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Senate passes short-term funding bill to end shutdownDemocrats agree to fund government for three weeks in exchange for promise of Senate vote on immigration -
Video streaming service valuation breaks $100bn for first timeVideo streaming service announces it added 8.33m subscribers in final three months of 2017, including 6.36m internationally
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Whistleblower says she attended far-right pro-Trump event 'to gather intel'Former whistleblower pictured at party thrown by conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich, but she insists it was purely for intelligence gathering -
Murdoch tells firm: pay 'trusted' publishers for their contentAmid policy changes at social network, media mogul criticizes it for failing to ‘adequately reward’ publishers that add value and integrity
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Authorities step in after four tourists charged £1,000 for mealQuartet of Japanese tourists ordered steak, grilled fish and water and were charged €1,100 in restaurant -
Climate science faces crisis that may be felt globally, scientists warnIn a letter to Justin Trudeau, 250 scientists highlight their concern over the imminent end of a research program to better understand climate change
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On the Amazon’s lawless frontier, murder mystery divides the locals and loggersThe Ka’apor tribe fight a daily battle in Brazil’s Maranhão state to protect their forests
Around the world
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'I'm staying on,' insists Ukip leader Henry Bolton despite mass resignations – videoHenry Bolton has refused to quit as Ukip leader, despite mass resignations from the party’s senior team over his handling of recent events
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Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over 'kidnapping' of Gui MinhaiSweden’s foreign minister says the situation has worsened since the bookseller was taken by police while travelling on a train to Beijing -
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Cuts to UK aid: package to drought-hit Kenya to end in 2024Kenyan government to take over cash transfer scheme, as development secretary praises nation for ‘taking responsibility’
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Trump's 'global gag rule': how women are fighting back – videoA year after Donald Trump banned US aid funding for overseas organisations offering abortion services, the She Decides campaign is leading the fightback
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Opinion & analysis
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The 'hardass', the 'racist' and the 'crazy uncle': how the first Daca deal derailedJohn Kelly and Stephen Miller were responsible for walking Trump back from a deal on Friday, renewing concerns about White House proxy power -
Let's call the pro-lifers what they are: pro-deathOn the 45th anniversary of Roe v Wade, it’s time to highlight a hidden truth: restricting abortion means more maternal deaths -
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's risky gamble could quickly turn sourTurkish president defies Russia, the US and Bashar al-Assad with assault on Kurds in Syria -
Failed deal over Dreamers at the heart of US government shutdownProgram to protect young undocumented immigrants has prompted a political showdown, with failure to find compromise forcing government closure
Pictures and video
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'In a few hours the government will reopen,' says Chuck Schumer in Senate speech – video
US senators voted to move forward on legislation that would reopen the federal government, ending a three-day standoff between Democrats and President Donald Trump's Republicans over immigration and border security
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White House records new voicemail message blaming Democrats for shutdown – video
A message on the public comment line now says congressional Democrats are holding funding 'hostage to an unrelated immigration debate'
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Galicia’s Floury Sunday – in picturesDomingo Fareleiro (Floury Sunday) takes place annually in Xinzo de Limia, Spain, in a unique celebration that gives the starting signal for a long festive period known as Entroido, or Carnival
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US government shutdown continues into third day – video
The Senate has inched closer to ending a partisan stalemate that has shut the US federal government, after a minor concession from the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell
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Schumer calls Trump 'dysfunctional' as government shutdown enters day two – video
Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer blames President Donald Trump for the government shutdown in Washington DC, branding it the 'Trump Shutdown'
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Taliban claim responsibility for Kabul hotel attack – video report
At least six people have been killed in an attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan
Davos Trump tax cuts will bring short-term global growth surge, says IMF