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Regional Elections In Italy May Be A Bellwether For A Far-Right Party

4:27pm January 24, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

The right-wing League party has been booted out of Italy's federal government, but could make a comeback. Sunday's local elections in Emilia-Romagna are seen as a test of the party's strength.

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A motorbike convoy in November follows the last ride of Harry Dunn, who died when his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision in August 2019, near RAF Croughton, in Brackley, England.

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U.S. Won't Hand Over American Diplomat's Wife Wanted In Fatal U.K. Car Crash

11:44am January 24, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The State Department says Anne Sacoolas has diplomatic immunity and will not be returned to face dangerous driving charges related to the Aug. 27 death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn.

A Davos sign sits atop a hotel roof ahead of this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Is Davos As Bad As Critics Say? Global Leaders Weigh In

11:42am January 24, 2020

by Joanne Lu

Critics love to hate the World Economic Forum's annual meeting for elites. But people who work in global health and development say it has helped do some good.

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More Than 35 Million People In China Are On Travel Lockdown

10:24am January 24, 2020

by Emily Feng

The threat of the mysterious pneumonia-like ailment called coronavirus has Chinese authorities scrambling to prevent it from spreading. At least 26 people have died.

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Iraqis Demonstrate Against U.S. Troop Presence In Iraq

10:24am January 24, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis marched in Baghdad Friday calling for the departure of U.S. troops. The peaceful march was organized by the militia of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

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Well-Know Mexican Advocate For The Monarch Butterfly Has Disappeared

8:13am January 24, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

The manager of a monarch butterfly sanctuary in Mexico is missing, and authorities suspect foul play. There is concern that his conservation efforts got in the way of criminal gangs.

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White House Rules Would Restrict Foreign Travelers From Coming To U.S.

7:06am January 24, 2020

by John Burnett

President Trump is again restricting foreign travelers to the U.S. The administration has announced an expanded travel ban, and a rule denying visas to some pregnant women.

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A traveler walks past a display board showing a canceled flight from Wuhan at Beijing Capital International Airport on Thursday. China closed off the city of more than 11 million in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that

Chinese Authorities Begin Quarantine Of Wuhan City As Coronavirus Cases Multiply

9:53pm January 23, 2020

Transportation in and out of the city of 11 million is being shut down as cases of the coronavirus are being reported throughout China and abroad. Wuhan is believed to be the contagion's epicenter.

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An air tanker operated by Canada-based Coulson Aviation drops fire retardant on the Morton Fire burning in bushland close to homes at Penrose, south of Sydney, earlier this month.

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Tanker Plane Fighting Australia's Bushfires Crashes, Killing U.S. Crew Of 3

9:32pm January 23, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The crash occurred south of the capital, Canberra, as Australia continues battling massive fires that have scorched a Pennsylvania-size section of the country.

A worker piles boxes of strawberries inside the Ground Berries Association in northern Gaza. An unwritten deal between Israel and Hamas gives Gaza residents more access to jobs, trade and travel.

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'Like A Prisoner Being Let Free': Israel-Hamas Truce Lends Hope To Gaza's Jobless

5:10pm January 23, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Even before President Trump's peace deal comes to light, an informal arrangement between Israeli and Hamas leaders eased some restrictions on travel and trade out of Gaza.

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