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Extradition Hearing Formally Begins For Huawei's Meng Wanzhou

7:34am January 21, 2020

by David McGuffin

The extradition hearing for the CFO of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, began Monday in Vancouver, Canada. American officials want her sent to the U.S. to face federal charges.

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A Helcopter View Of The Menacing Taal Volcano In The Philippines

7:34am January 21, 2020

by Julie McCarthy

Scientists say intense seismic activity indicates magma is shifting beneath the volcano and a violent eruption is possible. Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders.

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Proof That A Good Sandwich Knows No Borders

6:59am January 21, 2020

Using latitude and longitude 2 men, one in New Zealand and one in Spain, created an earth sandwich. The BBC reports they placed bread on precise points on either side of the planet at the same time.

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Mexico National Guard Prevents Caravan Members From Crossing Border

6:59am January 21, 2020

by James Fredrick

Migrants trying to make it from Central America to the U.S. were blocked by Mexican troops. Mexico promised the Trump administrator it would try to keep migrants away from the U.S. Southern border.

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As Lebanon's Economy Worsens, Protests Turn More Violent

6:10am January 21, 2020

by Deborah Amos

The Lebanese economy is unraveling. A once-secure middle class is being hit hard as the poverty rate rises — prompting protests against political dysfunction and power cuts.

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News Brief: Impeachment Trial, Coronavirus, Taal Volcano

5:44am January 21, 2020

Senate will begin the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. China says new virus can spread person to person. Philippine residents are not officially allowed to return to quake area.

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Psychologists Who Helped Develop CIA Torture Program To Testify In Sept. 11 Case

8:26pm January 20, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Testimony by two psychologists whose consulting firm developed the CIA's torture program will begin Tuesday at the U.S. military court in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Central American migrants cross the Suchiate River by foot from Guatemala (left) to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Monday.

Migrant Caravan Crosses River into Mexico In Standoff With Security Forces

6:11pm January 20, 2020

After closing a bridge linking Guatemala with Mexico, a caravan of Central American migrants waded across a river connecting the countries but their journey is being stopped by Mexican troops.

New Coronavirus Infects More Than 200 In China

5:31pm January 20, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization has confirmed that the new coronavirus can be transmitted between humans, raising concerns about the potential spread of the SARS-like disease.

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Golf-ball-sized hail carpets a street in Canberra on Monday, in a new twist on Australia's summer of extreme weather. The Australian Capital Territory's emergency service said it received a record number of calls for help — more than 1,900.

Destructive Hail And A Massive Dust Storm Descend On Fire-Ravaged Australia

4:21pm January 20, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Canberra, Melbourne and other areas of southeast Australia were hit by golf-ball-sized hail that destroyed car windshields, killed birds and shredded the leaves off trees.