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Here’s what we know about the fires in the Amazon rainforest – CNN

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tumble, yen rallies as Trump threatens to counter new China tariffs

Judge says she can’t order new trial for convicted murderer

Kids left without either parent at home for 8 days after Mississippi ICE raid

5 dead, 21 injured after stampede at Algerian rap concert

France threatens Brazil on trade deal, escalating tensions over Amazon fires

China puts $75bn of retaliatory tariffs on US goods – The Guardian

French President Emmanuel Macron slams Brazil’s president over Amazon fires – CNN

Prosecutor: Parking lot shooter was a ‘vigilante’

Serial killer linked to dozens of U.S. murders pleads guilty to two more

Trump still looking at gun background checks: Senator Murphy

American imprisoned in Russia says guards injured him as his detention is extended

The Latest: Greece resuming migrant deportations to Turkey

Family of detained British Hong Kong Consulate employee slams ‘joke’ prostitution allegations

American detained in Russia on spy charges says guards injured him; court extends detention by 2 months

France to investigate rape charges linked to Jeffrey Epstein case

US confirms Israel behind last month’s air strike in Iraq against Iranian base

Russia launches floating nuclear power station; environmentalists warn of ‘Chernobyl on ice’

UPDATE 1-Special prosecutor to review actor Jussie Smollett’s case-judge

Report: West, Central Africa violence closes 9,000 schools

Candidate: Michigan city should be as white "as possible"

Italy’s 5-Star plays hardball with PD as govt talks begin

Iran has highly accurate missiles which it has not publicized -deputy defence minister

Canadian single dad faces human rights complaint for asking about babysitter’s gender

Ex-NASA wingsuit scientist dies during base jump in Saudi Arabia

The week in pictures, Aug. 17 – Aug. 23

North Korea calls Mike Pompeo ‘poisonous plant of American diplomacy’

Friday briefing: Amazon fires an ‘international crisis’ | World news – The Guardian

The Amazon is burning because the world eats so much meat – CNN

UPDATE 1-Erdogan tells Putin Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis

Russia’s floating nuclear plant sails to its destination

Exracted eggs may prevent extinction of northern white rhino

Poland search for trapped cavers now a recovery operation

Lawsuit: Ex-Citadel staffer drugged, sexually abused cadet

Putin orders ‘symmetrical response’ to US missile test

Amazon fires turn political as Brazil’s president calls out France’s Macron – Fox News

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, dollar climb before Powell’s Jackson Hole speech

UPDATE 1-Huawei says impact of U.S. trade restrictions less than feared

Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jail

UPDATE 1-FTSE rebounds ahead of Powell speech; Entertainment One soars

EXPLAINER-Hong Kong’s ‘borrowed time’: worry about 2047 hangs over protests

Amazon fires turn political as Brazil’s president calls out France’s Macron

Keep calm and trust in free-market democracy: Hong Kong shows how America can defeat China – Washington Examiner

Dog owner charged with murder in mauling death of nine-year-old girl

India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests

UPDATE 1-Hong Kong unions urge Cathay Pacific to end "white terror"

UPDATE 1-New allies Vietnam, Australia express concern over South China Sea tensions

Key hospitals in Indian Kashmir treat more than 150 tear gas, pellet injuries

Amazon rainforest on fire: How to help as wildfires devastate Brazil – CBS News

Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness – The New York Times

Hong Kong braces for fresh protests as activists target airport – Aljazeera.com

Russian model, track athlete found dead on roadside after going for run

7 clergy members named in Alaska sexual misconduct review

RPT-Indonesia tells some Jakarta supermarkets to remove ‘palm oil-free’ products

Arrest warrant issued in ice cream-licking incident in Texas

Japan PM reiterates that Tokyo wants S.Korea to keep its promises, rebuild trust

Serial killer in 1994 spree set to be executed in Florida

2 Green Berets killed in combat in Afghanistan identified

Flemish politicians jokingly offer Trump part of Belgium for 1 euro

Trump Finds Unlikely Ally in Greenland Aspirations: Iran – U.S. News & World Report

Climate change, oxygen and biodiversity: Amazon rainforest fires leave plenty at stake – NBC News

New Zealand parliament speaker cradles politician’s baby during debate – ABC News

Crucial talks between the US and Taliban begin in Doha – Aljazeera.com

Han Sung-ok: Was this North Korean defector failed by the South? – BBC News

WHO says eradicating malaria "can be done", but first aim is to control it

Suspect in California campus killing was co-worker

Police thwarted at least seven mass shootings and white supremacist attacks since El Paso

Head Start program changes signs on buses for migrant kids

Amazon rainforest burning at record rate, engulfing Bolsonaro in controversy – CBS News

Pentagon expresses ‘concern and disappointment’ over axed South Korea-Japan intelligence sharing pact | TheHill – The Hill

Google shutters more than 200 YouTube channels amid Hong Kong protests – CNBC

Amazon rainforest wildfires hit alarming record – Fox News

Iran ready to work on French nuclear deal proposals, does not want war: foreign minister – Reuters

Will UAE be kicked out of Saudi-led coalition in Yemen? – Al Jazeera English

New Zealand parliament speaker feeds lawmaker’s baby during parliament debate – AOL