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  Last update: 19:44 GMT 30.09.2020

  19:44 GMT 30.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Video: China Wraps High-Altitude Trials With Chopper Drone Prototype

  China’s AR-500C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype has completed a test flight at a high-altitude airport and is confirmed to be capable of carrying an 80-kilogram (176-pound) payload, according to new state media reports.

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  Last update: 18:49 GMT 30.09.2020

  18:49 GMT 30.09.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  Assange's Lawyers 'Priority Targets' of US-Backed Espionage of Ecuadorian Embassy, Court Told

  The Old Bailey heard shocking details of extensive audio and visual surveillance of the WikiLeaks publisher along with all of those with whom he had contact as part of what is believed to be a CIA-directed operation whilst Mr Assange was under the protection of the Ecuadorian Embassy.

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  Last update: 19:00 GMT 30.09.2020

  19:00 GMT 30.09.2020

  Middle East

  Rockets Land Near Military Base With US Troops in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Reports Say

  According to local media reports, Patriot anti-missile air defence systems have thwarted the rockets, one of which fell near the headquarters of an opposition party, and another one landed in one of the local villages.

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  Last update: 17:33 GMT 30.09.2020

  17:33 GMT 30.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Armenian Military Releases Footage Showing Its Troops Taking Over 'Azerbaijan Position'

  On 27 September, Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of military provocations in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku claimed that the Armenian Armed Forces had shelled settlements on the contact line in the area. According to Yerevan, Nagorno-Karabakh has suffered from air and missile attacks.

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  Last update: 19:00 GMT 30.09.2020

  19:00 GMT 30.09.2020

  Society

  Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Americans Suffer Migraines At Higher Rates Than Heterosexuals - Study

  A new survey conducted by researchers at the University of California - San Francisco recently indicated that Americans who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual are much more likely to suffer from migraines than their heterosexual counterparts.

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  Last update: 19:03 GMT 30.09.2020

  19:03 GMT 30.09.2020

  US

  ‘Chris Wallace is a Hack’: Moderator Under Fire After Heated Trump-Biden Debate

  Regardless of one’s impression of the two contenders during the first in-person showdown between the candidates to occupy the Oval Office, both conservative and liberal commentators agreed on one thing – the debate moderator’s job left much to be desired.

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  Last update: 05:05 GMT 30.09.2020

  05:05 GMT 30.09.2020

  World

  Live Updates: Armenia's Ministry of Defence Publishes Photo of 'Downed' Su-25

  The long-existing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated into a direct confrontation on Sunday after the two sides accused one another of sparking clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-majority region that proclaimed independence from what was then Soviet Azerbaijan in 1991 and has since remained internationally unrecognised.

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  Last update: 04:32 GMT 30.09.2020

  04:32 GMT 30.09.2020

  World

  Live Updates: WHO's Tedros Says Actual Death Toll From COVID-19 'Certainly Higher' Than 1Mln

  The coronavirus continues to spread across the world, forcing numerous countries to re-impose severe anti-pandemic measures. The number of infected globally now stands at 33,500,000, while the death toll has climbed to more than one million.