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The FBI's probe into alleged ties between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia has come under heavy criticism in a new report.
However the new investigation - carried out by a special counsel appointed by Trump's attorney general William Barr - has only resulted in only one conviction.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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A man looking for a US congressman has allegedly attacked two of his staffers with a metal baseball bat at his district office.
Virginia democrat representative Gerry Connolly said his staff were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say the suspect is in custody.
Kate Fisher reports
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The European Union is forecasting better than expected growth for this year and next according to its Spring Economic forecast. Despite positive expectations for growth, the forecast also predicts that inflation will remain doggedly persistent, creating yet another dilemma for central banks
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
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Vice Media has filed for bankruptcy to facilitate its sale to a group of lenders.
The media group publishes several news, technology and lifestyle websites including Vice and Refinery29.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Senior doctors in England are set to vote on whether to take strike action in protest over pay. The British Medical Association says take-home pay has declined 35% since 2009 - and that talks with the government have not resolved the dispute. Members of the BMA will be asked to support action when a ballot opens in June. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports from London.
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President Biden plans to sit down with Republican congressional leaders again this week to discuss raising the debt ceiling, after a planned meeting last Friday was cancelled suddenly.
The US risks going into an unprecedented default on trillions of dollars of debt if an agreement can't be reached.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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As Ghana prepares to hold its elections next year, the country's former leader John Mahama will be contesting for the presidency again.
It comes after he won the primaries to become the flag bearer of Ghana's largest opposition party.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports…
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--China’s stock market is continuing its process of opening up to the rest of the world. A new Swap Connect program will expand overseas investors' opportunities to trade financial products on the Chinese mainland.
Richard Kimber sent this report from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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One of the worst storms to hit Bangladesh and Myanmar in more than a decade has reportedly killed at least five people and displaced thousands.
Cyclone Mocha slammed into the coastline... ripping through the region, although experts say the storm is gradually weakening.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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A major Japanese talent agency is apologizing over claims of sexual assault.
The apology follows accusations by a former teen pop-idol and member of "Johnny and Associates" of abuse by the company's founder.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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