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- Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Archbishop of Philadelphia January 23, 2020Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011, has long been known as a theological and political conservative, often at odds with Pope Francis.
- Ousted From Washington, Ex-Spy Valerie Plame Asks Voters to Send Her Back January 24, 2020Ms. Plame is celebrating her C.I.A. past in a race for a congressional seat. But as she finds herself cast as an outsider, she’s running into trouble.
- Texas Student May Have Wuhan Coronavirus, as Dozens in U.S. Are Monitored January 24, 2020Health officials said they were keeping the Texas A&M student, who had traveled to China, isolated at home.
- A New Face of White Supremacy: Plots Expose Danger of the ‘Base’ January 23, 2020A secret domestic terrorism investigation revealed that the violent neo-Nazi group was recruiting cells across the United States.
- Impeachment Trial, Coronavirus, Australian Open: Your Friday Briefing January 24, 2020Here's what you need to know.
- What’s in a Presidential Pronoun? January 24, 2020New research finds that Americans are reluctant to use the word “she” to describe a hypothetical president. Will language ever catch up to politics?
- How Will Thousands of Latinos in Iowa Be Greeted at ‘El Caucus’? January 24, 2020The state’s Latino population is a potentially important bloc in the Democratic voting. But some local leaders believe efforts to make caucus sites friendlier to Spanish speakers have fallen short.
- What to Watch For in Trump’s Impeachment Trial on Friday January 24, 2020The conclusion of the House managers’ formal arguments and a look at how long the trial could go.
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- Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals in chaos as lockdown spreads to affect 33m people January 24, 2020Public transport suspended in at least 10 cities as death toll rises and heath care centres struggle to cope with influx of patientsCoronavirus outbreak latest - live What we know so farHospitals in the Chinese city of Wuhan have been thrown into chaos and the movement of about 33 million people has been restricted by an unprecedented and indefinite lockdown […]
- Sombre EU leaders sign Brexit withdrawal agreement January 24, 2020Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel sign document seven days before exit dayA sombre Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the leaders of the European commission and council, have formally signed the withdrawal agreement as Brussels prepares for the UK’s exit from the EU in seven days’ time.In photographs issued of the signing ceremony in the EU’s Eur […]
- Bushfires, ash rain, dust storms and flash floods: two weeks in apocalyptic Australia January 24, 2020As the country lurches painfully from one extreme weather to another, residents are fearful of what they will face nextIn Australia this summer, talking about the weather inevitably leads to talking about the apocalypse.“When’s the plague of locusts going to arrive?” jokes one Sydney resident after hearing reports that her city is to receive another storm of […]
- Taylor Swift discloses fight with eating disorder in new documentary January 24, 2020‘There’s always some standard of beauty that you’re not meeting,’ she tells Miss Americana director Lana WilsonTaylor Swift has disclosed her experiences with an eating disorder in a new documentary. In Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, which received its premiere at the Sundance film festival last night, Swift says that she would starve herself to the extent th […]
- Essex lorry deaths: man can be extradited to UK, Irish judge rules January 24, 2020Eamonn Harrison, from County Down, is wanted in connection with 39 container deathsA man who is wanted in connection with the discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container in Essex, can be extradited from Ireland to the UK, a judge in Dublin has ruled.British authorities are seeking Eamonn Harrison, 23, from Mayobridge in Newry, County Down, on charges […]
- Sopranos actor re-enacts alleged rape at Weinstein trial: 'I was trying to fight' January 23, 2020Annabella Sciorra’s shocking testimony marks first time the Weinstein sex crimes trial directly heard from one of his accusersWeinstein trial opens with shocking details of alleged attacks on six womenIn a packed courtroom in the New York supreme court in Manhattan on Thursday, the former Sopranos actor Annabella Sciorra held her arms above her head, wrists […]
- ‘Hypocrisy’: 90% of UK-Africa summit’s energy deals were in fossil fuels January 24, 2020Exclusive: Almost £2bn went to oil and gas despite a UK pledge to support cleaner energy in African countries More than 90% of the £2bn in energy deals struck at this week’s UK-Africa investment summit were for fossil fuels, despite a government commitment to “support African countries in their transition to cleaner energy”.Prime Minister Boris Johnson opene […]
- Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg blasts climate inaction; Lagarde fears Brexit cliff edge - live updates January 24, 2020Climate activists protest at the World Economic Forum, as Lagarde, Georgieva and Mnuchin discuss the economic outlookLatest: Lagarde warns about Brexit risks in 2020IMF chief says growth still sluggishThunberg: Davos has completely ignored our demandsActivists pile pressure on Siemens CEO 11.21am GMT Germany’s finance minister, Olaf Scholz, tells Davos that […]
The BBC
- China coronavirus: Death toll rises as more cities restrict travel January 24, 2020At least 10 cities are limiting journeys in and out as officials say 26 people have died so far.
- Trump impeachment: Senators play games and nap during trial January 24, 2020Senators have been seen chewing gum, handing out fidget spinners and sleeping during the trial.
- Huge rally as Iraqis demand US troops pull out January 24, 2020Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a million people to join the march in Baghdad.
- Indonesian needlefish boy: 'A fish jumped out the water and stabbed my neck' January 24, 2020Muhammad Idul tells the BBC the force threw him from his boat before a desperate race to hospital.
- Locusts: UN calls for international help in East Africa January 24, 2020"Unprecedented" swarms of desert locusts, the worst in decades, are devouring crops in East Africa.
- Detroit bank calls police on black man depositing cheque January 24, 2020Sauntore Thomas was depositing a cheque won in a racial bias lawsuit against his old employer.
- Actress Sciorra tells court Weinstein raped her January 23, 2020"I couldn't fight anymore because he had my hands locked," the Sopranos actress tells the trial.
- American Dirt: Oprah book club pick suffers Latino backlash January 23, 2020A new novel about a family fleeing Mexico for the US spurs a fierce debate over fiction writing.
