Monday, January 28, 2019

Ireland says 'no change' to Brexit backstop

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Ireland dealt a blow on Sunday to British Prime Minister Theresa May's attempts to break the deadlock over Brexit by saying it would not accept any changes to an agreement aimed at preventing a hard border on the island of Ireland.


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Pope calls for just, peaceful solution for Venezuela

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Pope Francis, in his first remarks on the Venezuelan crisis, called on Sunday for a just and peaceful solution that respects human rights.


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Brazil President Bolsonaro checks into hospital ahead of surgery

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Brazil's newly inaugurated right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro checked into a hospital in Sao Paulo on Sunday ahead of a surgery to remove his colostomy bag, scheduled for the next day.


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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Louisiana shooting: Police arrest suspect of five killed

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US police have arrested Dakota Theriot, suspected of killing five people, including his parents.

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New best story on Hacker News: When a Bike Company Put a TV on Its Box, Shipping Damages Went Down (2017)

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Tesco warns of 'changes' amid reports of jobs cuts

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The grocer tells staff it will make "changes" to stores after a report that thousands of jobs may be cut.

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'Red scarves' march in Paris against yellow-vest violence

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About 10,000 people call for an end to weeks of often violent yellow-vest demonstrations.

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XXXTentacion's son Gekyume arrives seven months after rapper's death

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The girlfriend of the late rapper XXXTentacion, Jenesis Sanchez, confirms the birth of Gekyume Onfroy.

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U.S. college official who told Chinese students to speak English quits

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An official at the Duke University School of Medicine stepped down, a day after she was denounced by students on social media for sending an email saying Chinese students should speak English on campus.


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Brazil court freezes further $1.3 billion in Vale accounts over dam burst

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A state court in Brazil on Sunday blocked 5 billion reais ($1.33 billion) in Vale SA assets to pay for damages from a tailings dam that burst at an iron ore mine, according to a statement from the state prosecutor's office in Minas Gerais.


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Ethiopian-born Saudi businessman Al Amoudi freed in Saudi Arabia: Ethiopian state television

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Ethiopian-born Saudi businessman Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, arrested in November 2017 during a crackdown on corruption, has been released from detention in Saudi Arabia, Ethiopian state television said on Sunday.


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Israel recognizes Guaido as leader of Venezuela

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Israel on Sunday threw its support behind Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's leader.


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Peru landslide kills at least 15 at hotel wedding party

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An avalanche of mud and rocks crashes into a hotel, causing walls to collapse on guests, officials say.

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Nearly 24,000 ordered to evacuate after Brazil dam burst, 250 missing

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Firefighters on Sunday called for the evacuation of some 24,000 people from the Brazilian town hit by a deadly mudslide from a ruptured mining dam as rains added to concerns a second dam could collapse.


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Thousands mourn Zimbabwe Afro-jazz legend

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Music fans make pilgrimage to Zimbabwean singer Oliver Mtukudzi's home village for his burial.

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Syrian children in focus at Sarajevo museum on war and childhood

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Toys, house keys and diaries hang suspended from the ceiling or sit on plain white pedestals at Sarajevo's War Childhood Museum in a simple tribute to the children living in the shadow of the war in Syria.


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Taliban talks: Will negotiations lead to peace in Afghanistan?

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Both sides describe "progress", is this the beginning of the end of Afghanistan's 17-year conflict?

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Louisiana shooting suspect arrested after rampage leaves 5 dead, police say

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Lawyer says detained Australian-based academic freed: IRNA

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The lawyer of an Australian-based academic detained on charges of trying to "infiltrate" Iranian institutions said on Sunday she was freed a few days ago, Iran's state news agency reported.


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Brumadinho: Thousands told to evacuate over second Brazil dam risk

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Days after a deadly dam collapse, residents are told to evacuate as another is at risk of giving way.

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Auschwitz Survivors Pay Homage as World Remembers Holocaust

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The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of Jews, and others during World War II.

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Lawyer says detained Australian-based academic has been freed: IRNA

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The lawyer of an Australian-based academic detained on charges of trying to "infiltrate" Iranian institutions said on Sunday that she had been freed a few days ago, Iran's state news agency reported.


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Mental health: UK could ban social media over suicide images, minister warns

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It comes after the father of 14-year-old Molly Russell blamed Instagram recommendations for her death.

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Wetherspoons boss: The no-deal Brexit bar crawl with Tim Martin

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Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is touring 100 of his pubs, campaigning for a no-deal Brexit.

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Russia marks end of WW2 siege

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Russia's northern city remembers the end of the deadly siege with a military parade.

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Hedge fund ends £1.6m Booker sponsorship

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Man Group's decision to quit the prestigious literary prize comes amid talk of strained relations.

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Nigeria rejects foreign 'meddling' over chief justice suspended before February vote

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The Nigerian government said it would not accept any foreign "meddling" after the European Union, United States and Britain raised concerns over last week's suspension of Nigeria's most senior judge before a Feb. 16 presidential election.


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The digital drug: Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs

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When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated, secretive and withdrew from friends. He had quit baseball and Boy Scouts, and he stopped doing homework and showering.


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