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Biden, 80, declared 'fit for duty' after physical exam

Doctors declared U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty” on Thursday after a physical examination that included removing a lesion from his chest and declaring him free of symptoms of long-COVID after testing positive last year for the coronavirus.

February 17, 2023 10:23 am

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Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe may have lied under oath -grand jury

Some witnesses may have lied under oath during a grand jury probe of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia, according to excerpts from the panel’s findings released on Thursday.

February 17, 2023 8:13 am

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Ukraine pounded by missiles, Russia eyes capturing Bakhmut by April

Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would fall within a couple of months.

February 17, 2023 6:02 am

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Angry Ohio townspeople seek answers on train's toxic spill

Hundreds of irate residents of the Ohio town where a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals packed into a high school gym on Wednesday, seeking answers to what health dangers they face.

February 16, 2023 5:24 pm

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Downed Chinese balloon aimed for Hawaii but was blown off course, U.S. official says

U.S. officials believe a Chinese balloon that was shot down after crossing the continental United States originally had a trajectory that would have taken it over Guam and Hawaii but was blown off course by prevailing winds, a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday.

February 16, 2023 2:36 pm

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Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West – but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and resources.

February 16, 2023 11:49 am

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Nikki Haley swipes at 'faded names' in bid for Republican 2024 nomination

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley called on Republicans to move on from “stale ideas” and “faded names,” a thinly veiled swipe at her former boss Donald Trump, as she made her first stop on Wednesday in a campaign for the 2024 presidential nomination.

February 16, 2023 10:00 am

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Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry

Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.

February 16, 2023 8:30 am

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Russia declares battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid

Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two of Ukraine’s fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it “difficult for us”, as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds.

February 16, 2023 7:08 am

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Russian bombers intercepted by NORAD near Alaska

Several Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets were intercepted by North American air defence forces as they flew over international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said, in routine incidents unrelated to tensions over the war in Ukraine.

February 16, 2023 6:05 am

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Japan told China violation of airspace by balloons is unacceptable, spokesman says

Japan told China that violations of its airspace by uncrewed surveillance balloons were absolutely unacceptable, a spokesman for the government said on Wednesday.

February 15, 2023 5:15 pm

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Zelenskiy calls for faster military aid as Russia pounds Ukraine's east

February 15, 2023 4:34 pm