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 US: Deal to implement Iran nuclear deal near The US dismissed a report that an agreement had been reached to begin implementing a deal that requires Tehran to limit its nuclear program
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| Jan.6 |
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Yellen confirmed as next Fed chair  The US Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the next head of the US Federal Reserve. 56 senators voted in favour of Ms Yellen with 26 oppose...
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| Jan.7 |
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 Ex-Pentagon chief criticises Obama Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has written a book strongly criticising President Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanis...
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| Jan.9 |
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 US 'concern' over Afghan releases Washington has expressed concern about a plan by the Afghan government to release scores of prisoners considered by the US to be dangerous
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| Jan.10 |
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US job growth in surprise slowdown The US economy created only 74,000 jobs in December, with many Americans giving up looking for work, latest figures show
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 US 'open' to new relations with Cuba Edward Alex Lee of the US state department has said the United States is 'very open' to building a new relationship with Cuba
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| Jan.12 |
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Iran to start scaling back nuclear program January 20  Map of White House USA| Iran has pledged to start eliminating some of its uranium stockpile on January 20, the White House said Sunday | |
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| Jan.16 |
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NSA 'collected 200m texts per day' The US National Security Agency (NSA) has collected and stored almost 200 million text messages a day from around the world
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| Jan.17 |
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 Obama announces plan to curb NSA | President Obama is expected to order NSA to stop storing data from Americans' phones, after a series of leaks about intelligence operations | |
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| Jan.18 |
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  US hails Syria opposition talks move US Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed a decision by Syria's main political opposition group to attend next week's peace talks in Switzerland
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| Jan.20 |
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 Iran cannot go to Syria talks - US The US has urged the UN to drop its invitation to Iran to join peace talks on Syria, due to begin on Wednesday
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| Jan.21 |
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US east coast braces for more snow| The US east coast is bracing for the second major winter storm of the year, with up to 12in (30cm) of snow, blowing wind and bitter cold forecast | |
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  US and UN 'horror' at Syria report A new report that Syria has systematically tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees since the start of the uprising
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 Obama offers security assistance to Putin as Olympic terror fears mount Obama offered Russian President the full security assistance of the U.S. as concerns continue to mount over terror threats at next month’s G...
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| Jan.27 |
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 Pentagon fumes as Afghanistan frees Taliban fighters Afghani officials freed 37 insurgents and Taliban fighters with 'blood on their hands' in what the Pentagon called a 'major step backward'
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| Jan.28 |
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Obama to act on income inequality US President Barack Obama will bypass a fractured Congress to act on income inequality as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later
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 Obama pledges action on inequality | US President Barack Obama has promised to bypass a fractured Congress to tackle economic inequality in his annual State of the Union address | |
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| Jan.30 |
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US 'concern' at Syria weapons delay | The US says only around 4% of the chemical weapons declared by the Syrian government has been removed | |
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| Jan.31 |
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 'No objections' to Keystone pipeline The US state department has raised no major environmental objections to the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, according to a new report
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