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Trump Welcomes ‘friend’ China’s Xi For Talks

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit. Mr...

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A Red Line Already Crossed In Syria

President Donald Trump's decision to strike the Syrian regime in retaliation for a chemical attack comes four years...

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CIA Knew In Summer of Russian Effort To Back Trump

The CIA had evidence that Russia was interfering in the 2016 US election to boost Donald Trump earlier than previously...

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Australian Trots Hit By Fixing Scandal

Australia's harness racing industry, known as the trots, was Friday rocked by fixing allegations as police charged a...

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North and South Korea Face Off On Pyongyang Football Field

South Korea's flag will fly in Pyongyang on Friday as its women's football team takes on their neighbours in the first...

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US Lets 23andMe Market Genetic Health Risk Reports

US regulators granted Silicon Valley biotech firm 23andMe permission to become the first company to market reports...

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Lethal Nerve Gas That Kills In Minutes

The United States believes the Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in Tuesday's deadly attack in the...

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US Launches Missile Strikes In Response To Chemical ‘attack’

The US has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on...

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US Launches Missile Strike Against Syria

US President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike against Syria in retaliation for a chemical attack with a...

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Pentagon Has Broad Military Arsenal Available For Syria Strike

The United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge...

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US Border Tax Plans Raise Major Questions For GM, Fiat

Republican plans to introduce a US border adjustment tax have auto giants General Motors and Fiat Chrysler looking for...

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Lyft Filling Tank With Cash As Value Revs

A fruitful funding round has bumped Lyft's value to $7.5 billion, as the ride-hailing company drives to gain ground on...

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US Judge Halts One of Eight Planned Executions In Arkansas

A US judge on Thursday blocked the planned execution of one of eight prisoners whose deaths were scheduled to take...

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Legendary US Comedian Don Rickles Dies At Age 90

Legendary US comedian Don Rickles, who was known for his biting wit that spared no one, died on Thursday from kidney...

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YouTube Channels Must Win Audiences Before Winning Ads

YouTube on Thursday stopped placing ads on channels with fewer than 10,000 views in a move aimed at preventing people...

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Twitter Rejects US Effort To Unmask Anti-Trump Users

Twitter filed suit Thursday against the US government, asking a court to back its refusal to hand over the identities...

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Facebook Launches Digital Assistant ‘M’ In US

Facebook has launched its digital assistant named 'M' for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social...

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US Confident It Can Thwart N.Korean Missiles

The Pentagon can defend against any North Korean missile threat, but Pyongyang's rapidly evolving weapons program is...

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Accident Theory In Syria Attack ‘fanciful’

Chemical weapons experts have thrown doubt on Russian claims the attack that killed more than 80 civilians in...