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The opening ceremony is Friday night. The IOC expects 168 Russian athletes to compete under the neutral banner of "Olympic Athletes from Russia". "This was a ...

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Time is short, very short. Declaring himself "surprised" by the United Kingdom stance, Mr Barnier said that Britain had to accept the "ineluctable consequence...

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U.S. gov't shuts down as Congress fails to vote on budget

Early Friday morning marked the second time in less than a month that the United States government has shut down after failing to meet a midnight deadline, de...

IAF Group Captain charged under Official Secrets Act

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Online registrations begin for NEET 2018

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Narendra Modi's Visit to Palestine: Discussion on Regional Political Process on Cards

The presidency announced that president Abbas and his guest, the Indian prime minister, will hold a session of important talks, which will address the latest de...

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: North Korea's arrival greeted with protests

According to Seoul based Korea Herald, Cheong Wa Dae, an official from President's palace, on Thursday, described the highlights of the recent rapprochement be...

MECO confirms missing Filipina among dead in Taiwan quake

The magnitude 6.4 quake, which hit near the coastal city of Hualien just before midnight on Tuesday, also injured 243 people, officials said . Hualien Mayor ...

Winter Storm Watch issued for Lapeer County

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Russian Federation begins deportation of N. Korean staff - ambassador

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Korean pride - South Koreans in Red Deer excited for Olympics

Russian athletes scattered around various training camps in Russia and Asia had been ready to fly to South Korea to compete. "I'll be glad if additional memb...

White House 'Optimistic' Of Spending Deal To Avert Government Shutdown

Rob Wittman (R-Va.) reintroduced a bill that would guarantee back pay for federal employees in the event that the government does shut down. The Office of Ma...

Pastor, Churchgoers Stabbed During Service

Officials say a church member lunged toward the pastor last night and started stabbing people. The pastor reportedly suffered multiple stab wounds to the ches...

British PM May's government has not yet finalised its Brexit strategy: Davis

But officials said they did not show the impact of the Government's preferred post-Brexit option of an "unprecedented" economic partnership with the EU. The D...

Durham student dies in nightclub queue incident

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U.S. lawmakers seek budget breakthrough on eve of shutdown deadline

In ending the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to hold an open-floor debate on a DACA solution in the Senate , but there was no su...

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Korean leader's sister to arrive in S. Korea on Friday. by air

The official made the comment after US Vice President Mike Pence did not dismiss the possibility of having contact with North Korean officials as he leads...

White House Tells US Federal Agencies to Prepare for Shutdown

But Nancy Pelosi , the House of Representatives' Democratic leader, said she would not support such a deal, aimed at lifting some limits on government spendi...

Winter Olympics: North Korea sanctions tested by Nike, Samsung products

Instead of responding to the usual North Korean provocations, Watt said UNC units have been helping process arriving members of North Korea's Olympic delegat...

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Assange loses initial bid to overturn United Kingdom arrest warrant

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Syria regime strikes kill 35 civilians

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Russia, Turkey to enhance military coordination in Syria

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Philippe Coutinho scores first Barcelona goal

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In Raid, Israel Security Forces Kill Murderer of West Bank Rabbi

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China Police Officers Use Facial Recognition Glasses To Catch Criminals

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House lawmakers are now considering a deal that does not include a legislative fix for the 620,000-800,000 illegal immigrants who came to the U.S.as children....