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Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull leaves a press conference in Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

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Australia's Prime Minister Faces Leadership Challenge

8:02am August 22, 2018

by James Doubek

Inter-party fighting among Australia's conservative Liberal Party could soon mean a new prime minister for Australia, which has suffered from political instability in recent years.

As Trade Talks Resume, U.S. To Slap China With New Round Of Tariffs

7:16am August 22, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

New U.S. tariffs on China are set to go into effect Thursday on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods. Beijing is expected to respond immediately with tariffs on the same amount of U.S. products.

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In Zimbabwe, All Eyes Are On The Constitutional Court

7:16am August 22, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

On Wednesday, the court hears the opposition's challenge to the recent presidential election. The Movement for Democratic Change narrowly lost to the incumbent and alleges "gross mathematical errors."

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Several protests ensued across Spain against the verdict and release of the five 'La Manada' or Wolf Pack group members.

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Members Of Spain's 'Wolf Pack' Spark Outrage At Pool in Seville

12:59am August 22, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Two of the five men that were convicted of sexually abusing an 18-year-old girl at a 2016 festival in Pamplona were forced from a public pool by outraged community members.

El Salvador's Foreign Minister Carlos Castaneda, left, and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi stand together at a ceremony in Beijing to mark the beginning of diplomatic relations between the two countries on Tuesday. The move leaves Taiwan with one less al

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Taiwan Grows Isolated As El Salvador Recognizes Beijing

9:34pm August 21, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The Central American country chose to establish diplomatic ties with China, which regards the self-governed island of Taiwan as its territory. That leaves Taipei with 17 remaining allies in the world.

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Venezuela Relaunches Currency In Attempt To Curb Hyperinflation

7:01pm August 21, 2018

by John Otis

Venezuela is relaunching its currency this week — lopping five zeros off the old bolivar and pegging the new to a crypto-currency called the Petro. This is an attempt to control runaway inflation that the International Monetary Fund estimates could hit 1 million percent this year.

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Microsoft Says It Discovered — And Stopped — Attempted Cyberattack Tied To Russia

6:16pm August 21, 2018

by Tim Mak

Microsoft says it identified Russian cyberattacks targeting anti-Kremlin groups in the United States and also simulating U.S. Senate websites. The discovery comports with earlier warnings by intelligence leaders that Russian active measures would continue ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

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Jamila Aamer is the head chef at the Amal Women's Training Center. To date, she's trained more than 100 students.

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By Becoming Chefs, Stigmatized Women In Morocco Find Hope And Freedom

5:04pm August 21, 2018

by Rebecca Rosman

Females make up less than 30 percent of the the country's labor force. But one nonprofit is providing restaurant and cooking training to vulnerable women who have been shut out by Moroccan society.

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Pentagon Officials Say They're Concerned About Drop In Admissions Of Iraqi Refugees

5:02pm August 21, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Reuters reporter Yeganeh Torbati about concerns of military officials about the drop in admissions of Iraqi refugees to the U.S., saying it will discourage locals from cooperating with U.S. forces in other conflicts.

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British Foreign Secretary Calls For U.S. And Europe To Unite In Response To Russia

5:02pm August 21, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The U.K. accuses Moscow of poisoning a former Russian spy in Britain using a nerve agent and wants others to step up sanctions in response.

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