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Successful launch of SpaceX rocket after September launchpad explosion

The private Californian company SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket.

Poland

Poland welcomes 4,000 US troops as part of NATO deployment

It is seen as a show of force to Russia, which has slammed the move as a threat to its national security.

United Kingdom

British government distances itself from ex-MI6 agent behind unverified Trump-Russia dossier

UK PM Theresa May told reporters 'the individual who produced this dossier has not worked for the UK government for years.'

USA

Obamacare days 'numbered' after US Republicans take first step to 'repeal and replace'

House of Representatives voted to pass a measure to roll back the programme which gave health coverage to 20 million Americans.

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USA: stolen baby found alive 18-years later

Police in South Carolina say they have found a woman who is believed to have been kidnapped hours after her birth 18-years ago.

USA

'Exorcist' author William Peter Blatty dies

The novelist and filmmaker who wrote “The Exorcist”, William Peter Blatty, has died at the age of 89 in Maryland.

Japan

Takata agrees to pay $1bn in US over faulty airbags

The Japanese car parts maker Takata has agreed to plead guilty and pay a billion dollars – over 900 million euros – in fines and compensation for hiding dangerous defects in its…

USA

Trump team confirms advisor's call with Russian envoy

Claims that Michael Flynn spoke several times to Russia's ambassador as the US imposed sanctions has fuelled queries on Trump's Kremlin links.

USA

US House follows Senate in voting to start Obamacare repeal

The moves in Congress set in motion the process of dismantling the outgoing president's key health reform.

USA

Damning US Justice Dept report finds Chicago PD 'routinely violated people's rights'

A damning US Justice Department report finds Chicago Police have routinely violated people's rights.

USA

Melania Trump's 'Cinderella Man' prepares for inaugural ball

As a former model Melania Trump is used to being the centre of attention.

USA

The Obama legacy

France

Spacewalking astronauts carry out ISS upgrade

Two astronauts, from the US and France, have taken a long spacewalk to help keep the solar power system functioning on the International Space Station.

Vietnam

'Napalm Girl' wounds healed with free laser treatment

Kim Phuc Phan Thi, known to many as "Napalm Girl", has scars treated by laser surgeon in Miami

Cuba

Obama consigns 'wet foot, dry foot' law to history

US President Barack Obama has ended the immigration policy that allowed any Cuban who reached US soil to remain and be granted residency.

Cinema

Ben Affleck stars and directs in the gangster movie 'Live by Night'

‘Live by Night’ holds the mirror up to the prohibition era in America and is based on the 2012 novel of the same name The plot unfolds around the American military veteran and police chief’s son Joe C

USA

Obama surprises Biden with presidential medal of freedom

"This also gives the internet one last chance to talk about our Bromance," Obama joked as he gave out the medal.

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Oregon Zoo animals play in the snow

Polar bear Nora, harbor seals, sea otters and Samudra the Asian elephant play in the snow after a winter storm in Portland.

USA

America pulls away its welcome mat for Cuban emigrants

Reversing a policy it has had since the days of Fidel Castro, America will no longer grant residency rights to Cubans arriving without visas.

Russia

Russian figures claim Trump scandal an Obama ruse to scupper better relations

Russian politicians are bemused by the chaotic transition in US politics, and most are convinced it is a Democrat ploy to sabotage any Trump rapprochement with Moscow.

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