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Trump to visit stricken North Carolina

US President Donald Trump is to visit hurricane-stricken North Carolina as the death toll rose to 33 as residents continued to face flooding and power outages.

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4 hours ago

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US may make trade deal with China: Trump

US President Donald Trump has held out hope of a trade deal with China eventually but is not backing down on tit-for-tat tariffs as the trade war escalates.

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8 hours ago

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Mrs Maisel, Game of Thrones win top Emmys

HBO’s Game of Thrones has been named best drama series and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has won best comedy series at the 2018 Emmy awards in Los Angeles.

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20 hours ago

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Mrs Maisel, Game of Thrones win top Emmys

HBO’s Game of Thrones has been named best drama series and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has won best comedy series at the 2018 Emmy awards in Los Angeles.

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20 hours ago

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Kim hopes for ‘big outcome’ at summit

The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting for the first round of talks at a three-day summit in Pyongyang.

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23 hours ago

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Public hearing to probe Trump SC nominee

The US Senate has called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of a 1982 sexual assault to testify publicly next week.

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18 Sep 2018

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Florence flooding spreads, rain continues

The water is still rising steadily in the rivers and the rain hasn’t let up as former hurricane Florence continues to ravage the Carolinas, where 18 have died.

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18 Sep 2018

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Assange made failed bid for Russian visa

Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Julian Assange made a bid for a Russian visa to avoid arrest over the Swedish assault allegations.

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18 Sep 2018

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Diver in Thai cave rescue sues Elon Musk

British diver Vernon Unsworth, who helped rescue 12 boys from a Thai cave, is suing Elon Musk for defamation after the Tesla CEO called him a “pedo” in a tweet.

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18 Sep 2018

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China to retaliate after fresh US tariffs

The US has imposed tariffs on a further $US200 billion worth of Chinese goods, escalating a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

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18 Sep 2018

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New Zealand stretches Iraq mission to 2019

New Zealand’s government has announced it will keep its military trainers in Iraq and Afghanistan until next year, but will be reviewing the missions.

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17 Sep 2018

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NZ chains drop Australian strawberries

Distribution of Australian strawberries has been halted by both of New Zealand’s major grocery chains amid fears about needles, with one stopping imports.

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17 Sep 2018

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No Novichok used in UK incident: UK police

British police have confirmed the nerve poison Novichok was not involved in an incident at a Salisbury restaurant where two people took ill on Sunday.

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17 Sep 2018

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Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify

The woman accusing President Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee of sexual misconduct is willing to testify before a Senate panel, her lawyer says..

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17 Sep 2018

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GOP push to release Russia probe documents

The head of the US House intelligence committee says he is favour of releasing witnesses’ testimony in the investigation on Russian meddling in the US election.

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17 Sep 2018

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Worst flooding yet to come for Carolinas

Authorities are warning “the worst is yet to come” as deadly storm Florence continues to dump rain on its way to Virginia and New England.

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17 Sep 2018

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Philippine storm landslide rescue bid

Rescuers in the remote Philippines town of Ucab are digging in the hope of finding survivors of a large landslide triggered when typhoon Mangkhut swept through.

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17 Sep 2018