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British officials plan to block migrants after 10th day of arrivals

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British officials plan to block migrants after 10th day of arrivals

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Migrants arrived on the British coast on Thursday after crossing the English Channel for an unprecedented 10th straight day, officials said.

Lebanon declares emergency after protests, violence in wake of blasts

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Lebanon declares emergency after protests, violence in wake of blasts

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Lebanese Parliament declared a state of emergency Thursday, more than a week after two explosions rocked the port of Beirut and killed more than 200 people.

Report: North Korea laborers still deployed overseas

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Report: North Korea laborers still deployed overseas

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- North Korea's state-sanctioned guest workers continue to be deployed to overseas sites in violation of international sanctions, according to a Japanese press report.

IEA lowers global oil demand forecast for 2020 and 2021

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IEA lowers global oil demand forecast for 2020 and 2021

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The International Energy Agency lowered expectations on Thursday for world oil demand for the rest of this year and next.

India reports record 67K cases; New Zealand fights new outbreak

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India reports record 67K cases; New Zealand fights new outbreak

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- India on Thursday reported nearly 67,000 new cases of COVID-19, its largest single-day increase on record, and New Zealand is fighting a new outbreak after more than 100 days without a local transmission.

USDA: 60% of North Koreans are food insecure

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USDA: 60% of North Koreans are food insecure

Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Some 60% of North Koreans are suffering food insecurity, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.

Passenger train derailment in Scotland kills 3

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Passenger train derailment in Scotland kills 3

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A passenger train derailment in Aberdeenshire, near Scotland's coast, Wednesday morning killed three people, including the train's driver.

Beirut's port partially opens, thousands remain homeless

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Beirut's port partially opens, thousands remain homeless

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Beirut's port partially reopened Wednesday as officials and residents continued to recover from last week's devastating blasts that killed hundreds and left thousands homeless in Lebanon's capital city.

U.N. committee exempts greenhouses from North Korea sanctions

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U.N. committee exempts greenhouses from North Korea sanctions

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The United Nations Security Council sanctions committee on North Korea has agreed to exempt greenhouse equipment for humanitarian purposes.

Watchdog: Diplomat Woody Johnson made improper remarks in London

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Watchdog: Diplomat Woody Johnson made improper remarks in London

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A watchdog report on Wednesday concluded that President Donald Trump's ambassador to Britain has made inappropriate comments during his tenure in London on sensitive topics like race, religion and sex.

Pope Francis says COVID-19 has exposed 'broadest social ills'

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Pope Francis says COVID-19 has exposed 'broadest social ills'

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Pope Francis said Wednesday that personal and collective individualism and indifference brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is damaging human relationships and growing a "throwaway culture."

South Korean court backs defector group in new ruling

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South Korean court backs defector group in new ruling

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A South Korean court has agreed to temporarily block a government order to revoke the operating license of a North Korean defector-led group, amid criticism from activists and human rights watchdogs.

Thousands arrested in Belarus amid outcry over election

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Thousands arrested in Belarus amid outcry over election

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Belarus authorities have arrested more than 6,000 demonstrators over the past three days amid substantial opposition to election results that declared President Alexander Lukashenko the winner of another term.

U.S. health secretary visits Lee Teng-hui memorial in Taiwan

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U.S. health secretary visits Lee Teng-hui memorial in Taiwan

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visited a memorial for late Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui on Wednesday as China condemned the United States for the Taiwan trip.

Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai released on bail

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Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai released on bail

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The Hong Kong media tycoon arrested Monday on charges of violating the city's new national security law was released on bail.

British economy sinks into deepest recession of any nation

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British economy sinks into deepest recession of any nation

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The British economy has fallen into the deepest recession of any country in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, government figures showed Wednesday.

Officials investigate 30-year-old corpse found in Paris mansion

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Officials investigate 30-year-old corpse found in Paris mansion

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- French authorities on Tuesday launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a body that had gone unnoticed in an abandoned mansion for 30 years.

Mauritian prime minister seeks compensation for oil spill

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Mauritian prime minister seeks compensation for oil spill

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth told Parliament he expects compensation from a Japanese shipping company behind an oil spill off the coast of the Indian Ocean island nation.

World COVID-19 cases top 20M; WHO expects deaths at 750K this week

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World COVID-19 cases top 20M; WHO expects deaths at 750K this week

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Global cases of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 20 million infections as the head of the World Health Organization warned the death toll would reach 750,000 by week's end.

Hurricane Elida churns in East Pacific

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Hurricane Elida churns in East Pacific

Aug. 10 -- Hurricane Elida formed on Monday afternoon and continued to strengthen into early Tuesday morning. The Category 2 hurricane is the first organized tropical system since Douglas impacted Hawaii almost two weeks ago.

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