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Date: January 18, 2017Author: Jay B Huwieler

U.S. recovers remains from Afghanistan plane crash, verifying identities: officials January 28, 2020
The United States on Tuesday recovered the remains of individuals from a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in Afghanistan and was in the process of confirming their identities, U.S. and Afghan officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
Trump proposes Palestinian state with capital in East Jerusalem January 28, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem, dependent on Palestinians taking steps to become self-governing, in an attempt to achieve a peace breakthrough in their decades of conflict with Israel.
China vows to slay 'devil' virus, as countries scramble to evacuate citizens January 28, 2020
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a "devil" coronavirus that has killed 106 people, but international alarm was rising as the outbreak spread across the world.
U.S. says nothing off the table on China travel curbs amid virus outbreak January 28, 2020
The United States is considering new steps to counter a coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 100 people in China and nothing is off the table in terms of possible travel restrictions for China, the U.S. health secretary said on Tuesday.
Catalonia's Puigdemont appeals for help to repay costs of banned referendum January 28, 2020
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont asked pro-independence backers on Tuesday to donate money after Spanish authorities ordered him and 19 others to pay back 4.1 million euros ($4.55 million) of public money spent on a banned independence referendum.
China agrees to WHO sending experts to study virus January 28, 2020
China has agreed that the World Health Organization will send international experts there as soon as possible to increase understanding of a new coronavirus and guide the global response to the outbreak, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday.
Iranian official dismisses Trump peace plan as one-sided 'imposition' January 28, 2020
President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan is solely a deal between the United States and Israel, an adviser to Iran's president said on Tuesday, dismissing the proposal as one of "imposition and sanctions".
Britain says U.S Middle East peace plan could be positive step January 28, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump.
France has a fourth confirmed coronavirus case: France Info radio January 28, 2020
France had a fourth confirmed coronavirus case, France Info radio said on Tuesday.
Netanyahu says peace plan would be base for negotiations: Trump January 28, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him the Trump administration's proposed plan for Middle East peace would be a basis for direct negotiations.

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