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Watch: Model rescues New York teens from frozen Central Park pond

An Australian model, Ethan Turnbull, and his friend rushed to the aid of a group of young people after they fell through the ice on a pond in Central Park, New…

Sport

Lakers hope Johnson will bring Magic back to Los Angeles

Magic Johnson has been named President of Basketball Operations for the struggling Los Angeles Lakers.

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Scores need rescuing from rising flood waters in Silicon Valley

Rescue workers have been forced to evacuate scores of people from a San Jose neighborhood in California after flood waters from an overflowing creek inundated a residential…

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Trump issues guidelines to speed up removal of illegal immigrants

The administration of US President Donald Trump has issued new tough guidelines that expand the number of immigrants targeted for deportation and speed up the process for their…

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Texas hospital "shooting" false alarm

Police in the US state of Texas have found no evidence of a shooting incident at a hospital in Houston, Texas.

USA

Trump denounces anti-Semitic threats in the US

Donald Trump has denounced a recent spate of anti-Semitism in the United States.

USA

Grobe: Trump enjoying smoother week

Donald Trump has enjoyed a relatively calm few days in office following a turbulent first month in the White House, but the President still faces long-term…

Business Series

Yahoo pays the price for massive data breaches in Verizon deal

Verizon - which is buying Yahoo's core internet business - has cut the purchase price to reflect the financial impact of two massive cyber attacks.

USA

Anti-Trump militants mark "Not my President's Day"

Monday was a US holiday known as Presidents Day. But for thousands of anti-Trump militants across the country, it was "Not My President's Day."

United Kingdom

Britain defends Trump visit despite protests

The British government won't break its promise of a state visit for Donald Trump, despite petitions and protests outside parliament.

USA

Trump names Lt Gen McMaster as national security adviser

McMaster Trump's national security adviser

Iraq

US Defense Secretary warns of "long-fought" battle in Iraq

The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been meeting Iraqi leaders on a surprise visit to the country.

USA

Donald Trump's rocky first month

It has been a turbulent month since Donald Trump took charge as the 45th US President on the 20th January.

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Euroviews. How to survive the Trump era

Business Series

Unilever shares drop on Kraft withdrawal

Shares in Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever fell after US rival Kraft Heinz Co abruptly abandoned its surprise takeover proposal.

USA

Flows of major weapons 'highest since Cold War'

The import and export of major weapons is at its highest global level since the end of the Cold War, a new report has claimed.

United Kingdom

Parliamentary debate on Trump's state visit to UK nears

British Prime Minister Theresa May surprised many by inviting President Donald Trump on a state visit to Britain and was the first world leader to visit him in Washington.

USA

Trump re-launches attack on media at Florida rally

At an election campaign-style rally in Florida, US President Donald Trump once more lambastes the so-called dishonest media.

Syria

ISIL under pressure as fighting rages in Syria

Are ISIL’s days numbered in the extremist group’s de facto capital of Raqqa?

USA

'Weather Bomb' mega-storm hits California

A colossal storm has been causing mayhem in California, with torrential rain, flash floods, strong winds and… sinkholes.

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