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UPDATED: New powerful 7.1 earthquake hits Southern California

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit Southern California on -- just a day after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that was the largest temblor in the region in two decades. The newest earthquake’s epicenter…

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Libya’s UN-backed government said the United Arab Emirates used a US-made jet in Wednesday’s attack on migrant detention centre

Libya's UN-backed government has said the United Arab Emirates used a US-made F-16 fighter jet in Wednesday's attack on a migrant detention center that killed at least 53 people, CNN reports.…

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USA calls for emergency meeting of the UN atomic agency to discuss Iran

The United States has called an emergency meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors to discuss Iran, the U.S. mission to the agency said on Friday, after…

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Virgin Atlantic flight makes emergency landing in Boston

A Virgin Atlantic flight has made an emergency landing in Boston after a fire broke out on board. The plane was travelling from New York to London on Thursday night…

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Photo Story: The 4th of July celebrations

President Donald Trump has hailed the "brave men and women" of the US military during a speech at a controversial Independence Day event. "We celebrate our history, our people, and…

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Study manages to completely remove HIV from mice

There is some optimism a cure for HIV might be in the pipeline after scientists in the US were able to completely remove HIV from a living animal using gene…

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6.4 Earthquake hits remote area in Southern California (Updated)

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit a remote area of Southern California on Thursday, the most powerful tremor to shake that region in 20 years, according to media reports and the United…

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Midday Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News

George Osborne would like to fill the vacancy as head of the IMF, telling friends that he is perhaps best placed to win support from Europe, the US and China.…

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Turkey ready to mediate between the US, and Iran

In comments published Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had discussed the possible mediation between Iran and the USA with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the…

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Heatwave…in Alaska

The state of Alaska in the United States more commonly associated with cold weather is currently passing through a heatwave. Weather forecasters says it’s only getting hotter over the…

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Photo Story: All set for the 4th of July celebrations

A mounted US Park Police officer passes by an armored Bradley Fighting Vehicle near the Lincoln Memorial as preparations continue for the US Independence Day celebrations on the National Mall…

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North Korea accuses the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”

North Korea has accused the US of being "hell-bent on hostile acts", despite a recent agreement between the two countries to resume nuclear talks. Pyongyang's delegation to the United Nations…

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Tanks to be part of Independence Day parade

Tanks have begun arriving in Washington DC after Donald Trump said the military hardware would be part of his Independence Day celebrations. At least two M1A1 Abrams tanks and two…

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American auto industry icon Lee Iacocca dies aged 94

Lee Iacocca, the charismatic U.S. auto industry executive who gave America the Ford Mustang and was celebrated for saving Chrysler from going out of business, has died at the age…

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USA reaches World Cup final after beating England

The U.S. defeated England 2-1 in a close match on Tuesday and will advance to the 2019 Women's World Cup final on Sunday. The U.S. will face the winner of…

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USA: House committee files lawsuit seeking Trump’s tax returns

The House filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to force the Treasury Department to turn over President Trump’s tax returns, escalating a fight with an administration that has repeatedly dismissed as…

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Use of personal email by aides to Donald Trump’s administration to be scrutinised

Top aides in President Donald Trump’s White House, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will come under increased scrutiny for their use of personal emails and other…

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Buttigieg raises $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year

U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million from nearly 300,000 donors in the second quarter this year, his campaign said on Monday, putting him in the top tier among…

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Bodies of Salvadoran father and daughter return home for burial

The corpses of a Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter, whose bodies lying face down in the Rio Grande became symbols of the perils of illegal immigration to the United…

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Ten persons killed in plane crash in Texas

A light aircraft has crashed into an airport hangar in Texas killing all 10 people on board. The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air, crashed shortly after take-off at…

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A Quick Look: The DMZ

The Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), where US President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday is considered the most heavily fortified strip of land in the world.…

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Libya’s government discover American missiles arsenal in Southern Tripoli

Libyan government fighters discovered a cache of powerful American missiles, usually sold only to close American allies, at a captured rebel base in the mountains south of Tripoli this week.…

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What we learnt after two nights, 20 candidates, four hours of the Democrats leadership debate

Two nights, 20 candidates, four hours and one unforgettable collision between former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Kamala Harris. The New York Times presents a feature on…

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EU warns US not to stop Qatari owned Air Italy from flying in and out of the USA

The Financial Times reports how Air Italy, a relatively small Italian airline has become the latest source of tension in the increasingly frayed relationship between the EU and the Trump administration, after officials…

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US Mexico Drowning – Mother awaits her dead family’s return

Days after she lost her small daughter and husband to the treacherous currents of the Rio Grande, Tania Vanessa Avalos, 23, arrived back in El Salvador to await her family’s…

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Cartoon – The cost of Liberty at the border

In a cartoon by Dario Castillejos published first on Caglecartoons.com, Mexico, on June 26th, the Statue of Liberty, often used as a symbol of all what the USA stood for,…

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China and US agree to resume trade talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Saturday agreed to resume trade talks, following a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the western Japanese…

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Indiana second-trimester abortion ban blocked by federal judge

A federal judge has blocked an Indiana law adopted this spring that aims to ban a second-trimester abortion procedure. Judge Sarah Evans Barker on Friday granted the preliminary injunction soon…

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Man who drove in Charlottesville crowd sentenced to life imprisonment

James A. Fields Jr., the man who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville's "Unite the Right" rally two years ago, leaving one woman dead, was sentenced Friday to…

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Trump tells Putin not to meddle in the U.S. election

Under pressure to stand firm against Russian election meddling, President Donald Trump insisted he has "very, very good relationship" with President Vladimir Putin on Friday before telling Putin…

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Photo Story: ‘Add Color’

People visit the interactive installation 'Add Color (Refugee Boat)' by artist Yoko Ono, made up of an empty room with a boat where visitors can paint messages and images on…

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U.S. wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria

The Dutch newspaper Volkskrant reported that the United States asked the Netherlands to supply ground military resources as part of a new mission to Syria. The newspaper quoted the…

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Buttigieg, Biden and Sanders duel in Democratic front-runner’s TV debate

Democratic White House front-runners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg together with seven other candidates took to the stage in Miami, Florida, to impress voters ahead of next year's…

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American military pilot released in Libya

A fighter jet pilot who was shot down and captured by the forces of one of Libya’s rival governments and revealed to be a US Air Force veteran, has…

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North Korea says time running out for fresh U.S. strategy

The United States should act to present a new strategy to revive denuclearisation talks, a North Korean diplomat in charge of U.S. affairs said on Thursday, warning time was running…

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Boeing suffers new 737 Max setback

US regulators have uncovered a possible new flaw in Boeing's troubled 737 Max aircraft that is likely to push back test flights. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it identified…

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More U.S. towns falling victims to hackers

A town in Florida ended up paying $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on its computer system. The total paid by Florida municipalities over ransomware in the last two…

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U.S. Democratic candidates confront each other in first TV debate

Ten Democratic candidates have faced off in the first TV debate of the race to oust President Donald Trump from the White House next year. In the debate in in…

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This is Valeria…

This is Valeria. She died hanging on to her father, in an attempt to cross the US - Mexico border. The bodies of Oscar Alberto Ramirez and his daughter were…

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Trump blames asylum laws for father and daughter’s death at US border

Trump blamed asylum laws for the death of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his daughter Valeria, who drowned at the US border. "If they changed the laws you wouldn't have…

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Pope saddened by image of dead migrant father and baby at US-Mexico border

Reader's discretion is recommended due to the graphic nature of the photo attached to the story Pope Francis is profoundly saddened by the death of two migrants – a…

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U.S., Poland sign cyberspace defence cooperation agreement

In another important milestone marking the strong partnership between the U.S. and Poland, military officials from the two countries signed a cyberspace defence cooperation agreement June 26. The Arrangement on…

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Melania Trump’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will be White House press secretary

Stephanie Grisham, a longtime spokeswoman for Melania Trump, will become the next White House press secretary, the first lady announced on Tuesday. Grisham has been working with US President Donald…

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“Ich bin ein Berliner” – on this day in 1963

President John F. Kennedy expresses solidarity with democratic German citizens in a speech on this day in 1963. In front of the Berlin Wall that separated the city into democratic…

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Very mild earthquake reported in New York

There was a mild earthquake of Long Island in New York the United States. According to the United States Geological Survey, a very small quake was reported in Queens in…

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Mueller to testify before House panels on July 17

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who issued a report in April on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, will testify in open session before the House of Representatives…

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San Francisco bans e-cigarettes

San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes that have not undergone the required Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and until their…

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The White House threatens to veto US$ 4,5 billion bill aimed at treatment of migrant families

The White House threatened Monday to veto a Democratic-written $4.5 billion bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the southern border into the U.S., saying…

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US sanctions close diplomatic path forever

U.S. sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader and foreign minister mean the diplomatic path with Washington is closed "forever," foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi was cited as saying by semi-official Iranian…

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US President Trump signs hard-hitting sanctions on Iran and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

US President Donald Trump signed and enacted the document which impose hard-hitting new sanctions on Iran, including on the office of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. BBC reports that…

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U.S. starts work on a global coalition against Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to the Middle East with the aim of building a global coalition against Iran, following a week of crisis that brought the United States…

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Iran warned not to misjudge U.S. ‘prudence’

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton warned that Iran should not "mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness.”. He was referring to President Donald Trump's decision the other week…

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Pete Buttigieg criticised on fatal shooting by police in South Bend

A lawyer for the family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer in the Indiana city where Pete Buttigieg is mayor on Friday accused the Democratic…

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Trump sends personal “excellent” letter to Kim Jong-Un

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has received a personal letter from US President Donald Trump, state media has reported. Mr Kim praised the letter as "excellent" and said he would…

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New US sanctions to be imposed on Iran as of Monday

Speaking in Washington on Saturday before heading to the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Trump indicated the government was taking a diplomatic path to put pressure on Tehran by…

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US$ 50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure economic plan unveiled by US administration

The Trump administration on Saturday unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased “deal of the…

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Trump announces two weeks delay of ICE operation

President Trump announced he would delay for two weeks an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation that would have deported as many as 2,000 migrant families. Trump said the delay would…

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