At least one dead in Rio de Janeiro hospital fire: TV

At least one person died in a fire in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, Globo News reported.

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Biden, Warren clash on healthcare in early minutes of Democratic 2020 debate

Leading Democratic White House contenders Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren clashed on their healthcare plans during the opening minutes of a debate on Thursday, with Biden quickly criticizing Warren's call for a Medicare for All approach.

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Democratic debate: Biden, Warren and Sanders spar over healthcare

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders share the stage for the first time in a testy debate.

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YouTube advertises big brands alongside fake cancer cure videos

The video site's algorithm promotes medical misinformation in a number of languages, the BBC finds.

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Trump says he will unveil 'middle-income' tax plan in 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would unveil a tax overhaul plan aimed at middle-income households next year, amid the 2020 presidential election.

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Protesters greet Trump in Baltimore after critical tweets

Dozens of protesters lined the streets of downtown Baltimore on Thursday as President Donald Trump made his first visit to the city since he blasted it as "disgusting" and "rodent-infested" in hotly debated tweets two months ago.

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At least one dead in Rio de Janeiro hospital fire

At least one person died in a fire in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, local media reported.

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Kuwait's emir leaves U.S. hospital after completing medical tests: KUNA

Kuwait's 90-year-old ruler has left a hospital in the United States after successfully completing medical tests, state news agency KUNA reported on Friday.

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Northern Irish 'no-deal' Brexit challenge dismissed in court

Belfast's High Court dismissed on Thursday a case arguing that a British exit from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement would contravene Northern Ireland's 1998 peace accord, saying the issue was political and not for the courts.

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DUP leader: Won't support Brexit deal dividing internal UK market

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Northern Irish party which backs British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, said the party will not support a Brexit deal that "divides the internal market of the UK".

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DUP leader: Won't support Brexit deal dividing internal UK market

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Northern Irish party which backs British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, said the party will not support a Brexit deal that "divides the internal market of the UK".

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U.S. says it has evidence Adrian Darya 1 oil transferred to Syria

The United States has evidence that the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 has transferred its crude oil to the Syrian government, breaking assurances it gave not to sell crude to the country, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.

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EU's Barnier says he is not optimistic on Brexit deal by mid-October

EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday expressed pessimism on the prospects of clinching a divorce deal with Britain ahead of its withdrawal from the bloc on Oct. 31.

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California boat fire: Safety investigators say all crew were asleep

The scuba-diving boat caught fire off the coast of California last week, killing 34 passengers.

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Storm Area 51: The joke that became a ‘possible humanitarian disaster’

A hoax rallying cry to storm a US Air Force base in Nevada has left two towns fearing catastrophe.

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'Freeze... and marry me!' - Russians who propose at gunpoint

Actors staging special forces "drug busts" are spicing up marriage proposals in Russia.

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Brazil Amazon: Old enemies unite to save their land

Rival indigenous groups say they have a common enemy: Brazil's President Bolsonaro and his policies.

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South Africa crime: Police figures show rising murder and sexual offences

The latest crime figures show rises in both murder and sexual offences over the past year

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Livestock keeper charged with illegal killing of California mountain lion

A man employed as a livestock keeper for a Jewish university campus near Los Angeles has been charged with illegally killing a protected mountain lion and vandalizing its government tracking collar, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.

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Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks

The US president described the move as a "good will" gesture and comes ahead of fresh talks with China.

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Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks

The US president described the move as a "good will" gesture and comes ahead of fresh talks with China.

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Beijing set to exit list of world's top 200 most-polluted cities: data

China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.

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