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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets on Australia Day on Friday to protest against the celebration of the start of white colonization and persecution of Aboriginal Australians 230 years ago. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Eab0od

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives open coalition talks with their Social Democrat (SPD) partners on Friday, four months after the September election that left Europe's largest economy in an unprecedented state of political limbo. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Bva1vI

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government Supreme Court late on Thursday excluded the opposition coalition from registering ahead of this year's presidential election, possibly splintering President Nicolas Maduro's foes by pushing political parties to put forward competing candidates. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BtkRTa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is offering a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million young illegal immigrants but insists on measures that would curb some legal immigration programs and provide a border wall with Mexico, senior White House officials said on Thursday. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2FihLDG

(Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging the U.S. federal government's approval of work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky could rein in the power of the Trump administration to reshape the health insurance program for the poor, legal experts said. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2nbrvbn

DENVER (Reuters) - A man who police believe shot and killed a deputy sheriff near Denver was in custody on Thursday while authorities sought two other men for questioning about what led up to the incident, officials said. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2nfAxFt