Kashmir avalanche: 'My baby's toy torch saved me from death'

Shakila was buried for hours under deep snow in Kashmir, hoping her daughter was alive.

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Lina Ben Mhenni: The woman who blogged Tunisia's revolution

"Freedom, better education and health: that's all we wanted," one of Lina Ben Mhenni's friends says.

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Within Hours, Nirmala Sitharaman To Reveal Her Second Budget Amid Slowdown

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce her second Union Budget today. As India's first full-time woman Finance Minister rises to reveal her answer to the frail economy, all eyes will be on...

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Senate adjourns until Monday morning.

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A consequential vote is captured in pencil.

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Biden says his focus is on defeating Trump at the ballot box.

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Former Coast Guard Lieutenant Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges

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Democrats unsuccessfully try to force four amendments.

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Trump signed off on the plan for his trial’s close.

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Requiem for a Dream

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Senate votes to approve final framework for Trump impeachment trial, scheduling final verdict vote for Wednesday of next week.

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Australia fires: How a unique slug species survived

The bright pink species is only found in a small habitat in Australia, experts say.

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Amazon rainforest: The 90-year-old trying to stop destruction

Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon.

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Roberts says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to act as a tie-breaker.

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Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official

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Watch Live: Senators Debate Impeachment Trial Amendments

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Kobe Bryant helicopter firm was not allowed to fly in fog

Island Express Helicopters was restricted to flying in clear conditions, officials say.

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Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?

Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive.

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Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016

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Plans for Alabama’s Deadly Prisons ‘Won’t Fix the Horrors’

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Brexit Has Arrived. But Boris Johnson’s Reign Is Just Beginning.

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Senators say they’ve settled on a schedule that would end the trial on Wednesday.

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Battle Lines Quickly Form Over Radical Property Tax Proposal

By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS, MATTHEW HAAG AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2tgjTeQ

Censorship claims emerge as TikTok gets political in India

A TikTok influencer says his videos on Hindu-Muslim unity have triggered censorship on the app.

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Making beautiful colours without toxic chemicals

Dyeing clothes uses a lot of water and chemicals, but new tech is drawing on nature for colours.

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Coronavirus: Why are we catching more diseases from animals?

Climate change is shifting our relationship with the animal kingdom and helping diseases evolve.

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DHFL Boss Kapil Wadhawan Arrested In Iqbal Mirchi Case Hospitalised

Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) CMD Kapil Wadhawan, who is in the custody of Enforcement Directorate, was admitted to state-run JJ hospital in central Mumbai after he complained of lower...

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Failed Parties Supporting Shaheen Bagh Protests: Smriti Irani

Union minister and Amethi MP Smriti Irani on Thursday claimed that political parties which failed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are supporting protests like those at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where...

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Trump Lawyer’s Impeachment Argument Stokes Fears of Unfettered Power

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Defense team continues to portray the president as a victim.

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Citing ‘Soul of Our Democracy,’ Pastor of Dr. King’s Church Enters Senate Race

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Trump Travels to Iowa to Energize Supporters for Caucuses Next Week

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These Brands Said No to Running Super Bowl Commercials

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We May Never See John Bolton’s Book

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Republican senator laments starkly partisan nature of the trial.

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New York Is Urged to Consider Surge Pricing for Taxis

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More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq

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PROGRAMMING ALERT: Sen. Rand Paul talks impeachment fight on 'The Story,' 7 pm ET

01/30/20 3:52 PM

Amazon Christmas sales soar as rivals struggle

Sales were up 20% over the festive season in sharp contrast to weakness at other retailers.

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Everyone Wants a Piece

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¿Hará el papa Francisco un milagro con la deuda de Argentina?

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Alexander asks about the differences in bipartisanship under Nixon and Trump.

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Day 9 of Trump’s Trial: Tedium and Tea-Leaf Reading

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Fred Silverman, 82, Is Dead; a TV Force When Three Networks Ruled

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Fotis Dulos, Accused of Killing Jennifer Dulos, Is Dead

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Senators break for dinner.

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Is visiting a strip club anti-feminist?

Videos of pop star Dua Lipa at a strip club provoked a question: can a feminist go to a strip joint?

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A holiday camp for India's captive elephants

Once a year, captive elephants get pampered at the camp in India which has become a popular event.

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Britons give Brexit boost to idyllic French village

The share of property held by Britons may be falling in France, but the opposite is happening in Eymet.

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African diaspora: Did Ghana's Year of Return attract foreign visitors?

Ghana's president has declared the Year of Return targeting the African diaspora a great success - but is he right?

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La batalla de China contra el coronavirus en imágenes

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Why Having Hunter Biden Testify Would Be Bad for Trump

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Chris Doleman, Hall of Fame Scourge of Quarterbacks, Dies at 58

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Is the World Ready for the Coronavirus?

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Rand Paul’s question may center on naming the whistle-blower.

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To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble

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Blue States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funds — Red States Are, Too

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To Truly Move On, the Astros Needed Dusty Baker

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As Coronavirus Explodes in China, Countries Struggle to Control Its Spread

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Coronavirus Spreads, and the World Pays for China’s Dictatorship

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6 Takeaways From Senators’ Questions to Impeachment Lawyers

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Everyone’s a Winner in Iowa

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Day 8 of Trump’s Trial: Ask Me Anything

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A frantic campaign schedule catches up with one senator.

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Biden Plans a Counterattack at Trump as Impeachment Tensions Rise

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Legal Pads, Photographs and a Podcast: How Senators Are Documenting Impeachment

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Bashing Bolton, a Senate candidate, Jeff Sessions, plays up his loyalty.

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The Senate breaks for dinner.

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BJP Doesn't Want Victory In Delhi Riding On Hatred: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the BJP did not wish to come to power in Delhi riding on hatred and such a victory would be unacceptable to the party.

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¿Qué significa el testimonio de John Bolton para Donald Trump?

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