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Facebook is changing its rules about political advertising in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections in the United States.
The social media company says it will strengthen how it verified which groups and people place political advertising on its site.
Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has that story.
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The Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York after a 2-week journey across the Atlantic in a specially designed sail boat that used no fossil fuels.
The 16 year-old is due to lead a climate change protest at the United Nations on Friday.
Our US correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Queen Elizabeth II has approved an order to suspend the British Parliament between 9th September and 14th October.
This will end the current session of Parliament and open a new session with a Queen's Speech, which is where the government lays out its plans for the parliamentary term.
But critics of the Prime Minister's request to temporarily close the commons - known as prorogation - have said it s an attempt to reduce the time they have to debate Brexit.
UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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The UK government is planning to suspend parliament just weeks before the Brexit deadline.
The Queen will be asked to agree to the move today.
Opposition MPs fear the shut down could be used to force through no-deal Brexit.
Holly Hudson reports.
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Uganda's national airline has begun commercial flights for the first time in nearly 20 years.
The first flight is to Nairobi, Kenya but the carrier will also fly to destinations like Somalia, Tanzania and South Sudan.
Leon Ssenyange reports
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Uganda Airlines was grounded nearly two decades ago over financial mismanagement.
It is now ready to take off.
The inaugural flight to Nairobi had government officials and journalists on board.
Fares on the Entebbe-Nairobi route have been among the most expensive in the region with a ticket going for as high as $600.
Uganda airlines will be having promotional flights with some fares dropping to around $200.
The airline will however face competition from regional airlines like Kenya and Rwanda airways which fly the same routes.
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Puerto Rico is bracing for another major storm, with Tropical Storm Dorian expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean islands on Wednesday.
The storm could impact the Dominican Republic on Thursday and possibly Florida over the weekend.
Here's U.S. correspondent Liling Tan with the details.
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Brazil has rejected an offer by some of the world's wealthiest countries to help combat fires in the Amazon. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he'll consider accepting aid offered by G-7 nations, but first he wants an apology from French President Emmanuel Macron.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has the story.
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The African Union has rejected Sudan's call for the withdrawal of peacekeeping forces, saying it's too soon.
The AU has reiterated concerns over the volatility in Sudan. A renewed mandate for peacekeeping forces that have been in Sudan for over a decade is scheduled to end in October.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
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