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Deputy British ambassador to US abruptly leaves post
BBC NEWS
James Roscoe, the deputy to Britain's ambassador in Washington, has abruptly left his role.
WHO says 139 suspected Ebola deaths in Congo outbreak, numbers expected to rise
MIAMI HERALD
GENEVA, Switzerland- The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected.
Last two bodies of Italian divers recovered from Maldives cave
THE INDEPENDENT
MALE, Maldives- The final two bodies from a group of Italian divers have been recovered from an underwater cave network in the Maldives, authorities said.
Russia targets Ukraine with more than 200 drones in daytime assault
THE GUARDIAN
Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 200 drones in a large-scale daytime assault on Wednesday, hours after a previous barrage of civilian areas had killed at least eight people.
Trump arrives in Beijing for first US presidential visit in nearly a decade
REUTERS
BEIJING, China- President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate where lawmaker is holed up
AL JAZEERA
MANILA, Philippines- More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
3 sick passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
NBC NEWS
The cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak faced a new challenge Wednesday as a local leader opposed allowing it to dock in Spain, while authorities confirmed the Andes strain, which can be spread among people, was identified in passengers.
China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks
BBC
BEIJING, China- Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "as soon as possible" in talks with his Iranian counterpart.
Houston restaurateur suspected of killing pregnant wife, two children & himself
FOX NEWS
HOUSTON, Texas, USA- A wealthy restaurateur and former pharmaceutical CEO fatally shot his pregnant wife and two children before taking his own life in a suspected triple murder-suicide, authorities in Texas said.
Indian man carries sister's skeleton to bank to prove her death
BBC NEWS
A man in eastern India has said he was forced to carry his sister's skeletal remains to a bank to prove her death after failing to withdraw her savings.
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