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Russian foreign minister visits Venezuela, bolstering Maduro 07 Feb 2020 - 08:06 pm
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza watch couples dance to folkloric music as they arrive for a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela February 7, 2020. Reuters/Fausto Torrealba
Pepper, American sculptor who made Italy home, dies at 97 07 Feb 2020 - 08:06 pm
Beverly Pepper (Photo courtesy: finestresullarte.info)
Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal, lashes out at political foes 06 Feb 2020 - 09:04 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks about his Senate impeachment trial in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 6, 2020. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Audit: Missouri senator used state vehicles for campaigning 06 Feb 2020 - 09:04 pm
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks to the press in the US Capitol during a break on the second day that Senators have the opportunity to ask questions during impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump on January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. S
Pablo Escobar's hit man dies after short battle with cancer 06 Feb 2020 - 07:45 pm
Velásquez spoke of the murders he committed on Escobar’s behalf in a cold, matter-of-faction fashion, describing in one television interview how he preferred using a revolver and
Trump decries his impeachment charges at Prayer Breakfast 06 Feb 2020 - 07:45 pm
Donald Trump holds up a copy of USA Today front page showing news of his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial as he arrives to address the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, February 6, 2020. Reuters/Leah Millis
US: Iowa caucus errors reports ahead of final results 06 Feb 2020 - 06:17 pm
An exterior view of the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters is seen February 4, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
Courts are the next front in Trump's battle over presidential powers 06 Feb 2020 - 02:06 pm
File photo: US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 30, 2020. Reuters/Leah Millis/File Photo
In political triumph, Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges 06 Feb 2020 - 12:48 am
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House, October 2, 2019. Reuters /  Kevin Lamarque
Canada tries second time to mandate rape sensitivity training for judges 05 Feb 2020 - 09:16 pm
The Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. (Reuters / Blair Gable)
Rising seas threaten to drown US airports by 2100 05 Feb 2020 - 09:15 pm
A Delta Air Lines flight is pushed out of its gate at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, January 12, 2018. Reuters / Mike Blake
Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial 05 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Film producer Harvey Weinstein leaves New York Criminal Court for his sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, February 4, 2020. Reuters/Jeenah Moon
Mexican farmers take over dams to stop water payments to US 05 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
US Border Patrol agents conduct a training exercise in the Anapra area, in front of the wall that divides Sunland Park, New Mexico, US, from Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, on January 31, 2020. AFP / Herika Martinez
Equatorial Guinea offers China $2 million for virus fight 05 Feb 2020 - 06:16 pm
A mural against xenophobia towards Chinese people is seen after two cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Italy, by street artist Laika in Rome, Italy, February 5, 2020. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Biden slump in Iowa may signal bigger campaign woes 05 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
Joe Biden gestures as he addresses supporters and curious voters at the IBEW Local 490 in Concord, New Hampshire on February 4, 2020. AFP / Joseph Prezioso
Iowa Democrats drawn to two faces of change 05 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
 Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders. AFP / Joseph Prezioso
Key takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech 05 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
This combination of pictures created on February 04, 2020 shows Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi extending a hand to US president Donald Trump ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February
Trump impeachment acquittal on track ahead of Senate vote 05 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
President Donald Trump waves after delivering his State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives at the US Capitol Building on February 4, 2020. AFP / Olivier Douliery