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A Wrinkle in Time - wacky fantasy takes Oprah to infinity and beyond

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Germany coalition deal: Merkel promises action on jobs and EU

AngelaMerkelhassaiditisimportantthatanewgovernmentgetstoworkquicklyafterthelongestperiodofcoalition-buildinginpost-warGermany.Shesaidshewouldworktosecurejobsand

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Germany coalition talks: SPD backs talks with Merkel

Germany'scentre-leftSocialDemocrats(SDP)havevotedforcoalitionnegotiationswithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservatives,theirformercoalitionpartners.MrSchulz(C)hadin

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Germany: SPD agrees to talks to end coalition impasse

Germany'scentre-leftSocialDemocrats(SPD)haveagreedtotalkswiththeirformercoalitionpartners,ChancellorAngelaMerkel'scentre-rightChristianDemocrats(CDU).MrsMerkelh

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Theresa May 'prepared to demote Boris Johnson in Cabinet reshuffle'

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Far-right gains as Merkel's party wins biggest share in German election

AngelaMerkelissetforafourthtermasGermany'schancellor,accordingtoexitpolls.However,thepollsuggeststheanti-immigrationAlternativefürDeutschland(AfD)partywillenter

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Israeli PM Netanyahu's wife 'facing fraud charges'

Israel'stopprosecutorhassaidheisconsideringchargingthewifeofIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuwithfraud.Theattorneygeneralsaidhewouldmakeafinaldecisionpendin

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Angela Merkel faces key test in German state election

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British PM Theresa May accused of seeking "bargain basement Brexit"

British Prime Minister Theresa May was accused by opposition lawmakers on Wednesday (Jan 18) of pursuing a "bargain basement Brexit" following her threat to undercut the EU economically if it did not get a new trade deal.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May to appear in US Vogue magazine

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to grace the cover of April's American Vogue.

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Michelle will never run for White House, says President Barack Obama

For anyone who might like to see Mrs Michelle Obama run for president as a Democrat, it's time to rein in that early enthusiasm. Or so says her husband, President Barack Obama.

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Why Fashion Will Learn to Love Melania Trump

Despite the fashion community's near-unanimous support of Hillary Clinton, it will not be able to ignore that America's future First Lady's style now has a global platform.

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Melania Trump meets Michelle Obama: A meeting of very different First Ladies

While their husbands met on Thursday (Nov 10) in the Oval Office to prepare passing the presidential torch, Mrs Michelle Obama and Mrs Melania Trump met elsewhere in the White House to plan their own transition.

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Theresa May prepares to stare down Parliament in "Brexit" standoff

Against a backdrop of rising political acrimony, Theresa May, the British prime minister, warned critics on Sunday not to thwart her timetable for withdrawal from the European Union, as she prepared for a standoff with lawmakers that could prompt calls for an early general election here.

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Obama: Probes should not be based on leaks

Wikileaks revelations continue to hound the Democratic campaign even as US President Barack Obama stepped up to Mrs Hillary Clinton's side, criticising FBI director James Comey amid a tightening race in the final days of the presidential campaign.

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Clinton, Trump deploy big guns as presidential race focuses on must-win states

Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unleashed top surrogates, including campaigner-in-chief President Barack Obama, to bolster her case in the election's homestretch, as Republican rival Donald Trump deployed wife Melania to soften his image in crucial battleground states.

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Clinton, Trump begin two-week scramble to finish line of US presidential race

Mrs Hillary Clinton and Mr Donald Trump have launched their two-week scramble to the finish line of the US presidential race, with the billionaire Republican dismissing the polls to insist he's "winning" the race.