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Iran court upholds 10-year jail sentence of US 'spy'

Sunday, September 3rd 2017, 20:31
related countries: China China

Chinese-American Xiyue Wang was imprisoned in July for "collaborating with foreign governments".
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Trump hails hurricane relief efforts as he visits Texas

Sunday, September 3rd 2017, 2:09
related places: Texas, Louisiana

"Things are working out well," says the president, as he and wife Melania meet flood victims.
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Mexico's Peña Nieto vows to defend 'national dignity'

Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 22:15

Enrique Peña Nieto's comments follow Donald Trump's pledge to build a US-Mexico border wall.
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Russia condemns US 'plans' to search Washington trade mission

Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 15:31
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Washington

Russia's foreign ministry says inspecting its Washington complex would be an "aggressive action".
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IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing

Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 14:19
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Syria Syria

The US-led coalition vows not to allow IS fighters and their families to reach Iraq, and bombs their path.
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US reveals details of recent 'sonic attack' on Cuba diplomats

Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 8:00
related countries: Cuba Cuba
related places: Havana

A suspected acoustic attack on embassy staff in Havana was reported as recently as last month.
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Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl

Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 6:43

The 35-year-old tennis superstar has her first child with partner Alexis Ohanian.
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Lavrov says Russia will 'respond harshly' to 'damaging' sanctions

Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 0:43
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was still considering its response to new US sanctions.
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Trump travel ban: People denied entry to US can reapply

Friday, September 1st 2017, 16:10

A legal deal will see the US contact individuals turned away due to President Trump's travel ban.
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Jail term for US man who illegally shared nuclear tech

Friday, September 1st 2017, 14:04
related countries: China China

US man given two years in jail for recruiting experts and sharing sensitive information with China.
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IS chief Baghdadi probably still alive - US commander

Friday, September 1st 2017, 11:02
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Is

The commander of the anti-IS coalition contradicts Russia's claim that Baghdadi was probably killed.
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North Korea tourism: US travel ban takes effect

Friday, September 1st 2017, 8:35

The restriction, put in place after the death of US student Otto Warmbier, comes amid high tensions.
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US police dashcam: 'We only kill black people'

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 22:37
related countries: Georgia Georgia

An officer in the US was caught making the comments after pulling a woman over in Georgia in July 2016.
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US hands out first contracts for border wall prototypes

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 22:36

Four companies will be paid up to $500,000 each for a 30ft segment of concrete border wall.
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US orders Russia to close consulate and two annexes

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 18:24
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: San Francisco

The US orders Russia to close its San Francisco consulate in response to "unwarranted" actions.
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Hurricane Harvey: US petrol prices rise as key pipeline shut

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 12:49

The price of petrol has risen across the US as the storm forces pipelines and refineries to close.
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North Korea: US 'never out of diplomatic solutions'

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 10:52
related places: Trump

He made his comments after Trump tweeted that "talking is not the answer" when dealing with N Korea.
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Australian politician 'targeted by massage scam' at New York hotel

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 8:22
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: New York

Gareth Ward says two "aggressive" men tried to blackmail him at a hotel in New York.
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Kent Heckenlively, US 'anti-vaxxer', denied Australian visa

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 1:58
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Kent Heckenlively has been refused a visa over his "dangerous" ideas, a government minister says.
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Trump: 'It's time' for tax reform

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 20:19

US President Donald Trump wants to lower taxes on businesses and simplify the tax code.
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Historic 'living drug' gets go-ahead

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 18:47

US authorities approve a treatment which re-designs a patient's own immune system to attack cancer.
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US-led strikes in Syria block IS militants evacuated from Lebanon

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 16:57
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Lebanon Lebanon, Syria Syria

The attacks aim to prevent buses carrying hundreds of militants reaching a town on the Iraqi border.
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Venezuela: New assembly approves treason trials for opposition

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 9:32

The trials are for opposition figures accused of supporting US economic sanctions against Venezuela.
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Transgender people in US military may serve for now, says Mattis

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 9:21

Those already in the military will be allowed to serve pending a study, the defence secretary says.
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Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed as Uber's new boss

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 4:31

Dara Khosrowshahi told US news outlets he is aware of challenges and is "not in this to coast".
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North Korea missiles: Trump warns 'all options' on table

Wednesday, August 30th 2017, 0:32
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Trump

Pyongyang says its latest missile launch is due to provocation by the US and its allies.
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Houston flood: Trump visits Texas amid 'epic' rainfall

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 22:36
related places: Texas, Trump

The US president arrives to view the devastation as rising water engulfs thousands more homes.
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Houston flood: Helicopter rescues resident from water

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 21:43

The US Coast Guard release footage of a person being airlifted to safety.
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Trump on Houston flood: 'Texas can handle anything'

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 20:11
related places: Houston, Texas

US President Donald Trump is in Texas to see the devastation caused by Storm Harvey.
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Euro rises to 18-month high against dollar

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 11:30

The euro buys $1.20 for the first time since January 2015 as the prospect of a US rate rise recedes.
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Houston floods: Harvey rains to worsen Texas city's plight

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 11:24
related places: Texas, Harvey

The city could see 12 inches more rain from Harvey on Tuesday as two dams are close to overspilling.
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Canada cycle police arrest top US suspect in Montreal

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 10:27
related places: Montreal

A man held in a routine arrest on a cycle path is on a list of 10 most wanted in the US.
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David Torrence: Olympic runner dies aged 31 in Arizona

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 7:31
related places: Arizona

American middle-distance runner David Torrence is found dead in a swimming pool in Arizona at the age of 31.
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Guatemala President Jimmy Morales under fire for UN expulsion

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 1:03
related countries: Guatemala Guatemala

The US and the EU condemn a decision to expel a UN anti-corruption investigator from Guatemala.
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Full speed ahead

Monday, August 28th 2017, 15:15

US inventor Elon Musk runs tests for vacuum-propelled pods that may revolutionise transport.
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Airbnb targets Asia

Sunday, August 27th 2017, 23:10
related places: Asia

The US start-up wants to expand in the region, but faces fierce competition and regulatory hurdles.
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Storm Harvey: Up to 2,000 rescued as Houston hit by 'catastrophic floods'

Sunday, August 27th 2017, 20:48
related places: Houston

Up to 2,000 people have already been rescued in the area, Texan authorities say.
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Trump Arpaio: Top Republican Paul Ryan condemns pardon for sheriff

Sunday, August 27th 2017, 8:13
related places: Republican

Indignation grows over President Trump's pardon for a hardline sheriff who defied a court order.
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Teenager caught smuggling tiger cub into US from Mexico

Saturday, August 26th 2017, 21:39
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: California

The cub is now being taken care of at California's San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
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Hurricane Harvey: Texas battered by high winds and rain

Saturday, August 26th 2017, 14:51
related places: Texas

The most powerful storm to hit the US in 13 years is expected to bring catastrophic flooding.
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President Trump pardons controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio

Saturday, August 26th 2017, 7:02
related places: Arizona

The US president had already hinted that he was ready to pardon Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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Venezuela says US sanctions will lead to halt in oil exports

Saturday, August 26th 2017, 0:56

President Nicolas Maduro condemns "act of aggression" and says the decision will cost US jobs.
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Hurricane Harvey will be major disaster: Texas governor

Friday, August 25th 2017, 23:27
related places: Texas

The category 4 storm is likely to be the worst to hit the US in 12 years, as Texas faces huge floods.
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VW engineer jailed for emissions scandal

Friday, August 25th 2017, 18:13

A US judge opts for a harsher penalty than prosecutors had recommended in the VW emissions case.
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Sonic attack?

Friday, August 25th 2017, 16:57
related countries: Cuba Cuba

US diplomats in Cuba are unwell after a suspected acoustic attack - how could that be done covertly?
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'Housing terrorists'

Friday, August 25th 2017, 16:08
related countries: India India, Pakistan Pakistan

The US is threatening Pakistan and praising India, but the relationship between the three nations is complicated.
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Akon on creating 'iTunes for Africa'

Friday, August 25th 2017, 15:54
related places: Africa

Akon reveals why he thinks the music business in Africa is bigger than in the US.
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Janet Yellen defends US regulations

Friday, August 25th 2017, 15:08

US central bank chief endorses existing tighter banking rules called a "disaster" by Donald Trump.
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Sixteen US staff in Cuba hurt in 'acoustic attack'

Friday, August 25th 2017, 10:22
related countries: Cuba Cuba
related places: Havana

Embassy staff in Havana began noticing symptoms including hearing loss late last year.
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Colin Kaepernick supporters rally for jobless NFL player

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 8:50

Colin Kaepernick, who protested during the US anthem, is jobless weeks before the season starts.
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Dutch gig cancelled over terror tip-off

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 2:17
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands, Spain Spain
related places: Rotterdam, Allah

A Spanish van carrying gas canisters is found, after the concert is called off following an alert.
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Pay up or pack up

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 0:25
related countries: Cambodia Cambodia

Cambodia's free press fears silencing as leader Hun Sen is emboldened by US President Donald Trump.
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Canada government giving migrants 'false hope'

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 23:53

The country is seeing a surge in refugee claims as migrants cross the border from the US.
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Donald Trump softens tone to urge 'a new unity'

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 21:14

The US president's conciliatory message contrasts sharply with his raucous rally the night before.
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Trump says he is willing to 'close government' to build Mexico wall

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 14:23
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Arizona

The president takes aim at opponents at an Arizona rally but misquotes his Charlottesville response.
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Egypt criticises US decision to withhold military aid

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 11:22
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Washington

Egypt's foreign ministry says the move - not yet announced by Washington - reflects "poor judgement".
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USS John S. McCain: US Navy sacks Joseph Aucoin as fleet commander

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 9:30
related places: Asia

The move to replace Vice Adm Aucoin follows a series of collisions involving US warships in Asia.
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US Afghanistan: Tillerson ups pressure on Pakistan

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 7:13
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Taliban

The US urges Pakistan to stop sheltering Taliban forces amid a new US pledge to support Afghanistan.
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Venezuela seeks arrest warrant for prosecutor

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 5:20
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Luisa Ortega has gone to Brazil and is expected to seek asylum in the US.
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US hits Chinese and Russian firms over North Korea

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 2:16
related countries: China China, North Korea North Korea, Russia Russia

Ten companies and six individuals in Russia and China are subject to a new round of US sanctions.
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Sixty migrants found locked in icy truck on US-Mexico border

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 15:45
related places: Texas

The migrants were found lying on sheets of ice by border patrol agents in Texas.
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Star-gazing

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 14:36

The best pictures and moments from a day when millions in North America gazed upwards in wonder.
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Syria war: 'Dozens of civilians killed' in Raqqa air strikes

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 13:32
related countries: Syria Syria

Activists say 19 children were among those who died when US-led planes bombed the Syrian city.
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US Navy collision: Remains found in hunt for missing sailors

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 12:23
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Ten US sailors have been missing since Monday's collision with a tanker near Singapore.
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Trump rules out Afghan troops withdrawal

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 10:33
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The president indicates he will send more US troops to a conflict he once called "a complete waste".
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US Navy collision: Divers join search for missing sailors

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 10:25
related countries: Singapore Singapore

Ten sailors are still missing after the USS John McCain collided with a tanker near Singapore.
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US Navy orders 'operational pause' after collision

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 3:18

The inquiry will look at "all related accidents at sea", US Defence Secretary James Mattis says.
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Trump to unveil Afghanistan war strategy

Monday, August 21st 2017, 21:13
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The US president is expected to outline a more aggressive US counter-terrorism policy in the region.
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Solar eclipse 2017: Donald Trump looks directly at the Sun

Monday, August 21st 2017, 19:53
related places: Sun

The US president couldn't resist taking a sneaky peek without his protective glasses.
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Solar eclipse: See it in 60 seconds

Monday, August 21st 2017, 19:45
related places: Oregon

A Nasa telescope captures the total solar eclipse as it passes over the western US state of Oregon.
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Solar eclipse 2017: Americans gaze at sky spectacular

Monday, August 21st 2017, 19:22

Skywatchers in the US are treated to a spectacular coast-to-coast eclipse.
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Charlottesville violence: What Germans think seeing a US far-right rally

Monday, August 21st 2017, 17:52
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Virginia, Germans

The display of Nazi symbols is illegal in Germany - so what was it like for Germans to see neo-Nazis joining white supremacists to march in Virginia?
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Gustavo Dudamel: Venezuela star conductor's tour cancelled

Monday, August 21st 2017, 17:01
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Gustavo Dudamel confirms his US tour with Venezuela's National Youth Orchestra has been cancelled.
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US-South Korea hold military drills amid tension

Monday, August 21st 2017, 12:48
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

Pyongyang has already lashed out at the annual drills, saying they were "adding fuel to the fire".
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US Navy ship: sleeping area and communication equipment damaged

Monday, August 21st 2017, 10:40
related countries: Liberia Liberia, Singapore Singapore

The guided missile destroyer USS John S McCain was sailing east of Singapore when a collision with a Liberian-flagged tanker occurred.
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US Navy ship and oil tanker collide near Singapore

Monday, August 21st 2017, 7:56
related countries: Singapore Singapore

A search for the Navy sailors is under way after the ship and an oil tanker collide near Singapore.
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Jerry Lewis: US comedian dies aged 91 in Las Vegas

Monday, August 21st 2017, 5:55
related places: Hollywood

One of Hollywood's most successful comedians has died at his home in Las Vegas.
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Solar eclipse: Welcome to 'Eclipseville', Kentucky

Sunday, August 20th 2017, 11:43
related places: Kentucky, Welcome, Hopkinsville, Monday

Thousands are flocking to the little town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in the US, to watch Monday's solar eclipse.
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Lost WW2 warship USS Indianapolis found after 72 years

Sunday, August 20th 2017, 10:27

The warship's sinking, weeks before WW2's end, remains the worst US naval loss at sea in history.
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Boston demonstrations: How the day unfolded.

Sunday, August 20th 2017, 8:31

Tens of thousands of people were in the US city to oppose a right-wing rally.
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US comedian and activist Dick Gregory dies aged 84

Sunday, August 20th 2017, 4:37

The family of Dick Gregory, who satirised racism with his stand-up, announce his death aged 84.
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How to watch a total solar eclipse: Tips from the Faroe Islands

Sunday, August 20th 2017, 2:38
related countries: Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
related places: Monday

Ahead of Monday's eclipse in the US, here are four tips from the Faroe Islands, which experienced one in 2015.
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Steve Bannon vows to 'go to war' for Trump agenda

Saturday, August 19th 2017, 11:43
related places: Trump

The fired Trump strategist pledges to fight for the agenda that he says won the US presidency.
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US to review China intellectual property policies

Friday, August 18th 2017, 23:13
related countries: China China

China has voiced "serious concern" over the investigation, which could result in US trade sanctions.
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Taylor Swift's social media pages and website are currently showing a Blank Space

Friday, August 18th 2017, 17:31

The American star's social media posts have been deleted, while her website is only showing a black screen.
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US senator Chappelle-Nadal's Trump assassination post investigated

Friday, August 18th 2017, 9:55
related places: Trump

The Missouri senator said on Facebook that she hoped the US President would be assassinated.
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Wrestling bids to boost interest in China

Friday, August 18th 2017, 8:55
related countries: China China

Is it real or is it fake? The fans don't care in the US, and the WWE hopes they won't in China.
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USS Fitzgerald: US Navy to discipline dozen sailors

Friday, August 18th 2017, 0:25
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: June

The destroyer was damaged in a collision off Japan in June, in which seven sailors were killed.
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North Korea crisis: War would be horrific, US general says

Thursday, August 17th 2017, 11:23
related places: War

A top US general gives a bleak assessment of a military response but says it remains a possibility.
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The Guam identity

Thursday, August 17th 2017, 3:34
related countries: Guam Guam

The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes examines the conflicted identity of the US territory of Guam.
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US woman confronts her neighbour over Nazi flag

Wednesday, August 16th 2017, 21:48

Page Blaswell couldn't believe her eyes when she drove past a home flying a Nazi flag in North Carolina.
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Trump again blames Charlottesville violence on both sides

Wednesday, August 16th 2017, 7:09
related places: Virginia, Trump, Charlottesville

His latest comments draw widespread condemnation from across the political spectrum.
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Trump: 'What about alt-left violence in Charlottesville?'

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 20:53

The US president doubled down on his belief that "both sides" were to blame for the violent clashes.
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Lincoln Memorial vandalised with profanity in Washington DC

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 20:08

The memorial to the US Civil War leader was discovered damaged early on Tuesday morning.
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Trump under fire for new retweets

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 18:44

The US president also apparently accidentally retweeted a post by someone calling him "a fascist".
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Mistaken identity

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 17:00
related places: Charlottesville

A US professor wrongly identified as a white supremacist in Charlottesville tweets his innocence.
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'You don't love Jesus'

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 11:36

Waiting staff in the US rely on tips, but a server in Illinois received nothing because she 'doesn't love Jesus'
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Pioneering stuntwoman

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 10:53

Deadpool 2's SJ Harris was said to be the first licensed female African American road racer.
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Charlottesville violence: Trump council sees more CEOs resign

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 10:44
related places: Trump, Charlottesville

Two more CEOs quit Mr Trump's manufacturing council over his response to violence in Charlottesville.
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Iran could restart nuclear programme within hours - Rouhani

Tuesday, August 15th 2017, 9:52

Hassan Rouhani warned the United States to end the "language of threats and sanctions".
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