King Harald of Norway is hospitalized for treatment in connection with a blood disease – AP News

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  1. King Harald of Norway is hospitalized for treatment in connection with a blood disease  AP News
  2. Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave  BBC
  3. Norway's King Harald V hospitalised and put on sick leave, palace says  Euronews.com
  4. Crown Princess Mette-Marit Makes Her First Public Appearance Since Her Lung Transplant  Yahoo
  5. Norway’s King Harald, 89, Hospitalized for the Second Time This Year  people.com
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ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE’s New 2000km “Robin Hood” Drone Will Own Russia’s Deep Rear 24/7 – Daily Kos

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  1. ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE’s New 2000km “Robin Hood” Drone Will Own Russia’s Deep Rear 24/7  Daily Kos
  2. How a Chinese UAV has become a Ukrainian long-range weapon: the story of the mysterious MICH 2000 drone  Українська правда
  3. Capable of reaching Siberia: Ministry of Defence codifies Dovbush T40 drone  Міністерство оборони України
  4. Ukraine Reveals Siberia-Range Strike UAS  aviationweek.com
  5. Ukraine Has Built a New Drone That Can Reach as Far as Siberia  The Defense Post
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Can China’s new Arctic sea route to Europe replace Middle East chokepoints? – Al Jazeera

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  1. Can China’s new Arctic sea route to Europe replace Middle East chokepoints?  Al Jazeera
  2. How an icy shipping route at the top of the world is bringing China and Russia together  CNN
  3. After Hormuz, China looks to the promise – and peril – of the Arctic’s ‘ice silk road’  The Guardian
  4. Could an Arctic shipping route transform global trade?  marketplace.org
  5. In Focus | Why the Arctic sea route has become so important for China and Russia  South China Morning Post
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit South Korea from August 19-20 – Reuters

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  1. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit South Korea from August 19-20  Reuters
  2. World in Brief: Donald Trump threatens Oman; China and South Korea get closer  The Economist
  3. China’s Top Envoy to Visit Seoul as Trump Shakes US-Korea Ties  Bloomberg.com
  4. Wang Yi heads to Seoul as Trump cuts South Korea drills, opening door for China  South China Morning Post
  5. President Lee to Meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi the Day After Tomorrow... Focus on 'Multilateral End-of-War Discussions'  news.sbs.co.kr
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South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills

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Lee Jae Myung reiterates desire for full command back in Seoul’s hands after Donald Trump cuts joint exercises, citing warm ties with Kim Jong-un

South Korea’s president ⁠has renewed his push to regain independent control of the military from the US in the event of war and urged faster progress in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines after Donald Trump’s order to cut joint drills.

On Sunday night, Trump instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” this week’s joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the nuclear-armed North “has been unthreatening and respectful” and that the US president had a “very good relationship with Kim Jong-un”.

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Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country’s worst with over 2,300 dead – apnews.com

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  1. Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country’s worst with over 2,300 dead  apnews.com
  2. Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts  NPR
  3. Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers’ efforts to contain Ebola  apnews.com
  4. Ebola in DRC: 'The evolution of this epidemic has exceeded our gravest expectations'  Outbreak News Today
  5. Ebola outbreak now deadliest ever in DR Congo as death rate reaches 46%  CIDRAP
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