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US lawmakers heckled by protesters adorned in KKK outfits

Protesters dressed in Klu Klux Klan robes heckled US lawmakers on Tuesday (January 10) at the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions to become the nex

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"America is a better, stronger place," says Obama in farewell speech

Outgoing US President Barack Obama used his last address to the nation to decry discrimination, attack the current wave of negativism in society and to tell people to “get engaged in…

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Trump's attorney general nominee denies KKK sympathies

It was a rowdy start for the confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions who is Donald Trump’s nominee for the job of attorney general.

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Dylann Roof is sentenced to death for South Carolina church attack

White supremacist Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killing of nine black parishioners in a South Carolina church Last month Roof was found guilty of 33 federal charge

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World News

Soviet vs Hollywood visions of 2017 compared

We take a look at the contrasting visions of 2017 from Arnold Schwarzenegger's "The Running Man" and Soviet Film strip, "In the year 2017". One portrays a capitalist dystopia, the other a communist ut

Economy

Trump administration 'keen on fast trade deal with Britain'

The incoming administration of Donald Trump reportedly wants to negotiate a new trade deal with the UK as quickly as possible after it leaves the EU.

World News

Opinion: US must make a hard choice in Syria: Turkey or Kurds?

Business Series

Toyota trumpets US spending plans, Honda says will wait and see on Mexican production

Toyota has been touting its production plans in the United States, joining other carmakers who are keen to avoid being tweeted by Donald Trump.

United Kingdom

La La Land lands 11 BAFTA nominations

Fresh from its sweeping success at the Golden Globes, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land is topping the board in this year’s British Academy Award nominations.

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Yahoo to change name after internet business sale to Verizon

Yahoo, set to become holding company, will change its name to Altaba as CEO Marissa Mayer leaves slimmed down board.

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"Great service, but we don't tip black people"

Support has poured in for a black waitress who said she was the victim of a racist note from a customer.

USA

Russia slams US decision to blacklist five senior officials

Moscow has slammed a move by the White House to blacklist five senior Russian officials, describing it as an additional step in the degradation of relations under President…

Cinema

The new sequels set to be released in the movie world in 2017

It is the final chapter for the most successful video game film franchise.

USA

US sanctions top Russian investigator

The US has blacklisted Russia’s top investigator, Alexander Bastrykin, along with four others, for human rights offences Officials said the sanctions were not linked to US hacking allegations but to t

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Ex-Volkswagen executive appears in Florida court

A senior executive in the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal has appeared in a Florida court charged with defrauding the United States.

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Trump appoints son-in-law as senior adviser

US President-elect Donald Trump is making his son-in-law Jared Kushner a senior White House adviser.

Business Series

Fiat Chrysler US investment plans not linked to Trump carmaker criticism

Fiat Chrysler's plan to invest heavily to modernise two US plants brought congratulatory tweets from Trump even though it's not linked to his pressure

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Opinion: The Kindleberger trap: what are Trump's challenges with China?

Business Series

VW exec arrested in US, British drivers sue over emissions scandal

A Volkswagen executive has reportedly been arrested by the FBI on charges of conspiracy to defraud over the exhaust emissions scandal.

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Meryl Streep launches scathing critique of Donald Trump

Actress Meryl Streep took to her Golden Globe award speech Sunday to launch a biting critique on President-elect Donald Trump's behaviour

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