Activity on social media of Canadian detained in China raises questions

The social media accounts and messaging apps of a Canadian businessman detained in China have been active since he was arrested in December on suspicion of being engaged in activity that endangered China's security.

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Brazil president's security aide says will focus on 'rescuing' intelligence system

Augusto Heleno, Brazil's new minister of institutional security, said on Wednesday that his main task will be to rescue the country's intelligence service for far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro gives farm ministry power to decide on indigenous land

Brazil's newly inaugurated president issued an executive order on Wednesday making the ministry of agriculture responsible for deciding on lands claimed by indigenous peoples, in a victory for agribusiness that will likely enrage environmentalists.

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Big claims strain senior living market for U.S. insurers

Last March, a 103-year-old resident of a Sunrise Senior Living facility in Willowbrook, Illinois, went on a field trip to the movies.  Ruth Smith, who used a walker, fell down two concrete steps in the theater and died about six weeks later. Now Smith's estate is suing Sunrise, saying that aides did not properly watch her.

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How can young people save on rail fares in 2019?

New railcards being launched this year should mean significant savings for anyone aged under 30.

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Protests in India after women defy ancient ban on visiting Hindu temple

Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala on Wednesday, sparking rowdy protests and calls for a strike by conservative Hindu groups outraged by their visit.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah believes solution to government impasse 'very close'

The powerful Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah believes a solution to be "very close" for the country's impasse over forming a new government, one of its senior officials said on Wednesday, following nearly eight months of political wrangling.

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Six killed in train accident on bridge linking Denmark's two main islands

Six people were killed in a rail accident on a bridge linking Denmark's two main islands on Wednesday when a train was hit by debris from a passing freight train, officials said.

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UK PM May will find a way to get Brexit deal through parliament - Hunt

Prime Minister Theresa May will find a way to get her Brexit deal approved by the British parliament, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday during a visit to Singapore.

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Taliban blow up Afghan army outpost, killing five soldiers, police say

Taliban fighters detonated explosives planted in a tunnel below an Afghan military outpost, killing five soldiers, a police official said on Wednesday.

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Brazilian ministry of agriculture to be responsible for indigenous land

Brazil's newly inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro has issued an executive order saying that the ministry of agriculture will be responsible for indigenous land in a victory for agribusiness that is likely to enrage environmentalists, according to the official gazette on Wednesday.

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Australian police respond to spider death threats

A man with a "serious fear of spiders" prompted the call after a passerby heard him shouting death threats.

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Michael Schumacher: Family to celebrate on 50th birthday

The family of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher say they will celebrate his "victories and records" when he turns 50 on Thursday.

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Explainer: Despite warning of 'new path,' North Korea's options limited

In his New Year address on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he might take a "new path" if Washington maintains sanctions amid his country's push for economic development, but experts say it may be too late to change the trajectory of negotiations.

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Six killed in train accident on bridge linking two of Denmark's islands

Six people were killed in a train accident on a bridge linking two of Denmark's main islands on Wednesday, train operator DSB said.

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Germany charges man suspected of racist car attacks with attempted murder

German prosecutors have charged a man arrested on New Year's day with attempted murder after he rammed his car into crowds of revelers in two separate attacks, police said on Wednesday.

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Grayling defends no-deal Brexit ferry contract

The transport secretary says awarding a ferry contract to a firm with no ships is "supporting business".

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