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Trump fires FBI director Comey - White House
WASHINGTON - U. S. President Donald Trump ignites political firestorm by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to influence the election outcome.
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Trump fires FBI director Comey - White House
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump ignites political firestorm by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to influence the election outcome. (USA-TRUMP/COMEY (UPDATE 4 PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, 940 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/COMEY-FACTS (UPDATE 1, FACTBOX), moved, 970 words
South Korea presidential election winner Moon vows to unify bruised country
SEOUL - South Korea's liberal leader Moon Jae-in will take the oath of office as president, tasked with navigating the country out of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme and the risk of a rift with the United States. (SOUTHKOREA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee, 850 words words)
+ See also:
- SOUTHKOREA-ELECTION/MOON-ECONOMY (REPEAT, ANALYSIS, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Christine Kim, 800 words
U.S. to arm Syrian Kurds fighting Islamic State, despite Turkey's ire
VILNIUS - Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, U.S. President Donald Trump approves supplying heavier arms to Kurdish YPG fighters to support operation to retake Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, U.S. officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-KURDS (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Phil Stewart, 698 words)
French ex-prime minister Valls offers to back Macron in elections
PARIS - French president-elect Emmanuel Macron wins offer of support from Socialist ex-prime minister Manuel Valls as he and his aides work on strategy ahead of parliamentary elections crucial to his reform plans. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Richard Balmforth, 879 words)
+ See also:
- FRANCE-ELECTION/LE PEN (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by John Irish and Ingrid Melander, 509 words
- FRANCE-ELECTION/RUSSIA, moved, by Mark Hosenball, 876 words
U.S. lawmakers visit Dalai Lama, highlight situation in Tibet
DHARAMSALA, India - U.S. congressional delegation visits Dalai Lama at his headquarters in India, seeking to draw world attention to human rights in Tibet as President Donald Trump eyes warmer ties with China. (INDIA-USA/TIBET (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Douglas Busvine, 594 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. Commerce's Ross says 3 percent GDP growth not achievable this year
WASHINGTON - U.S. economy will not achieve Trump administration's 3 percent growth goal this year and not until all of its tax, regulatory, trade and energy policies are fully in place, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says. (USA-TRADE/ROSS (INTERVIEW, UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by David Lawder and Jennifer Ablan, 493 words)
Tunnel collapses at Washington state nuclear waste plant; no radiation released
Tunnel partly collapses at plutonium-handling facility at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, but there is no indication workers or public are exposed to radiation, federal officials say. (WASHINGTON-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Tom James and Scott DiSavino, 384 words)
Intelligence leaker Chelsea Manning speaks out ahead of prison release
Transgender soldier issues her first statement since former President Barack Obama commutes her 35-year prison sentence for leaking intelligence, saying she wants to help others after her release from prison next week. (USA-WIKILEAKS/MANNING (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Chris Kenning, 378 words)
AMERICAS
Voters in Canada's British Columbia head to polls in dead-heat race
VANCOUVER - Voters in British Columbia choose new provincial government in a neck-and-neck race between ruling Liberal Party and left-leaning New Democrats. (CANADA-POLITICS/BRITISH COLUMBIA (UPDATE 1, PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11.45 PM ET, by Nicole Mordant, 400 words)
Brazil on edge as ex-president Lula squares off with judge Moro
SAO PAULO - When Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Judge Sergio Moro meet for first time in courtroom Wednesday, contrasts - and stakes - could hardly be greater. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/LULA (PREVIEW, PIX, TV), moved, by Brad Haynes, 769 words)
Infant mortality and malaria soar in Venezuela, according to government data
CARACAS - Venezuela's infant mortality rises 30 percent, maternal mortality shoots up 65 percent and cases of malaria jump 76 percent, according to government data, sharp increases reflecting how country's deep economic crisis hammers at citizens' health. (VENEZUELA-HEALTH/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer, 639 words)
SCIENCE
New CERN particle accelerator may help both doctors and art sleuths
GENEVA - New particle accelerator unveiled at CERN, European physics research center, is expected to spawn portable accelerators that could help doctors treat cancer patients and experts analyze artwork. (INNOVATION-CERN/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Tom Miles, 390 words)
+ See also:
- SCIENCE-DINOSAUR/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Will Dunham, 400 words)
WIDER IMAGE
London's river and its secrets
LONDON - At height of British Empire, River Thames' banks were lined with factories that drove industrial revolution but left its waters biologically dead. Now, with power stations transformed into galleries, river is home to seals, occasional porpoise and becomes much-loved open space. (BRITAIN-THAMES/ (PIX), moved, 201 words)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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