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An aerial view shows damage after Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas.
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Robert Mugabe, shown at Zimbabwe's 34th annual independence celebrations in 2014, led the nation from its independence in 1980 until 2017.
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A child is immunized against measles, mumps and rubella in Lyon, France.
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The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air in Marsh Harbour on the Bahamas' Great Abaco Island. The death toll from the hurricane, officially at 30, is expected to climb.
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Jo Johnson, brother of Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson, resigned from Parliament and his brother's Cabinet on Thursday.
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James Toner feeds cows at his family's dairy farm in Northern Ireland's County Armagh. Thirty-five percent of Northern Irish milk is sold to Ireland. Northern Irish farmers who have built lucrative cross-border trade with the Irish Republic are especially worried about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
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How A No-Deal Brexit Could Destroy The Irish Dairy Industry — And Threaten Peace[hhmc]
Work on Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral continues following a devastating fire in April.
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What Will A Reconstructed Notre Dame Look Like? The Answer Is Up For Debate[hhmc]
Elena Hinestrosa and her ensemble, Integración Pacífica, perform at one of Petronio Alvarez Music Festival's educational panels.
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Colombia's Big Summer Music Festival Is All About Blackness[hhmc]
Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, was found not guilty of making false statements to investigators.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson (center right) gestures during his first Prime Minister's Questions in London Wednesday. The U.K.'s House of Commons voted to block a no-deal Brexit, prompting Johnson to call for a general election next month — which was also voted down.
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High school students wearing masks hold placards that read "Five key demands are indispensable" as they continue their school boycott in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, seen hosting health service workers Tuesday at No. 10 Downing St. in London. The same day in the House of Commons, Johnson was dealt a political blow when the defection of a fellow Conservative left him without a working majority in Parliament.
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Frank Langfitt, now NPR's London correspondent, was inspired to offer his Shanghai ride service after working in the 1980s as a taxi driver in the U.S.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he doesn't want an election amid the Brexit crisis and issued a rallying cry to lawmakers to back him in securing a Brexit deal.
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Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with the animal rescue charity Four Paws International, carries a sedated coyote at a zoo in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, during the evacuation of animals in April.
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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,Read More – Source
