Trump impeachment hearings focus on Ukraine pressure campaign in first day
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US diplomat: Trump pressure on Ukraine harmful to rule of law
As Congress moved towards launching public hearings on impeaching Trump next week, testimony from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent showed both concern and resistance in the State Department to Trump's efforts to gain election support from Kiev.
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Nato allies clash after Macron says alliance experiencing 'brain death'
Macron decried a lack of coordination between Europe and the US and lamented recent unilateral action in Syria by Turkey, a key member of the 70-year-old military alliance.
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Macron says EU deficit rule 'belongs in the past century'
That limit has been the bedrock of the common euro currency created in 1999, along with a rule limiting overall debt ratios to 60% of GDP.
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Mexico probes narco group 'La Linea' in Mormon murders
The three women and six children, who had dual US-Mexican citizenship, were killed in a hail of bullets Monday as they drove on a rural road between Sonora and Chihuahua, which border the United States.
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New Zealand makes 'zero carbon' target law
Methane -- a by-product of the key agricultural sector -- will be cut by 24-47% over the same time frame.
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Spain to hold fresh election under cloud of Catalan crisis
And surveys suggest a similar outcome on Sunday, with Sanchez's Socialists seen in pole position but still unable to secure an absolute majority.
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UN chief condemns live fire at Iraqi protesters as 'disturbing'
The demonstrations broke out on 1 October in anger over corruption and unemployment but have morphed into demands that the entire ruling system be upended.
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Australia launches billion dollar drought plan
Swathes of Australia have gone months without adequate rainfall, forcing farmers to truck in water at exorbitant cost, sell off livestock or leave their land to lay fallow.
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Huawei, barred in US, offers app inducements in Europe
Huawei executives held an afternoon-long briefing for about 300 developers for smartphone apps, followed by a dinner for those who had the stamina to hear more.
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Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe start next week: US lawmaker
Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent, who heads the European and Eurasian bureau at the State Department, also testifies on 13 November.
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What is left of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal?
The Iran nuclear deal is agreed on 14 July 2015, in Vienna between Tehran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) plus Germany.
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[Sponsored] Wits finds dung beetles inform artificial intelligence
Have you ever wondered why dung beetles don’t get lost, even when they navigate vast expanses backwards?
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Dying for a better life: South Koreans fake their funerals for life lessons
More than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at Hyowon Healing Center since it opened in 2012, hoping to improve their lives by simulating their deaths.
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Xi, Macron back 'irreversible' Paris climate pact
Major powers expressed regret and concern after President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change.
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Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack
The man gave Ho the flowers, asked to take a picture and then pulled a knife from his bag before striking his victim in the chest.
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Trump calls for 'war' on cartels as Mormons murdered in Mexico
Gunmen ambushed the members of the LeBaron family - a large clan of Mormons who emigrated to Mexico in the late 19th century - on a rural road Monday between the states of Sonora and Chihuahua, which border the United States.
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Johnson to launch election bid with promise to 'get Brexit done'
After dissolving parliament and paying a formal visit to Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday, Johnson will return to his Downing Street residence to announce the election. He will launch his party’s campaign at a rally later in the day.
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Taj Mahal gets air purifier as Indian capital chokes
As smog levels exceeded those of Beijing by more than three times, authorities also parked a van with an air purifier near the Taj Mahal - the iconic 17th-century marble mausoleum 250 kilometres south of Delhi - in a bid to clean the air in its surrounds.
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Trump speaks with Egypt's Sisi, backs talks on disputed Ethiopia dam
Egypt’s foreign minister said last week the Trump administration had invited the three countries to a meeting in Washington on 6 November to try to break the deadlock in the talks.
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India's top court orders halt to stubble burning as Delhi chokes
In a ruling following petitions filed by activists, the court's judges ordered an immediate halt to the practice of farmers burning crop stubble in the states surrounding the capital.
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Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader in Syria, say Turkish officials
Little independent information is available on Baghdadi’s sister and Reuters was not immediately able to verify if the captured individual was her.
