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1:08pm, 19th March, 2019

Houston checks air quality from Texas petrochemical fire, smoke seen miles away

Houston officials and environmental groups raced to expand air monitoring on Tuesday after a raging fire at a Mitsui & Co petrochemical storage site produced billowing acrid smoke that could be seen and smelled miles away.

UK would cut tariffs, have no checks on Irish border in no-deal Brexit

1:38pm, 13th March, 2019

UK

UK would cut tariffs, have no checks on Irish border in no-deal Brexit

Britain said it would eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods and keep the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland free of customs checks if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal.

U.S. House takes aim at loose gun-sale checks; passes second bill

1:29pm, 28th February, 2019

US

U.S. House takes aim at loose gun-sale checks; passes second bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a second bill in as many days to toughen background checks for gun purchases, but both bills were likely to face opposition from the Republican-controlled Senate and the White House.

Donald Trump Jr. signed checks for hush money related to affair: Cohen

6:56pm, 27th February, 2019

US

Donald Trump Jr. signed checks for hush money related to affair: Cohen

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress on Wednesday that some reimbursement checks issued to him for hush-money payments to an adult film star were signed by Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Organization's...

U.S. House approves expanded background checks for gun sales

4:47pm, 27th February, 2019

US

U.S. House approves expanded background checks for gun sales

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales to include firearm purchases at gun shows and over the internet, a measure likely to face Senate and White House opposition.

Algeria’s president to visit Switzerland for medical checks: presidency statement

1:56pm, 21st February, 2019

World

Algeria’s president to visit Switzerland for medical checks: presidency statement

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will travel to Switzerland on Sunday for routine medical checks, his office said in a statement without elaborating.

'Border buster' shows why Brexit frontier checks in Northern Ireland would matter

11:25pm, 13th February, 2019

World

'Border buster' shows why Brexit frontier checks in Northern Ireland would matter

Near one of the scores of small border crossings on the island of Ireland, a yellow digger stands as a monument to the lengths communities went to to keep roads open during Northern Ireland's violent "Troubles".

As Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority, checks son's power: sources

3:13pm, 19th October, 2018

World

As Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority, checks son's power: sources

So grave is the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that King Salman has felt compelled to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family said.

EU's Barnier says Brexit deal "within reach" next week, demands Irish checks

11:36am, 10th October, 2018

UK

EU's Barnier says Brexit deal "within reach" next week, demands Irish checks

European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Wednesday said an agreement with Britain was "within reach", calling for decisive progress in the talks in time for a summit of all 28 EU leaders next week.