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Russia-Poland feud over World War II history clouds Auschwitz anniversary

Over the next several days, world leaders will gather twice to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany's death camps.

22/01/2020

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Saudi Arabia denies hacking Jeff Bezos' phone

According to reports, the Amazon founder's cellphone was hacked in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

22/01/2020

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China virus toll rises to nine as pandemic fears grow

As China vowed to tighten containment measures in hospitals, the World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting later on Wednesday.

22/01/2020

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Senate passes McConnell impeachment rules

The organizing resolution was passed along a party line vote after a nearly 13-hour session.

22/01/2020

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What happened on Day 1 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial

It was a battle over how to fight the war as the trial began in earnest Tuesday.

22/01/2020

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2020 split screen: Stuck in D.C. for Trump's trial while rival candidates crisscross Iowa

The voting is just two weeks away and polls show the contest close. Anything could tip the scales.

22/01/2020

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New book recounts reports of Trump attacks on military brass, eagerness to meet Putin

The book, released Tuesday, offers a portrait of Trump's first years in office and reveals new details about previously reported episodes.

21/01/2020

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Scuffles as migrants try to cross into southern Mexico

It comes as they were blocked from crossing the Guatemala-Mexico border.

21/01/2020

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McConnell makes last-minute changes to Trump impeachment trial rules

The sudden revision in the Senate's organizing resolution also ensures House Democrats' evidence will be admitted.

21/01/2020

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Trump impeachment begins with 13-hour Senate battle

The historic impeachment of Donald Trump got underway late on Tuesday with a long debate on the rules of the trial — while the US president was in Davos.

21/01/2020

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White House may assert executive privilege to block Bolton testimony, Republicans say

Any effort to seek the former national security adviser as a witness in the Senate could also lead to a lengthy delay.

21/01/2020

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Already saturated with politics? News stations are about to step it up.

With a record $10 billion in political advertising at stake, the news industry is expanding operations to all corners — from broadcasting live campaign events to offering daily news shows on entertainment platforms.

21/01/2020

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Euroviews. The New York Times presidential endorsement shows why newspapers must end the practice ǀ View

In an era in which most readers don't trust the news media, endorsements are more likely to hurt an organisation's journalism than help their readers.

21/01/2020

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Trump, climate change icon Greta Thunberg lay out starkly different visions

"Planting tress is good of course, but it is nowhere near enough of what is needed," the Swedish teen said at the World Economic Forum.

21/01/2020

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Trump impeachment: Live updates from the Senate trial

The Senate trial on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, begins this week.

21/01/2020

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'Appalling,' a 'national disgrace,' 'designed to hide the truth': Democrats blast McConnell's impeachment proposal

Schumer accused McConnell of "totally, totally, totally going along with Trump's cover-up hook, line and sinker."

21/01/2020

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Why aren't Democrats making life miserable for vulnerable Republicans on impeachment?

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.

21/01/2020

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Dozens flee from Paraguay prison after digging tunnel; escapees include notorious Brazilian gang

Interior Minister Euclides Acevedo said in a statement that the tunnel itself may have been a ruse to cover complicity by prison officials

21/01/2020

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Hillary Clinton blasts Sanders, won't commit to backing him as party nominee

"Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him...It's all just baloney," the former first lady says.

21/01/2020

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Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter's attack

The apology came after several days of back-and-forth between the campaigns over a supporter's op-ed claiming Biden suffers from a "corruption problem."

21/01/2020

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Trump calls impeachment trial a long-running 'hoax' at summit for world elite

As president's trial gets underway, he'll be counter programming at the gathering of the world's elite in the Swiss mountain town.

21/01/2020

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Cases of deadly coronavirus spike as officials confirm human-to-human spread

The outbreak comes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday during which hundreds of millions of people are expected to travel.

21/01/2020

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Trump impeachment trial: The rules and everything you need to know

A vote on whether to call witnesses to testify in the Senate is not expected to take place until after opening arguments have concluded.

21/01/2020

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Supreme Court takes up church-state separation in Christian schools case

Montana told the Supreme Court that "barring aid to religious institutions promotes religious freedom by preventing the government from using its leverage to dictate religious policy."

21/01/2020

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Migrants cross river from Guatemala to Mexico

Hundreds of Central American migrants waded through the shallow Suchiate River from Guatemala into Mexic, in a new test of US President Donald Trump's “Central America” strategy to keep them away from the US border.

21/01/2020

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Father chokes coyote to death after attacks

"The coyote attacked a young child, and the child's dad went into protection mode and suffocated the coyote until it succumbed," police said.

21/01/2020