Failure to unite blunts anti-Brexit threat in UK election

Caroline Hegey and Emma Kelland both want to stop Brexit but will back different parties in the medieval city of Canterbury when they vote in Britain's election next week.

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Climate change: COP25 talks to open as 'point of no return' in sight

Politicians and diplomats meet in Spain as scientists and charities say urgent steps are needed.

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Plane crash north of San Antonio International Airport kills three: NBC

Three people died when a small plane crashed on the north side of the San Antonio International Airport in Texas late on Sunday, NBC Chicago reported, citing fire officials.

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White House: Trump 'will not participate in impeachment hearing'

The president won't be able to "participate fairly" at Wednesday's hearing, the White House says.

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President Trump speaks with Israel's Netanyahu about Iran, other issues

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran and other issues, the White House said in a brief statement.

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U.S. snowstorms turn Thanksgiving holiday travel into a nightmare

Heavy snows in the United States closed roads and canceled over 1,300 flights on what was forecast to be the busiest day of the year for highways and airports, stranding hordes of travelers trying to head home on Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Samoa measles deaths rise above 50, mostly small children

The death toll from a measles outbreak in Samoa climbed to 53, the government said on Monday, as the number of people infected in the small Pacific nation grows by more than a hundred a day.

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White House says it will not participate in Wednesday's Trump impeachment hearing

The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump would not send legal counsel to participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of "fundamental fairness."

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Yang Hengjun: Australia criticises China for detainment of 'democracy peddler'

Australian citizen Yang Hengjun, a former diplomat, has been detained in China since January.

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President Trump won't participate in House Judiciary's impeachment hearing Wednesday, White House says in letter

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Seventeen Democrats, three Republicans in U.S. presidential race

The historically large field of Democratic presidential candidates vying to take on Republican President Donald Trump in next November's U.S. election got a bit smaller on Sunday as former Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak said he would drop out.

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Shootings in northern Mexico town kill 20, pile pressure on president

Clashes sparked by suspected cartel gunmen in a northern Mexican town killed 20 people this weekend, authorities said, putting more pressure on Mexico's president to curb gang violence after the United States vowed to label the gangs terrorists.

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UK Conservatives' lead over Labour narrows to 9 points: Survation

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party saw its lead over Labour narrow to 9 percentage points in the last week, but remains the front runner ahead of a national election on Dec. 12, a Survation poll for ITV's Good Morning Britain said on Monday.

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Home for Christmas: Jailed Norwegian spy released from Russia

A pensioner convicted of spying in Moscow says he shouldn't have trusted the Norwegian agent.

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In pictures: Bhopal 35 years on

Judah Passow's pictures of those living with the after-effects of the Bhopal chemical disaster of 1984.

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Reform and repression go hand in hand in Saudi Arabia

Sweeping social reforms have been accompanied by a crackdown on dissent, says Sebastian Usher.

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Letter from Africa: Is Kenya building bridges to nowhere?

Politicians have been given key recommendations to heal Kenya's deadly divides.

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General election 2019: Lib Dems won't support Labour nationalisation plans

Jo Swinson says Labour's plans to take utilities back into public ownership are "not the way forward".

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'I match clothes with my pug'

We look at the trend for matching the clothes you wear with your children, dog, cat or even horse.

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'Exploited' workers propping up the building sector

The construction industry is trying to crack down on the use of underpaid labour, but it's a huge task.

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Brexit: Could the UK and EU sort a trade deal in months?

Even if the withdrawal agreement is approved, the future UK-EU trade relationship still requires much work.

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Angela Merkel ally's loss casts doubt on German coalition

Olaf Scholz, Angela Merkel's deputy chancellor, is soundly beaten in the SPD leadership race.

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Teen engineer: 'Let me introduce you to my laboratory'

Fifteen-year-old Cheikh Bamba Diaby got into robotics after he had to unblock his sister's mobile phone.

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On Hong Kong streets, protesters say 'thank you' to Donald Trump

Hundreds of people in Hong Kong, including many elderly residents, marched to the U.S. consulate on Sunday to show "gratitude" for U.S. support of anti-government protests that have roiled the financial hub for nearly six months.

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Cosmic Crisp: New apple launched that 'lasts for a year'

The new fruit took US scientists two decades to develop and the launch cost $10m (£7.9m).

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Hundreds march in Hong Kong against use of tear gas; city braces for further protests

Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong, including many families with children, marched on Sunday in protest against police use of tear gas as the Asian financial hub geared up for further anti-government demonstrations following a week of calm.

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South Dakota plane crash kills 9, injures 3: AP, citing authorities

Nine people were killed and three were injured in an airplane crash in the U.S. state of South Dakota, the Associated Press reported late on Saturday, citing authorities.

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At least 14 killed in bloody gunfight in northern Mexico

Ten suspected cartel gunmen and four police were killed during a daytime shootout on Saturday in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, days after U.S. President Donald Trump raised bilateral tensions by saying he would designate the gangs as terrorists.

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