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Post-War Liberians Are Demanding Better Mental Health Care
More than a decade after back-to-back civil wars ravaged Liberia its people still await justice for countless abuses, and many say the lack of accountability is worsening a mental health crisis.
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Kipchoge Is First to Dip Under 2 Hours for Marathon
Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, although it will not count as a world record.
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Eritrean Soccer Players Who Defected Say They Live in Fear
Soccer gave Mewal Tesfai Yosief hope in an Orwellian nation, a job in a country of forced military conscription and, possibly, freedom at last.
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Hong Kong Protests Draw Thousands, Down From Earlier Rallies
Protesters are marching again in Hong Kong but in numbers that so far seem significantly reduced from rallies that drew many thousands as recently as last weekend.
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PHOTO GALLERY: A Selection of Pictures From the Past Week
Here’s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
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As Japan Braces for Typhoon, Rugby Squad Trains in the Rain
Emergency crews were on high alert. Flights and trains were cancelled. Rugby stars here for the World Cup mostly heeded the same warnings as everyone else as Japan braced to be hit by a typhoon tipped to be its worst in six decades.
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Poles to Vote in One of Most Important Elections in Decades
Poland’s ruling conservative party has targeted gays as a campaign tactic. Its programming on state media has drawn comparisons with communist-era propaganda and it has asserted so much control over the judicial system that the European Union has declared the rule of law at risk.
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Modi Tells Xi Relations Are Stable, Differences Manageable
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday that relations between their countries have attained stability and momentum in the past year, and that it should enable them to manage their differences and avoid disputes.
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Companies Welcome US-China Trade Truce, Warn Disputes Remain
Companies have welcomed a U.S.-Chinese trade truce as a possible step toward breaking a deadlock in a 15-month-old tariff war, while economists caution there was little progress toward settling core disputes including technology that threaten global growth.
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Young Yankees Take Experience Into Another ALCS With Astros
Aaron Judge was a rookie slugger who swung and missed a lot in his first postseason, as did several of those Baby Bombers who were just getting started with the New York Yankees.