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Joe Biden tells Donald Trump to grow up

Joe Biden tells Donald Trump to grow up

US Vice President Joe Biden slammed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and said it was time for him to grow up during an interview with PBS NewsHour conducted at the White House on 5 January.Show host Judy Woodruff was asking Biden about Trumps use of Twitter in recent days in which he called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the head clown for his work in defending the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Jan 6, 2017
Brave labradoodle dog rescued by firefighters from icy river in Iowa

Brave labradoodle dog rescued by firefighters from icy river in Iowa

Firefighters in Madison County, Iowa managed to rescue a dog from a frozen river on 2 January. Dog walker Jerry Romine spotted the mutt, later identified as 13-year-old labradoodle Sam, and called the fire brigade. From a boat, they managed to pull the dog to safety and took it to a veterinary centre where it made a full recovery. Jan 6, 2017
Teen repeatedly stabbed and whipped in Brixton takeaway

Teen repeatedly stabbed and whipped in Brixton takeaway

A teenager who was repeatedly stabbed by masked men, who appeared to film the attack, has had to have surgery for his injuries. This CCTV has been released by the Metropolitan police in a bid to find the 18-year-olds attackers. The teen suffered four stab wounds in his leg and one to his abdomen and one to his arm. The victim has been discharged, but requires further surgery to the wound on his arm. Jan 6, 2017
CCTV footage captures moment of Izmir blast

CCTV footage captures moment of Izmir blast

This video shows the moment suspected Kurdish separatists detonated a car bomb in the coastal city of Izmir after being stopped at a checkpoint.The blast killed a police officer and a courthouse employee, and wounded 10 others. Police shot dead two attackers, and are looking for a third.Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said a much larger attack was apparently being planned based on the weapons found at the scene. He also said the attack would not stop Turkeys military involvement in Syria and Iraq.Authorities have already been conducting raids across the city earlier this week in a hunt for suspects related to the new year attack on an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 dead. Jan 6, 2017
Tokyo politicians hit back at Donald Trump tweet about Mexico factories

Tokyo politicians hit back at Donald Trump tweet about Mexico factories

Tokyo has defended Toyota Motor Corporation, saying that Japanese carmakers have and will continue to contribute to employment in the US. This comes after President-elect Donald Trump singled out the automaker and threatened to slap punitive tariffs on its Mexico-built cars.Trump has repeatedly hit out at US companies for using lower-cost factories abroad at the expense of jobs at home. He has slammed US automakers, including Ford which this week scrapped a planned $1.6bn (£1.3bn) Mexico plant. Jan 6, 2017
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