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Russian Emergencies Ministry crews have been removing rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment block in Magnitogorsk, Russia, hoping to find any survivors in subzero temperatures.

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Russian Apartment Collapse Killed 39 People, Emergency Agency Says

3:17pm January 03, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Half an hour ago, we have recovered the last body. The search and rescue operation is over," Alexander Chupriyan of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said of the incident on New Year's Eve.

The British army unveiled several new posters Thursday as part of its recruitment campaign targeted at 16- to 25-year-olds.

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British Army Seeks 'Snow Flakes' And 'Me Me Me Millennials' In New Recruiting Campaign

2:25pm January 03, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The advertisements attempt to rebrand negative stereotypes about younger generations as strengths useful in military service.

Investigators believe part of a freight train caused a fatal passenger train accident in Denmark on Wednesday. Here, the freight train is seen at the scene of the calamity on the Great Belt Bridge.

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Death Toll Rises As New Details Emerge In Danish Train Accident

12:53pm January 03, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Investigators believe the passenger train hit an empty truck trailer that was being carried on a freight train going in the opposite direction.

Berlin is a tech hub, but 70 percent of the city's businesses have complained to the city's Chamber of Commerce and Industry about inadequate broadband.

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Berlin Is A Tech Hub, So Why Are Germany's Internet Speeds So Slow?

12:13pm January 03, 2019

by Esme Nicholson

Germany is Europe's largest economy, but business leaders warn it is in danger of losing its edge because of sluggish Internet connections. The government has promised to speed things up.

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U.S. Officials Want Details Into Why An American Was Arrested In Russia

6:37am January 03, 2019

by Charles Maynes

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman visited American Paul Whelan on Wednesday at Moscow's Lefortovo prison. Whelan is being held on suspicion of being a spy.

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News Brief: Nancy Pelosi Expected To Be House Speaker For New Congress

6:01am January 03, 2019

New members of the House are sworn in. Border security remains a stumbling block to re-opening the government. And, the U.S. ambassador to Russia meets with the man Russia accuses of espionage.

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Russia has granted U.S. consular officials access to Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen detained in Russia on suspicion of spying. Whelan appears here in a photo provided by the Whelan family.

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U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying

5:07pm January 02, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Russia's Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.

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Chelsea FC will pay nearly $73 million to Borussia Dortmund for American soccer player Christian Pulisic. He is seen here in a Champions League match between Dortmund and Atlético Madrid in November.

With $73 Million Deal, Christian Pulisic Is Most Expensive U.S. Soccer Player Ever

3:38pm January 02, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Chelsea Football Club will pay Borussia Dortmund millions to acquire the 20-year-old U.S. national team standout and Pennsylvania native.

Emergency crews work at the site of a train accident that killed at least six people Wednesday in Nyborg, Denmark. The accident took place on one of the bridges in the Storebaelt system, also known as the Great Belt link.

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Train Accident Kills At Least 6 People In Denmark

1:13pm January 02, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Ordinary Danes on their way to work or heading home from the Christmas holidays have had their lives smashed," Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said.

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Whelan Doesn't Fit The Profile Of A Spy, Former CIA Officer Says

8:26am January 02, 2019

Noel King talks to John Sipher, former member of the CIA's Clandestine Service who worked in Moscow, about U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, who has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying.

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