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In this image from a video, rescuers brief as they conduct a search and rescue operation for a missing British girl at a forest in Seremban, Malaysia Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Malaysian police say rescuers have found the body of a Caucasian female in the forest surrounding a nature resort where a 15-year-old London girl was reported missing more than a week ago. State police chief says officials are in the process of determining whether the body, which was found on Tuesday, is Nora Anne Quoirin. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Family IDs body of girl missing in Malaysia

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In this image from a video, rescuers brief as they conduct a search and rescue operation for a missing British girl at a forest in Seremban, Malaysia Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Malaysian police say rescuers have found the body of a Caucasian female in the forest surrounding a nature resort where a 15-year-old London girl was reported missing more than a week ago. State police chief says officials are in the process of determining whether the body, which was found on Tuesday, is Nora Anne Quoirin. (AP Photo)

Malaysia finds body near where London teen went missing

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A currency trader walks by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Tuesday amid anxiety the U.S.-Chinese trade war will hurt already slowing global economic growth. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Global stocks sink on trade war jitters, economic data

By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT - Associated Press

Joseph White, former AP sports writer, dies at 56

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Passengers wait for news during travel disruption on the East Coast mainline at Peterborough Station, Peterborough, England, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. London and large chunk of the U.K. were hit with a power cut Friday afternoon that disrupted train travel and snarled rush-hour traffic. U.K. Power Networks, which owns and maintains electricity cables in London and southern England, said a network failure at power supplier National Grid was affecting its customers. (Martin Keene/PA via AP)

Huge UK power cut disrupts rail, road traffic in rush hour

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Emergency crews attending a scene at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. London police say a teenager was arrested after a child &quot;fell from height&quot; at the Tate Modern art gallery. The Metropolitan Police Service said on Twitter that the child was taken to a hospital in an air ambulance, adding &quot;We await an update on his condition.&quot; (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Prosecutor: Boy lifted, thrown from UK museum in single move

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One hurdle too many, Olympic gold medalist Pearson retires

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Emergency crews attending a scene at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. London police say a teenager was arrested after a child &quot;fell from height&quot; at the Tate Modern art gallery. The Metropolitan Police Service said on Twitter that the child was taken to a hospital in an air ambulance, adding &quot;We await an update on his condition.&quot; (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Police seek motive after 6-year-old thrown from Tate Modern

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A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Asian stock markets fell for a third day Monday after China allowed its yuan to sink to its lowest level this year following President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stocks slump as China currency move escalates trade fears

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, arrives at Stormont House in Belfast during a visit to Northern Ireland, Wednesday July 31, 2019. Northern Ireland, as part of the UK, has an invisible land border with the Republic of Ireland in Europe, which is the main stumbling block to a Brexit deal, and Johnson depends on Northern Irish political parties for his working majority in parliament. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)

Boris Johnson visits Belfast as Brexit woes hurt UK economy

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Storks stand in their nest as the sun rises in Lebus, eastern Germany,Friday, July 26, 2019. (Patrick Pleul/dpa via AP)

Heat, then hail: Weather and travel woes hit Britain, France

By NATASHA LIVINGSTONE - Associated Press

People cool off next to the fountains at Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Temperatures in Paris are forecast to reach 41 degrees C (86 F), on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Paris hits new heat record; London boils in Europe heat wave

By Angela Charlton and Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

In this file photo dated Wednesday, May 1, 2019, buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

WikiLeaks: ‘Unthinkable’ that Boris Johnson will support extraditing Julian Assange to the U.S.

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Trading floor staff work at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Asian stock markets rose Wednesday following a report U.S. and Chinese trade envoys will meet for talks next week. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Global stocks mixed after report of US-China trade talks

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Boris Johnson has replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister, following her resignation last month after Parliament repeatedly rejected the Brexit withdrawal agreement she struck with the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson, new U.K. prime minister, sets sights on Brexit

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, July 18, 2019, file photo traders Craig Spector, left, and Peter Tuchman, center, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 22. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Global stocks rise on hopes for US-China trade talks

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo, Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly at the London Mayor election event of London Citizens in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Donald Trump derides Sadiq Khan, London mayor, following Scotland Yard social media breach

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

An investor walks in front of stock trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 18, 2019. Asian stock markets on Thursday followed Wall Street lower after President Donald Trump reignited trade fears by saying he could impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Global stocks mostly slide on trade war fears

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic lifts the trophy after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer in the men's singles final match of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Cricket, Tennis, F1: An epic day of sports in London

By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Associated Press

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Kim Darroch leaked U.K. memo: Donald Trump killed Iran deal to spite Obama

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press