First up, in Asia,
India and Germany have signed a deal to fast-track approvals to make it easier for German firms to operate in India.
The Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has demanded that Indonesia take action against companies responsible for illegal forest fires blanketing the region in smoke.
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Turning to Oceania,
Nauru's government has promised to process 600 outstanding asylum seekers within a week and open up the center, effectively ending detention.
In Australia, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says the government is in negotiations to find new third-party resettlement options for refugees.
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Moving on to Africa,
Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and cannot be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed.
In Kenya, millions of pupils have returned to school after teachers suspended their five-week strike over pay.
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And in the Middle East,
Turkey has again summoned the Russian ambassador after a second violation of its airspace by a Russian warplane operating in Syria in two days.
Two Palestinian youths, including a 13 year old boy, have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces, amid a surge in violence.
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Looking to Latin America,
The organizers of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are making cutbacks of up to 30% to avoid going over budget.
Chile has announced that it will create two new marine conservation parks in its Pacific waters.
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And in Europe,
German media have reported that the number of people seeking asylum in Germany this year will be as high as 1.5 million - almost double the previous estimate.
In France, two Air France managers have had their shirts torn by angry workers as they were forced to flee a meeting on job cuts.
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And finally in North America,
In the United States, a leading gun-control group has called for the resignation of the man leading the investigation into the deadly mass shooting in Oregon.
Staying in the country, California has joined four other US states that allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision.