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Democrats to appeal to voters to channel anger over Kavanaugh confirmation
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US Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice
He comes to the seat after the most divisive of processes, with virtually all institutions of government suffering a measure of potential damage. He was less d...
Nobel Economics 2018 awarded to Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer
Nordhaus is being recognised for his work on the damage caused by climate change while Romer has won the prize for his study on how economists can achieve a hea...
Trump wins: Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court
Noisy to the end, the Senate battle featured a call of the roll that was interrupted several times by protesters shouting in the spectators' gallery before Capi...
Xi Jinping will visit North Korea ‘soon’, says Seoul
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , right, is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, in Sout...
Brazil’s right-wing Bolsonaro narrowly misses first round win in presidential election
Mr Bolsonaro obtained 46.7 percent of the votes in Sunday's first-round vote, while Mr Haddad, the stand-in for jailed ex-President Luiz Inacio da Silva, got 28...
Death toll from Indonesian quake and tsunami revised to 1763
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Sen. Jeff Flake votes to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
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Pro-Russian party poised to take power in Latvian election
But it has been shunned by other Latvian parties and kept out of the Cabinet over suspicions that it's too cozy with Moscow, despite the party's pro-EU stance. ...
Susan Collins will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
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Melania Trump rounds off Africa tour in Egypt
President Donald Trump has not visited Africa since taking office in January 2017. Get your tiny violins ready because Melania Trump feels "victimized an...
McConnell says Senate 'not broken' after Kavanaugh fight
Susan Collins , R-Maine, in the speech where she announced her support for Kavanaugh, tipping the Senate balance in his favor. Heitkamp said she chose to ...
McConnell: Kavanaugh confirmation among my proudest moments
Unsurprisingly, Mr Trump took a very different tone, tweeting to "applaud and congratulate" the Senate's confirmation of his "great nominee". Senate Republic...
Kavanaugh gets the votes to survive Supreme Court fight
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska . With Indiana's Joe Donnelly and North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp having announced that they are definite "no" votes, Manchin remains...
Justice Kavanaugh tainted by bruising battle: Democratic senator
Kavanaugh forcefully and tearfully denied the accusations in a fiery opening statement and was openly hostile toward Democrats as they questioned him about the ...
Police probe possible mob hit
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Melania Trump Faces Scrutiny for Hat Choice While Visiting Kenya
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Scotland's Sturgeon promises independence plan once UK Brexit deal known
Asked again whether SNP MPs would back a second referendum, she replied: "I would expect SNP MPs to vote for that, if that comes to a vote in the House of Commo...
Brazil's Bolsonaro widens lead but tied with Haddad for run-off: polls
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Japan to skip South Korea naval event over flag row
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Melania Trump Visits Kenya
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Conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed After Heated National Debate
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Wife of missing Interpol chief says received knife emoji
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Lockdown lifted at Appoquinimink schools
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Atiku overtakes Tambuwal at PDP presidential primaries
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Noble deeds go unnoticed by Nobel committee
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Palestinian kills two Israelis in West Bank shooting: army
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Hollywood reacts to Brett Kavanaugh's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation
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5000 believed missing in two hard-hit Indonesian quake zones
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