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Pelosi slams Facebook for refusing to take down doctored videos

Hillary Clinton called the Pelosi video "sexist trash" during a commencement speech at Hunter College in New York on Wednesday.

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Israel

Israel to hold snap elections as Netanyahu fails to form a coalition

Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline.

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USA

World's smallest surviving baby born in San Diego

At 8.6 ounces, or 245 grams, the newborn known as Saybie weighed 7 grams less than the previous world's smallest surviving baby.

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United Kingdom

British actor Cleese criticsed for saying London 'not an English city'

British comedy legend John Cleese faced criticism on social media for posting a tweet in which he said London was "not really an English city any more".

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Azerbaijan

Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in a dramatic Europa League final 2019

Chelsea have stormed to victory against Arsenal in the Europa League 2019, claiming four goals to Arsenal's one.

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USA

Inside the White House, a muted response to Mueller but concern about creeping impeachment

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters, "We're always prepared, but I don't think the American people deserve that."

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USA

The two key questions Mueller left unanswered

Analysis: With Mueller refusing to make statements that go beyond his report, questions over the FBI counterintelligence probe of Trump may go unresolved.

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USA

How did Earth get its water? Scientists think they know

A new theory holds that the same cosmic collision that created the moon more than 4 billion years ago brought water to our planet.

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World

Council of Europe slams rule of law in Malta over journalist's murder

A damning report into Malta's failure to identify those behind the murder of a journalist has highlighted systematic failings in law enforcement and raised questions about the rule of law in the country.

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World

Raw Politics in full: EU summit fallout and Belgian political divide

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Green News

How Justin Bieber shut down an Icelandic beauty spot

The Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon in Iceland has been closed to the public after hordes of visitors flocked to the site.

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USA

California's 58 counties must update voting systems or their votes won't count

NBC News contacted all 58 of California's counties. Most think they will make the March 2020 deadline, but 10 are requesting exemptions or extensions.

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USA

Mueller turns up the heat on impeachment

Analysis: The special counsel's live-TV contradiction of Trump's 'total exoneration' claim may be enough to kick-start the process in the House.

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USA

AI just finished Franz Schubert's 'Unfinished Symphony'

Artificial intelligence is giving composers new tools for composing and collaborating, but some see a downside.

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United Kingdom

Euroviews. The centre can hold: Reassembling a broken party system for the new century ǀ View

When historians open their laptops and look back at the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, one of the key psephological trends they will notice is the decline of the two main political parties’ vice-like grip on the electoral system.

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USA

Booker, Harris other presidential contenders call for impeachment proceedings

Some candidates backed steps to remove the president for the first time, while others ratcheted up their push for Congress to act.

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Spain

Meet the Spanish teenagers who hunt down celebrity spelling errors

Celebrities in Spain would be well advised to brush up on their spelling and grammar — lest they find themselves hunted down by a class of teenage spell-checkers who are publicly calling out written mistakes found on social media.

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Angola

Explore Angola: Kizomba music helps renew Angola's cultural identity

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INFOTUR ANGOLA

A music genre that is only a few decades old has captured the hearts of many Angolans. Eduardo Paim, the genre's founder, shares his musical influences and what effect Kizomba has had on his country.

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Angola

Kizomba Dance - an Angolan celebration!

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INFOTUR ANGOLA

Kizomba is a style of dance which has become really important in Angolan culture in recent decades. The word "Kizomba" means "celebration" or "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language. The dance style developed in Angola in the 1980s and 1990s in the region around the capital Luanda, first as a music

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USA

'The case is closed!': Trump continues to claim vindication after Mueller speaks

Mueller on Wednesday repeated his conclusion that he was bound by Justice Department rules that prohibit charging a sitting president with a crime.

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USA

Read special counsel Robert Mueller's full statement

"The report is my testimony," Robert Mueller said Wednesday of his 448-page document.

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world news

Rabbis in Europe request addition of kippah-wearing rabbi

In a letter sent to the Unicode Consortium — a non-profit that approves new emojis — the Conference of European Rabbis said a fight against anti-semitism "starts with the small things", namely a new emoji that could represent the Jewish faith.

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Living

Estée Lauder launches sustainable scheme to tackle palm oil production

The beauty industry giant, in charge of Clinique and MAC cosmetics, debuts a new scheme to make palm oil production more sustainable in Indonesia.

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USA

'Charging the president with a crime was not an option,' says Mueller

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in his first public comments on his Russia interference investigation, said on Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was never an option for his team of prosecutors, citing Justice Department guidelines that prohibit charging a sitting president.

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world news

Light pollution from SpaceX satellites may block view of stars

After Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully placed all 60 of its first Starlink v0.9 satellites into orbit last week, astronomers and astrophysicists alike have been expressing their concerns over the light pollution they could cause.

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USA

Uber will starting banning riders with low ratings

"Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," the company said in a statement explaining the new policy

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Australian 'Egg Boy' donates $70,000 to Christchurch victims

Will Connolly, 17, became known worldwide as "Egg Boy" for assaulting right-wing federal Sen. Fraser Anning, who had drawn scorn for saying Muslim immigration was to blame for the March massacre.

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France

Women's World Cup: 10 facts ahead of France 2019

The eighth Women's World Cup takes place this summer at stadiums across France, with the host nation taking on South Korea on June 7 in Paris. Here are 10 things to know ahead of the big kick off.

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Libya

Euroviews. Europe's inaction on the civil war in Libya will bring crisis to our shores ǀ View

It isn’t hard to see why Ghassan Salamé accused the global community of lacking the ‘moral motivation’ to end the Libyan civil war. After all, his comments followed Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a warlord and dictator-in-the-making.

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Austria

Watch: Family, friends and fans say farewell to Formula 1 legend Lauda

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Arnold Schwarzenegger and several Formula One stars were expected to attend the funeral.

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2019-05-29

Pelosi slams Facebook for refusing to take down doctored videos

Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in a dramatic Europa League final 2019

Inside the White House, a muted response to Mueller but concern about creeping impeachment

The two key questions Mueller left unanswered

How did Earth get its water? Scientists think they know

Raw Politics in full: EU summit fallout and Belgian political divide

California's 58 counties must update voting systems or their votes won't count

Mueller turns up the heat on impeachment

Booker, Harris other presidential contenders call for impeachment proceedings

Explore Angola: Kizomba music helps renew Angola's cultural identity

Kizomba Dance - an Angolan celebration!

Read special counsel Robert Mueller's full statement

Rabbis in Europe request addition of kippah-wearing rabbi

Estée Lauder launches sustainable scheme to tackle palm oil production

'Charging the president with a crime was not an option,' says Mueller

Uber will starting banning riders with low ratings

Australian 'Egg Boy' donates $70,000 to Christchurch victims