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15 Aug 2017
Demonstrators storm the site of the Confederate Soldiers Monument in Durham, North Carolina and topple the bronze statue from its base on Monday.
15 Aug 2017
Over 2,000 Portuguese and Spanish firefighters have been battling eight wildfires in central Portugal.
15 Aug 2017
North Korea's leader has delayed a decision on firing missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam while he watches the actions of the United States a little longer, state media says.
15 Aug 2017
Authorities say three men were shot dead at a drag race track in Wisconsin, but it's unclear who was responsible and what the motive might have been.
15 Aug 2017
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford said on Monday that the U.S. military is preparing for North Korea's development capability.
15 Aug 2017
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said on Friday that President Donald Trump's rejection of the Paris climate change agreement was fueling, rather than weakening, momentum among environmental activists.
15 Aug 2017
CNN White House reporter Jim Acosta challenged President Trump on Monday, asking him during a memo-signing at the White House, "haven't you spread a lot of fake news yourself, sir?"
14 Aug 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to head to the White House where he is expected to speak about the weekend Charlottesville attack.
14 Aug 2017
Officials say hundreds of tourists were rescued with the help of elephants from a flooded jungle safari park in Nepal.
14 Aug 2017
Wildfires broke out on Sunday in a village near Greece's capital forcing residents out of their homes.
14 Aug 2017
Chinese state media says an expected order from U.S. President Donald Trump to investigate supposedly unfair trade practices will "poison" relations between the two countries.
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The US announced that it will allow the first transfer of a Russian oligarch's confiscated funds to Ukraine. In the meantime, Germany says it has evidence of over 100 war crimes in Ukraine.
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