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Science Saturday 20200111

09:07 In this week's Science Saturday, we look at science news ranging from Chinese paddlefish to Australia's bushfires.MARINE LIFEChinese researchers have declared the Chinese paddlef

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Mexican president says U.S. has agreed to extradite fugitive politician

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States has agreed to extradite a fugitive former state governor wanted on corruption charges.Ces

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Iraq asks U.S. for team to prepare troop pullout

Iraq's caretaker premier Adel Abdel Mahdi has asked the United States to send a delegation to Baghdad to begin preparing for a troop pullout, his office said on Friday.

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Mexican president says U.S. has agreed to extradite fugitive politician

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States has agreed to extradite a fugitive former state governor wanted on corruption charges.Ces

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Libya's eastern-based army rejects Turkish-Russian call for cease-fire

Libya's eastern-based army rejected the call by Turkish and Russian presidents for reaching an immediate cease-fire, stating they will not let up in their military camp

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England bowler ruled out of final two South Africa Tests with rib injury

Bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of the final two Tests of England's tour of South Africa with a rib injury.Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, p

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England bowler ruled out of final two South Africa Tests with rib injury

Bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of the final two Tests of England's tour of South Africa with a rib injury.Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, p

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Pentagon chief says Soleimani's threat to U.S. counted by days

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Tuesday that persuasive intelligence report shows the threat posed by Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was "a matter of days," in an effort to ju

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U.S.-led coalition announces preparation to withdraw from Iraq

The U.S.-led international coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group announced on Monday its preparation to exit Iraq after the resolution of the Iraqi

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Samsung’s latest flagship and foldable appear set for a Feb 11 announcement

Odds are Samsung didn’t plan to leak news about its upcoming handsets the weekend before CES. But honestly, who knows at this point? A little early publicity never hurt. This one comes courtesy of a t

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U.S. jobless claims edge lower but trend points to uptick in filings

The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week, a positive signal for the U.S. labor market amid recent signs that new claims may be trending slightly higher.Init

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Wall Street starts 2020 with new records

Wall Street's major indexes notched record highs to open the new year on Thursday, as fresh economic stimulus from China added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global o

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FAA launches investigation after drones spotted in Colorado, Nebraska

In this April 14, 2016 file photo, a drone captures videos and still images of an apartment building in Philadelphia. Federal aviation officials say so many people are registering drones and appl

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China greenlights first self-developed 13-valent pneumonia vaccine

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has given the go-ahead for the launch of China's first self-developed 13-valent pneumonia vaccine to better protect

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Greens likely to be in Austria's next coalition government

Austria's main center-right party and the environmentalist Greens are likely to announce a coalition deal Wednesday night that would return ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

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French hardline union calls for more strikes to counter Macron's pension reform

French hardline union CGT called on Wednesday for more strikes in France this month after president Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through an overhaul of the pension s

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Twitter is the latest tech giant losing its security chief

ATwitterspokespersonhasconfirmedthatthecompany'schiefinformationsecurityofficerMichaelCoates,whojoinedin2015,isleaving.AsfirstreportedbytheTheVerge,heannouncedt