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Trump says he would cooperate with impeachment probe if rights guaranteed
The White House has criticized Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not calling a vote of the full chamber to authorise the impeachment investigation.
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England v France, New Zealand v Italy World Cup games cancelled over typhoon
Both games were due to be played on Saturday. Gilpin said Sunday's four games -- including the Pool A showdown between hosts Japan and Scotland -- were under review.
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More Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to business
MTR Corp said a line servicing a densely populated area in the city’s New Territories would not operate and all lines would close by 9pm, more than three hours earlier than normal.
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Humans will not 'migrate' to other planets, Nobel winner says
Mayor and his colleague Didier Queloz were on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their research refining techniques to detect so-called exoplanets.
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Two dead in Germany in anti-Semitic Yom Kippur attack
One suspect was captured, police said, as security was ramped up in synagogues and other Jewish sites across Germany.
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Biden, in first, says Trump should be impeached
The remarks mark a significantly tougher stance by the Democrat who until recently has been the outright frontrunner in the race for the party's 2020 nomination.
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Clashes break out as thousands march against fuel hikes in Ecuador
Stone-hurling protesters clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in Ecuador's capital as thousands of indigenous people marched against President Lenin Moreno's decision to slash fuel subsidies.
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Saudi rules women can join armed forces
The move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom, even as rights groups accuse Riyadh of cracking down on women activists.
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Ransomware attacks 'getting bolder': Europol
One of the most visible ransomware attacks happened in March last year when SamSam malaware paralysed the southeastern US city of Atlanta for several days.
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At least two killed in shooting in Germany's Halle: police
Police had earlier said the "perpetrators fled in a car" before saying later that one suspect had been caught.
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Pioneers of lithium-ion battery win Nobel Chemistry Prize
Three researchers won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for the development of lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for smartphones and a fossil fuel-free society.
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US Supreme Court takes on workplace gay and transgender rights
A sharply divided US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether employers can fire workers because they are gay or transgender.
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Odds favour Greta Thunberg for Peace Prize, but experts sceptical
Online betting sites like Ladbrokes now put her as favourite to win what is perhaps the world's most prestigious prize.
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Johnson & Johnson must pay $8bn over drug side effect - jury
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals were blamed as plaintiff Nicholas Murray told the Philadelphia court that the drug Risperdal, prescribed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, had made him grow breasts.
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British PM Johnson facing no-deal Brexit cabinet rebellion - report
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan, British Minister for Northern Ireland Julian Smith, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, Health Minister Matt Hancock and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox are all on a 'resignation watch list,' according to The Times report.
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Democrats willing to risk 2020 chances to impeach Trump - Poll
The poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, found that 55% of Democrats said that their party leaders should press ahead with impeachment.
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New IMF chief Georgieva says world suffering 'synchronised slowdown'
Kristalina Georgieva said the IMF is cutting its forecasts for growth this year and next. Previously, the world economy had been projected to expand by 3.2% in 2019 and 3.5% in 2020.
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Macron vows 'unrelenting fight' against Islamist terror after police killings
French President Emmanuel Macron called on all of France to unify and act in order to overcome what he termed the 'Islamist hydra', referring to a multi-headed serpent of Greek mythology.
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Gbagbo lawyer asks ICC to free Ivory Coast ex-leader
Laurent Gbagbo faced charges on four counts of crimes against humanity over the 2010-2011 bloodshed which following a disputed vote in the West African nation.
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White House blocks US diplomat impeachment probe testimony
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland had voluntarily agreed to be deposed by House Democrats who were expected to press him about Trump's effort this year to pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival, his lawyer said.
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Post-scandal Academy to award two Nobel Literature Prizes
Experts say the academy will seek to avoid ruffling any feathers this year as it seeks to move on from the scandal that saw the husband of one of its members jailed for rape.
