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The Iranian capital has banned walking pet dogs over public safety concerns. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WsCP3R

Dutch patients with dementia who want euthanasia are less likely to get it if their disease is advanced - so many request it very early. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ScPHff

A Ghanaian investigative journalist was shot dead. Police believe he was assassinated because of his work. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2UogDGc

A US TV drama made the horrors of Nazi genocide real for millions of Germans in 1979. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sSTMqq

When getting to school means swimming through dangerous waters a single boat can make a difference. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DHlhtj

The Canadian missionaries were arrested in 2014 and accused of espionage. Here is their story. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sk9BVO

Veteran socialist George Fernandes, who has died at 88, was an anti-nuclear campaigner who became India's defence minister. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sPZ6Lm

A plan to renegotiate the UK's withdrawal deal "feels like a real throw of the dice", the CBI says. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Sgmwrw

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Fox News Breaking News Alert FBI says it still doesn't know Las Vegas shooter's motive as it closes investigation 01/29/19 10:15 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Pakistan’s top court upholds acquittal of Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy 01/29/19 2:22 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert PG&E Corp. files for bankruptcy following wildfire claims 01/29/19 2:12 AM

Fox News Breaking News Alert 5 officers struck in Houston shooting, police say 01/28/19 4:20 PM

Fox News Breaking News Alert Multiple police officers injured in Houston shooting, officials say 01/28/19 3:37 PM

Falcon 9, Crew Dragon Roll to Launch Pad from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2FSI0VC

Revenue from the tech giant's signature iPhone fell 15% in the most recent quarter. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2B9bL0A

The epilogue is downloaded only once the 40 hours of game-play is completed. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2FWmuzy

The judge is unhappy about the sum involved and the vagueness of promised cyber-security fixes. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2TmCtdg

More than 14,000 people are affected, including thousands of visitors, Singapore's health ministry says. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2CNv1AO

One of the world's favourite phone makers is fighting for its reputation. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2B8O7RS

British Prime Minister Theresa May was locked into a collision course with the European Union on Wednesday after lawmakers demanded she renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other members of the bloc said they would not reopen. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WtzaTt

British businesses are likely to accelerate their planning for a no-deal Brexit following the vote in parliament on Tuesday night that ordered the prime minister to renegotiate the divorce deal, the head of a major lobby group said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UtRsCm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he was ready to sit down for talks with the country's opposition and open to the possibility of third countries mediating, Russia's RIA news agency reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CSvRMt

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said calls to hold early presidential elections amounted to blackmail and that the countries calling for them must wait until 2025, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FYsLL0

The struggle for control of Venezuela intensified on Wednesday, as the government prepared an investigation that could lead to the arrest of opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, who has called for new street protests. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SfYoW7

Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, vowed to sacrifice production for safety to avoid another instance of the tailings dam failures that have tarred its legacy - a move that sent metal prices and shares of rivals soaring. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WtvQHZ

Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Tuesday vowed to take as much as 10 percent of its ore output offline in order to decommission 10 more dams like the one that burst last week, killing scores of workers and nearby residents. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2sSxipF

The collapse of a Brazilian tailings dam owned by Vale last week ranks among the worst mining disasters in decades. More than 300 people are feared dead after the dam failure near the town of Brumadinho released a torrent of mining waste into Vale's facilities and a nearby community in Minas Gerais state. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UnRueJ

President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had given Venezuela support on all fronts and that Caracas was grateful, Russia's Sputnik news agency reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GayFI3

Philippine authorities called for calm on Wednesday after a grenade attack on a mosque in a mainly Christian southern province killed two people, just three days after a devastating church bombing shook the restive Mindanao region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GfQ2rh

Tanzania's parliament passed amendments to legislation late on Tuesday that give sweeping powers to a government-appointed registrar over political parties, a move that opposition legislators say will cement "one-party rule". from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Gaynkr

A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday nearly doubled jail time for a former speed skating coach convicted of hitting a two-time Olympic champion, citing a need to warn sports officials against the use of violence as a training tool. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TnEkhY