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Trump warns Republicans to "be careful" over Obamacare 04 Jan 2017 - 05:29 pm
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US: Trump calls for halt to Gitmo releases 04 Jan 2017 - 10:53 am
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Obama moves to stop Trump gutting signature healthcare law 04 Jan 2017 - 09:35 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 13, 2016 shows US President Barack Obama during a signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act in Washington, DC. AFP / MANDEL NGAN
WikiLeaks urges leaks of departing Obama White House docs 04 Jan 2017 - 08:28 am
File photo of Julian Assange. Reuters
Canada faces deadly fentanyl overdose crisis 03 Jan 2017 - 07:00 pm
A mural in an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, on December 21, 2016, painted by a man mourning the fentanyl overdose death of his wife, with names of other victims of the crisis that killed 128 people in British Columbia in November. AFP / Deborah
Republicans primed for push to dismantle Obama's policies 03 Jan 2017 - 06:51 pm
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at the John Hay Initiative in Washington September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Migrants in US, Mexico fret about Trump threat to halt remittances 03 Jan 2017 - 05:26 pm
US Border Patrol agents walk over a canal of water flowing into Mexico at the US Mexico border fence on November 17, 2016 in San Luis, Arizona (John Moore / Getty Images / AFP)
Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance 03 Jan 2017 - 05:10 pm
Donald Trump and Mike Pence arrive for a day of meetings at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster, NJ (AFP / DON EMMERT)
Judge: Requiring more parking for mosque is unconstitutional 03 Jan 2017 - 04:45 pm
Rendering of the proposed mosque for the Liberty Corner section of Bernards. Courtesy: mycentraljersey.com
Brazil prison riot leaders to be transferred: minister 03 Jan 2017 - 02:57 pm
This undated handout picture released on January 2, 2017 by the SESIP shows the Penitentiary Complex Anisio Jobim located at 8 kilometres of route BR-174, in Manaus, Amazonia state, Brazil.  AFP / SESIP
At least 56 dead in Brazil prison massacre 03 Jan 2017 - 12:08 pm
Relatives of prisoners await news after a bloody prison riot Monday in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, Brazil. Michael Dantas / Reuters.
US Customs computer collapse leaves thousands of travelers waiting 03 Jan 2017 - 09:28 am
A US customs service IT glitch has left thousands of airline passengers waiting for clearance to enter the country. (AFP Photo/JOE RAEDLE)
Four killed in Alabama as severe storms hit US South 03 Jan 2017 - 08:59 am
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Huge wildfire burns homes in Valparaiso, Chile 03 Jan 2017 - 08:39 am
Destroyed houses are seen on a hill, where more than 100 homes were burned due to a forest fire but there have been no reports of death, local authorities said in Valparaiso, Chile January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Bill Gates warns world “vulnerable” to deadly epidemic in next decade 02 Jan 2017 - 08:35 pm
Bill Gates (AFP file photo / Dominick Reuter)
Women’s rights face a daunting new year worldwide, campaigners warn 02 Jan 2017 - 08:35 pm
Women react outside a government military police centre to visit their relatives who were evacuated from the east Aleppo and are being prepared for military service in Aleppo, December 11, 2016 (REUTERS)
Colombia's war traumas leave deep mental scars 02 Jan 2017 - 06:26 pm
Maria, a former member of a Colombian paramilitary group cries during an interview with AFP on October 10, 2016. Colombian rebels may be preparing to lay down their guns, but the nation faces a deeper challenge to heal itself: treating mental illnesses fr
At least 50 killed in Brazil prison riot : Globo 02 Jan 2017 - 04:58 pm
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