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Sanders defeats Clinton, Trump wins in New Hampshire
Bernie Sanders won a commanding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, and Donald Trump also…
Supreme Court blocks Obama carbon emissions plan
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal…
China confirms first case of Zika virus: Xinhua
China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the…
Obama to ask Congress for $1.8 bn to tackle Zika crisis
President Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to tackle the fast…
Four killed in crash of Russian military helicopter
Four people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter owned by the Russian Defence Ministry crashed on Monday in the…
Japan, UK agree UN Security Council must take strong action against North Korea
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Sunday he had spoken with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and…
Two more Taiwan quake survivors found, toll could exceed 100
Rescuers pulled two survivors from the rubble of a Taiwan apartment block on Monday more than 48 hours after it was…
Trump calls for waterboarding, other methods in US fight against ISIS
US Republican White House front-runner Donald Trump said Sunday he would be open to harsh measures to deal with…
Volkswagen offers generous compensation for U.S. customers
Volkswagen will offer generous compensation packages to the roughly 600,000 U.S. owners of diesel vehicles whose…
More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus – government
More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel…
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