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In his old parish, Argentines hope Pope Francis can help solve debt crisis 04 Feb 2020 - 06:37 pm
Maxi and his daughter Malena enter the building where they live and where Pope Francis was born in the district of Flores, in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 3, 2020.  Reuters/Matias Baglietto
Canadian jet forced back to airport after passenger falsely claims he has corona virus 04 Feb 2020 - 06:03 pm
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Confusion as delays mar Iowa White House contest 04 Feb 2020 - 08:26 am
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) prepare to caucus for her in the gymnasium at Roosevelt High School February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Two dead, one wounded in shooting at Texas university campus 03 Feb 2020 - 11:29 pm
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What the Iowa caucuses could mean for Democratic presidential candidates 03 Feb 2020 - 09:10 pm
Tulsi Gabbard, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, walk arm-in-arm with during the MLK Day Parade in Columbia January 20, 2020. Reuters / Randall Hill
Jailbreak in the ‘city of blood’: Brazil’s drug gangs overrun Paraguay 03 Feb 2020 - 09:10 pm
A dog is seen in front of the border prison, where prisoners, housed in a gallery for members of Brazil's First Capital Command (PCC) gang, broke out of the jail in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay January 22, 2020.  Reuters/Gabriel Stargardter
EU top diplomat holds talks in Iran 'to de-escalate tensions' 03 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of European Commission Josep Borrell in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2020. Official President website/Handout via Reuters
Democratic White House contenders face first test in Iowa 03 Feb 2020 - 03:57 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 14, 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (L), former Vice President Joe Biden (C) and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders participate in the seventh Democratic primary debate o
DHS: New screening to begin amid coronavirus concerns 03 Feb 2020 - 09:53 am
Chinese citizens wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on February 2, 2020. AFP / Mark Ralston
U.S. disinfectant maker boosts output as China hospitals battle virus 03 Feb 2020 - 09:13 am
This photo taken on January 30, 2020 shows workers producing disinfectant at a factory in Xiaogan in China's central Hubei province, to support the supply of medical materials during the virus outbreak in Hubei's city of Wuhan. / AFP / STR
Trump bashes Bloomberg; Dem's campaign calls Trump a `liar' 02 Feb 2020 - 08:37 pm
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 31, 2020. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
US military ready to house 1,000 for virus quarantine 02 Feb 2020 - 09:12 am
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: The Department of Health and Human Services will be holding a press conference today on their coordinated public health response to the 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) onJanuary 28, 2020 in Washington. Samuel Corum/AFP/
In rare conviction, El Salvadoran man gets maximum sentence for femicide 31 Jan 2020 - 09:17 pm
Women demonstrate during the funeral of Karla Turcios in San Salvador, El Salvador April 17, 2018. Reuters file photo
Trump impeachment trial end gets closer; witness bid likely to fail 31 Jan 2020 - 06:33 pm
US Senator and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 31, 2020 for the impeachment trial proceedings of US President Donald Trump. (AFP / Mandel NGAN)
Helicopter company in Kobe Bryant crash not certified to fly in poor visibility 31 Jan 2020 - 01:48 pm
An investigator works at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in a screen grab taken in Calabasas, California, U.S. January 27, 2020 and released by the National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS
More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54 30 Jan 2020 - 11:34 am
A local walks up stairs next to an area covered with mud and water after heavy rains at the Sao Pedro neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on January 29, 2020. The death toll from days of intense storms and flooding in southeast
Americans from China virus zone evaluated at military base 30 Jan 2020 - 11:16 am
Personnel in protective clothing approach an aircraft, chartered by the U.S. State Department to evacuate government employees and other Americans from the novel coronavirus threat in the Chinese city of Wuhan, after it arrived at March Air Reserve Base i
Longest Cross-Border Tunnel Discovered Between United States and Mexico 30 Jan 2020 - 10:35 am
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