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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

USA

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

USA

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

USA

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

USA

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

USA

5 killed by boiling water after pipe burst at Russian hotel

Six others were injured when rooms at the Perm hotel flooded with boiling water after a heating pipe burst Monday.

21/01/2020

Living

'Dumping beef for chicken is killing the rainforest' - Greenpeace

Surging demand for poultry has lead to acres of deforestation in a bid to grow soya for animal feed.

21/01/2020

USA

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks AG Barr to recuse himself from case

The letter was sent days after Parnas spoke out publicly for the first time about his role assisting Giuliani in pushing Ukrainian officials to launch a probe of Joe Biden.

20/01/2020

USA

Democratic hopefuls march together for MLK Day amid campaign squabbles

Candidates gave remarks at an annual civil rights rally held in South Carolina's capital with weeks to go before the "first in the South" primary.

20/01/2020

USA

Germany jails man for tricking women into electric shocks

Prosecutors said he persuaded them to attach a homemade contraption to the electricity mains and their extremities while he watched and issued instructions.

20/01/2020

USA

First smoke, now rain as Australian Open struggles with weather

Rain is wreaking havoc with the year's first major tennis tournament after air quality issues from wildfires impacted qualifying play earlier.

20/01/2020

USA

Malaysia sends back trash, says won't be world's waste bin

Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018.

20/01/2020

USA

Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus

Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the disease from family members, state media said.

20/01/2020

USA

Trump's defense: Read the full text of the legal brief ahead of Senate impeachment trial

The trial memo argues that the articles of impeachment against the president a "brazenly political act by House Democrats that must be rejected."

20/01/2020

USA

Trump's legal team asserts president did 'absolutely nothing wrong,' urges Senate to acquit

"All of this is a dangerous perversion of the Constitution that the Senate should swiftly and roundly condemn," his defense wrote.

20/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment trial: a guide for non-Americans

Could Trump be removed from office? Euronews takes a look at what we know so far and what's next.

20/01/2020

USA

Impeachment: Mitch McConnell lays out rules for Trump's Senate trial

"Why is McConnell being so secretive about his proposal?" said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday.

20/01/2020

USA

Mysterious coronavirus cases surge in China as virus spreads

The World Health Organization has warned the virus is a new strain that had not been previously identified in humans.

20/01/2020

USA

Here are the rules of the road for the Iowa caucuses

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.

20/01/2020

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Canadian Army sent to Newfoundland after massive snow drift

Residents in St John's, Newfoundland, shovel snow after more than 28 inches (70 centimeters) of snow fell in 24 hours in the provincial capital.

20/01/2020

USA

'The next Syria': Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire

Libya has sunk further into chaos since the 2011 ouster and killing of its longtime dictator, Moammar Gadhafi.

20/01/2020

USA

China to ban plastic bags in major cities by end of 2020

The United Nations has identified single-use plastics as one of the world's biggest environmental challenges.

20/01/2020

USA

Biden campaign warns media over impeachment disinformation

A campaign memo warns against the spread of "malicious and conclusively debunked" theories about the Bidens by Trump allies.

20/01/2020

USA

Trump's Europe adviser escorted from White House in security probe

Andrew Peek, who has been advising the president on Europe and Russia issues, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

20/01/2020

Green News

Game of Thrones star travels to the Amazon rainforest with the UN

Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau? Which Game of Thrones star is trying to save the Amazon?

20/01/2020