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French Foreign Exchange Student Dies After High-Rise Apartment Fire in California
Jeremy Bru, 19, was among the 11 people who were being treated after the fire on January 29 at a multi-story building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
UK Divorces European Union After 47 Years as Brexit Formally Comes Into Force, Boris Johnson Hails 'New Dawn'
While there will be little change instantly as the UK and EU enter into a pre-agreed period of transition from Saturday until the end of December, the process of complete extrication from the now 27-member economic bloc will begin right away.
Pakistan Not to Evacuate Its Citizens From Virus-hit Wuhan to Show 'Solidarity' with China: Official
There were up to 800 Pakistanis studying in various universities in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people which has been quarantined by the Chinese authorities.
Australia Braces for Fresh Wave of Wildfire as Heatwave and High Winds Bring Renewed Threat
As firefighters and residents prepared for the heightened danger, the New South Wales (NSW) state government launched a six-month inquiry to examine both the causes of and response to this season's deadly wildfires.
Iron Collar, Chains & Handcuffs: With New Book, Asia Bibi Breaks Silence on Hellish Prison Life in Pakistan
Bibi was sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a Pakistani court in 2010 but then dramatically acquitted in 2018. She now lives in Canada at an undisclosed location.
US Files Lawsuits Against Centres, Mostly From India, for Making Fake Robocalls to Americans
Seeking a restraining order against such call centers and robocalls, the Department of Justice in its class action lawsuit alleged that the companies were warned many times not to place fraudulent robocalls including government and business-imposter calls...
4-year-old Girl Among Three New Cases of Deadly Coronavirus in Malaysia; Total Toll Hits 7
The newly identified coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has created alarm because it is spreading quickly and much about it is still unknown.
EU Citizens to Be Airlifted out of Coronavirus-hit Wuhan City in China
A statement said that around 250 French citizens will be transported in the first aircraft and over 100 EU citizens from other countries will join the second.
North Korea Imposes Month-long Quarantine on Foreigners Arriving from China Over Virus Fears
The protocol department said the measures were to protect the staff of international organisations and diplomatic missions in North Korea, as well as prevent an outbreak.
Hong Kong to Shut Football Pitches and Museums in Virus Fight
Officials have also announced that all schools will extend their Lunar New Year holiday to mid-February and civil servants have been told to work from home.
Protest Held Against Pro-Khalistani Group For Burning Indian Constitution in New York
Members of the Guru Ravidas Temple held the protest outside the office of Pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice.
Key Vote in Italy as Far-right Leader Matteo Salvini Seeks to Topple Government
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has dismissed fears of a government crisis should Salvini's party win, saying the election concerns the region alone and has no bearing on national politics.
'To Deny the American People Right to Vote': Of All Trump's Defenses, This Is the Lamest
There’s an additional, profoundly important wrinkle in the case of Trump’s impeachment and trial. They stem specifically from actions he took to corrupt the next presidential election by getting a foreign government to smear a potential rival.
Voters Should Decide if Trump Remains US President, Says White House
Americans appear about evenly split on whether Trump should be removed, though several polls show a healthy majority want the Senate to subpoena witnesses for Donald Trump's trial.
White House Lawyers Begin Trump Defence at Historic Senate Trial
White House counsel Pat Cipollone began presenting opening arguments at an extraordinary weekend session of the 100-member Senate, which will decide whether the 45th US president should be removed from office.
Iraqi Security Forces Raid Baghdad's Main Protest Camp, Shoot at Demonstrators
The clashes took place after authorities began removing concrete barriers near Tahrir Square and across at least one main bridge over the Tigris River in Baghdad.