Factbox: Brexit - What will happen in the British parliament on February 14?

The British parliament is set to hold a debate on Brexit on Feb. 14 but this is not a re-run of a vote last month on whether to approve the exit deal Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiated with the European Union.

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UK's May to promise new Brexit debate in push for more negotiating time

British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge this week to give parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27 as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.

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'Hitler paintings' fail to sell at auction in Germany

The auction goes ahead after prosecutors seize dozens of paintings over accusations of forgery.

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UK's May to promise more Brexit debates in push for more negotiating time

British Prime Minister Theresa May will later this week pledge to give parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27, a government source said, as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.

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No deal Brexit chances are rising, says CBI business lobby

The chances of Britain leaving the European Union next month without a deal have increased and the country has now entered "the emergency zone", the head of business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry told Sky news on Sunday.

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Death toll in Istanbul building collapse rises to 21: interior minister

The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey building in Istanbul has risen to 21 while 14 others were injured, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has told Turkey's Demiroren news agency.

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UK PM May can secure a Brexit deal with EU: minister

British Prime Minister Theresa May can reach a deal with the European Union to alter parts of the Brexit agreement relating to the Northern Irish border, Treasury minister Liz Truss told Sky News on Sunday.

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Russia's Gazprombank says Venezuela's PDVSA has not opened new accounts

Russia's Gazprombank said on Sunday that Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA opened accounts with the bank several years ago and has not opened any accounts recently.

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Selassie to get statue at African Union

The African Union is unveiling a statue of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia.

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Does Nigeria's 'generation democracy' want to vote?

The presidential election is the first with a group of voters who did not grow up under military rule.

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Party that nominated Thai princess for PM faces ban after king's rebuke

The Thai political party that nominated a princess as its candidate for prime minister could be banned from a general election in March after an activist said on Sunday he would file a petition seeking its dissolution.

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Yemeni conjoined twins die without treatment abroad

Conjoined twin boys born in Yemen who were in urgent need of treatment abroad died on Saturday, the health ministry in Houthi-controled Yemen said overnight.

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China border crossings up over Lunar New Year holiday: Xinhua

Border crossings into and out of China during the Lunar New Year holiday rose 11 percent to 12.53 million this year from the same 2018 period, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday as the week-long holiday drew to a close.

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'I invented my dream job: puppy transporter'

Merebeth Veit has invented a job for herself that satisfies the two loves of her life, animals and travel.

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Australian government seeks to block bid to relax tough law on migrants

Australia's prime minister and top colleagues campaigned over the weekend to block a bid to allow asylum seekers in offshore camps to come to Australia for medical treatment, saying tough rules on migrants should not be eased.

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Turkey calls on China to close internment camps for Muslims

Turkey called on China to close its internment camps for Muslims, saying the camps which reportedly hold a million ethnic Uighur people are a "great shame for humanity".

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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally launched her 2020 presidential bid

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Blizzard blankets Seattle, more snow forecast

A series of winter storms, packing heavy snow and gusty winds, grounded flights and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people in the Pacific Northwest, where forecasters predicted more snow could fall on Sunday.

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