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Trump accuses Democrats of 'coup' ahead of today's historic impeachment vote
On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an "illegal, partisan attempted coup" and declaring "open war" on American democracy as they seek to remove him from office for pressing Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden.
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A Greek tragedy: How we've been wrong about Parthenon for two millennia
Sitting on top of the Acropolis, the Parthenon is one of the most dazzling buildings from antiquity. Yet it seems for 2,000 years we have been getting its name wrong.
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Former military dictator Musharraf sentenced to death in divisive ruling
Pakistan's former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death for suspending the constitution during his rule, setting up another clash between Pakistan's judges and the military.
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GOP critics form 'super group' to 'defeat president at the ballot box'
A small group of US President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is launching a super political action committee (PAC) designed to fight Mr Trump's re-election and punish congressional Republicans deemed his "enablers."
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Strikers cut power as thousands flood onto French streets
Hundreds of thousands joined a final national protest yesterday before Christmas against pension reform in France as President Emmanuel Macron's government pledged "total determination" to see the overhaul through.
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New inquest to focus on air pollution in death of girl
A fresh inquest into the death of a nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack will examine the role of the UK government as it looks at whether pollution "caused or contributed" to her death.
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