U.S. Senate rebukes Trump, votes to limit Iran war making ability

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trump's ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehran's retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict.

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U.S. airlines extend China flight cancelations into late April

United Airlines said late on Wednesday it will extend cancelations of all U.S. flights to China through late April due to the coronavirus epidemic.

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Can a blood pressure drug help ease the painful memory of an ex?

Clinical psychologist Alain Brunet has come up with an innovative treatment for "romantic betrayal".

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'I could have been a K-pop idol - but I'm glad I quit'

Euodias experienced the highs and lows of a K-pop trainee's life. Why did she leave on the verge of stardom?

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Afghan sports coach says she will flee after dog shot dead

Sahba Barakzai, who teaches sport to young girls in Afghanistan, was attacked while walking the dog.

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Dresden: The World War II bombing 75 years on, in pictures

A firestorm caused by Allied bombers destroyed the historic centre of Dresden in February 1945.

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Thailand struggles to come to terms with first mass shooting

The Nakhon Ratchasima shooting shakes the military's image as guarantor of safety and stability.

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Coronavirus: Will someone develop a vaccine?

Global pharmaceutical companies may not see enough profitability from developing a Covid-19 vaccine.

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CDC confirms 14th U.S. case of coronavirus with patient in San Diego

A second person evacuated from Wuhan, China, to a U.S. Marine base near San Diego has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, raising the tally of confirmed cases in the United States to 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Wednesday.

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Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia

A cruise ship which had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday, according to passengers and ship tracking data.

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Fox Business retracts report on Trump issuing conditional OK for Taliban peace deal

Fox Business Network said its report on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has announced a conditional decision for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan is wrong.

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Harvard and Yale universities investigated for possible non-disclosure of foreign money

The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into whether the universities of Harvard and Yale failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign gifts and contracts as required by law.

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Democrat Sanders, Nevada union in escalating feud ahead of state nominating contest

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who bills himself as a champion of organized labor, found himself in an escalating feud with Nevada's Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday, 10 days before the state holds the party's third nominating contest.

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China's Hubei province reports surge in daily coronavirus deaths, jump in new cases

The death toll in China's central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak leapt by a record 242 on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths in the province so far to 1,310, the province's health commission said.

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Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province

The Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll on Thursday, as global health experts warned the epidemic could get far worse before it is brought under control.

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Democrats turn focus to Nevada and South Carolina after Sanders' narrow win in New Hampshire

Democrats vying for the right to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump turned their focus on Wednesday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire.

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'Help us or you'll kill the High Street'

The stark warning comes from jewellers F Hinds, one of 50 retailers urging the government to act.

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'My court record only emerged when I got a job'

The number of people in their 20s with county court judgements against them has risen sharply in the last year.

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Harrismith, South Africa: A town fixing itself

In South Africa, residents sick of intermittent water and power in their town are taking action.

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China's Hubei province reports 242 new coronavirus deaths on February 12, new cases rise 14,840

The number of deaths in China's central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak rose by 242 to 1,310 as of Wednesday, the province's health commission said on its website on Thursday.

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UK's Big Ben tower more badly damaged by Nazi bombs than thought

Britain's Big Ben tower at the Houses of Parliament was more badly damaged by German bombs during World War Two than originally thought, experts said on Thursday, as the bill for its restoration rose by nearly 20 million pounds ($25 million).

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Accused El Paso shooter pleads not guilty to hate crime charges

A Texas man pleaded not guilty to 90 federal hate crime charges on Wednesday after he was accused of deliberately targeting people of Mexican heritage in the shooting rampage that killed 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso last year.

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