Italy Italy: Firefighters rescue 200 people trapped in snowy motorway Italian firefighters rescue 200 people trapped in snowy motorway 02/02/2019
Estonia Get ready, set, run to the sauna: Estonia holds annual sauna marathon Get ready, set, run to the sauna: Estonia holds annual sauna marathon. 02/02/2019
USA Justin Fairfax, the descendant of slaves, is next in line for Virginia governor Justin Fairfax carried the manumission documents for his enslaved ancestor as he took the oath of office in the capital of the former Confederacy. 02/02/2019
USA Trump taps failed VA nominee Ronny Jackson as chief medical adviser Jackson is best known for claiming that Trump could live for 200 years because of the president's "incredible genes." 02/02/2019
world news Maduro seeks earlier elections for National Assembly Maduro seeks earlier elections for National Assembly in a bid to crush the threat posed by proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido. 02/02/2019
France French new political party 'will do things with the heart' Former gilets jaunes leader,Jacline Mouraud, launched a new political party called "Les Emergents" that "will do things with the heart instead of the wallet," she told Euronews. 02/02/2019
USA Northam plans to defy calls for his resignation over racist photo A spokeswoman for the governor said he planned to announce at a press conference Saturday afternoon that he would not resign. 02/02/2019
USA Kate Middleton looks radiant in red for her mother's birthday party The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in one of her favorite Alexander McQueen dresses. 02/02/2019
world news It's Groundhog Day again in the United States Groundhog Phil left his den in Pennsylvania on Saturday and didn't see his shadow, predicting that spring will arrive soon this year.. 02/02/2019
no comment Pennsylvania’s famous groundhog predicts early spring Pennsylvania’s famed groundhog, 'Punxsutawney Phil', has predicted that spring will come early this year. 02/02/2019
USA Russian troll accounts purged by Twitter pushed Qanon, other conspiracies The accounts' tweets featured the hashtag #MAGA, usually in support of President Trump, almost 38,000 times — the most of any hashtag. 02/02/2019
world news Egyptian archaeologists discover 50 unidentified mummies They uncovered them at an ancient burial site dating back to the Ptolemaic era. 02/02/2019
no comment Chinese revellers welcome Spring Festival with charcoal-spinning Fire dancers in China's northern city of Taiyuan wowed crowds with their traditional charcoal-spinning performances. 02/02/2019
USA Trump got a wrist slap by the Senate on troop withdrawals. That's a green light. Analysis: If anything, Trump's path to getting out of Afghanistan and Syria may be easier after his Senate 'rebuke' 02/02/2019
France Thousands of France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ join 12th weekend of protests "Gilet jaune” (yellow vest) protesters took to the streets on Saturday for another weekend of anti-government action, as they paid homage to those injured by police in previous demonstrations. 02/02/2019
world news Russia joins US in suspending Cold War era nuclear arms treaty The INF Treaty bans both nations from stationing short- and intermediate-range land-based missiles in Europe. 02/02/2019
USA Does the Russian propaganda machine already have a 2020 favorite? Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard. 02/02/2019
no comment Leopard runs loose in northern India, attacks residents A panicked leopard ran through the streets of the northern Indian city of Jalandhar this week, attacking multiple people. 02/02/2019
