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London Police Arrest 21 Climate Activists; Protests Heat Up
London Police say they’ve arrested 21 climate change activists over the past few days as the Extinction Rebellion group attempts to draw attention to global warming.
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The Latest: 3 Scientists Given Nobel Prize for Cell Research
The Latest on the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology (all times local):
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Austria’s Kurz Has Job of Putting Together New Government
Austria’s president has given center-right leader Sebastian Kurz the job of forming a new government after his party emerged as the strongest by far from an election a week ago.
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Consumer Goods Giant Unilever Vows to Slash Use of Plastic
Consumer products giant Unilever, whose brands include Dove soaps and Lipton teas, is pledging to halve its use of non-recycled plastics by 2025.
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Johnson Battles to Surmount EU Opposition to Brexit Plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is making phone calls to other European Union leaders as he tries to overcome opposition to his Brexit deal.
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Iraqi Police to Replace Army in Baghdad Neighborhood
Iraq’s army command says the prime minister has ordered that police replace the army in a heavily populated Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad where dozens were killed or wounded in clashes over the weekend.
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Pope Seeks ‘Courageous’ Debate Over Amazon Priest Shortage
Pope Francis has told South American bishops to speak 'courageously' at a meeting on the Amazon, where the shortage of priests is so acute that the Vatican is considering ordaining married men and giving women official church ministries.
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Portugal’s Socialists Eye Alliances After Election Win
Portugal’s Socialist Party is mulling its options for alliances with other parties after it fell short of a parliamentary majority in a general election.
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At Least 9 Dead in Migrant Boat Capsizing Off Italian Island
The Italian Coast Guard says at least nine people have died when a migrant boat capsized near the island of Lampedusa as they were about to be rescued. Twenty-two people were saved.
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Report Says South Sudan Fails to Provide War Victims Justice
South Sudan’s government is failing to provide justice for victims of atrocities committed during the country’s five-year civil war, Amnesty International asserted in a new report Monday.