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Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure - Sondland
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:50:06 GMT
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Ambassador Gordon Sondland tells the impeachment inquiry he followed the president's orders.
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Impeachment hearings: Sondland points finger at key figures
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:59:03 GMT
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The US ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, points the finger at Republicans in his testimony.
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Five key Sondland moments - analysed
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:30:43 GMT
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The US ambassador to the EU said there was a pressure campaign on Ukraine - here are his highlights.
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Prince Andrew should contact US investigators - Epstein victims' lawyer
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:46:33 GMT
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The duke should volunteer to be interviewed, a lawyer for some victims of Jeffrey Epstein says.
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Johnson & Johnson loses vaginal mesh class action
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:32:42 GMT
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In one of Australia's biggest class actions, a court ruled the firm failed to warn women of the risks.
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Radar finds 145 graves buried under Florida school
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:05:54 GMT
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Nearly all the people buried at the mid-20th Century paupers' cemetery were African Americans.
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SpaceX Starship prototype blows its top
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:38:40 GMT
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The US company's new rocket prototype experiences a major failure during pressurisation testing.
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‘I made film to keep my son’s dreams alive’
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:09:19 GMT
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A film shot by a father and son, while in detention on the Hungarian-Serbian border, is shown at human rights film festivals in Europe.
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Owner reunited with cat found 1,200 miles from Portland home
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:10:47 GMT
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The cat disappeared from the state of Oregon and was discovered in New Mexico five years later.
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US federal executions halted over 'potentially unlawful' method
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:11:18 GMT
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The ruling temporarily blocks a policy ordered resumed by Attorney General William Barr in July.
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General election 2019: Labour launches 'radical' manifesto
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:16:37 GMT
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The party promises to scrap a rise in the pension age and bring in a windfall tax on oil companies.
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Coldplay to pause touring until concerts are 'environmentally beneficial'
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:20:47 GMT
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The band won't go on a world tour until they can make their concerts "environmentally beneficial".
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China could 'turn off power' in the Philippines, senate hears
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:56:00 GMT
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The revelation has led to concern in the country, which has a territorial dispute with China.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of returning ships 'stripped of toilets'
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:42:14 GMT
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Ukraine's navy accuses Moscow of removing weapons and equipment from vessels seized in the Black Sea.
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The people with voices that tech needs to recognise
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:07:44 GMT
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Project Understood aims to improve voice recognition software for users with Down's syndrome.
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Why Seychelles has world's worst heroin problem
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:39:07 GMT
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The Indian Ocean archipelago suffers from the highest rate of heroin abuse in the world, but policy makers are hopeful that rehabilitation will curb addiction.
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Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:03:41 GMT
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Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.
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Delhi pollution: The bar selling oxygen to choking city
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:56:48 GMT
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Pollution is at dangerous levels in the Indian capital and one bar is selling fresh air - at a price.
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Three tips to win an election debate
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 02:02:36 GMT
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US Democratic candidates face each other in a TV debate on Wednesday - what's the secret to success?
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Lightning bolt strikes near Emirates plane in Christchurch
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:27:03 GMT
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The Emirates aircraft was waiting for a storm to subside at an airport in New Zealand.
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Simon Cheng: Former UK consulate worker says he was tortured in China
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:55:58 GMT
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The man, detained in August, says he was blindfolded and beaten for his part in Hong Kong's protests.
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Best of the rest from Portrait Gallery competition
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:20:19 GMT
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Celebrating the best images that failed to win the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
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Russian domestic violence: Women fight back
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:21:47 GMT
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Two years ago Russia passed a law reducing sentences for domestic violence. There is now a movement pushing back.
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Smelling an opportunity: Why US garlic farmers back Trump
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:46:15 GMT
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American garlic farmers say demand is rising after the US president put tariffs on Chinese imports.
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Brown bear attacks: Deaths spark fear in Romania
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:11:04 GMT
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Three men die in little over a month in Romania, home to Europe's biggest brown bear population.
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Bougainville: Will it become the world's next country?
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:22:08 GMT
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Bougainville could be about to vote for independence. But where is it? And why is there a referendum?
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Australia pollution: How bad are bushfires for health?
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:53:36 GMT
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Air quality has exceeded hazardous levels in Australia's largest city, and the fires are far from over.
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Iran's internet blackout reaches four-day mark
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:28:25 GMT
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Almost all internet connectivity in the country has been switched off since Saturday.
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Disciplined England bat themselves into promising position against NZ
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 05:50:57 GMT
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England make a promising start to the first Test in New Zealand with some patient batting on the opening day in Mount Maunganui.
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Edmund gives GB Davis Cup lead against Kazakhstan
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:27:17 GMT
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Kyle Edmund gives Great Britain a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie against Kazakhstan by beating Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets.
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'I've faced tough opponents, so let's fight' - ex-Lion Smith reveals 'daunting' cancer diagnosis
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:01:40 GMT
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Former British and Irish Lions forward Tom Smith, 48, reveals he has had a "daunting" stage four cancer diagnosis.
'I love racing but don't fear retirement' - Hamilton on a tough season, the risks of racing and his future
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:54:46 GMT
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After six world championships and more money than he dreamed of, how does Lewis Hamilton find that extra gear?
Australia could scrap 60-cap 'Giteau's Law' after poor World Cup
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:10:34 GMT
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Australia are reviewing "Giteau's Law", which governs which foreign-based players are allowed to play for the Wallabies, after a poor World Cup.
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Trump impeachment: How Ukraine story unfolded
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:03:44 GMT
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It's a complicated story - here's how Trump got into deeper and deeper trouble over Ukraine.
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Democrats and Trump: What does it take to impeach a president?
Created: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 23:26:35 GMT
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US Democrats have opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over claims that he sought political help from Ukraine.
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Trump impeachment inquiry: President re-enacts Sondland call
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:27:42 GMT
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Speaking from the White House lawn, the president says he doesn't really know the EU ambassador .
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What coal country makes of Trump impeachment
Created: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 02:03:07 GMT
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The view from Americans celebrating Veterans Day in West Virginia, which backed Trump in 2016.
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Giuliani requests 'a quid pro quo for White House visit'
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:33:34 GMT
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US Ambassador to EU testifies to Congress they were forced to work with the president's lawyer on Ukraine matters.
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Three Republican claims, fact-checked
Created: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:33:58 GMT
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What's the truth behind claims by President Trump and other Republicans over the Ukraine affair?
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Trump impeachment: Witness comes under attack
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:02:15 GMT
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Republicans questioned the integrity of White House official Lt Col Vindman during the hearing.
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Trump impeachment hearing: A Democrat and a Republican react
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:52:24 GMT
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A Democrat and a Republican give their reactions after the first public Trump impeachment hearing.
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Trump impeachment: Who's who in the Ukraine story?
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:19:51 GMT
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It's the story that kickstarted impeachment moves against Donald Trump. But who are the main players?
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