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February 16, 2018 2:20 PM

World Anti-Doping Agency suspends Romanian laboratory

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended Romania's drug-testing laboratory for six months. The Agency said in Montreal that it imposed the sanction on the lab in Bucharest due to a number of non-conformities with regulations. WADA has stepped up checks on laboratories around the world ...

February 16, 2018 12:15 PM

US Senate rejects Dreamer Immigration Bill

The US Senate has rejected a series of bills to protect "Dreamer" immigrants yesterday. The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to move forward on four separate proposals. The Senate votes were the latest in a series of failures in Congress in recent years to pass a comprehensive immi...

February 16, 2018 12:15 PM

Cracks widen in Australian coalition as deputy PM calls Turnbull 'inept'

In Australia, a major rift opened up in the fragile ruling coalition as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refused to quit over an affair with a staff member and criticised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, saying his remarks were inept and unnecessary. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Turnbull,...

February 16, 2018 8:16 AM

US blames Russia for crippling 2017 'NotPetya' cyber attack

The United States has publicly blamed Russia for carrying out the so-called NotPetya cyber attack last year that crippled government and business computers in Ukraine before spreading around the world. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that the attack in June of 2017 spre...

February 16, 2018 8:00 AM

Florida shooting: FBI and teachers warned about Nikolas Cruz

The Federal Bureau of Investigation of US has launched a review over its handling of a warning about the teenager accused of carrying out Wednesday's school shooting in Florida. Nikolas Cruz, 19, has appeared in court charged with premeditated murder. <br/><br/>With 17 people killed...

February 16, 2018 7:24 AM

Egypt military says 53 Islamist militants killed in week-long offensive

Egypt's military and police forces have killed 53 Islamist militants and arrested 680 suspects in a week-long offensive to crush insurgents that are focused on the Sinai Peninsula. The security operation, involving the army, navy, air force and police, began last Friday in the north and central...

February 16, 2018 7:22 AM

Brazil to declare social emergency on Venezuela border

Brazil has said it will declare a state of social emergency and boost troops on its border with Venezuela in response to an influx of people fleeing the crisis in that country. The government said in a statement that the declaration will free the authorities to allocate infrastructure funds and to p...

February 15, 2018 8:26 PM

EU presidency urges Britain to ditch Brexit

Bulgaria, which holds the presidency of the EU on Thursday warned of poor progress in Brexit talks and told Britain it was still not too late to abandon its plan to quit the bloc. <br/><br/>Boyko Borisov, the Bulgarian Prime Minister said he had so far seen nothing in the talks on Britai...

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