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2020-01-22

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USA

Trump's Senate impeachment trial: What happened on Day 2

Democrats lay out their case for removing the president, questions about "witness trading," how senators are passing the long hours, and more.

USA

Democrats appeal to sceptical Republicans as impeachment trial opens

House Democrats opened arguments in US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to Republicans to join them in voting to remove Trump from office.

USA

The heat from the Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79 turned one victim's brain to glass

"This is the first ever discovery of ancient human brain remains, vitrified by heat," one expert said.

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Spain

Meet the provincial party who became Spanish kingmakers

You've never heard of him but Tomas Guitarte had the power to make or break the Spanish ruling coalition.

Spain

Interactive: See how Storm Gloria ravaged this Spanish river delta

The storm surge went up to three kilometres inland, it was claimed.

USA

Ancient viruses never observed by humans discovered in Tibetan glacier

Melting ice from climate change could release the pathogens into the environment, one researcher said, calling it a "worst-case scenario."

Italy

Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement

Italy foreign minister Luigi Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement

USA

Supreme Court likely to allow public funding for religious schools

If that's how the court rules, it could affect laws or constitutional provisions in 37 states that currently bar public funding for schools and churches.

USA

D.C. attorney general charges Trump inaugural committee enriched the family business

A lawsuit says the improper expenditures included $300,000 for a private party for the president's children.

USA

Bloomberg jumps to fourth place in new national poll

The former NYC mayor is pursuing a different path to the White House than other candidates — and spending big.

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Hundreds protest tax reforms in Colombia

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Bogota on Tuesday to call on Colombian President Ivan Duque to abandon plans for tax reform.

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Haute couture designer Iris Van Herpen opens up about her life, work and fashion

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We chat to Iris Van Herpen, the Dutch fashion visionary regarded as one of the industry’s most forward thinking creators

USA

Start to Senate impeachment trial devolves into partisanship

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

USA

Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation over 'Russian asset' remark

Clinton said during a podcast interview last fall that one of the Democratic candidates is "the favorite of the Russians," leading Gabbard to lash out.

Switzerland

Watch: Prince Charles champions sustainability at Davos

The British heir to the throne has been championing environmentally friendly policies for decades.

World News

'Stagnating' European democracy follows year of protest — study

The average global score for democracies fell from 5.48 out of 10 in 2018 to 5.44 in 2019 — the lowest since the Democracy Index was created.

USA

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77

Jones' wife and three children said they had lost "a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man."

United Kingdom

'Two down, four to go': Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77

From Oxford to Nazareth and beyond, we look at the life of the writer and historian.