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Oscar Perez speaks at an anti-government protest in Caracas on Thursday. Perez, a fugitive pilot who allegedly attacked the country's Supreme Court building with hand grenades thrown from a helicopter, appeared unexpectedly at an opposition rally before f

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Fugitive Pilot Resurfaces At Rally Just Days From Venezuela's Referendum

3:25pm July 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

As a symbolic vote nears on President Maduro's plan to replace the constitution, protesters greeted a surprise guest: the police officer who attacked government buildings from a helicopter last month.

Joe Howlett, an expert in rescuing whales from tangled fishing gear, died on Monday. He's seen here off the coast of Canada's Campobello Island in 2015.

NOAA Halts Whale Disentanglement Efforts After Rescuer Dies

3:17pm July 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Boat captain Joe Howlett died on Monday after freeing a right whale that was tangled in fishing gear in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Authorities respond to the scene of an acid attack in London on Thursday night.

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5 Injured In Series Of Acid Attacks In London

3:13pm July 14, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Two arrests have been made after assailants on a moped carried out the attacks over 90 minutes in east London late Thursday, police say.

The entrance to Caffé Greco, the oldest café in Rome.

Italy's Coffee Culture Brims With Rituals And Mysterious Rules

1:29pm July 14, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

Can you drink cappuccino after breakfast? Should you take espresso in a cup or a glass? Italy, perhaps the spiritual home of coffee, has much to say about when and how to enjoy it.

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Pro-democracy lawmakers, from left, Nathan Law, Leung Kwok-hung and Lau Siu-lai and Edward Yiu, at a news conference in Hong Kong on Friday following a high court ruling expelling them from the legislature.

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Hong Kong's High Court Expels Pro-Democracy Lawmakers

12:11pm July 14, 2017

by Scott Neuman

In a case decided by the territory's high court, four opposition lawmakers were kicked out of the legislature, shifting the balance in Beijing's favor.

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Video: In Skin-Care-Obsessed South Korea, Even A Baby Can Get A Facial

10:11am July 14, 2017

by Elise Hu

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out different experiences in East Asia. This time, she enlists a tiny helper.

Israeli security forces carry the body of a man who police say carried out an attack at the site of Temple Mount and al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

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Gunmen Kill 2 Israeli Officers At Religious Site In Jerusalem

9:32am July 14, 2017

by Jim Kane

Three Israeli Arab attackers killed two border police officers before being shot and killed in a gun battle at Temple Mount.

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The Secret Car Horn Language Of Port-Au-Prince

7:53am July 14, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is known for its terrible traffic, partly caused by lack of reliable street lights. So drivers there have come up with their own complicated language.

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A Year After Coup Attempt, Erdogan's Purge Shows No Sign Of Slowing

7:53am July 14, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

This weekend marks one year since the coup attempt in Turkey. Turkish President Erdogan is using the date to say the government must continue the sweeping purge that has gone beyond coup plotters.

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Trump Attends Bastille Day Parade

7:53am July 14, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

President Trump will be a guest of honor at the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Friday.

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