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Trump administration takes another swipe at 'Obamacare'
ABC News - 8 Jul 2018 04:25
Trump administration says it's freezing payments under an "Obamacare" program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses
Thailand cave rescue: Mission to save boys under way
BBC - 8 Jul 2018 05:53
The rescue operation began at 10:00 local time (03:00 GMT), according to authorities.
Trump heads to Europe as allies worry over tensions
New York Post - 8 Jul 2018 02:39
Europe is bracing for Hurricane Trump. The president and First Lady Melania Trump set off Tuesday for a whirlwind weeklong trip, starting with the NATO summit in Brussels, storming into England and Scotland for a long we...
California's 'extreme' Klamathon Wildfire has tripled in size
The Week - 8 Jul 2018 16:38
California's Klamathon Fire "exploded" to cover 30,000 acres by Sunday morning, tripling in size from Friday night and crossing the state line into Oregon. The blaze has already killed one person and destroyed 15 buildin...
South Sudan's warring leaders meet to discuss peace accord
Miami Herald - 8 Jul 2018 15:43
The leaders of South Sudan's warring sides have agreed in principle on key issues for a possible accord to end the country's civil war, now in its fifth year. According …
US Justice Kennedy's Legacy on Gay Rights
Human Rights Watch - 8 Jul 2018 06:01
Expand U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2017. © 2017 Reuters President Trump is set to announc...
US citizens warned to shelter amid Haiti protests
CNN - 8 Jul 2018 04:50
The US Embassy in Haiti warned its citizens Saturday to stay inside amid continued demonstrations in the capital of Port-au-Prince and a northern city following a fuel price hike.
Death toll increases as record rains devastate parts of Japan
The Guardian - 8 Jul 2018 03:34
At least 54 people have reportedly been killed, with dozens missing and the number of fatalities expected to rise Heavy rainfall is hammering southern Japan for a third day, prompting new disaster warnings on Kyushu and ...
Brexit: May's EU plan faces backlash from Brexiteers
BBC - 8 Jul 2018 03:32
The prime minister says her plan will deliver Brexit but critics argue that it will harm the economy.
Four boys have exited Thai cave: officials
Reuters - 8 Jul 2018 16:36
Four boys have exited a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they have been trapped for more than two weeks, a senior member of rescue operation's medical team said on Sunday.
Tunisia: At least 6 killed near Algerian border
Miami Herald - 8 Jul 2018 16:35
At least six members of Tunisia's national guard were killed Sunday in an apparent attack by an armed group near the Algerian border. The interior ministry said in a brief …
France says Europe united against U.S. tariffs as Germany eyes negotiation
Reuters - 8 Jul 2018 16:25
The French government insisted on Sunday that Washington should expect united retaliation from Europe to further tariff increases after Germany signaled it was prepared to negotiate.
Let Trump visit protests go ahead, UK activists urge police
The Guardian - 8 Jul 2018 16:02
Repeat of Xi Jinping's 2015 visit feared, when protesters complained they were kept away Rights groups and activists have urged police to allow free protests during Donald Trump's visit to the UK this week, warning again...
Italy wants EU sea missions to take rescued migrants elsewhere
Reuters - 8 Jul 2018 15:45
Italy will seek commitments from European Union partners to have migrants rescued at sea by ships from anti-trafficking and border control missions taken to other countries, its interior minister said on Sunday.
After New York's electoral upset, eyes turn to Massachusetts
Boston - 8 Jul 2018 15:43
After congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned the nation with her primary win over 10-term incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley of New York, many political eyes have turned to Massachusetts
Pompeo sees hard road ahead but pursues North Korean denuclearisation talks
Reuters - 8 Jul 2018 15:40
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used "gangster-like" diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he ...
Video: Helicopter takes at least 1 boy to hospital
CNN - 8 Jul 2018 15:38
At least one boy rescued from a cave in Thailand has been transferred to the hospital via helicopter, according to Spring News.
Italy wants to block Frontex ships with migrants from ports
Miami Herald - 8 Jul 2018 15:33
Italy's hard-line interior minister says he wants to block foreign navy ships participating in European migrant rescue missions from docking in Italian ports. Matteo Salvini, who has already closed Italian …
1 injured in boat fire off Chebeague Island
Boston - 8 Jul 2018 15:22
The U.S. Coast Guard says a man has been injured in a boat explosion and fire near Chebeague Island in Maine's Casco Bay
Trump regarded differently going into NATO summit
CNN - 8 Jul 2018 15:20
What a difference a year makes.
Thousands who fled recent fighting in Syria return home
Fox News - 8 Jul 2018 15:18
Most Syrians displaced by recent fighting stranded at the border with Jordan in the country's south have returned to their homes, a U.N. official and a group that closely monitors the Syrian war said Sunday.
Aylesbury stabbing: Woman killed and boy, 14, injured in attack
BBC - 8 Jul 2018 15:17
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a stabbing at a house in Aylesbury.