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(SPAIN-BARCELONA/ (UPDATE 13, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Andrés González, Angus Berwick and Carlos Ruano, 784 words) See also: - SPAIN-BARCELONA/BLAST (PIX), moved, by Andrés González, 541 words Trump dumps controversial chief strategist Bannon in latest upheaval WASHINGTON/HAGERSTOWN - President Donald Trump fires his chief strategist Steve Bannon in the latest White House shake-up, removing a far-right architect of his 2016 election victory and a driving force behind his nationalist and anti-globalization agenda.

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Barcelona van attacker may still be alive, on the run -police

BARCELONA - The driver of the van that ploughed into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people, may still be alive and at large, Spanish police say, denying media reports that he had been shot dead in a Catalan seaside resort. (SPAIN-BARCELONA/ (UPDATE 13, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Andrés González, Angus Berwick and Carlos Ruano, 784 words)

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- SPAIN-BARCELONA/BLAST (PIX), moved, by Andrés González, 541 words

Trump dumps controversial chief strategist Bannon in latest upheaval

WASHINGTON/HAGERSTOWN - President Donald Trump fires his chief strategist Steve Bannon in the latest White House shake-up, removing a far-right architect of his 2016 election victory and a driving force behind his nationalist and anti-globalization agenda. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, 1111 words)

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- USA-TRUMP/BANNON (NEWSMAKER, TV, PIX), moved, by James Oliphant, 578 words

- USA-TRUMP/TILLERSON, moved, by Yeganeh Torbati, 556 words

- USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-LAWYER (UPDATE 2), moved, by Karen Freifeld, 400 words

- USA-TRUMP/STAFFING (FACTBOX), moved, 616 words

Top U.S. general reaffirms commitment to Japan amid North Korea tensions

TOKYO - Top U.S. general restates Washington's "ironclad commitment" to security of its close Asian ally, Japan, amid regional tensions over North Korea, telling his counterpart in Tokyo that "an attack on one is an attack on both of us." (NORTHKOREA MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Tim Kelly, 778 words)

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- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/UKRAINE (TV, PIX), moved, by Alessandra Prentice, 755 words

Venezuela faces outrage after new assembly claims it can pass laws

CARACAS/BOGOTA - Venezuela's new legislative superbody is criticized by South American governments and Washington after giving itself the power to pass laws, superseding the opposition-led congress, while ex-top prosecutor Luisa Ortega flees the country. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Brian Ellsworth and Corina Pons, 450 words)

- VENEZUELA-PROSECUTOR/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Julia Symmes Cobb, 300 words

ASIA

U.S. formally launches probe of China's intellectual property practices

WASHINGTON - United States formally launches investigation of China's alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, widely expected move after call from President Donald Trump to determine whether one is needed. (USA-TRUMP/TRADE-CHINA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 192 words)

Chinese scam suspects took over 11-storey block in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH - No sooner had the 11-storey apartment building in Phnom Penh's affluent Tuol Kouk district been finished than dozens of young Chinese men and women moved in loaded with desks and laptops, said neighbours. (CAMBODIA-CHINA/TAIWAN (PIX), moving shortly, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Prak Chan Thul, 649 words)

UNITED STATES

Mayor says Lee statue must go as debate over U.S. slave past rages

RICHMOND, Va. - Mayor of Charlottesville calls for special session of Virginia's legislature to let localities decide fate of Confederate monuments like statue at center of far-right rally that turns deadly. (USA-PROTESTS/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Brandon Shulleeta, 681 words)

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- USA-PROTESTS/MAYORS (PIX, TV), moved, Sarah N. Lynch and Lisa Lambert, 787 words

- USA-PROTESTS/SCHOOL (PIX, TV), moved, by Fatima Bhojani, 887 words

- USA-TRUMP/GERMANY (TV, PIX), moved, by Thomas Escritt and Noah Barkin, 853 words

AMERICAS

NAFTA negotiators hone in on origin rules, dispute settlement

WASHINGTON - U.S., Canadian and Mexican negotiators begin digging into some of the thornier issues in modernizing North American Free Trade Agreement, including rules of origin for goods produced in region, services trade and controversial dispute settlement system. (TRADE-NAFTA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren and Anthony Esposito, 570 words)

EUROPE

Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers

GESCHER, Germany - As Germany struggles to absorb more than million migrants from Middle East and Africa, government is hoping to avoid the mistakes it made half century ago when it brought in a generation of guest workers from Turkey. (GERMANY-ELECTION/MIGRANTS (INSIGHT, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Joseph Nasr, 1,293 words)

Two dead, eight wounded in knife attack in Finland

TURKU - A man with a knife killed two people and wounds eight in a stabbing rampage in a market square in the Finnish city of Turku, police say. (FINLAND-STABBING/ (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), by Tuomas Forsell, 490 words)

AFRICA

South Africa has granted Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity - source

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa grants diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, allowing her to return to Harare and avoid prosecution for alleged assault of 20-year-old model, security source says. (SAFRICA-MUGABE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Ed Cropley, 670 words)

 

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