#US_to_Australian
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US to join Australia in Papua New Guinea naval base plan - BBC News

The joint base on Manus Island is seen as a move to curb China's growing regional influence.

#Extinction_Rebellion_Protests
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Extinction Rebellion protests block London bridges - BBC News

Demonstrators occupy five major London bridges, causing "significant" traffic issues in the capital.

#Russian_contractors_have_no_say_in_visa_process
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Britain says Russian contractors have no say in visa process

MOSCOW (AP) — Britain's Home Office says that the company contracted to collect visa applications in Russia has "absolutely no involvement with the decision-making process." The company, TLSContact, is "simply an application point

#May_fought_back_against_critics
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UK leader fights back against critics, defends Brexit deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May fought back Saturday against critics of her Brexit deal, telling her Conservative opponents that their alternative plans for Britain's departure from the European Union wouldn't work. May is

#EPA's_chief_will_named_to_post_permanently
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Trump: EPA's acting chief will be named to post permanently

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this year, has gotten President Donald Trump's nod for the permanen