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Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square on Sunday. Francis told the crowd that before his address, he had been stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, causing him to be late.
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Young men practice rugby at Hacienda Santa Teresa, an estate belonging to a Venezuelan rum company. The estate serves as a practice field for neighboring communities of Aragua state, using rugby to help at-risk youths stay away from criminal life and violence.
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In Venezuela, A Rum-Maker Gives Gang Members A Way Out — Via Rugby[hhmc]
Farmers Anil Geela, left, and Pilli Tirupati do their version of the Kiki Challenge, dancing to Drake's song "In My Feelings." In the mud. With oxen.
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Police shoot pepper spray as they try to detain protesters inside a train at Prince Edward station in Hong Kong Saturday.
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An Indian paramilitary soldier asks a Kashmiri couple on motorcycle to leave at a temporary checkpoint during restrictions in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Friday.
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Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty[hhmc]
Riot police fire tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Aug. 25.
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Police Bear Brunt Of Public Anger As Hong Kong Refuses To Accept Protesters' Demands[hhmc]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered Wednesday to give his political opponents less time to block a no-deal Brexit split from Europe before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline, winning Queen Elizabeth II's approval to suspend Parliament.
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The Australian federal government has downgraded its long-term outlook of the Great Barrier Reef to "very poor," and it says that climate change is the most significant threat.
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan meets U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (left) in Islamabad on Aug. 1. Khalilzad met Khan ahead of peace talks in Qatar with the Taliban.
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The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks[hhmc]
Water was sold out at a grocery store in North Miami, Fla., on Friday as residents heeded warnings to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies before Hurricane Dorian arrives on Monday.
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Protesters hold placards reading 'No Abe!' earlier this month during a demonstration against Japan's removal of South Korea from a list of trusted trading partners in Seoul.
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U.S. Criticizes South Korea After Seoul Scraps Intelligence-Sharing Pact With Tokyo[hhmc]
Joshua Wong speaks to protesters outside police headquarters in Hong Kong on June 21.
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Owned by Tencent, one of China's biggest companies, the WeChat app has more than 1 billion monthly users in China, and now serves users outside the country, too.
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A satellite image from Thursday shows smoke billowing from a launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in northern Iran.
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Hurricane Dorian has now left the Caribbean Sea and is predicted to intensify rapidly as it crosses the Atlantic on the way to Florida's central east coast.
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Hurricane Dorian Expected To Hit Florida Coast With 130 MPH Winds On Labor Day[hhmc]
