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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020

15:14 GMT 21 September 2020 / updated: 16:32 GMT World

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Assange's Removal From Embassy Was Coordinated on 'Direct Orders From the US President', Court Told

In this handout photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, and provided by Russian Direct Investment Fund, a new vaccine is on display at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia

WHO Thanks Russia for Developing 'Safe and Effective Sputnik V Vaccine', Regional Head Says

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Russia
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Asia & Pacific
Photos: Paleontologists Uncover New, 125 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Species in China
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US
Frisco's Prop G: Three Reasons Why Extending Voting Rights to 16 & 17-Year-Olds May Play Out Badly
San Francisco may become the first city to set a new trend of voting at the age of 16 and 17. While some San Franciscans believe the measure is justified and is likely to make voting a habit from an early age, others warn against burdening teenagers with decisions they are too young to make.
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Environment
Videos: Hurricane-Weary US Gulf States to See ‘Life-Threatening’ Conditions From Tropical Storm Beta
The hurricane-embattled US Gulf Coast region is set to undergo yet another round of clashes with Mother Nature this week, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches the US’ southern coastline and brings with it “life-threatening” weather conditions.
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Interviews
Russian Partner Open, Transparent in Sharing Details of Sputnik V Vaccine - Dr. Reddy’s
In a first substantial breakthrough in India for Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute vaccine Sputnik V, the multinational pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy’s announced that it will be distributing 100 million doses of vaccine in India after conducting final-stage human trials and receiving regulatory clearances.
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Viral
Shut the F**k Up: Indians Troll Global Times Editor for Saying India’s Military is No Match for PLA
Months of border hostilities between India and China have started to be reflected on social media, with the smartphone generation in both countries waging a war of words on Twitter, while soldiers of the two Asian giants have witnessed incidents of violent clashes in the contested Ladakh region, reporting causalities on the Indian side.
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Viral
People Working at Area 51 Experimenting on Giant Robots For US Military, Claims Ufologist
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified US Air Force Base that was built in the middle of the 20th century. The secrecy surrounding the facility has given birth to many conspiracy theories. According to one, the site is being used to hide UFOs and aliens that have visited the Earth.
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World
COVID-19 Live Updates: Death Toll in US Surpasses 200,000
As the global death toll from COVID-19 approaches 1 million people, numerous countries have reinstated severe restrictions and travel bans in a bid to stop new outbreaks of the disease.