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The Doomsday Clock says it’s almost the end of the world as we know it
(CNN)If you have anything left on your bucket list, do it now, because the world is close to annihilation. That's according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which gave its annual presentation of
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President Maduro raises the stakes, closing Venezuelan offices in the US
(CNN)President Nicolas Maduro has decided to close Venezuela's embassy and all its consulates in the United States after the Trump administration recognized the opposition leader as president. Speaking at Venezuela's Supreme Court on Thursday,
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European court orders Italy to pay damages to Amanda Knox
(CNN)Italy has been ordered to pay compensation to Amanda Knox, an American former student who spent years under the cloud of a murder she didn't commit.Europe's top human rights court ruled Thursday that Knox's
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Huawei says it will be the world’s top smartphone seller by 2020
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Western governments may be piling the pressure on Huawei but that's not holding back its fast-growing smartphone business.A senior executive at the Chinese tech company said Thursday that Huawei expects to
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Three years old, the Iran nuclear deal is fraying quickly
Brussels, Belgium (CNN)Three years ago last week, the Iran nuclear deal came into effect, limiting the country's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief. But in the wake of the Trump administration's withdrawal from
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Vonn ‘hopeful’ of comeback after retirement talk
(CNN)Lindsey Vonn is not giving up yet.Plagued by injury in recent years, the 34-year-old American had hinted at retiring after being forced to compete at Cortina wearing braces on both knees.Vonn's appearance at the
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Ford’s woes overseas get worse
New York (CNN Business)Ford is doing pretty well at home. But it's overseas struggles are getting worse.The US automaker reported on Wednesday it made $7.6 billion in North America in 2018, a touch below
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Davos audience (minus Mark Carney) says UK should vote again on Brexit
A tax on the rich proposed by newly elected US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being viewed with caution by many at the World Economic Forum. Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, suggested earlier this month
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UN chief calls for dialogue to prevent a ‘total disaster’ in Venezuela
(CNN)With two declared leaders, unrest in the streets and foreign powers taking sides, Venezuelans awoke Thursday to an increasingly precarious political crisis -- one that led the United Nations' chief to plead for dialogue
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Embattled Huawei still expects to be No. 1 by next year
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Western governments may be piling the pressure on Huawei but that's not holding back its fast-growing smartphone business.A senior executive at the Chinese tech company said Thursday that Huawei expects to


