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US Increases Imports of Nigerian Crude By 287%

The United States almost tripled the volume of crude oil bought from Nigeria last year, seven years after it began...

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Trump, Abe Say North Korea Threat ‘entered A New Stage’

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat from North Korea had...

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Republicans Unveil Plan To Repeal, Replace Obamacare

US House Republicans unveiled long-awaited legislation Monday that would repeal and replace the health care reforms...

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Uber Skids Have Lyft Steering For Passing Lane

As Uber's gets dented by controversies, on-demand ride rival Lyft is accelerating expansion and out to pick up converts...

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Republicans Unveil Plan To Repeal, Replace Obamacare

US House Republicans unveiled long-awaited legislation Monday that would repeal and replace the health care reforms...

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Trump Cabinet Member Carson

President Donald Trump's housing secretary provoked a firestorm Monday by saying slaves brought from Africa were...

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N.Korea Missile Launch Was Training Exercise For Strike On US Bases…

Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles on Monday was a training exercise for a strike on US bases in...

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Chance the Rapper Gives $1 Mn Amid Chicago School Row

Fast-rising star Chance the Rapper on Monday donated $1 million to Chicago's schools as he waded into the middle of a...

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Trump’s Slurs — and Praise — of Obama Go Back Years

US President Donald Trump's love-hate attitude towards predecessor Barack Obama goes back a decade, a volatile mixture...

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Swift Childhood Cancer Deaths More Common Than Thought

Childhood cancer often strikes its youngest victims the hardest, and the death rate for infants may be up to four times...

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US Troops Train Iraqi Forces In Key Bridging Skills

Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in...

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Rapinoe To Respect New US Anthem Rules

United States women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe said Monday she will abide by a new policy which orders players to...

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Turkey Steps Back From Striking Syria’s Manbij

Turkey on Monday stepped back from threats to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces deployed in Manbij, a former Islamic...

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GM Eyes Autonomous Future As It Sells Opel

The move by US auto giant General Motors to offload money-losing European brand Opel marks its latest effort to focus...

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EU Warns DR Congo of More Sanctions

The European Union on Monday warned the Democratic Republic of Congo it faces more EU sanctions if political and...

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Former Guantanamo Inmate Killed In US Strike In Yemen

A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, the Defense Department said Monday, as...

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US Sends Extra Troops Into Syrian City of Manbij

The Pentagon said Monday it has sent additional US troops into northern Syria in a show of strength aimed at deterring...

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Trump Wants Congress To Probe Leaks of Classified Information

US President Donald Trump had indicated he would like to see Congress broaden the scope of ongoing investigations into...

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EU To Host Syria Conference April 5 With UN

The European Union will host a conference on the post-conflict future of Syria with the United Nations in Brussels on...