At least 8 hurt in South Korea after shell hits civilian area
SEOUL - At least eight people were hurt on Thursday after a shell was dropped on a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during live-fire military exercises in Pocheon, South Korea, a fire official said.

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Convictions of Hong Kong pro-democracy trio overturned
HONG KONG - Hong Kong&s top court has unanimously overturned the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China&s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice.

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Daughter of detained Uyghur scholar spotlights Chinese oppression
TOKYO — The daughter of Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, who was given a life sentence on separatism-related charges in China in 2014, said recently her ongoing goal is to ensure as many people as possible are aware of the oppression her people have suffered.

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President Trump's largely rosy assessment of the U.S. under his new administration is contradicted by other indicators, including public polling, economic markets, court rulings and remarks from U.S. allies.

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Partisan rancor during President Trump's speech was remarkable and fiery from the moment it began, and the most contentious in recent memory.

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President Trump laid out an aggressive approach to 'renewing the American dream' in his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

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