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Venezuela crisis: Maduro closing border with Brazil (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
President Maduro acts as opposition supporters defy attempts to stop them bringing in foreign aid.
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Jussie Smollett: Judge calls alleged hate hoax 'despicable' (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
A judge says the "most vile" part of the allegedly staged hate crime was the use of a noose.
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Israel's Beresheet Moon mission gets under way (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
The privately backed Beresheet robot leaves Earth on a mission to land on the lunar surface in April.
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Fabien Clain, French jihadist and 'voice of Paris attacks', reported killed (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
The French jihadist who claimed the 2015 attacks for IS is thought to have died in an air strike in Syria.
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Melbourne car rampage: James Gargasoulas jailed for six murders (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
James Gargasoulas ploughed a car into pedestrians in Melbourne, killing six and injuring dozens.
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Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft touches down on asteroid (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
The Hayabusa-2 probe descended to the Ryugu asteroid to try to collect a sample from its surface.
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5G networks: Trump says US shouldn't block technology (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
The comments come as the US has pressured its allies to exclude China's Huawei from their 5G networks.
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R Kelly faces fresh claims of sexual abuse (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
Two more women come forward with claims of misconduct by the R&B singer after a concert in the 1990s.
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Australia seeks clarification on China coal import 'block' (Fri, 22 Feb 2019)
Canberra is seeking "urgent" clarification about reports that a key Chinese port has blocked imports.
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Roger Stone spared jail over crosshairs-on-judge post (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
But a judge slaps Roger Stone with a strict gag order barring him from public comment on his case.
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Valencia RiFF restaurant: Woman dies after Michelin-starred meal (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
Another 28 people who ate at the RiFF restaurant in Valencia also fell ill.
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'Firefall' in Yosemite National Park stuns visitors (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
The rare phenomenon happens when light hits a waterfall tumbling down El Capitan.
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Barack Obama: 'You don't need eight women around you twerking' (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
Former US President Barack Obama gives his advice to young men at an event for his foundation.
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Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
Dozens have been killed by a blaze which spread through an ancient district of the capital.
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First Vatican summit on child sex abuse (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
Catholic bishops are meeting to discuss the church's response to the sexual abuse of children by clerics.
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Come From Away: Beverley Bass inspires new musical set on 9/11 (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
Beverley Bass was ordered to divert a trans-Atlantic flight during the events of 9/11.
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The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
How millions suffered from exposure to toxic chemicals sprayed by US forces during the Vietnam war
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Panda-snow-mium: Giant pandas enjoy Washington winter storm (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
Giant panda Mei Xiang, 20, and three-year-old Bei Bei had a (snow) ball at the National Zoo.
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World's biggest bee found alive (Thu, 21 Feb 2019)
A giant bee, thought lost to science decades ago, has been re-discovered on an Indonesian island.
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Turkmen police stop women drivers (Tue, 19 Feb 2019)
Turkmen police are taking away women's driving licences in the capital Ashgabat.
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