Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Canada's Arctic Plains

A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.

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Biden, Recalling Civility in Senate, Invokes Two Segregationist Senators

By KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/31DFk69

Corrections: June 19, 2019

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La Scala May Slow Down in Summer, but the Show Goes On

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2INXU2I

Mozart’s Rival Returns to La Scala in a Double Bill With Puccini

By A.J. GOLDMANN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2XVPRak

La Scala’s Director Thinks, and Works, Globally

By REBECCA SCHMID from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WQsRbi

MH17 plane crash: Investigators 'expected to name four suspects'

Ukraine says the suspects will be named by the Dutch-led investigation into the 2014 plane downing.

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US-China trade war: Officials to resume talks before G20

Mr Trump says he will have an "extended meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 next week.

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Haiti protests: Why are so many people on the streets?

Activists have taken to the streets in Haiti's capital to protest about what they say is government corruption.

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Australian government boosts Senate numbers ahead of tax cut bill

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will need to secure just three votes in the country's upper house to pass legislation after election results on Wednesday showed his government picked up four additional Senate seats.

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El Salvador president rules out talks with criminal gangs

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele ruled out negotiations with criminal gangs on Tuesday and vowed to go after their finances in a bid to reduce violence in the Central American country.

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Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early

Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared.

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China completes outer dome on overseas Hualong One reactor in Pakistan

China has finished building the outer safety dome at its first overseas "Hualong One" nuclear reactor in Pakistan, with the project scheduled to be finished by the end of 2020, the China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) said late Tuesday.

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Trump: 'A nation must care for its own citizens first'

US President Donald Trump launches his 2020 re-election campaign in Florida.

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Xi firmly backs Pyongyang's effort to solve Korea Peninsula issues: Rodong Sinmun

Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an op-ed in North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday that China supports North Korea's "correct direction" in politically resolving issues on the Korean Peninsula.

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