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Australian far-right senator suspended after wearing burqa

Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson was suspended from the Senate on Tuesday. This was prompted by her entering Parliament wearing a burqa on Monday, as part of her latest push to ban the face-covering Muslim garment in public.

Trump signs deal to end longest U.S. government shutdown in history

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U.S. shutdown

Trump signs deal to end longest U.S. government shutdown in history

U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, just two hours after the House of Representatives voted to restore food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal employees.