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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."

22/01/2020

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Greece elects its first female president

Katerina Sakellaropoulou said she would aim for the "broadest possible consensus" in the course of carrying out her duties.

22/01/2020

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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.

22/01/2020

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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.

22/01/2020

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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.

22/01/2020

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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.

22/01/2020

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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.

22/01/2020

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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.

22/01/2020

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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."

22/01/2020

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Facing economic crisis, Lebanon's new government meets for first time

Formed by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah and its allies, new government faces one of the biggest financial crises in the country's history.

22/01/2020

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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."

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