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Trump to outline economic policy as he seeks to regain momentum

NEW YORK - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will outline an economic plan that includes tax help for working families in a major speech in Detroit as he tries to regain momentum lost from a series of self-inflicted wounds. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX), moved, by Steve Holland, 669 words)

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PHILIPPINES-TRUMP/ , moved, 296 words

Thailand, seeking stability, approves military constitution

BANGKOK - A democratically elected government will take power in Thailand at the earliest by December 2017, a senior Thai official says, after the country endorsed a military-backed constitution paving the way for a general election. (THAILAND-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat, 709 words)

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- THAILAND-POLITICS/ (FACTBOX), moved, 660 words

Japan's emperor speaks to public in remarks suggesting he wants to abdicate

TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in a rare video address to the public, says he is worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely seen as suggesting he wants to abdicate. (JAPAN-EMPEROR/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Linda Sieg and Elaine Lies, 600 words)

Delta hit by computer outage, flights delayed worldwide

Delta Air Lines experiences what it calls a "major system-wide network outage" which delays flights worldwide and says technicians are working to resolve the computer problem as soon as possible. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 129 words)

Suicide bomber kills at least 45 at Pakistan hospital

QUETTA - A suicide bomber kills at least 45 people and wounds dozens in Pakistan, in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the capital of the violence-plagued southwestern province of Baluchistan. (PAKISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Gul Yousafzai, 400 words)

ASIA

Japan urges China not to escalate East China Sea tension

TOKYO - Japan says it will respond firmly after Chinese government vessels intruded into what Tokyo considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea 14 times at the weekend, stoking bilateral tension. (JAPAN-CHINA/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Kaori Kaneko, 385 words)

Ex-Philippine leader Ramos travels to Hong Kong as "icebreaker" with China

MANILA - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos departs on a five-day trip to Hong Kong to meet "old friends" and rekindle ties with China soured by a maritime dispute in the South China Sea. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/RAMOS, moved, 418 words)

Dozens of Philippine officials surrender after being linked to drugs trade

MANILA - Dozens of Philippine government and police officials turn themselves in, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte linked them to the drugs trade, stepping up a war on narcotics that has killed hundreds since he took office in June. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DRUGS (PIX), moved, 409 words)

Indonesian group behind Singapore plot has "dozens of members" - police

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities say several suspected Islamist radicals arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to attack neighboring Singapore were part of a group that has "dozens of members" and has been active for two years. (INDONESIA-SECURITY/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Agustinus Beo Da Costa, 400 words)

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- (INDONESIA-SECURITY/SINGAPORE-PLOT (PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Kanupriya Kapoor, 855 words)

Despite sanctions, N.Korea prices steady as Kim leaves markets alone

SEOUL - Food and fuel prices in North Korea have remained largely stable under leader Kim Jong Un, despite tightening international sanctions to punish the North for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, rare data from inside the isolated country shows. (NORTHKOREA-PRICES/ (PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, 880 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-More records fall as Phelps collects 19th gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Michael Phelps picks up his 19th gold medal on a second night of world records in the Olympic pool, with Katie Ledecky cruising to women's 400 meters freestyle victory and Britain's Adam Peaty running away with the men's 100 breaststroke. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), by Mark Trevelyan and Alan Baldwin, 526 words)

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- OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Karolos Grohmann and Ossian Shine, 565 words)

- PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Jack Stubbs, 700 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/POLITICS (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, by Dan Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 475 words

UNITED STATES

Pennsylvania attorney general goes on trial in leak case

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane goes on trial on charges that she illegally leaked grand jury information to embarrass a rival, closing out a four-year term dominated by a web of allegations that have roiled the state government. (PENNSYLVANIA-KANE/ (moved), by David DeKok, 428 words)

Florida governor criticizes Washington for lagging in Zika fight

Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott accuses the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighborhood, the site of the first U.S. transmission of the virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (PICTURES, TV), moved, 440 words)

EUROPE

Turkey's Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt

ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan tells a rally of more than one million people that July's failed coup would be a milestone in building a stronger Turkey, defying Western criticism of mass purges and vowing to destroy those behind the putsch. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall, 1,130 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege

BEIRUT - Syrian insurgents who broke the siege of rebel-held eastern Aleppo come under intense air attack from pro-government forces trying to repel the advance which also cut government-held Aleppo's main supply route. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 1, PIX), by Lisa Barrington and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, moved, 876 words)

AFRICA

U.S. proposes U.N. approve 4,000-strong force for S.Sudan's Juba

UNITED NATIONS - The United States proposes that the United Nations Security Council authorize a 4,000-strong force to ensure peace in South Sudan's capital Juba and threatens to impose an arms embargo if the transitional government does not cooperate. (SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY/UN (PIX), by Michelle Nichols, 422 words)

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