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December 20, 2019
Donald Trump continues to rail against impeachment

President Donald Trump railed behind closed doors on Thursday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to delay sending articles of impeachment to the Republican Senate, putting an expected trial in...

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December 20, 2019
Australia PM sorry for holiday as two firefighters die battling wildfires

Two volunteer firefighters have died while battling wildfires ravaging Australia's most populous state, forcing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut short his family holiday.

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December 20, 2019
Australia PM sorry for holiday as two firefighters die battling wildfires

Two volunteer firefighters have died while battling wildfires ravaging Australia's most populous state, forcing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut short his family holiday.

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December 20, 2019
Pope calls for refugee camps of ‘slavery and torture’ to close

Pope Francis has called for the closing of migrant detention camps in Libya, saying they were rife with torture and slavery.

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December 20, 2019
Trump attacks ‘anti-American’ Democrats for impeachment as he hits back

Donald Trump branded Democrats "anti-American" yesterday as he attempted to turn his impeachment into a political advantage.

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December 20, 2019
Unions dig in as strike over pension reform cripples France

Red flares raged and drums beat as tens of thousands of French marched in fury at President Emmanuel Macron's bid to overhaul the country's pension system.

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December 20, 2019
Musharraf’s corpse should be hanged on roundabout – court

A Pakistan special court has issued a bizarre but apparently symbolic order for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, saying his corpse should be dragged to parliament and hang for three...

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December 20, 2019
Intelligence officer shot dead near headquarters of Russia’s spy agency

A Russian intelligence officer was killed last night in a shooting which also left five people injured near the headquarters of the FSB security agency in Moscow.

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December 20, 2019
Giant black holes ‘devoured reservoirs of gas and dust to become supermassive’

Astronomers believe they have uncovered the mystery as to how ancient black holes grew quickly to become supermassive objects around 12 billion years ago.

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December 20, 2019
Girl whose house burned down threatened with arrest in climate protest at PM’s home

A 10-year-old girl whose home was destroyed in Australia's bushfire crisis was among a group threatened with arrest at a protest outside prime minister Scott Morrison's home yesterday.

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December 20, 2019
Intelligence officer shot dead near headquarters of Russia’s spy agency

A Russian intelligence officer was killed last night in a shooting which also left five people injured near the headquarters of the FSB security agency in Moscow.

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December 20, 2019
Internet shut down as protests rage in India

Hundreds of Indians who were arrested for defying a ban on demonstrating against a controversial new citizenship law continued their protest in police detention yesterday.

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December 20, 2019
Johnson hails a ‘new dawn’ with Brexit bill on course

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed a "new dawn" for the UK as he prepares to bring his Brexit bill back to the Commons.

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December 20, 2019
Intelligence officer shot dead near headquarters of Russia’s spy agency

A Russian intelligence officer was killed last night in a shooting which also left five people injured near the headquarters of the FSB security agency in Moscow.

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December 20, 2019
Musharraf’s corpse should be hanged on roundabout – court

A Pakistan special court has issued a bizarre but apparently symbolic order for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, saying his corpse should be dragged to parliament and hang for three...

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December 20, 2019
Former model accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault

A former model has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.

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December 19, 2019
Three men jailed in London for ‘flame-thrower’ attack on man in flat

Three men who assaulted a man in a "vicious" attack over several hours have been jailed.

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December 19, 2019
Man wants coyote back as emotional support animal

An Iowa man is trying regain custody of a young coyote that he says has become his emotional support animal.

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December 19, 2019
‘We’ll get Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas’ – Boris Johnson outlines plan to Commons

Boris Johnson has hailed a "new dawn" for Britain as he prepares to bring his Brexit Bill back to the Commons.

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December 19, 2019
Luxury yacht belonging to Jennifer Lopez’s ex-husband goes up in flames

A luxury yacht owned by singer Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband Marc Anthony has capsized after catching fire on Florida's south coast.

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December 19, 2019
Trump impeachment fails to excite the markets

The impeachment of a US president should be the kind of news that sends markets into a panic.

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December 19, 2019
Takeaway.com and Prosus increase Just Eat offers as bidding war heats up

The Dutch delivery firm trying to buy Just Eat has sweetened its bid, minutes after a rival suitor upped its own offer for the British firm.

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December 19, 2019
EU officially extends economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine for 6 months

The European Union extended economic sanctions against Russia, which will expire on January 31, 2020, the EU Council said on Thursday. “Today, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific...

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December 19, 2019
Care home resident tries skiing – a couple of months before his 93rd birthday

A nonagenarian care home resident has fulfilled his wish to go skiing for the first time – just a couple of months before his 93rd birthday.

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December 19, 2019
Care home resident tries skiing – a couple of months before his 93rd birthday

A nonagenarian care home resident has fulfilled his wish to go skiing for the first time – just a couple of months before his 93rd birthday.

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December 19, 2019
Care home resident tries skiing – a couple of months before his 93rd birthday

A nonagenarian care home resident has fulfilled his wish to go skiing for the first time – just a couple of months before his 93rd birthday.

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December 19, 2019
Care home resident tries skiing – a couple of months before his 93rd birthday

A nonagenarian care home resident has fulfilled his wish to go skiing for the first time – just a couple of months before his 93rd birthday.

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December 19, 2019
Afghanistan election results due ‘in coming days’ as main candidate ends boycott of recount

Preliminary results from Afghanistan's delayed presidential polls will be announced in the coming days, an election official said on Thursday, after a main candidate ended his boycott of a recount....

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December 19, 2019
Wakanda listed as US trade partner on government website

Wakanda, the fictional home of Marvel superhero Black Panther, was briefly listed as an official free trade partner of the United States.

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December 19, 2019
Sharp increase in optimism for the economy over the coming year – survey

Consumer optimism for the economy over the coming year has seen its sharpest increase since the summer of 2016, according to a long-running survey.

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December 19, 2019
Brexit department to close after January 31, UK govt spokesman says

Britain's Brexit department will be closed down once the country leaves the European Union at the end of January, a government spokesman said on Thursday. The Department for Exiting the...

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December 19, 2019
Bricklayer topples ‘nemesis’ to become new World Pie Eating Champion

A new dawn has broken in the pie-eating universe after a man from Wigan toppled the five-time World Pie Eating Champion to take the crown.

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December 19, 2019
German MPs pass motion urging total ban on Hezbollah in country

The German parliament on Thursday approved a motion urging Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to ban all activities by the Hezbollah group on German soil, citing its “terrorist activities,” Reuters reported....

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December 19, 2019
Lego re-creates top moments of 2019

Lego has re-created the best moments of the year, as chosen by British children, with plastic bricks.

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December 19, 2019
Lego re-creates top moments of 2019

Lego has re-created the best moments of the year, as chosen by British children, with plastic bricks.

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December 19, 2019
Putin says Trump’s impeachment ‘far-fetched’

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said US President Donald Trump's impeachment is far-fetched.

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December 19, 2019
Putin: Trump was impeached for far-fetched reasons

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that US president Donald Trump was impeached for “far-fetched” reasons, calling the move by Democrats a continuation of their fight against the Republican leader.

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December 19, 2019
Algeria swears in Tebboune as new president; opposition debates response to offer of dialogue

Algeria swore in Abdelmadjid Tebboune as president on Thursday as the protest movement debates its response to his offer of dialogue to end a months-long political crisis. Tebboune, a former...

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December 19, 2019
Museum snaps-up 100-year-old coffee stall as it closes down

A coffee stall has been snapped up by the Museum of London after serving customers for more than 100 years.

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December 19, 2019
Museum snaps-up 100-year-old coffee stall as it closes down

A coffee stall has been snapped up by the Museum of London after serving customers for more than 100 years.

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