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News Brief: G-7 Summit, Financial Markets, Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit

6:06am August 26, 2019

Leaders from the G-7 wrap up their meeting in France. Friday was a rough day for U.S. financial markets, and Monday could be too. And, a verdict is expected Monday in an opioid case in Oklahoma.

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At G-7, Macron Springs Surprise Iranian Visit

5:30pm August 25, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

It's been an eventful G-7 Summit: President Trump expressed second thoughts on his trade war with China. And Iran's Foreign Minister arrived in France for side talks on his country's nuclear program.

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NASA's Terra satellite captured the mass of floating pumice rock on August 13.

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Giant Pumice Raft Floating Towards Australia Could Help Replenish Great Barrier Reef

5:26pm August 25, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

An underwater volcano is thought to have produced a sheet of pumice that stretches 58 square miles.

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U.S. Focused On Migration As Guatemala's President Kills Anti-Corruption Effort

5:09pm August 25, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Guatemala's president ended the mandate of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption commission.The Trump administration hasn't intervened because it's focused on sealing a migration accord.

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and President Trump participate in a G-7 working session. Trump is in Biarritz, France, for the G-7 summit of the world's biggest economic powers.

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Trump Walks Back Statements On China; White House Walks Them Forward

1:39pm August 25, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The president said he was having second thoughts after hiking tariffs on Chinese goods and threatening to force U.S. companies out of China. The White House said his comments were misinterpreted.

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View From China On Tariffs

12:06pm August 25, 2019

by Emily Feng

The escalating trade war with the U.S. is viewed in China with a stoic posture that might obscure some real economic concerns.

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Students and others gather during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday.

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In Hong Kong, Moderate And Radical Protesters Join Forces To Avoid Past Divisions

8:46am August 25, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

In 2014, Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement was beset by divisions. Now various protest factions are working together. "If either one gets hurt, we feel the other's pain," says a moderate lawmaker.

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G-7 Update

8:46am August 25, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

At the G-7 summit in France, President Trump signaled that he's had second thoughts about the escalating trade war with China.

Authorities in Gibraltar rejected the United States' latest request not to release a seized Iranian supertanker.

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Iranian Oil Tanker Leaves Gibraltar, Despite U.S. Efforts To Keep It Detained

5:52pm August 24, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

The U.S. alleged that the tanker, which was seized in July, was carrying 2.1 million barrels of crude oil to Syria in violation of an international embargo.

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At G7 Meeting, Western Divisions On Display

5:17pm August 24, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

President Trump arrives at the G7 summit in France, where leaders of the world's top economies are apprehensive about trade wars and differences with the United States.