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5 February 2018: North Korea to send head of state to South Korea for Olympics
4 February 2018: United States: Four injured in Los Angeles school shooting
3 February 2018: India: Head of Delhi Commission on Women calls for prompt capital punishment for child rape
3 February 2018: Football: Giroud leaves Arsenal to sign eighteen-month deal with cross-town rivals Chelsea
2 February 2018: Football: Arsenal signs Aubameyang from Dortmund
1 February 2018: Football: Manchester United announces extending Juan Mata’s contract
30 January 2018: Koreas hold joint training session for Olympics
30 January 2018: Football: Barça centre-back Piqué extends contract until 2022
29 January 2018: USA Gymnastics board resigning after sex abuse
29 January 2018: Afghanistan: Ambulance suicide attack kills about 100 people in Kabul

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United States: Four injured in Los Angeles school shooting India: Head of Delhi Commission on Women calls for prompt capital punishment for child rape USA Gymnastics board resigning after sex abuse	Irish rock band The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies at 46 Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam Wikinews attends ComicCon in Bangalore, India	South Korea: Fire in hospital housing elderly people kills at least 37 Zimbabwean politician Bennett and four others die in New Mexico helicopter crash United States: One person dead after boat to offshore casino burns off Florida coast	Saudi Arabia: Princes arrested after protesting austerity Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam CMHC: housing market in Canada ‘highly vulnerable’

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United States: Two dead in Kentucky high school shooting Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, scientists say Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working conditions as Obama visits	British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria U.S. government report says climate change is human-made Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all	Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria England: Baby born with heart outside body operated on; surviving, three weeks after birth	Zimbabwean politician Bennett and four others die in New Mexico helicopter crash Irish rock band The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies at 46 Charles Manson, serving nine life sentences for 1969 murders, dies aged 83

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Afghanistan: Ambulance suicide attack kills about 100 people in Kabul ‘Save the Children’ organisation suspends all activities in Afghanistan after ISIL attack US Vice President Pence speaks to Israeli Knesset: US embassy to move to Jerusalem	SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to blast Elon Musk’s personal car into orbit Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria	North Korea to send head of state to South Korea for Olympics Football: Giroud leaves Arsenal to sign eighteen-month deal with cross-town rivals Chelsea Football: Arsenal signs Aubameyang from Dortmund	Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US Wikinews interviews producer of horror film ‘6:66PM’ India Supreme Court overrules High Court: rivers Yamuna, Ganga no longer living entities

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Zimbabwean politician Bennett and four others die in New Mexico helicopter crash Liberia: Former football striker George Weah wins presidential election Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe resigns presidency after military coup, threat of impeachment	North Korea to send head of state to South Korea for Olympics India: Head of Delhi Commission on Women calls for prompt capital punishment for child rape Koreas hold joint training session for Olympics	Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’ New South Wales police extradict ‘self-healer’ Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads	Fifteen states sue United States President Donald Trump for cancelling program for undocumented immigrant minors Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres Guatemalan Supreme Court approves impeachment of President Molina

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Football: Giroud leaves Arsenal to sign eighteen-month deal with cross-town rivals Chelsea ‘Save the Children’ organisation suspends all activities in Afghanistan after ISIL attack Ukraine passes bill on war-torn eastern regions	‘Save the Children’ organisation suspends all activities in Afghanistan after ISIL attack US Vice President Pence speaks to Israeli Knesset: US embassy to move to Jerusalem Turkey: Aircraft skids off runway toward Black Sea	USA Gymnastics board resigning after sex abuse United States: Dr. Larry Nassar sentenced in sexual abuse case United States: Two dead in Kentucky high school shooting	Chile: Pope Francis stirs outrage with ‘slander’ comment Italian court sentences Brazilian footballer Robinho to nine years for 2013 sexual assault Researchers report rapid formation of new bird species in Galápagos islands

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