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In this photo provided by US Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility

Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire

China and France have condemned the new Aukus security pact between Australia, the UK and the US to build nuclear-powered submarines in the Indo-Pacific region. Also, French forces say they've killed the leader of ISIS in the Greater Sahara in Mali. And thousands of people protested the introduction of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador on the nation's bicentennial.

Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire
Two llamas in a field.

Could llama antibodies be the key to a coronavirus treatment?

Could llama antibodies be the key to a coronavirus treatment?
Fedex Field, home of the Washington's NFL team in Landover, Maryland, is seen from Air Force One,  2013.

Washington NFL team retires racial slur from its name and logo

Washington NFL team retires racial slur from its name and logo
A man poses for the camera with his hands over his mouth in this stock photo

When ‘oh, fudge’ won’t do: Researchers find benefits to swearing

When ‘oh, fudge’ won’t do: Researchers find benefits to swearing
A man on a platform performs to a crowd of protestors

London protesters say climate change is bigger than Brexit

London protesters say climate change is bigger than Brexit
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'Transgender women are women,' organizers say after controversy over women-only pond in London

The Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Pond has been a place where women having been taking a dip for over a century. But earlier this year, there were complaints when transgender women used the pond

'Transgender women are women,' organizers say after controversy over women-only pond in London
Miners leave after working the final shift at Kellingley Colliery

Britain built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?

The UK will stop burning coal for electricity by 2025. The US, meanwhile, is trying to end the “war on coal.”

Britain built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the unveiling of the statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett on Parliament Square, in London, Britain, April 24, 2018.

All-male no more: London's Parliament Square gets first statue of a woman

A statue of 19th century British feminist leader Millicent Fawcett was unveiled in London's Parliament Square on Tuesday, the first monument honoring a woman in a public space previously occupied by 11 statues of men.

All-male no more: London's Parliament Square gets first statue of a woman
Actor Kevin Spacey at the premiere of Netflix's television series "House of Cards" at Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center

Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey, police home in on Harvey Weinstein

Netflix late Friday dropped Kevin Spacey, whose career is in free-fall over spiraling sexual assault accusations as police gather evidence for a possible arrest warrant against Harvey Weinstein for alleged rape.

Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey, police home in on Harvey Weinstein
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Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

A British parliamentary committee investigating "fake news" and suspected foreign interference in politics said Tuesday it has asked Facebook for details on Russian-linked ads used during the Brexit vote and June's general election.

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit
A protester outside Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall. Anger has been growing over the authorities' handling of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower.

Protesters storm town hall as anger grows over London fire

Protesters calling for action Friday over the fire at London's Grenfell Tower stormed Kensington and Chelsea town halls, the center of local government in the area.

Protesters storm town hall as anger grows over London fire
Extensive damage is seen to the Grenfell Tower block which was destroyed in a fire disaster, in north Kensington, West London.

Desire to make London's Grenfell Tower 'prettier' likely escalated the blaze

The newly added aluminum cladding used to cover London's Grenfell Tower is being blamed for the fire's rapid spread. Planning documents reveal the material was used in order to make the flats look better from the luxury apartments nearby.

Desire to make London's Grenfell Tower 'prettier' likely escalated the blaze
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While May forms her Government, Brussels is impatient for Brexit negotiations

With the two-year clock on Brexit ticking away since March, EU officials have dismissed the suggestion of postponing the negotiations.

While May forms her Government, Brussels is impatient for Brexit negotiations
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Merkel warns that the US and Britain are no longer reliable partners

"The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days," Merkel said, following Donald Trump's trip to Europe he called "a great success for America."

Merkel warns that the US and Britain are no longer reliable partners
A British Airways passenger plane preparing to land at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London

British Airways cancels all flights out of London after IT failure

The airline said it had found "no evidence that it's a cyberattack."

British Airways cancels all flights out of London after IT failure