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The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz receives fuel from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe during an underway replenishment in the South China Sea July 7, 2020. Picture taken July 7, 2020

00:25 GMT 14 July 2020 / updated: 01:33 GMT Asia & Pacific

Beijing 'Firmly Opposes' US Statement on South China Sea, Accuses DC of 'Distorting Intl Law'

New York Judge Rejects Trump Family Efforts to Prevent Publication of Niece's Memoir

Tesla Jostles with US Heavyweights in Market Value Amid Massive Stock Rally

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Ghislaine Maxwell attends day 1 of the 4th Annual WIE Symposium at Center 548 on September 20, 2013 in New York City.

Prosecutors Say Maxwell Wrapped Her Cellphone in Tin Foil to Evade FBI Agents

This photo, taken 17 August 2017 and provided by the US Air Force, shows an F-16 Fighting Falcon ready for take-off in preparation to perform a final joint flying mission at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, NM.

US Air Force F-16 Jet Crash in New Mexico Leaves Pilot Injured

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Last update: 05:57 GMT 14.07.2020
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2020 Can't Get Any Worse? Squirrel Contracts Bubonic Plague in Colorado
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Last update: 23:19 GMT 13.07.2020
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US
Bolton Calls For 'Moving Beyond FONOP' as US Rejects Beijing's Maritime Claims in South China Sea
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Last update: 04:26 GMT 14.07.2020
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Opinion
US Weaponises Everything From Hong Kong to Huawei to Exert Pressure on Beijing, China Experts Say
The US-China tit-for-tat sanctions targeting senior politicians have added to tensions already simmering between the world's two largest economies, say international observers, explaining why the People's Republic is unlikely to tolerate what it sees as US bullying.
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World
Coronavirus Updates: Office for National Statistics Says UK Economy Shrinks by Fifth During Lockdown
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Last update: 04:44 GMT 14.07.2020
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Europe
Top Catalan Politician Claims He Was Targeted By Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Software
Pegasus software, a spyware platform sold by Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group and said to be capable of gaining access to a smartphone's camera and microphone, turning the device into a ‘pocket spy’, is said to have been repeatedly used to target activists, journalists, diplomats, politicians and lawmakers across the globe.
Last update: 05:02 GMT 14.07.2020
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Asia & Pacific
Nearly 15,000 Houses Reportedly Suffer Damages From Floods, Landslides in Japan
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Last update: 21:15 GMT 13.07.2020
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US
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