“We did what we came to do – and so much more,” Mr Trump says, a day before he leaves office.
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The declaration comes a day before the Trump administration hands over to President-elect Joe Biden.
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But Giuseppe Conte lacks an absolute majority in the Senate and the row over his future continues.
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Jeff and Lauren Lowe must hand over all tiger cubs and their mothers to the US government.
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With Alexei Navalny back in Russia five months after surviving a poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok, his courageous return presented Russian President Vladimir Putin — who Navalny believes ordered his killing — with two choices: allow the high-profile activist to continue to be a thorn in his side or …
Read More »Australian Open controversy offers preview of what’s to come ahead of Olympics
The quarantine controversy over tennis’ Australian Open has raised questions about whether large-scale international sporting events can take place in the middle of a pandemic and could offer a preview of the difficulties facing this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck Argentina’s west-central province of San Juan on Monday night, according to a preliminary report from the United States Geological Survey.
Read More »French politics kills Canadian bid to create one of the world’s top supermarket groups
The French government has put an abrupt end to a $20 billion takeover of the country’s biggest retailer by Canada’s largest convenience store operator.
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