheng Lei has shocked her family and strained relations.
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Afghanistan resumes Taliban prisoner release
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 1:08related countries:
United StatesThe release of 5,000 militants forms part of a US-Taliban peace deal reached earlier this year.
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Nancy Pelosi seen without mask inside San Francisco hair salon
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 2:21related countries:
United StatesThe US House speaker, who has called Mr Trump a coward for not wearing a mask, claimed ignorance of rules.
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Facebook and Twitter 'dismantle Russian network'
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 3:51related countries:
Russia, United StatesFacebook said the accounts sought to "target public debate in the US" but "had very little reach".
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Australia in first recession for nearly 30 years
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 5:09related countries:
AustraliaAustralia's economy has shrunk the most since records began in 1959 due to lockdowns.
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Khmer Rouge prison chief Comrade Duch dies
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 9:08related countries:
CambodiaHe was convicted of crimes against humanity for running a notorious jail during Cambodia's genocide.
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Israeli soldier condemned for putting knee on Palestinian protester's neck
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 11:00related countries:
IsraelThe soldier was filmed with his knee on the neck of a Palestinian man being handcuffed at a protest.
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Ugandan gorillas in Bwindi park have 'baby boom'
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 11:08related countries:
UgandaFive baby gorillas are born in six weeks in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
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India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 13:31related countries:
Chinarelated places: Baidu
The list of forbidden products includes the popular video game PUBG and search giant Baidu's app.
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Spanish dictator Franco's family told to hand back summer palace
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 13:33related countries:
Spainrelated places: Franco
A judge rules that a mansion used by Gen Franco belongs to the state and its sale was fraudulent.
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Charlie Hebdo: 14 suspects on trial over Paris massacre
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 13:48related countries:
Francerelated places: Paris
They are accused of helping Islamist militants stage the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack that killed 12.
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Jacob Blake: Trump visits Kenosha to back police after shooting
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 13:50related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Kenosha
The president blames "domestic terror" for the unrest, as Democrats say he went to "spread hate".
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Taiwan's redesigned passport shrinks words 'Republic of China'
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 14:40related countries:
Taiwan, ChinaThe freshly unveiled document instead has the word "Taiwan" bigger on the cover.
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Melania Trump ex-confidante tell-all dishes on 'Princess Ivanka'
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 15:04related countries:
United StatesA new tell-all describes private chats between the US First Lady and her former longtime friend.
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Coronavirus in South Africa: Misuse of Covid-19 funds 'frightening'
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 16:00related countries:
South AfricaSouth African authorities paid five times the recommended price for PPE, the auditor general finds.
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International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 17:03related countries:
United StatesThe chief prosecutor at the Hague-based ICC, Fatou Bensouda, is among those sanctioned.
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Detained Iranian protesters recount 'torture'
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 17:09related countries:
IranSecurity forces committed a "catalogue of shocking violations" last year, Amnesty International says.
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Navalny 'Novichok poisoning' a test for the West
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 18:04related countries:
RussiaThe use of a nerve agent tends to point the finger of suspicion at the Russian state, Frank Gardner writes.
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Alexei Navalny: Russia opposition leader poisoned with Novichok - Germany
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 19:27related countries:
Russia, 
GermanyGermany says Alexei Navalny was attacked with a type of nerve agent used against an ex-spy in the UK.
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Booster rocket for Nasa Moon missions given critical test
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 19:57related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Moon
Engineers have performed a critical test on a rocket that will help the US reach the Moon in 2024.
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Nile dam row: US 'to cut $100m in aid' to Ethiopia
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 20:45related countries:
Egypt, 
Ethiopia, 
Sudan, United StatesEthiopia has begun filling the mega dam before reaching an agreement with Sudan and Egypt.
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India's kite-makers see sales fly during lockdown
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 23:04related countries:
IndiaDemand for kites has soared in India since March, as more people take up the hobby to pass the time.
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Mishal Husain: My grandfather’s war
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 23:07related countries:
India, 
United KingdomThe BBC presenter revisits her grandfather’s experience of serving in the British Indian Army during WW2.
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US elections 2020: Fact-checking Trump on crime in Democratic-run cities
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 23:11related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Trump
US president has made urban crime an issue, but is he right about who runs the most violent cities?
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Coronavirus in South Africa: Scientists explore surprise theory for low death rate
Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, 23:15related countries:
South AfricaRather than helping spread coronavirus, might overcrowding actually mitigate its effects?
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