Donald Trump appears to be a step closer to being acquitted in his impeachment trial after senators rejected efforts to call witnesses.

The outcome was widely expected after a key Republican, Senator Lamar Alexander, announced he did not need to see or hear more evidence.

It came as a small group of protesters gathered outside the US Capitol

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Profiteers are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to make money out of a surge in demand for face masks.

In Hong Kong, where the memory of SARS is still imprinted on many people's brains, some masks are going for as much as £125.

Overnight queues have become common when news spreads that a shop has a shipment, but people are often

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Athletes will be allowed to continue wearing controversial running shoes that can provide significantly better times, World Athletics (WA) has said.

Six months before the Tokyo Olympics, WA has decided to permit distance runners to use Nike Vaporflys, but it has banned the prototype Nike Alphafly shoes worn by Eliud Kipchoge to run the first

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3 projectiles fired from Gaza towards Israel, 2 intercepted

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Israel suspends flights to China due to coronavirus outbreak

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