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World Service,05 Aug 2019,23 mins

India abolishes special status for Kashmir

Newsday

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The Indian government has issued a presidential decree revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir -- the country's only Muslim-majority state. Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, has said her administration will stand firm in maintaining law and order, as pro-democracy activists try to enforce a general strike. Two more mass shootings in the US - one being treated by the authorities as domestic terrorism.

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