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Australia fires: How a unique slug species survived

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 0:06
related countries: Australia

The bright pink species is only found in a small habitat in Australia, experts say.
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Lina Ben Mhenni: The woman who blogged Tunisia's revolution

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 1:14
related countries: Tunisia

"Freedom, better education and health: that's all we wanted," one of Lina Ben Mhenni's friends says.
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Coronavirus: US bars foreigners who recently visited China

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 6:51
related countries: United States, China

US citizens returning from Hubei province, where the coronavirus outbreak began, face quarantine.
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Mary Higgins Clark: Bestselling author dies aged 92

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 8:06
related countries: United States
related places: Stranger

She wrote novels such as A Stranger is Watching and sold over 100 million books in the US alone.
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Australian Open: Sofia Kenin beats Garbine Muguruza to win title

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 10:52
related countries: United States, Aruba, Bulgaria, Spain

American Sofia Kenin wins a first Grand Slam title by beating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in three sets in the Australian Open final.
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Super Bowl: Miami stadium replaces plastic cups with aluminium

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 11:31
related countries: United States

This year's American football event will introduce aluminium cups and donate food waste to charities.
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Tanzania 'anti-gay' force official Paul Makonda banned from US

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 12:35
related countries: United States
related places: Dar

Paul Makonda launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people in Dar es Salaam.
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Man taken off American Airlines flight for wearing gas mask

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 14:47
related countries: United States
related places: Houston, Dallas

The man was wearing a gas mask hiding his face on the flight bound for Houston from Dallas.
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Peanut allergy drug approved by the US FDA

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 18:22
related countries: United States

The drug is aimed at protecting against accidental exposure, but may cause a fatal reaction.
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Pompeo offers Belarus oil in rare visit

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 21:37
related countries: Belarus, United States

He is the first US secretary of state to visit the country for a quarter of a century.
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Australia fires: Canberra escapes worst as fires rage on

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 21:45
related countries: Australia
related places: Canberra

The fire south of Australia's capital has already burned more than a fifth of its landscape.
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Coronavirus: US and Australia close borders to Chinese arrivals

Saturday 1st of February 2020, 22:48
related countries: China, Australia, United States

The US and Australia are among the countries that have implemented rare travel restrictions.
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