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China has scrubbed at least 10 scenes with gay references from the Oscar-winning biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" about British rock musician Freddie Mercury, incensing some domestic viewers who said authorities were overreacting. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FyDnNS

Thailand's Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it had formed a "democratic front" with six other parties after a disputed election, claiming the opposition alliance had won a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FCOSFi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will broadcast an address to the nation at 11:45 a.m. (0615 GMT) on Wednesday, he said in a Twitter message. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FzHV6P

Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with thousands of others in southeast Turkey after the state seized control of about 100 town councils won by the main pro-Kurdish party at the last local elections. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CIWswh

Washington's relationship with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears increasingly at risk of permanent damage, the consequence of a U.S. policy shift that has so far excluded his government from talks with the Taliban and of his own determination to retain power and manage peace efforts himself. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CQlGZV

A motorway bridge over a New Zealand river was washed away in a severe rain storm on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to declare a state of emergency. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ymec9W

Dutch and Australian government officials have met their Russian counterparts to discuss who is responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OrCwCN

Those who criticize China over human rights in Tibet have been "bewitched" by the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, days before the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan spiritual leader's flight into exile in India. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OqnKwd

A Spanish judge plans to request the extradition from the United States of members of a group he suspects of forcing their way into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and trying to persuade an official there to defect, a judicial source said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FxtJeA

A dissident organization committed to overthrowing the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Cheollima Civil Defense, acknowledged on its website on Wednesday it was behind a raid on the North Korean embassy in Spain last month. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TXoWNC

Rafael Henzel, a radio reporter who survived the crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team in 2016, died of a heart attack on Tuesday, the Brazilian club said. He was 45. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CGBNJd

Venezuela's government told workers and school children to stay home on Tuesday as the second major blackout this month left the streets of Caracas mostly empty and residents wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic crisis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uzxbQx

Venezuela's main oil export port of Jose and four crude upgraders have been unable to resume operations following a power blackout on Monday, according to industry workers and a union leader close to the facilities. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Uk2bCZ