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January 24, 2020
Legal chaos deepens in Poland amid new challenge for the EU

Legal chaos has deepened dramatically in Poland following the passing of legislation that will allow the government to fire judges whose rulings it does not like — even when those...

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January 24, 2020
Legal chaos deepens in Poland amid new challenge for the EU

Legal chaos has deepened dramatically in Poland following the passing of legislation that will allow the government to fire judges whose rulings it does not like — even when those...

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January 24, 2020
EasyHotel swings to loss after trouble in Ipswich

EasyHotel slipped to a loss for the full year as the company faced a major writedown over its new Ipswich hotel, the budget chain said.

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January 24, 2020
EasyHotel swings to loss after trouble in Ipswich

EasyHotel slipped to a loss for the full year as the company faced a major writedown over its new Ipswich hotel, the budget chain said.

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January 24, 2020
Outspoken former army figure named N. Korea’s FM – reports

Pyongyang has reportedly named a sharp-tongued former army officer with little foreign policy experience as its top diplomat. Ri Son-gwon's new title as foreign minister was disclosed on Friday in...

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January 24, 2020
Marston’s warns minimum wage hike is ‘higher than anticipated’

The planned hike in the minimum wage due to take effect in April is expected to hit pub and beer business Marston's to the tune of up to £3 million,...

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January 24, 2020
Watchdog’s probe of £6bn Just Eat merger ‘shocking’, investor says

The competition watchdog's surprise probe into the merger of Just Eat and Dutch outfit Takeaway.com is “shocking and clearly unwarranted”, a major shareholder said as the deal was delayed for...

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January 24, 2020
Watchdog’s probe of £6bn Just Eat merger ‘shocking’, investor says

The competition watchdog's surprise probe into the merger of Just Eat and Dutch outfit Takeaway.com is “shocking and clearly unwarranted”, a major shareholder said as the deal was delayed for...

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January 24, 2020
China locks down 10 cities as coronavirus death toll rises

China has expanded lockdowns to at least 10 cities in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

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January 24, 2020
China locks down 10 cities as coronavirus death toll rises

China has expanded lockdowns to at least 10 cities in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

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January 24, 2020
EU top officials sign Brexit deal ahead of vote in parliament

The presidents of the European Commission and the European Council signed off on Britain's EU divorce agreement on Friday. After formal endorsement by Brussels' two top officials, Ursula von der...

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January 24, 2020
Singapore confirms 2 more Wuhan virus cases, tally is now 3

Singapore has confirmed two more cases of a new strain of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The statement comes a day after the first case was identified of...

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January 24, 2020
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 25, with 830 cases confirmed

The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 25 with 830 cases confirmed, the country's National Health Commission said on Friday.

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January 24, 2020
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 25, with 830 cases confirmed

The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 25 with 830 cases confirmed, the country's National Health Commission said on Friday.

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January 24, 2020
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 25, with 830 cases confirmed

The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 25 with 830 cases confirmed, the country's National Health Commission said on Friday.

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January 24, 2020
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 25, with 830 cases confirmed

The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 25 with 830 cases confirmed, the country's National Health Commission said on Friday.

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January 24, 2020
Donald Trump fooled by ‘bogus’ Ukraine theory, Democrats tell hearing

Donald Trump was swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani that led to his abuse of power and impeachment, Democratic House prosecutors said on...

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January 24, 2020
Donald Trump fooled by ‘bogus’ Ukraine theory, Democrats tell hearing

Donald Trump was swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani that led to his abuse of power and impeachment, Democratic House prosecutors said on...

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January 24, 2020
Court tells Myanmar to ‘prevent genocide’

In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations' top court yesterday ordered Myanmar to take all measures in its power to prevent genocide...

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January 24, 2020
I tried to fight Weinstein but he raped me, ‘Sopranos’ star tells jury

Annabella Sciorra, the actress who played Gloria Trillo in 'The Sopranos', told a jury of her desperate attempts to fight off Harvey Weinstein, punching and kicking him as he allegedly...

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January 24, 2020
Trump ‘puts even Nixon to shame’ – Democrats turn up heat

Donald Trump was accused of behaviour which would bring shame to even Richard Nixon yesterday as Democrats outlined why his "dangerous" actions warranted removal from office.

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January 24, 2020
I tried to fight Weinstein but he raped me, ‘Sopranos’ star tells jury

Annabella Sciorra, the actress who played Gloria Trillo in 'The Sopranos', told a jury of her desperate attempts to fight off Harvey Weinstein, punching and kicking him as he allegedly...

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January 24, 2020
Mummy’s the word for voice from beyond the grave after 3,000 years

The sound of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy can finally be heard, after engineers 3D printed a version of its vocal tract.

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January 24, 2020
Trump ‘puts even Nixon to shame’ – Democrats turn up heat

Donald Trump was accused of behaviour which would bring shame to even Richard Nixon yesterday as Democrats outlined why his "dangerous" actions warranted removal from office.

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January 24, 2020
Trump ‘puts even Nixon to shame’ – Democrats turn up heat

Donald Trump was accused of behaviour which would bring shame to even Richard Nixon yesterday as Democrats outlined why his "dangerous" actions warranted removal from office.

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January 24, 2020
Trump ‘puts even Nixon to shame’ – Democrats turn up heat

Donald Trump was accused of behaviour which would bring shame to even Richard Nixon yesterday as Democrats outlined why his "dangerous" actions warranted removal from office.

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January 24, 2020
Mummy’s the word for voice from beyond the grave after 3,000 years

The sound of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy can finally be heard, after engineers 3D printed a version of its vocal tract.

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January 24, 2020
World leaders mark 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz

World leaders voiced alarm at resurgent anti-Semitism yesterday as they gathered at Israel's national Holocaust Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz.

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January 24, 2020
Bullying claim against ex-speaker Bercow must be probed, says No10

Allegations of bullying against the former House of Commons speaker John Bercow are "very concerning" and should be "investigated thoroughly", Downing Street has said.

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January 24, 2020
World leaders mark 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz

World leaders voiced alarm at resurgent anti-Semitism yesterday as they gathered at Israel's national Holocaust Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz.

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January 24, 2020
Trump ‘puts even Nixon to shame’ – Democrats turn up heat

Donald Trump was accused of behaviour which would bring shame to even Richard Nixon yesterday as Democrats outlined why his "dangerous" actions warranted removal from office.

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January 24, 2020
Trump ‘puts even Nixon to shame’ – Democrats turn up heat

Donald Trump was accused of behaviour which would bring shame to even Richard Nixon yesterday as Democrats outlined why his "dangerous" actions warranted removal from office.

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January 24, 2020
China puts 20m people on lockdown as WHO insists this is not a global health emergency – for now

China effectively quarantined 20 million people against the deadly coronavirus last night in what is thought to be the largest operation ever of its kind.

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January 24, 2020
Benny Gantz: ‘Lest we forget: We must all resist the Jew-hatred that is threatening Israel’

Seventy-five years ago, my mother, Malka Gantz, took what should have been her final steps. Forced with hundreds of her fellow prisoners through the gates of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp...

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January 24, 2020
‘It’s not just about climate, Greta’ – Mnuchin

Just as the spat between US President Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg seemed to be subsiding, American Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has taken a fresh dig at the 17-year-old climate...

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January 24, 2020
Mummy’s the word for voice from beyond the grave after 3,000 years

The sound of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy can finally be heard, after engineers 3D printed a version of its vocal tract.

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January 24, 2020
Mummy’s the word for voice from beyond the grave after 3,000 years

The sound of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy can finally be heard, after engineers 3D printed a version of its vocal tract.

Continue Reading
January 24, 2020
Court tells Myanmar to ‘prevent genocide’

In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations' top court yesterday ordered Myanmar to take all measures in its power to prevent genocide...

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January 24, 2020
Assange extradition case mustn’t be delayed, warns judge

A judge has warned against any further delay in hearing Julian Assange's fight against extradition to the US on charges over the leak of classified documents.

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January 24, 2020
I tried to fight Weinstein but he raped me, ‘Sopranos’ star tells jury

Annabella Sciorra, the actress who played Gloria Trillo in 'The Sopranos', told a jury of her desperate attempts to fight off Harvey Weinstein, punching and kicking him as he allegedly...

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