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Korea

Trump urges China to do more to rein in North Korea

US President Donald Trump urges China to do more to rein in North Korea

07/09/2017

USA

Chicago just declared itself a ‘Trump-free zone’

The Mayor of Chicago reassured Dreamers that they are safe and rejected the US President’s scrapping of DACA.

06/09/2017

USA

Watch: Handcuffed woman steals police car

The woman jumped into the front seat and accelerated while officers were outside checking her bags.

06/09/2017

World News

Oxford, Cambridge top world university rankings

Oxford held on to first place for the second year in a row in the latest Times Higher Education ranking, while Cambridge rose from fourth to second.

06/09/2017

World News

US braces for Hurricane Irma

06/09/2017

USA

Florida gets ready for Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma is now a dangerous Category 5 storm - the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade. And it's now barrelling toward the Caribbean and southern United States.

05/09/2017

USA

US outlines plans to dismantle DACA immigration scheme

The US administration's announcement that the 'Dreamers' programme will be scrapped has prompted a backlash in Washington.

05/09/2017

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Fires cause closure of roads in Oregon

05/09/2017

USA

More protests planned over President Trump's plan to scrap DACA scheme

05/09/2017

North Korea

How the North Korean crisis could get out of hand

"There is a danger in all conflicts of tension escalating through miscalculation and misperception on both sides": expert warns that world powers should not simply consider sanctions against Pyongyang, but also dialogue.

04/09/2017

Cinema

Deauville Film Festival honours Laura Dern

A glamourous jury presided over by Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius has opened Deauville’s famed American film festival.

04/09/2017

USA

Trump expected to end "DACA" program to curb illegal immigration

The US president promised to scrap the protection scheme but has run into stiff opposition

04/09/2017

USA

People treated for putting sun cream on eyeballs to watch eclipse

Unsurprisingly, sun cream was not recommended as eye protection to watch the solar eclipse.

04/09/2017

Kazakhstan

Record-breaking Peggy Whitson returns from the ISS

With several space records in her pocket, American astronaut Peggy Whitson returns from the ISS.

03/09/2017

USA

Moscow complains about US search of consulate

US searches of Russian diplomatic buildings have provoked the anger of Moscow.

03/09/2017

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Houston rescuers faced with fire and water

Fighting fires when they are surrounded by water is proving a new challenge for Houston's stretched rescue workers.

02/09/2017

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Harvey rescue efforts continue as Texas evaluates cost of storm damage

As rescue efforts continue in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the costs mount.

02/09/2017

USA

Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl

Former world number one tennis player Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday.

02/09/2017

USA

Search continues for Hurricane Harvey survivors

Rescuers are searching painstakingly through flooded neighbourhoods across southeastern Texas for people stranded by Hurricane Harvey.

02/09/2017

USA

Trump under pressure to not to scrap the 'Dreamers' program

02/09/2017

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