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After criticism, White House says Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - President Donald Trump included the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups in condemning violence after white nationalist rally, the White House says, the day after he was criticized on left and right for not explicitly condemning white supremacists.
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After criticism, White House says Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - President Donald Trump included the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups in condemning violence after white nationalist rally, the White House says, the day after he was criticized on left and right for not explicitly condemning white supremacists. (VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Ian Simpson, 710 words)
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- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/PRESIDENT (PIX, TV), moved, by James Oliphant, 755 words
Kenyan opposition leader defies pressure to concede defeat
NAIROBI - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga calls for a strike to support his claims to the presidency and denounced police for attacking his supporters, despite growing pressure to concede defeat in last week's election. (KENYA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Katharine Houreld, 750 words)
Indian state suspends hospital chief after deaths of 60 children
NEW DELHI - The head of an Indian hospital where dozens of children died in recent days has been suspended, as officials traded blame over cash shortfalls that led to supplies of medical oxygen being cut. (INDIA-HOSPITALS/CASUALTIES (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Rajesh Kumar Singh, 500 words)
Britain says Brexit talks should move to next phase, as ministers show unity
LONDON - Britain says it wants talks with the EU to move on to the next phase, as it set out details of the future relationship it envisages with the bloc and senior ministers presented a united approach to negotiations. (BRITAIN-EU/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by William James and Alistair Smout, 700 words)
AMERICAS
Trump's threat of Venezuela military action could bolster Maduro
CARACAS - U.S. President Donald Trump's talk of possible military action in Venezuela could be a political lifeline for the country's unpopular leader, who has long used the threat of U.S. aggression to justify policies that have shredded the economy. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), by Hugh Bronstein, 600 words)
AFRICA
Zambia to drop treason charges against opposition leader –sources
LUSAKA - Zambia plans to drop treason charges against the country's main opposition leader and free him from prison on Monday under a deal brokered by the Commonwealth secretary-general, government and legal sources say. (ZAMBIA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moving shortly, by Chris Mfula, 650 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Arab bloc won't discriminate against U.S. firms in Qatar rift-sources
DUBAI - Four Arab countries that imposed sanctions on Qatar have told the United States that U.S. companies doing business with them would not be punished for also working with Doha, four sources with knowledge of the matter said. (GULF-QATAR/USA (EXCLUSIVE), by Alexander Cornwell and Sylvia Westall, 485 words)
ASIA
Bags of cash: how money launderers used Commonwealth Bank of Australia
SYDNEY - In a run-down mall in one of Sydney's biggest Chinese neighbourhoods in 2015, 29-year-old Jizhang Lu showed up at the top-floor offices of a meat export company carrying a carrier bag stuffed with hundreds of thousands of dollars. (AUSTRALIA-CBA/SYNDICATE (PIX, GRAPHIC), by Byron Kaye, 770 words)
North Korean factories humming with "Made in China" clothes, traders say
DANDONG - Chinese textile firms are increasingly using North Korean factories to take advantage of cheaper labour across the border, traders and businesses in the border city of Dandong tell Reuters. (NORTHKOREA-LABOUR/CHINA (INSIGHT, PIX), moved, by Sue-Lin Wong and Philip Wen, 1,200 words)
EUROPE
Merkel's rival insists he can win German election, attacks Trump
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's main challenger, Martin Schulz, labels U.S. President Donald Trump "irresponsible" and insists he can still win Germany's Sept. 24 election despite languishing in polls. (GERMANY-ELECTION/SCHULZ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Gernot Heller, 500 words)
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