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  Last update: 14:08 20.10.2019

  14:08 20.10.2019

  Middle East

  Group of Trucks Enters Syria From Iraq to Evacuate US Servicemen – Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A group of trucks crossed on Sunday the Iraqi-Syrian border to evacuate US troops from the northern part of Syria, SANA reports said.

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  Last update: 14:22 20.10.2019

  14:22 20.10.2019

  US

  US Explorers Discover Japanese Aircraft Carrier Sunk During WWII

  For years, a team of scientists working together with the US Navy has been scouring the ocean in order to find ships sunk during the Battle of Midway, a clash that saw Japan lose its strategic advantage over the US in the Pacific during the Second World War.

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  Last update: 13:44 20.10.2019

  13:44 20.10.2019

  US

  Pentagon Set to Study Roswell-Linked  ‘UFO Metamaterials’ – Reports

  The deal is understood to have been signed earlier this month in the wake of reports that the allegedly obtained evidence was related to a New Mexico location central to a series of UFO conspiracies. Weeks earlier, a media frenzy arose when the US Navy confirmed that videos with US pilots indeed sported some “unidentified phenomena".

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  Last update: 13:05 20.10.2019

  13:05 20.10.2019

  Sport

  Russian Girl Drives Crowd Crazy With Rapid Costume Change, Wins Skate America Grand Prix - Video

  The winner of Russia's 2019 national championship Anna Shcherbakova only joined the ranks of adult figure skating this year and has already made a splash at an International Skating Union event in the US.

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  Last update: 11:33 20.10.2019

  11:33 20.10.2019

  Business

  Done With the Greenback: Russia Eyeing Euro, Yuan-Denominated Loans

  The 2020 budget plan allows foreign loans to amount to $3 trillion, with the government seeking bonds in currencies different from the dollar. While so-called Panda bonds are already in the making, no less hope has been pinned on Russia’s vast gold reserves, expected to buffer potential price volatility on oil.

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  Last update: 11:55 20.10.2019

  11:55 20.10.2019

  Business

  Boeing 737 to the Rescue: Nowegian Lowcoster Ready to Sell its Fleet to Bolster Finances

  The move comes as the company, plagued by debts amounting to more than 170 million dollars, tries to implement a new strategy, which NAS hope will bring profitability.

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  Last update: 09:07 20.10.2019

  09:07 20.10.2019

  US

  Watch Fearless Coach Hug and Disarm Student Who Carried Shotgun to School

  According to the Multnomah County district attorney, the young man had been suffering from mental health issues for some time before the incident. His defence attorney also told journalists the teen went to the school in a bid to kill himself, carrying just one round, marked with the words, "The last red pill 5-17-19 just for me".

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  Last update: 07:09 20.10.2019

  07:09 20.10.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Amid Border Tensions With Pakistan, India Begins Using American Satellite Guided Artillery Shells

  New Delhi (Sputnik): The 155mm satellite guided artillery rounds were ordered following the February 2019 military standoff and subsequent border skirmishes between the two nuclear-armed nations.