At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson and his partner Julie Willis decided not to flee their timber home - they had a house full of orphaned baby kangaroos to protect.

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Chinese doctor who raised early alarm over coronavirus dies; Beijing declares 'people's war'
One of the first Chinese doctors who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died on Friday from the illness, prompting an outpouring of sorrow on Chinese social media, as Beijing declared a "people's war" on the fast-spreading outbreak.

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Trump exults over acquittal in U.S. Senate impeachment trial
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic, freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office.

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The Trump administration has restricted New Yorkers' access to several programs that allow faster security checks when they enter the United States, widening a dispute over a New York state law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

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Britain is to help protect Australia's biodiversity in the emergency collection of plant seeds following the country's devastating wildfires.

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Trump 'apoplectic' with UK's Johnson over Huawei decision - FT
U.S. President Donald Trump was "apoplectic" with Boris Johnson during a phone call to discuss the British prime minister's decision to allow Chinese firm Huawei a role in Britain's 5G mobile phone network, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

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